LouisianaLady

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I think it’s one of the top 5 in BTR.

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Agreed. We go often because they really have something for whatever you're craving. I also appreciate that they run legitimately solid and creative specials on a nightly basis. Chef Meeks is genuinely good at his job.

See, Lagniappe is good ingredient wise but only has drum besides the tuna/salmon entrees. Blah.

I've ordered fish I've never even heard of at Mansur's.

You're not getting much in the way of free stuff for a simple delay, especially a delay that isn't hindering you from making a connection.

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I'm more interested in the troubles everyone is encountering with returning things, it's never been easier in my opinion. zero hassle to slap a label they send you on and have it collected at work when UPS picks up or put right back in my mailbox.

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I honestly just hate errands and people. :lol:

Admittedly, UPS is across the street from my neighborhood area, but it shares a parking lot with Neighborhood Walmart next to the trashiest apartments in town.. so I'll carry that package around for 2+ weeks before I finally relent and stop when it's too early for annoying people to be out and about yet.

I've never done a return I can get picked up, as I usually need to walk in with the item in hand and hand it off to them to box/label for me (included in most returns these days). I don't keep boxes or packages around to repackage something myself and get it picked up.

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I also need to return a curtain rod that came in broken. Since we opened that box we have to take it to UPS instead of Kohls so it's a PITA and I haven't done it b/c I never go by the mall.

Both amazon.

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Interesting. When I receive something messed up from Amazon, they never make me return the broken one. It's just as much hassle for them to deal with receiving it back as it is for us to return it. And curtain rods are cheap.

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Good info to have, I was a little worried about the meat breaking down. Should I just say screw it and put these loins in the oven?

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I like it from the sous vide just as well, but I personally just use the oven.

I know a lot of folks reverse sear, but I usually just season and sear off to begin with and then stick the entire cast iron into my oven and bake with two corded probes into each side. Watch the temp until 135-140 and let rest until 145.

Can always foil tent it if you're afraid the outside gets dark, but it hasn't been an issue for me.

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Burbank at Walkons seems like an easier fix yet it continues to flood repeatedly.

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Did this one flood years ago? I deal with it all the time now, but I don't recall that being such a thing 10 years ago.

Corporate in front of Mansur's flooded so badly today that numerous cars stalled out and had to be rescued. Many others had driven up onto the raised median to avoid it.

We had only been there from 5pm-5:50pm, and it hadn't even drizzled or anything yet when we walked inside. Quite surprised to come outside to a full choppy wake with cars nearly floating less than an hour later.

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No, I don't believe I will.

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:lol: A click I will not be making

Don’t be sorry! I’ll take any and all. We’ve never been to Napa so I’m a sponge. Haha.

I was told there’s a dive bar (my scene) next to where we are staying called Panchas. It was closed down for a while, but somebody bought it and brought it back to life. So that’s definitely on the list.

Thank you so much for all the information. Never been so excited for a California trip! I’ll definitely report back.