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re: Simmons in Bastrop
Posted on 11/23/20 at 8:54 am to Jack Ruby
Posted on 11/23/20 at 8:54 am to Jack Ruby
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I still can't belive a town that size has a shop that big. Did it start small and just keep getting bigger and bigger or what?? It's insane.
Started as a bait shop. Spinner baits hanging on nails driven into the wall type of place. But Strop City was the perfect storm for growth of a huntin and fishin baw store. Being literally beside one paper mill and within a 50 mile radius of two more provide the market for baws with a paycheck burning a hole in their pocket. And having millions of acres of pine thicket above you, and bottomland delta to the east of you made it perfect geographically. What’s surprising is that now 2 of the mills have shuttered and Simmons keeps on rocking along.
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Posted on 11/23/20 at 9:14 am to LSUballs
You baws talking about Simmons has me wanting to go check out the place. And I live in Metairie. lol:
I did go to Sportsmans Warehouse in Slidell a few weeks ago,
I did go to Sportsmans Warehouse in Slidell a few weeks ago,
Posted on 11/23/20 at 9:16 am to LSUballs
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What’s surprising is that now 2 of the mills have shuttered and Simmons keeps on rocking along.
Agree but was in there a couple of times in the last week or two and it was hand over fist.
Posted on 11/23/20 at 10:45 am to Jack Ruby
They have a larger selection and better prices than Bass Pro. Also they have a full time gun Smith so the screws for the Glock not a problem
Posted on 11/23/20 at 10:57 am to LSUballs
Is Slayden's still open? I remember stopping there for a sliced pork sandwich and slice of pie when I was a young baw.
Posted on 11/23/20 at 11:17 am to 4LSU2
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Is Slayden's still open?
Sorta, it was sold to the owners of Danken Trail a few years ago. The smoked pork is still the same but you have to specify "old or new style" beans or coleslaw.
Pies are still good but not as good as 5 years ago.
Posted on 11/23/20 at 12:48 pm to 4LSU2
Sucked last november when we ate there, was ok months earlier. Ghetto bbq joint off washinton/165 is better imo.
Posted on 11/23/20 at 1:09 pm to 4LSU2
Slaydens has actually improved under new ownership imo. And the baked bean upgrade to more of a Danken Trail bean was an excellent maneuver. Their old beans are terrible. The poboys and brown gravy, burgers and sandwiches are all fine. The Q itself is nothing spectacular, but it’s all right. As mentioned Mack’s the brotha on the corner has better Q. His beans and tater salad ain’t hitting on shite though.
Posted on 11/23/20 at 1:25 pm to LSUballs
Us that know, know da Strop is a restaurant desert. Sonic is fine dining in that shite hole city.
Posted on 11/23/20 at 1:54 pm to KemoSabe65
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know da Strop is a restaurant desert.
Yep, I am driving to Monroe or Sterlington on the reg for grub if I live in Strop City but there is actually a Johnny's there so it is not a total dining failure.
Posted on 11/23/20 at 3:01 pm to LSUballs
Wasnt there some kind of old burger and malt place there that got some attention. Keep in mind I moved away in 94, so been a while.
Posted on 11/23/20 at 3:04 pm to tigerfoot
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Wasnt there some kind of old burger and malt place there that got some attention. Keep in mind I moved away in 94, so been a while.
There was the Dairy Freeze in Mer Rouge. Turpins Eat a Bite maybe? There actually is an ok Italian place on the square across from the courthouse.
Posted on 11/23/20 at 3:08 pm to KemoSabe65
The gas station fried chicken is divine
Posted on 11/23/20 at 3:40 pm to tigerfoot
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Wasnt there some kind of old burger and malt place there that got some attention. Keep in mind I moved away in 94, so been a while.
Not sure. There was a Johnny’s Dairy King back in the day. Maybe that’s it. Or the Country Cream in Mer Rouge
Posted on 11/23/20 at 3:42 pm to BLIZZAKE7
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The gas station fried chicken is divine
It’s damn good fried chicken. They run a top notch heat lamp there. World class maybe
Posted on 11/23/20 at 9:34 pm to LSUballs
Simmons is staple in Bastrop, but unless Im remembering incorrectly, really the expansion of Simmons to what it is today took place not long after them making beau coup $$$ with his part in the mojo decoy ducks. Able to capitalize into what it is today.
Bastrop these days is a shell of its former self.
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On point to other food related items, cream machine was also a fairly well known burger and malt/ice cream place. That one was on 165 near log cabin heading out to Hamburg. Country cream in Mer rouge was also a well know burger and ice cream place.
Bastrop these days is a shell of its former self.
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On point to other food related items, cream machine was also a fairly well known burger and malt/ice cream place. That one was on 165 near log cabin heading out to Hamburg. Country cream in Mer rouge was also a well know burger and ice cream place.
Posted on 11/23/20 at 10:50 pm to MWP
Country cream in mer rouge and pippens in Bastrop
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