A new sports bar is coming soon to the former Pilot’s Pub/Smitty’s Wings space, called La Bambini, located at 3822 Congress Street.
Translated, La Bambini means The Young Child.
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Owners Ricardo Valerio and Reynieri Castro, owners of La Bamba Bar and Lounge “The Best Latin Club in Lafayette” on 4416 Johnston Street, purchased the former Congress Street bar/restaurant space after it had been sitting vacant for over a year. The plans are to strip the inside of the building, clean it out, and renovate the entire two-story space into a functioning sports bar with several large TV screens, pool tables, an outdoor patio, and a second floor with a bar and lounge atmosphere.
On any given night, you can expect live DJ entertainment along with specially crafted bar-style grub.
The tentative completion date for La Bambini Sports Bar is set for around mid-August.
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