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Best restaurant you have stumbled across in a small town or off the beaten path

Posted on 6/6/21 at 8:20 am
Posted by Ramblin Wreck
Member since Aug 2011
3898 posts
Posted on 6/6/21 at 8:20 am
Guess this could be posted on the food or travel board, but I'll put it here. The wife and I enjoy taking back roads to locations to explore the areas. Every now and then we find really cool restaurants or shops. The best find most recently was when we drove to Gulf Shores down from Fairhope. We passed through a small area called Magnolia Springs. There was a neat looking restaurant all lit up with outdoor seating called Jesse's. We decided to stop by and were surprised that you had to have a reservation. We were also dressed a little too casual for the place, so made a reservation and changed clothes and went back. Really great locally supplied food. Filet mignon and paella was excellent.

Any other suggestions for those that travel the off the beaten path routes?
Posted by LSUTigerBait07
SD, Chicago, or New Orleans
Member since Sep 2007
2191 posts
Posted on 6/6/21 at 8:23 am to
Bbq place in Poway California. Smoking js
Posted by Hangover Haven
Metry
Member since Oct 2013
26612 posts
Posted on 6/6/21 at 8:26 am to
My dad, his buddy and myself were in New Iberia for the 5A State baseball championship series to see my nephew pitch. After seeing Rummel beat Slidell, my dad wanted a good steak, which we stumbled upon a place called Charlie's.

They had a 14oz ribeye covered in crawfish etouffee, was one of the best steaks we've ever had. After 3 bottles of wine and dinner the bill was over $200. We tipped the server 60 and made her night. She told us she's never been tipped that well before..

I heard the place is no longer open.
This post was edited on 6/6/21 at 8:27 am
Posted by MEANGREEN65
Funkytown, TX
Member since Oct 2014
777 posts
Posted on 6/6/21 at 8:26 am to
Does Not Your Mamas on 190 count? That place is solid.
Posted by Bamafig
Member since Nov 2018
3154 posts
Posted on 6/6/21 at 8:27 am to
Martha’s Skillet outside of Rome, Ga. has an awesome southern breakfast. I’m sure it’s great at other times, but I’ve only driven through Rome in the morning.
Posted by LSUfan20005
Member since Sep 2012
8819 posts
Posted on 6/6/21 at 8:28 am to
Big Johns Texas BBQ, Page, AZ

We love road trips out West, but food usually is pretty meh all over, outside of destination cities.

After 4 days in the middle of nowhere eating PB&J and jerky, we stumbled into this gem. Fantastic bbq in an area where bbq isn’t usually good, great atmosphere, and great beer.
Posted by windshieldman
Member since Nov 2012
12818 posts
Posted on 6/6/21 at 8:29 am to
Skylark Cafe

Leslie, Arkansas
Posted by Ghost Hog
Earth
Member since May 2015
451 posts
Posted on 6/6/21 at 8:36 am to
Square cafe in Covington TN

Diamond Jim’s steakhouse in Livingston, AL
Posted by Dubosed
Gulf Breeze
Member since Nov 2012
7055 posts
Posted on 6/6/21 at 8:37 am to
Desmond's Taste of Jamaica in Foley Alabama
Posted by MSTiger33
Member since Oct 2007
20386 posts
Posted on 6/6/21 at 8:38 am to
Josephine’s in Sunset.

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Posted by SuperSaint
Sorting Out OT BS Since '2007'
Member since Sep 2007
140462 posts
Posted on 6/6/21 at 8:39 am to
Woodland Biscuit Company
Kamas, UT





Posted by thejudge
Westlake, LA
Member since Sep 2009
14062 posts
Posted on 6/6/21 at 8:43 am to
Smooth Tony's n Galveston.

Only open lunch during the week. Burgers. You eat outside behind the house.

Great food
Posted by yaboidarrell
westbank
Member since Feb 2017
5378 posts
Posted on 6/6/21 at 8:44 am to
Some Mexican food truck in Forest Hill, LA
Posted by aardvark1975
St. Francisville
Member since Jan 2015
160 posts
Posted on 6/6/21 at 8:45 am to
South of the Border. approx. 1/2 mile south of LA/MS border on US 61 in West Feliciana parish.
Posted by Texas ellessu
East Bank of Ward's Creek
Member since Dec 2007
516 posts
Posted on 6/6/21 at 8:50 am to
Yellow Bowl in Jeanerette, LA
Posted by Willie Stroker
Member since Sep 2008
12907 posts
Posted on 6/6/21 at 8:53 am to
There used to be a great restaurant in Livonia, but I forgot the name. It’s now closed, so the name of the restaurant is basically useless trivia.

Snow’s BBQ in Lexington, TX
Posted by adamau
Member since Oct 2020
3514 posts
Posted on 6/6/21 at 8:59 am to
Tiny little bbq spot named the Southern Star that was in a gas station, just north of Highland Home AL, in way south Montgomery county. Grandfather and I hunted around there growing up and that little hole in the wall was a must at least twice every trip.
Posted by loustuni
Member since Jul 2008
4160 posts
Posted on 6/6/21 at 8:59 am to
Old Hickory Steak house - Columbus MS
Posted by Ron Cheramie
The Cajun Hedgehog
Member since Aug 2016
5143 posts
Posted on 6/6/21 at 9:00 am to
Andrew’s BBQ in Marion, La
Posted by TigerstuckinMS
Member since Nov 2005
33687 posts
Posted on 6/6/21 at 9:02 am to
Glenda's Creole Kitchen just outside of Breaux Bridge
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