Yats Cajun Creole

Was walking east on Randolph, and glanced at a soon-to open restaurant called Yats Cajun Creole. The owner, Joe Vuskovich, a gregarious fellow, recently of New Orleans, came out and chatted for a minute or two. He said the restaurant will be be opening mid-July, or early August, if all goes as planned. I forgot to get a photo of Joe, but I did snap a shot of the storefront (forgive the poor exposure).

Joe mentioned he used to work in a factory over on Fulton1, so it was a homecoming of sorts for him. Also, his dad had been an oyster farmer, so the smells and sounds2 of Fulton Market brought back fond memories.

I am a great lover of all things New Orleans (mostly the music, but the food too), so am eager to have my first meal at Yats Cajun Creole.

Yats Cajun Creole


update, now open!

Footnotes:
  1. from his webpage: Most recently, Joe has owned and operated a wholesale business, (a) blending, grinding, packaging, and selling spices to the restaurant trade, as well as (b) offering his spicy native cuisine to restaurants in a pre-prepared fashion. After a few big clients went out of business about two years ago, Joe decided to launch a no-frills, back-to-the-basics, neighborhood restaurant. Thus, Yats was reborn. []
  2. diesel, and food, and other less pleasant items too. I grew up on the edge of Toronto’s Chinatown, and we had a poultry market several buildings down the street, sharing an alley with us, so I know of what Joe is referring. Smells are such powerful unlockers of the dusty corridors of memory. []

4 thoughts on “Yats Cajun Creole

  1. phule says:

    Having eaten at Yats in Indianapolis I can say that my experience with their food is quite good.

    If you want to head there for lunch sometime, let me know!

  2. Excellent idea, I’ll take you up on that offer.

  3. Chad says:

    Knowing a few friends that ended up in Indy after college, I have been to several of the Yats in the Indy area. Must say it is one of my favorite places to go to eat! I just hope the buttered bread and the white chicken chili isnt affected by the change in venue!! Either way I will be there.

  4. Josh says:

    Best $7 meal in the nation!!! Really, stop in for the Gumbo, White Chili, the vegetarian dishes. Wonderful meal, easy on the pocket. I’ve been to their store in Broad Ripple (Indy) several times, never been disappointed.

    Peace

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