Old Restaurant thread

[Morpheus]

Originally Posted by joepole

Searching for the KEEL treasure?

where are the clues???

[joepole]

where are the clues???

Clues are here.

To answer the question, though, Sansone's was on the North side of E. Kings, East of Youree, next to Deli Casino. I'm not sure what is there now, some kind of lounge, I think.

[joepole]

The only public place those clues seem to lead to is the park next to A.C. Steere.

[Morpheus]

Originally Posted by lima4specter

does anyone know or remember where the old sansone's restaurant is/was? A group of us are trying to figure it out....Thanks.

youree and kings

[decolady]

Originally Posted by rhertz

Mrs Hertz and I were talking about old restaurants that are no longer in business here in Shreveport Bossier. These come to mind...
[snip]
And how about Fertitta's and Monseur's?? Or Abes?? that's going wayyyy back

Good evening friends. My first post on this forum. I haven't lived in NW Louisiana in many years. My grandmother lived south of you in Grand Cane and would always take me to eat at Abe's when I would visit her. Sorry to hear that it is no longer. Anyone know what happened to it?

Also remember:
Sansones (S'port Barksdale Hwy), Pizza Inn (Kings and Youree), Shaky's Pizza (Shreve City), and the Alphies Fish and Chips (Pierremont).

Wasn't Weismans the place that always had the huge pot of soup where you served yourself? Seems to me I remember going there when I was in college. The Big Chain Cafeteria in Shreve City was another favourite place to go with my grandmother - for dessert. They always had Butter Roll, which she said was just like her grandmother used to make it. Didn't Shreve City also used to have a Woolworth's with a lunch counter? I remember eating fried shrimp there.

Is Strawn's Eat Shop still across from Centenary with their fresh strawberry and peach pies in season?

[howela]

Add Freeman and Harris and Pete Harris cafe to the list of gone but not forgotton.
I would take my Canadian relatives there when they visit, to have a taste of southern cookin'.
I didn't think it was worth the trip otherwise.

[rhertz]

Originally Posted by decolady

Good Sansones (S'port Barksdale Hwy), Pizza Inn (Kings and Youree), Shaky's Pizza (Shreve City), and the Alphies Fish and Chips (Pierremont).

yeah I loved Alphies... I thought it was better than Author Treachers Fish and Chips..

Originally Posted by decolady

Wasn't Weismans the place that always had the huge pot of soup where you served yourself? Seems to me I remember going there when I was in college.

Yep, and they also had a pot of steaming hot tamales. Each 1/2 dozen was wrapped in foil like the zwollie tamales of today.

Originally Posted by decolady

The Big Chain Cafeteria in Shreve City was another favourite place to go with my grandmother - for dessert. They always had Butter Roll, which she said was just like her grandmother used to make it. Didn't Shreve City also used to have a Woolworth's with a lunch counter? I remember eating fried shrimp there.

Yes all good. The Lo-mart on youree had great fried chicken. I also miss the ham poboys from Cobb's on Kings... (with pickles and cole slaw)

Originally Posted by decolady

Is Strawn's Eat Shop still across from Centenary with their fresh strawberry and peach pies in season?

Yes, there is also Strawn's Too and another in Bossier. I had a burger and strawberry pie just yesterday! hmmmmm...

[decolady]

Originally Posted by rhertz

Yes, there is also Strawn's Too and another in Bossier. I had a burger and strawberry pie just yesterday! hmmmmm...

Three Strawns? That's amazing. I'd love to have a piece of that pie right now!

I thought of another two more that I don't know if they are still there or not - Kon Tiki (in the 70s we thought it very exotic to eat there) and Brocato's.

[j.nc]

Thanks for some memories decolady !

A little off topic but any of you techsters eat at the Blue Light? There was another soul food place in Ruston I onlywent to once and cannot recall the name but we always went to the Blue Light.

[decolady]

Originally Posted by j.nc

Thanks for some memories decolady !

A little off topic but any of you techsters eat at the Blue Light? There was another soul food place in Ruston I only went to once and cannot recall the name but we always went to the Blue Light.

You're welcome. Thanks to everyone here contributing to this thread. I'm really enjoying the memories, too.

When I was at Tech (72-76) we used to go to the Pitt Grill a lot. Also some Mexican food place on California in a shopping centre next to the K&B Drugstore. And Bonanza on Tuesdays, which was ladies night. On Wednesday nights after astronomy lab we went for pizza. Forget whether it was Pizza Hut or Pizza Inn, but it was also on California.

[joepole]

Why would anyone purposely eat at a TGI Friday's? Especially if there are any other restaurants open.