re: Decent restaurant in Bastrop?

Fart smell left with the paper mill. So did whatever money was there. Which made it worse of a shithole than previously. Slayden's is under new ownership for the first time since the 60's and is putting out a better product. Revamped the beans. It's not bad que and has a good burger. The Mexican place sucks and can't keep up when they get busy at lunch. But I think they do ok when they're not busy and that's your only option for a drink w/ meal in town. Grannies is greasy buffet food. Which may work if that's what you're shooting for.

They still do pies. I can't vouch for their slammingness since the new people took over cause I've yet to have a piece. But they look the same. Potato salad is still the same recipe and still good. They actually kept the old shitty bean recipe but added an option for "new beans". The new beans are more like Padnuhs and are a helluva lot better. The thin sliced pork loin Sandwich is still money and is what I usually get. That or a half a chicken. If you can get a same day chicken it is top notch. Yesterday's chicken not so much.

Granny's is still there. I don't think it's as good as it used to be. They got all big and franchised out into the Monroe market. When that happened the mama left to run that store and left the hot daughter behind to run the Strop city store. Since then the quality seems to have went down some.

The Bastrop location is closed.

I duck hunt Jones every weekend and indeed it has sucked.

A sliced pork sandwich with Slayden's original potato salad, and Podnuh's beans woukd be what I'd imagine heaven to be.