(InthekNOwla) -- NEW ORLEANS | We definitely have our fair share of snowball stands in New Orleans: Pandora's, Plum St., Hansen's, and the one by Brother Martin High School on Elysian Fields (though the name has completely escaped us :). And our loyalty towards one of them can run very thick!

We stopped by a different kind of snowball stand the other day called Beaucoup Nola Juice. Beaucoup Nola Juice is not your typical snowball stand. Instead, it's a mixture of smoothies, juices, and snowballs using fresh and local ingredients. Can you imagine a strawberry snowball with fresh strawberry juice made from Ponchatoula strawberries? Well, it's a reality at Beaucoup Nola Juice.

Beaucoup Nola Juice is located Uptown on Freret St., a bustling neighborhood that is becoming more and more vibrant everyday. Inside, you'll find art work to look at and buy, books to read, and certain costumes to peruse. One of us had "The Tipitina" (also known as "The Local") smoothie - Ponchatoula strawberries, farmer's market peaches, honey, banana, and soy milk. And lemme tell you, Smoothie King ain't got nothin' on this smoothie! Light, fresh, healthy, and local! And we also tried the fresh Guanabana juice. Guanabana is a prickly, green, strange looking fruit and is native to Central and South America and the Caribbean. And the juice was so good and fresh! The juice is a little thicker than what you would expect and you can mix it with other fresh juices to cut down on the thickness. But for us, it was just perfect! It felt like we should be stepping outside onto a white sand, blue water beach in the Caribbean!

Of course, there are tons of other to try between the smoothies, juices, and snowballs. You can get watermelon, orange, passion fruit, and so on! So the next time you're feeling like you're about to melt in this New Orleans heat and humidity, check out Beaucoup Nola Juice for a sweet, healthy, local treat!

PHONE: (504) 430-5508 

HOURS: Lunch & Dinner (Call ahead for hours)

WEBSITE: www.beaucoupjuice.com

CUISINE: Fresh Juices, Smoothies, & Snowballs

NEIGHBORHOOD: Uptown

(InthekNOwla) -- NEW ORLEANS | For many New Orleanians, Deanie's Seafood is a shrine for everything seafood: shrimp, crabs, oysters, fish, crawfish, fried, boiled, stuffed, live, and whatever else you can think of. At InthekNOwla, we have been going to Deanie's on Fridays since before we can remember. And even though EVERY time we would go, there would be an incredibly long line, it was never an issue to wait as long as needed in order to get our beloved seafood.

While for the most part, we always went to the restaurant in Bucktown, this last time around, we decided to live it and head to the one Downtown instead. The biggest difference is just the atmosphere. Bucktown has a much more homier, mom-and-pop feel, while Downtown is a little bit fancier and touristy. But don't get it twisted, the food is the same at both places: big plates full of delicious seafood.

Now, everyone knows you get to feast on the boiled red potatoes first. And usually, we're so greedy, we don't even have time to put any butter on them! When it was time to order, of course we got the seafood platter which is MORE than enough for two people. Fried shrimp, catfish, those damn mouth-watering soft-shell crabs, stuffed shrimp, crawfish dressing balls, and the lowly french fries...you don't need to eat for like two days after having this! Of course, Deanie's is also known for its outstanding Barbeque Shrimp and Seafood Gumbo...but we didn't want our stomachs to bust open in the restaurant, so we'll save these for the next trip.

So when you're looking for some great seafood, head on down to a New Orleans staple, Deanie's Seafood!

LOCATION #2: 841 Iberville St.
(504) 581-1316

HOURS: Lunch & Dinner (Call ahead for hours)

WEBSITE: www.deanies.com

NEIGHBORHOOD: Bucktown | Downtown