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

Nah, they've been $20 per pie for several years now, even in high yield years.

Atwood's in Alexandria actually has a better pecan pie, but Lea's is still legendary.

As to the service, it's hard to find talent in Lecompte, working at a spot where the average meal is less than $10.

The product has gone down in the last twenty years, almost to an unrecognizable state. The meringue on the pies today are similar to biting into dish suds. The pie crusts are soggy.

I'd imagine since the old man passed on, they switched to pre-fab ingredients. Not sure. But it's definitely not the same.

It's hard to frick up breakfast. I've heard the Brits can do it.

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I never hear good things about it, and I would never decide to go there on my own. I have no idea how the reputation was built. It certainly wasn't due to Cenla people.

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We never went out of our way to go there

I've been through there only once or twice the last few years. With I-49 there really isn't any reason to go through Lecompte any more. I was never a huge Lea's fan to begin with but on the old route from Shreveport to Baton Rouge pre I-49 there weren't a tremendous amount of options hence how Lea's grew a following and reputation.