- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
Ville Platte and surrounding area restaurants
Posted on 7/3/13 at 1:03 pm
Posted on 7/3/13 at 1:03 pm
I will be in Ville Platte next week and looking for a few good restaurants. Give me the top spots in the surrounding areas.
TIA
TIA
7
Posted on 7/3/13 at 1:14 pm to jwilk
Is the Pigstand still open? An alternative is to eat like a native...get a link of boudin, half pound of cracklings , and a six pack for lunch and/or dinner.
Also, see if the Jungle is open.
Also, see if the Jungle is open.
Posted on 7/3/13 at 1:17 pm to OTIS2
My one trip to the Pigstand was terrible...sorry excuse for BBQ, overly sauced and tough. Dunno if anything's changed in recent years; it was bad enough to make me never go back. Try Cafe Lasalle or the Frosty Inn burgers.
Posted on 7/3/13 at 1:19 pm to OTIS2
quote:My I Q is too low to post a comment
OTIS2
Posted on 7/3/13 at 1:24 pm to OTIS2
quote:
Is the Pigstand still open?
been a few years but it was still open as of 2009/2010 time frame. almost always my go-to option when i'm visiting in the area. old man Vedder flipped burgers there many, many moons ago.
Posted on 7/3/13 at 1:30 pm to jwilk
Pig Stand is closed. The Rendezvous (the old Jungle dinner club on the west end of town) is open for lunch & dinner. Lunch has a Cajun buffet & some menu items, dinner is a full menu of steak & seafood. There's a new pizza place on main st & Cafe de LaSalle is also a good lunch spot with a buffet. Hamburger would have to be Frosty Inn or David & LORI's in Mamou- which would put you in close proximity to T-Boys where you can pick up the BEST boudin in Louisiana & some great smoked & stuffed meats & sausage (boneless crawfish stuffed fryer & Tasso roast are AWESOME). Leroy's meat market also has good plate lunches. About 20 minutes out of VP in Washington is the Steamboat & they serve excellent steak & seafood. Other than that be nice to some ol' Cajun lady you meet & she'll probably invite you for dinner!
This post was edited on 7/3/13 at 1:35 pm
Posted on 7/3/13 at 1:34 pm to OTIS2
quote:
Is the Pigstand still open?
No
Posted on 7/3/13 at 1:36 pm to Eddie Vedder
quote:
old man Vedder
He used to yell at us in the dining room through that little window at the grill.. when we would get too loud after the Friday night football games.
Posted on 7/3/13 at 1:39 pm to OTIS2
quote:
An alternative is to eat like a native...get a link of boudin, half pound of cracklings , and a six pack for lunch and/or dinner
It's funny how accurate that isPosted on 7/3/13 at 1:40 pm to bdevill
quote:
He used to yell at us in the dining room through that little window at the grill.. when we would get too loud after the Friday night football games.
...except old man Vedder was a teenager at the time...but, still, good chance he was yelling even back then...grumpy until the day he passed way... 
Posted on 7/3/13 at 1:43 pm to Count Chocula
quote:So you've taken to lurking the WFDT thread while I have to do all the heavy lifting? Is that the way it's going to be?
Count Chocula
Posted on 7/3/13 at 1:44 pm to OTIS2
Yeah, I owe you one 
Posted on 7/3/13 at 1:52 pm to Hulkklogan
quote:
An alternative is to eat like a native...get a link of boudin, half pound of cracklings , and a six pack for lunch and/or dinner
quote:True story...when I was much younger, I was working in Laffy and on the way home I detoured through VP to hit my favorite markets. I had boudin from one joint, cracklings from another, and assorted sausages and tasso from yet another place. I'd gotten a few heavy Buds to wash down the crackilings and boudin, none of which I'd had in quite a while. Overcome with hunger, excitement, and a strong thurst, by the time I got two miles out of town heading to I 49, I'd eaten a pound and aa extra stick of boudin, most of a half pound of the cracklings, and was on my third beer...stomach begin to fight back and I had to pull off the road, get out and walk around, and breathe like a woman in labor for about five minutes to keep it all down.
It's funny how accurate that is
This post was edited on 7/3/13 at 1:55 pm
Posted on 7/3/13 at 2:04 pm to jwilk
Crawfish barn in Vidrine
Posted on 7/3/13 at 2:06 pm to OTIS2
New restaurant is Nick's on Main. No cajun food but pizza and sandwiches are good. Not open on Monday's.
Posted on 7/3/13 at 2:17 pm to OTIS2
Too much coonass for one belly
Posted on 7/3/13 at 2:38 pm to Hulkklogan
It was system overload there for a bit...
Posted on 7/3/13 at 3:16 pm to Eddie Vedder
quote:
grumpy until the day he passed way
Are we talking about Verlin? (I think that's how he spelled his name. Pardon if incorrect.)
He'd answer the phone, "Pig STAND!! After you'd give him your order, he'd hang up the phone with a BANG!!
quote:
I had boudin from one joint, cracklings from another, and assorted sausages and tasso from yet another place.
You know the routine.
This post was edited on 7/3/13 at 3:20 pm
Posted on 7/3/13 at 3:18 pm to bdevill
The Steamboat in Washington.
Posted on 7/3/13 at 3:20 pm to Preys on Gumps
Get you a plate lunch at B&S..
Page 1 of 2
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News