diff --git a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
index 7780e22..f2d7fad 100644
--- a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
@@ -6,4 +6,8 @@ def collapse_search_form
       ""
     end
   end
+
+  def active_nav_link(path)
+    request.path.split("/").second == path[1..-1] ? "active" : ""
+  end
 end
diff --git a/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb b/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb
index ed5967e..6e3dab9 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb
@@ -41,11 +41,16 @@
       <!-- Collect the nav links, forms, and other content for toggling -->
       <div class="collapse navbar-collapse" id="bs-example-navbar-collapse-1">
         <ul class="nav navbar-nav">
-          <!-- <li><a href="/bookmarks">Bookmarks</a></li> -->
-          <li><a href="/dishes">Dishes</a></li>
-          <li><a href="/cuisines">Cuisines</a></li>
-          <li><a href="/neighborhoods">Neighborhoods</a></li>
-          <li><a href="/venues">Venues</a></li>
+          <li class="<%= active_nav_link("/dishes") %>">
+            <a href="/dishes">
+              Dishes
+            </a>
+          </li>
+          <li class="<%= active_nav_link("/venues") %>">
+            <a href="/venues">
+              Venues
+            </a>
+          </li>
           <!-- <li><a href="/users">Users</a></li> -->
           <!-- <li><a href="/rails/info">Sitemap</a></li> -->
         </ul>
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index 565d5c0..e475792 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Rails.application.routes.draw do
   devise_for :admin_users, ActiveAdmin::Devise.config
   ActiveAdmin.routes(self)
-  root :to => "venues#index"
+  root :to => "dishes#index"
   # Routes for the Bookmark resource:
   # CREATE
   get "/bookmarks/new", :controller => "bookmarks", :action => "new"