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Frenchie - the grill guy at Louie's Cafe
Posted on 9/13/13 at 6:03 pm
Posted on 9/13/13 at 6:03 pm
Have not been there in years and had lunch there yesterday. Frenchie is a trip, boy talks to himself all day with strange words of infinite wisdom.
How long has he been there? He was entertaining as hell.
How long has he been there? He was entertaining as hell.
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Posted on 9/13/13 at 7:19 pm to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
Are you talking about Popeye?
This post was edited on 9/15/13 at 7:26 am
Posted on 9/13/13 at 7:23 pm to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
Around twenty five maybe a few more years, Popeye disappeared that long ago to avoid a nice bit of jail time.
Posted on 9/13/13 at 8:17 pm to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
I always assumed that was Louie. He looks like a Louie.
Posted on 9/13/13 at 8:24 pm to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
He is still there?
Posted on 9/13/13 at 8:28 pm to ColaTiger
Louie has been dead about thirty years, and he was a far greater character than Frenchie, the image is Jimmy Weatherford the owner.
Posted on 9/13/13 at 8:28 pm to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
he is a Vietnam vet
Posted on 9/13/13 at 8:48 pm to Paul Allen
It was the middle of the day nobody else was really in there but he was having the time of his life. Certainly made me do a little self reflecting
Posted on 9/13/13 at 9:06 pm to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
He's a trip, and fun to talk to, but the guy is a bad arse short order cook. Dude can crank some food out of there when they're slammed with a line in the parking lot.
Posted on 9/13/13 at 9:26 pm to BRgetthenet
I am probably one of the few on Tigerdroppings that ever knew Louie. Used to eat breakfast and lunch there several times a week. He was a hoot and also had 2 beautiful daughters. I miss the old guy. Also knew Joe Lippin at the Pastime. How many of you can relate? Geaux tigers.
Posted on 9/13/13 at 9:30 pm to Fred439
Not that old, never knew him. Never even saw the original location, which in the photo looked more like a 'breakfast place' IMO. I guess it reminded me of broken egg when I saw that picture on the wall when I was in school.
Posted on 9/13/13 at 10:10 pm to BRgetthenet
Yes,knew Louie AND the brownies as well as Joe..........................
Posted on 9/14/13 at 5:56 am to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
Frenchie and Jude manned the grill when I was going there in the late 80s
Posted on 9/14/13 at 6:24 am to Fred439
I knew him when Louise's was on chime st.
I hung out at Magoo's
I hung out at Magoo's
Posted on 9/14/13 at 1:09 pm to hendrixfan
Frenchie was at Chelsea's before Louie's
edit: or maybe there was some crossover there... I know he cooked at the old chelseas for some time
edit: or maybe there was some crossover there... I know he cooked at the old chelseas for some time
This post was edited on 9/14/13 at 1:12 pm
Posted on 9/14/13 at 3:14 pm to Fred439
I didn't know Louie but a friend rented an apartment on State St from him. The man had some hatred for some people that never lessened over time. Hubert Humphrey(VP under LBJ) borrowed five from him in the mid forties and skipped town, his picture was on the west wall of the place for forever.
Posted on 9/14/13 at 3:56 pm to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
I first met Frenchie when he was head chef at the old ramada inn on Nicholson near the pastimes, late 80's. Not too long after That he did a stint with Stephanie, pre Zealand st mkt. when that building was Marinos a tiny ag c- store. Stephanie got her start on her own there. Old man Marino built here a tiny 12 by 12 spot on the front corner where she did take out only. It's was after she left Louie's where she got her start cooking, that's where she met frenchie.
This post was edited on 9/14/13 at 4:00 pm
Posted on 9/14/13 at 4:16 pm to StripedEye Tiger
So you edited the post and it still reads like you are wasted. Are you wasted?
Posted on 9/14/13 at 6:10 pm to Fred439
quote:
I am probably one of the few on Tigerdroppings that ever knew Louie.
I am one more who knew Louie. His food was much better than the stuff his namesake restaurant cranks out today
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