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For those from Louisiana
Posted on 9/2/26 at 3:41 pm
Posted on 9/2/26 at 3:41 pm
My favorite food is Louisiana food. Ain’t never had a bad meal from a native or at a locally owned restaurant. And most of the meals I’ve had are knock your sox off good.
So my question is, what’s it like when yall go out of town trying to find something good to eat? I imagine it’s hard to find anything that compares
Just curious
So my question is, what’s it like when yall go out of town trying to find something good to eat? I imagine it’s hard to find anything that compares
Just curious
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Posted on 9/2/26 at 3:43 pm to WKUHilltopper
I do not order Cajun, creole, or New Orleans style food from out of town restaurants.
Think of it like this, you do not go to a steak joint and order chicken. Order what the restaurant is good at.
Think of it like this, you do not go to a steak joint and order chicken. Order what the restaurant is good at.
Posted on 9/2/26 at 3:47 pm to WKUHilltopper
Grew up in south LA and lived in KY for 5 years.I dont see how you guys make it up there 
Usually just find a steakhouse or burger joint. Any restaurant called “Cajun” in other states is a hard pass.
Usually just find a steakhouse or burger joint. Any restaurant called “Cajun” in other states is a hard pass. 
Posted on 9/2/26 at 3:49 pm to WKUHilltopper
Whenever I travel, I’m always excited to try new food. That wears off after about 3 days.
Posted on 9/2/26 at 3:51 pm to WKUHilltopper
Depends on where I travel. I like BBQ, but after I've eaten that once or twice in a week, that's enough.
Last time we vacationed in Tennessee, we just cooked at the Airbnb.
Last time we vacationed in Tennessee, we just cooked at the Airbnb.
This post was edited on 9/2/26 at 3:52 pm
Posted on 9/2/26 at 3:53 pm to WKUHilltopper
I assume that I won’t be eating anything remotely similar when I leave the state. I might still grab a seafood po’boy along the gulf coast, but that’s about it.
I try to focus on what my destination has that Louisiana lacks rather than try to replicate what I am used to. When I travel, I look for great BBQ, Jewish delis, Italian delis, Korean fried chicken, pizza, authentic Mexican food, breakfast burritos, kolaches, cheesesteaks, etc.
I try to focus on what my destination has that Louisiana lacks rather than try to replicate what I am used to. When I travel, I look for great BBQ, Jewish delis, Italian delis, Korean fried chicken, pizza, authentic Mexican food, breakfast burritos, kolaches, cheesesteaks, etc.
Posted on 9/2/26 at 4:00 pm to sonoma8
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Grew up in south LA and lived in KY for 5 years.I dont see how you guys make it up there Usually just find a steakhouse or burger joint. Any restaurant called “Cajun” in other states is a hard pass.
Similar but Middle TN. Luckily my wife can cook very well and so can I, so we get our fix. If it says Cajun I just laugh and move on.
Posted on 9/2/26 at 4:09 pm to WKUHilltopper
I responded to a similar thread about this earlier today.
I was at a motorcycle rally in Eureka Springs, AR several years ago and the place I stayed at had a cafe that did a good job on their regional food and basic things like burgers, BBQ and other generic food.
The owners found out I was from N.O. and comped me a bowl of their "Cajun Gumbo" and I had to break their hearts, but did so as gently as I could.
It was very watery and had little flavor and reminded me of a chicken noodle soup consistency. I wrote down and gave them my recipe before I left but haven't been back to see if they started making it.
I was at a motorcycle rally in Eureka Springs, AR several years ago and the place I stayed at had a cafe that did a good job on their regional food and basic things like burgers, BBQ and other generic food.
The owners found out I was from N.O. and comped me a bowl of their "Cajun Gumbo" and I had to break their hearts, but did so as gently as I could.
It was very watery and had little flavor and reminded me of a chicken noodle soup consistency. I wrote down and gave them my recipe before I left but haven't been back to see if they started making it.
Posted on 9/2/26 at 4:40 pm to gumbo2176
We used to hunt in a small town in SD. The owner of the local restaurant would let us use his equipment to cook with as long as we all drank at the bar. It was a large group, (like 70 people) each year, so he was making plenty of money off of us.
He watched us cook and enjoyed the food. I still follow the place on fb. And last year he posted this picture with the caption "Making a pot of seafood gumbo it will be ready for lunch or on the salad bar tonight"
I couldn't help but laugh.
He watched us cook and enjoyed the food. I still follow the place on fb. And last year he posted this picture with the caption "Making a pot of seafood gumbo it will be ready for lunch or on the salad bar tonight"
I couldn't help but laugh.
Posted on 9/2/26 at 4:40 pm to LSUGrad2005
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I do not order Cajun, creole, or New Orleans style food from out of town restaurants.
This is SOP.
Not a food snob. I just know don't waste my time ordering LA foods outside LA. As for non-LA dishes, grilled grouper sandwiches along the FL Gulf (of America) Coast, TX BBQ, and traditional Southern dishes.
Posted on 9/2/26 at 4:49 pm to REB BEER
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"Making a pot of seafood gumbo it will be ready for lunch or on the salad bar tonight"
I couldn't help but laugh.
That's about what I had for chicken and sausage gumbo in Eureka Springs. Maybe it's the same cook........................
Posted on 9/2/26 at 4:53 pm to WKUHilltopper
Eat a huge breakfast. It's hard to mess up eggs, pancakes, etc.
Posted on 9/2/26 at 4:56 pm to Shexter
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Eat a huge breakfast. It's hard to mess up eggs, pancakes, etc.
I’ve stayed at some hotels that probably considered that a challenge. LOL.
Posted on 9/2/26 at 5:17 pm to WKUHilltopper
quote:Depends on where you go. Tx barbecue joints that are well regarded are excellent. California, hell most sizable east and west coast states have all sorts of great food. Now, no offense, because the restaurant owners or employees were all very nice, but I recently traveled around Kentucky and Ohio and the food was fine, but not memorable. Yall love your burgers, chicken and fried bologna. Of course, Im not talking about fine dining. When I travel I love looking up local places that serve local foods. The mutton BBQ was something I was looking for but it wasnt near my travels.
So my question is, what’s it like when yall go out of town trying to find something good to eat?
Posted on 9/2/26 at 5:52 pm to WKUHilltopper
Unless I am in Paris or Nee York or some other gastronomical Mecca, I judge a restaurant by whether I would frequent it if it were in New Orleans.
Posted on 9/2/26 at 7:39 pm to WKUHilltopper
Besides the obvious (don't order "cajun" anything outside of Louisiana), I am very particular about ordering seafood anywhere. I usually don't. I'm spoiled. Unless I know the person that pulled it out of the water (and when they did so), I don't eat it.
Posted on 9/2/26 at 8:03 pm to LSUGrad2005
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I do not order Cajun, creole, or New Orleans style food from out of town restaurants.
Leaving South Louisiana to eat seafood in another state is like leaving the Playboy Mansion to look for a date.
There are tremendous amounts of regional foods that are best in those regions. I always challenge myself to try things I can't get at home.
Certain common things, I'll try anywhere. Pizza, cheeseburgers, fried chicken, and pastas for example.
To put myself on record. I have never found the definitive Best Barbecue in Louisiana. Nothing I have had can rival Texas or even North Carolina.
The pork ribs at Jack's in Shreveport are my high water mark, so far.
Posted on 9/2/26 at 8:40 pm to WKUHilltopper
Seafood restaurants along the gulf coast outside of Louisiana aren’t very good. The locals think it’s good because they don’t know any better.
Posted on 9/2/26 at 9:13 pm to paulb52
The $25 bread bowl of clam chowder at fisherman's wharf in San Francisco was very disappointing.
Posted on 9/2/26 at 9:48 pm to WKUHilltopper
A lot my regional trips involve us cooking at a beach house or Airbnb. Often LA folks travel with their pots to cook. But, I enjoyed trying other foods and fine dining in other places.
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