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re: Best things about Alexandria, La
Posted on 7/29/16 at 8:12 am to Salmon
Posted on 7/29/16 at 8:12 am to Salmon
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but I guess I just need to stop getting the burger because the last few times its been a hockey puck
The wife and I went Tuesday. I got the Fillet and it was clutch. I've also had the Chicken dish that they say was in Southern Living and its really good. I dont think i've ever had a burger there.
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Posted on 7/29/16 at 8:17 am to lsuhunt555
I usually choose Embers over Spirits. I love the atmosphere there and they have live music on Thursday-Saturday nights.
Posted on 7/29/16 at 8:27 am to SimonSlick
we used to bike ride just north, Lake Cotile. Nice area.
Posted on 7/29/16 at 8:27 am to SimonSlick
I've never had Embers. My wife loves it, but complains about the wait time.
Posted on 7/29/16 at 8:44 am to TexasTiger90
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Catahoula Lake and Lake Kincaid are pretty nice too.
and Monroe is only an hour or so away.
Posted on 7/29/16 at 9:17 am to Salmon
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they have a good beer selection and atmosphere, but I guess I just need to stop getting the burger because the last few times its been a hockey puck
They are so hit and miss for both service and quality of food. Really, the only reason to go there is to sit at the bar and drink beer and Finnegan's Wake is better for that anyway. I ate at Spirits three nights ago and ordered a seafood platter. It had two softshell crabs on it which would have been a plus but that they were the only recognizable animal on the plate. Everything else was over-battered and fried beyond recognition (brown and hard). I couldn't tell what half the stuff was even after tasting it. Even though they have invested more money in the building, it was a much better restaurant before the previous owner sold out.
The best local eating establishments are:
Wildwood Pizza (Pizza & Salads)
Good People Kitchen (Lunch)
Atwoods (Bakery)
Cajun Landing
Embers (Pizza, salads and good beer selection)
Brocato's (Breakfast)
Outlaws (BBQ)
Bellino's (Italian)
Sake Sushi (Japanese, but currently shut down)
Critic's Choice (Hot Sandwiches)
ETA:
Apollo (Greek)
Pho (Vietnamese)
This post was edited on 7/29/16 at 9:20 am
Posted on 7/29/16 at 9:25 am to mpar98
I am pretty sure it has the most profitable chick fil a in the country. Also go to Lou and Laura's. That place is delicious.
Posted on 7/29/16 at 9:31 am to Salmon
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strange that the areas easily best restaurant is in freaking Boyce
Agreed, even more strange is that went out of business after a few years when it was originally located in Alex
Posted on 7/29/16 at 10:25 am to jorconalx
I'm trying to sell my house in Pineville...someone buy it from me! 
That's all I got...
That's all I got...
Posted on 7/29/16 at 10:36 am to Salmon
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service was nice, but the hotel felt really old and not in the charming way either
Yea, I stayed there when I was doing work in Alexandria a few years ago. It was pretty shitty.
ETA: I think Alexandria is probably the shittiest actual city that I've been to in Louisiana (not including small towns)
This post was edited on 7/29/16 at 10:39 am
Posted on 7/29/16 at 10:56 am to mpar98
If it wasn't for the water tower lights, it would need to be killed with fire.
Posted on 7/29/16 at 11:00 am to Epic Cajun
My wife loves spirits and embers, but they are just ok to me. Embers is bad bc they want to charge you $13 or so for frickng pasta that is the size of a side dish. I know the owners are not small people so this disappoints me. Spirits is good enough, but they need someone to teach them how to fry seafood that isn't greasy as frick. Soft shell crabs are the worst and that's a waste
Posted on 7/29/16 at 11:04 am to mpar98
Eddie's BBQ
Posted on 7/29/16 at 11:09 am to tss22h8
Oak Wing golf course is legit. Believe David Toms was involved with the design
Posted on 7/29/16 at 11:12 am to tss22h8
What is the BBQ place that used to be Luther's BBQ back in the day? Outlaw's or Eddie's?
Posted on 7/29/16 at 11:13 am to jflsufan
I think it is outlaws
Posted on 7/29/16 at 11:29 am to mpar98
Oak wing and Links are two great public golf courses
The zoo
Traffic is always flowing
Festivals are great, riverfete and winterfete have been great
Local restaurants are coming on strong
Great running and biking clubs/groups
Bike trails in Kincaid
Kincaid and Indian Creek boating in nice clean lake
Close to Toledo, Saline
And tons of good fishing.
Low property taxes
Magnet schools all the way through, with open high school enrollment
Plenty of church options, whether Protestant or Catholic
Good neighborhoods to make friends and have kids play
Johnny Downs recreation for baseball and soccer is a great facility
Open door to city govt. officials
Four new hotels including reopening the Bentley and Mirror zoom
If you are an outgoing involved type, you will have more than enough to do
The zoo
Traffic is always flowing
Festivals are great, riverfete and winterfete have been great
Local restaurants are coming on strong
Great running and biking clubs/groups
Bike trails in Kincaid
Kincaid and Indian Creek boating in nice clean lake
Close to Toledo, Saline
And tons of good fishing.
Low property taxes
Magnet schools all the way through, with open high school enrollment
Plenty of church options, whether Protestant or Catholic
Good neighborhoods to make friends and have kids play
Johnny Downs recreation for baseball and soccer is a great facility
Open door to city govt. officials
Four new hotels including reopening the Bentley and Mirror zoom
If you are an outgoing involved type, you will have more than enough to do
Posted on 7/29/16 at 6:55 pm to Gaston
I grew up in Pineville and gravitated PHS in mid 90's. Wonder if I know any of of y'all? Fond memories of the Pineville and Alex ladies. Was always fun having a couple on the hook across the river.
Was a ton of fun growing up there and my folks still live in the same house. Enjoy going back to visit but not near enough career opportunities...or really enough of anything besides hunting and fishing.
To the op, if you like small towns it will be fine. Lot of great people there. I still have a few good friends there that never left. I'll just settle for killing ducks at their places when I go home to visit.
Was a ton of fun growing up there and my folks still live in the same house. Enjoy going back to visit but not near enough career opportunities...or really enough of anything besides hunting and fishing.
To the op, if you like small towns it will be fine. Lot of great people there. I still have a few good friends there that never left. I'll just settle for killing ducks at their places when I go home to visit.
Posted on 7/29/16 at 7:17 pm to mpar98
My wife Mary and young son Noah and I take monthly trips to Alex to eat at Pamela's Bayou In A Bowl and pray at Emmanuel Baptist Church. I've had some of the best times of my life in Alex. I'm considering moving there, actually.
This post was edited on 7/29/16 at 7:19 pm
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