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Old family grocery on Perkins Rd in Baton Rouge
Posted on 8/15/11 at 2:44 pm
Posted on 8/15/11 at 2:44 pm
Just escaped from the old folk's home and found this laptop.
Does anyone out there remember a small, family owned grocery store in the 1900 block of Perkins Rd where Marcello's and Mary Lee are currently? It was owned by an Italian family, operated in the mid-1970s, and it had great food. What was the name and/or who were the owners?
Does anyone out there remember a small, family owned grocery store in the 1900 block of Perkins Rd where Marcello's and Mary Lee are currently? It was owned by an Italian family, operated in the mid-1970s, and it had great food. What was the name and/or who were the owners?
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Posted on 8/15/11 at 2:45 pm to beachdude
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Just escaped from the old folk's home and found this laptop.
Is this code?
Posted on 8/15/11 at 3:19 pm to Geauxld Finger
No. Merely an allusion to the fact that if I am old enough to be making inquiry regarding a grocery from 40 years ago, I should be in a nursing facility.
Posted on 8/15/11 at 3:31 pm to beachdude
I came to LSU in '70 and lived in South Downs after graduating. Worked at the LNB branch in 72-73 but i do not remember that store. Of course i'm as old as you, so who knows...
Posted on 8/15/11 at 3:40 pm to SFVtiger
I don't recall it either although I'm not that old. But I was drinking at Southdowns in 1978.
I remember the Lobianco's Grocery on Government Street and when the Calandro's on Govt rebuilt to what it is today as well as of course Joe D's on Lobdell.
I remember Marabella's Phillip's 66 on Perkins where that buritto joint is.
I remember the Lobianco's Grocery on Government Street and when the Calandro's on Govt rebuilt to what it is today as well as of course Joe D's on Lobdell.
I remember Marabella's Phillip's 66 on Perkins where that buritto joint is.
Posted on 8/15/11 at 3:44 pm to Martini
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Martini
Did you ever go to Ginos when it was where Zee Zee Gardens is now?
To the OP, I don't know either, and knew that area from that era, and know about all the old Italian grocery families in BR, coming from one myself.
Posted on 8/15/11 at 4:01 pm to Y.A. Tittle
college town grocery was a good one then
Posted on 8/15/11 at 4:02 pm to SFVtiger
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college town grocery was a good one then
Where the original Mike Anderson's was, no?
Posted on 8/15/11 at 4:04 pm to Y.A. Tittle
correct.
Posted on 8/15/11 at 4:08 pm to beachdude
Mumphrey's
Posted on 8/15/11 at 4:35 pm to Y.A. Tittle
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Did you ever go to Ginos when it was where Zee Zee Gardens is now?
No but I vaguely remember it there. I grew up in old Goodwood and for Italian we went to The Village and Little Italy at Florida and Alello which was a lot like Pinettas which only on occasion did we go there. I really went to Pinettas more when I went to LSU.
I miss Little Italy.
Posted on 8/15/11 at 4:37 pm to Y.A. Tittle
I remember College Town Grocery and Ragusa's Superette on Terrace which was a good family friend.
I've thrown dice on the side of Johnny's Liquor Store.
I've thrown dice on the side of Johnny's Liquor Store.
Posted on 8/15/11 at 4:43 pm to Martini
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I've thrown dice on the side of Johnny's Liquor Store.
Did you pitch pennies on the sidewalk too?
Posted on 8/15/11 at 4:49 pm to Martini
Little Italy was a very good restaurant, I remember goin there in the 70s. They had great Italian baked oysters, never have ever found any like them. Martini I grew up in Old Goodwood too. We also frequented Giamancos a lot.
Posted on 8/15/11 at 4:49 pm to HeadSlash
No but when I was about 12 the guys who worked for my father would let me ride around with them and that was a stop.
Posted on 8/15/11 at 4:50 pm to Y.A. Tittle
I thought Gino's was located where the Thai restaurant is now, next to Overpass Cleaners.
Posted on 8/15/11 at 4:53 pm to LSURJP
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We also frequented Giamancos a lot.
Another old classic. Fried seafood, steaks and Italian with a great oyster bar and all the food was good even up to the day they closed.
Remember they had the dessert display case.
Posted on 8/15/11 at 4:59 pm to Y.A. Tittle
As I recall, the family had a farm in either the Felicianas or southern Mississippi and a lot of their produce came from there. They fixed very good lunches and sandwiches. It seemed like a well established business and I thought it had been there some time. However, I only frequented the place in 1974 and 1975 and never knew what happened to it once I moved out of Southdowns. It closed around 1977.
Posted on 8/15/11 at 5:03 pm to Martini
Wish Rusty would open another Giamancos. He knew all the old recipes and when he left the, the restaurant went w him
Posted on 8/15/11 at 7:27 pm to Martini
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I remember the Lobianco's Grocery on Government Street
This is the first thing I thought of.
Did you see the TV this morning of Chalet Brandt bitching about the old building.
I used to go buy beer at Lobiancos years ago.
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