Lea's is the most overrated "famous" restaurant ever

Yea. And the one in Monroe is owned by a got damn communist. Or used to be anyway. I don't like ham sandwiches enough to treat with a communist.

I can't make a banana pie like theirs and I can get a ham sandwich when stopping for the banana pie.

They do fried chicken pretty well and I don't know anywhere else I can get a fresh blackberry pie.

And it's just an old diner. It's not pretending to be anything more.

I only go to the one in Lecompte.

Lea's was very good 40 years ago when Lea (a Col Sanders look-a-like) was still running the place near Alexandria. He's been dead a long time. I haven't been there since.

I love the ham sandwiches. They taste the same today as they did when we'd stop there on trips as a child. I love the pies. When blueberries are in season, that pie is delicious.

It's an old diner in a little town. If you're expecting 5 star service, go elsewhere. I think it's a jewel for what it is.

I agree, I was very underwhelmed by their pies. Their ham sandwich is good, though.

Their pecan pie is good but overly sweet.

Now, their cherry pie is almost custard like. Incredibly good.

Screw everything else they have.

Went here often when I visited my grandma in Bunkie. I'm sad to hear that things have seemingly gone south.