re: Small Town Eateries from Your Childhood that You Still Frequent and Enjoy

Posted by cajunangelle

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Posted on 7/2/25 at 8:56 pm to Bourre

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Rocky and Carlos

Posted by Spankum

Miss-sippi

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Posted on 7/2/25 at 8:58 pm to lsufan9193969700

Lea’s Lunchroom in Lecompte, LA.. probably first ate there in 1970 my grandfather.

Posted by lgtiger

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Posted on 7/2/25 at 9:03 pm to Spankum

Jays BBQ Baton Rouge
Lea’s Lunchroom in Lecompte, LA
Ground Pati Houma
Politz Thibodaux ( Really was Billelo's when a kid)

Posted by Tchefuncte Tiger

Bat'n Rudge

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Posted on 7/2/25 at 9:06 pm to cdhorn28

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RIP Badeaux's in Madisonville

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Hi-Ho BBQ in Hammond

Both pleasant memories of visiting my grandparents in Folsom going back to the late 60's-early-70's. Still hit up Hi How when passing through HMD and was totally bummed when Badeaux's closed.

This post was edited on 7/2/25 at 10:21 pm

Posted by RedPop4

Santiago de Compostela

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Posted on 7/2/25 at 9:08 pm to nealnan8

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You Still Frequent and Enjoy

by nealnan8

Cooter Brown's - New Orleans. Not really an eatery, it's a bar. But it has some of the best bar food around. Spent many a night there a long time ago.
Great for watching football games.

That corned beef sandwich is money

Posted by soccerfüt

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Posted on 7/2/25 at 9:10 pm to nealnan8

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Cooter Brown's - New Orleans. Not really an eatery, it's a bar. But it has some of the best bar food around. Spent many a night there a long time ago. Great for watching football games.

Great for watching LSU Baseball win the CWS like I did last month too.

Posted by Disco Ball

Denham Springs

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Posted on 7/2/25 at 9:11 pm to lsufan9193969700

O-T Help me out. Can't remember the name. 1970's maybe early 80's in Baton Rouge. Broadmoor Theater on Florida Blvd. The little dark pizza and po-boy shop connected to the theater. Had that big old school duck hunting game on the wall. Everyone went there.

Posted by Tchefuncte Tiger

Bat'n Rudge

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Posted on 7/2/25 at 9:13 pm to Disco Ball

Wesley's Pizza.

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Posted by ElderTiger

Planet Earth

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Posted on 7/2/25 at 9:15 pm to Kingpenm3

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Been too long, I need to get over to Lea's Lunchroom in Lecompte.

Amen…and the Coconut Pie is my go too !

Posted by FAP SAM

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Posted on 7/2/25 at 9:15 pm to lsufan9193969700

RIP in peace Reed's and Cajun Tales

Posted by hillrosetiger

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Posted on 7/2/25 at 9:19 pm to Tchefuncte Tiger

Loved that place as a kid!
Will also submit Bernice’s in Bunkie. Probably mostly nostalgia but I had a burger and onion rings there once a month as a kid when we would visit family and would kill to have one right now.

Posted by liz18lsu

Naples, FL

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Posted on 7/2/25 at 9:23 pm to wallowinit

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El Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant on Airline Hwy across from Frank’s.

Wow, don't try and see what they offer on-line.

MENU

Nachos & Tacos

This post was edited on 7/2/25 at 9:24 pm

Posted by Disco Ball

Denham Springs

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Posted on 7/2/25 at 9:23 pm to Tchefuncte Tiger

quote:
Wesley's Pizza.

YES! Thank you. And right now on eBay there is a Wesley's Pizza matchbook for sale for 35.00 LOL

Posted by jimmy the leg

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Posted on 7/2/25 at 9:25 pm to lsufan9193969700

Hi-Ho’s in Hammond during college.

I loved some Badeaux’s as well (both in Madisonville and Covington). I liked their “chuckwagons”

Also in Covington:

Bears (although it was based out of a shed in Mandeville back in the day). It’s is still my favorite place to grab a po-boy, no offense to Acquistapaces and their delicious roast beef.

Pizza man (it is STILL a good spot for some pizza). I prefer it to the other places in town.

As for other places that closed down, I miss Nathan’s burgers.

This post was edited on 7/2/25 at 9:26 pm

Posted by 9BREES9

Thibodaux

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Posted on 7/2/25 at 9:28 pm to hillrosetiger

Blackie's Poboy - Lockport (the roast beef has changed since my childhood, but the bacon cheeseburger poboy still hits everytime)

Noah's - Lockport (just as another poster shared). The goudama (spelling?) burger was chef's kiss.

Western Sizzlin -Thibodaux (was the perfect spot to grab lunch after the Thibodaux parades turned down Menard and by the time we'd return, the parade was getting back to the area for us to catch a 2nd time. Damn those kids that burned it down.

Posted by SammyTiger

Baton Rouge, LA

Member since Feb 2009

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Posted on 7/2/25 at 9:30 pm to lsufan9193969700

Will always love World Deli in Metairie

GOAT Roast Beef po-boys

This post was edited on 7/2/25 at 9:30 pm

Posted by midlothianlsu

Midlothian, Texas

Member since Oct 2009

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Posted on 7/2/25 at 9:38 pm to lsufan9193969700

Middendorf’s on Lake Maurepas. Always stopped when skiing the Tickfaw. And there was a stand alone hamburger stand in front of the grocery store in Denham Springs. I would go grocery shopping every Saturday with my MaMa and she would get me a burger and chocolate malt.