Thanks. That's it, but I didn't remember the mexican food.
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Thanks. That's it, but I didn't remember the mexican food.
you mean . . .. finally . . .. a foxes??? :icon_wink:Quote:
Originally Posted by marketdawg
..and so much more!:icon_wink:
what about Cooktown and I-20....that's a better location for national stuff as all I've heard was this IHOP, etc., etc., etc. but nothing as of yet
as for the thing on farmerville..is it something such as a Jack-and-a-Box or something we see in Shreveport (cheeburger, fatburger) heading this way in terms of fast food?
better yet, why not a fish market where we can get shrimp fried rice, wings and fresh seafood? That would do real well here in my opinion
I see nothing but potential for the LA 33 corridor once the four lane portion is complete. The construction of Fox's Pizza Den is underway and I would be willing to bet that more is already lined up.
Man, those 25 -cent burger nights were great! We would load up the fridge in the dorm and have Griff's for the next 2 days! The savings went to beer at Stowe's or frozen drinks at Wil-Mart!!Quote:
Originally Posted by latech80
Was at Tech from '79 - '84. Yes, I took my time!! Got outta HS and got a taste of real world. After a year of bouncing from job to job I decided school wasn't as bad as I thought.
I understand that Starbucks is laying off 1,000 nationwide. Does anyone know if this is going to affect the Ruston Starburcks?
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Originally Posted by dawg1984
Did you hear Stowe's closed?? The Ruston landmark is no longer. Wil-Mart is still kicking.
Surely, it wasn't for lack of business. Back in the Stone Ages (late 1970's), that place was packed on Thursday nights, and I remember during the summer, I went there on my birthday, and got a free pitcher of beer, which was consumed by all my rowdy friends in less than 5 minutes!Quote:
Originally Posted by Geaux Dawgs
If that is the case, then this represents the end of an era.
its true and it SUCKS.Quote:
Originally Posted by latech80
If I'm not mistaken, didn't Stowe's close a year or so ago? I know it's not a recent closing. Also, does anyone know where the Scott's Catfish place will be? The Leader said they'd bought land on Farmerville Hwy. 33. And what is going on on the NW corner of Arizona and S. Trenton, across from McDonald's?
Stowe's has been closed for over a year. I heard that the owner was going to have to do extensive upgrades to the electrical aspects of the building and some other safety improvements and that it was not cost effective for him to do so and try to remain in business.Quote:
Originally Posted by CutiePie72
Yes, Scott's Catfish bought property on Highway 33 North just past Soil Stabilizers and just before Ruston Air Conditioning and Depot 33. There is an empty lot on the right that he purchased.
The church I attend, First Baptist Ruston, just recently bought the property on the corner of Arizona and South Trenton that had the 2 old rent houses on it. We also own Rick Gallot's office location (bought it last year). We are only cleaning up the property by getting rid of all the overgrown vegetation and getting rid of the houses - they were both in really bad shape. That is it. Trying to acquire the block for our future growth.
I wonder who I would have to talk to about buying that old disco floor.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pitcherjlt
Dean Norton is the man who owns the building as far as I know. He is a local Ruston guy and owns the Norton Building behind Roger's Furniture.Quote:
Originally Posted by AustinDawg
This is the one thing I remember from the one night I went to Stowe's. Such an awesome thing to see! So sad to hear it closed...Quote:
Originally Posted by AustinDawg
4 years in Ruston and only ONE NIGHT at THE stowes?!?!Quote:
Originally Posted by Poisso3
I've been in Ruston for 21 years and never went to Stowes.Quote:
Originally Posted by Luminaire
went once...personally dont think you missed anything.Except for the ghosts, id like to check that out.Quote:
Originally Posted by Juice752
If you're lucky, you might see the ghost of dirtydawg dancing on that disco floor.Quote:
Originally Posted by bluecrew
Well you're not a big goer outter, though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Juice752
That place was the epitome of "hole in the wall' and it RULED. Those were my people in there.
4.5 years actually, and at that time it wasn't the bar the football guys went to. It was the Que on Friday nights and Rabb's on Wednesday and Saturday Nights.Quote:
Originally Posted by Luminaire
I thought is looked like Stowe's was gone when I was in Ruston for the Nevada game.Quote:
Originally Posted by Geaux Dawgs
What is Fargo's now? Shortly after I graduated it was converted to a church! If memory serves, that meant it went full circle - from church to bar to church.
At least, I think the bar on Hwy 80 across from the old chinese restaurnant and diagonal to the Burger King was named Fargos.
Fargos, Zacks, Mothers......went through a lot of names, but the rancid beer smell remained constant.Quote:
Originally Posted by dawg1984
Ah Stowes... I was there one night when the Saints were in Ruston for training camp, had a full pitcher of beer, place was packed, someone bumped into me from behind, dumped a large portion of pitcher down Earl Campbell's back. I immediately apologized and poured him a beer. He was very nice about what could have been an ugly situation.
Rumor is, i lived at Stowe's for a while :icon_wink: Was also arrested my once and only time at Stowe's . . . ahhhhhhhhhh the memories.Quote:
Originally Posted by Juice752
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Originally Posted by SkeeterDawg
Yeh, didnt want you to have handle Earl and embarass him, huh?
I know a few folks who can make that claim. There or Muther'sQuote:
Originally Posted by Choudawg86
Yeah, right. Although at the end of his career, standing next to him in street clothes, he was a large individual. He was a nice guy, though. I have purchased some of his sausage and it really sucks.Quote:
Originally Posted by dhussdawg
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Originally Posted by SkeeterDawg
:laugh::laugh::laugh:
Who is Scott of Scott's catfish?
I don't know who he is, but he can cook up some tasty catfish. The original restaurant in on Cypress Street in West Monroe, across from Super One. I think he has been voted best catfish in the Monroe area a couple of times in the BirdCageLiner's annual restaurant poll.
Well yeah I did this too but that still leaves Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday.Quote:
Originally Posted by Poisso3
Plus, those are late bars, so you had to rock the Stow's from 8-midnight before making that oh so dangerous drive.
Scott Bond. I believe he may live in Calhoun and owns at least 2 Scott's Seafood locations in Monroe/West Monroe.Quote:
Originally Posted by LT1
They already have a Scott's on Cypress St. in West Monroe
I have 2 requests, and considering there are some formidable cooks on this board, I thought I would test the waters and see if anybody's willing to give up their family recipes.
One, does anyone make their own barbecue sauce? Two, does anyone have a peach cobbler recipe?
My hot-water cornbread bombed, so it'll be a while before I try that again!
Thanks!
I have a peach cobbler recipe. It is not the usual one, but it is AWESOME!
Pour a can of "peach pie filling" in a dish and season with a bit of cinnamon and sugar.
Cover the top with butter recipe cake mix. Just pour the dry mix over the top. Take a stick of butter and slice it to cover the cake mix. Bake on 350 until slightly brown.
Heavenly.
I know it's not an "eating place", per se;
but, KUDOS to Mrs. Baird's ! ! !
I try to stop there every trip I make to Ruston so I can get my ticket punched. :)
house of ill repute?Quote:
Originally Posted by nadB
Not to my knowledge, although there is usually a lot of bimbo stuff on the premises.Quote:
Originally Posted by DogtorEvil
So don't laugh if I'm way off base here, but are you talking about the bread place? You get your game ticket punched? So what do you get after so many punches? Never heard of such, but I don't go there if that's what you're talking about now that they moved to their present location. Never down that way.Quote:
Originally Posted by nadB
Why, yes; I'm talking about the Mrs. Baird's Bakery Outlet Store, o.c. -- one of the best little "hidden gems" in Ruston.Quote:
Originally Posted by CutiePie72
I eat a slice of their delicious whole wheat bread (toasted, & slathered with honey and cinnamon) every morning for breakfast with my double espresso. That bread costs just $1.15 per loaf, compared to generally =/> $3.34 at most grocery stores, incl. Walmart. Either that, or I have one of their delicious whole wheat English Muffins (toasted and slathered the same) for breakfast. Great Low Prices; plus, if you spend $6.00 or more when you checkout, you get your choice off the "freebie" rack. Plus, the manager will often stick a free snack cake in with your purchases. Plus, you get a Bakery Outlet Card on which they punch out how much you have purchased. When total purchases reach $30.00, you earn a FREE loaf of bread and a FREE snack cake. WOW, what a deal ! :)
http://www.mrsbairds.com/index.html
Plus, there is always lots of Bimbo stuff there. (I'm guessing that's because Bimbo Bakeries owns Mrs. Baird's ??)
http://www.bimbobakeriesusa.com/
I was wondering what your previous bimbo remark was all about.
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I don't have to wonder what you were hoping it was all about. :laugh:Quote:
Originally Posted by DogtorEvil
Thanks, I thought that's what you meant but wasn't sure. I guess the "bimbo" part threw me off. We used to stop at their outlet almost daily for the whole wheat bread when they were on the end of the Texaco that's now closed at the corner of Hwy.33 and W. Kentucky. I was really distressed when they closed. Loved that cheap bread, which was also a bargain whenever I made it down to the old Holsum outlet before Holsum moved across the highway where Mrs. Baird's is now. Anyway, the owner was always giving me a freebie at the Hwy.33 location as well. Didn't have the cards and $6 deal that I remember. Actually their whole wheat is about the only kind of whole wheat I even care to eat.
Hard to beat a toasted slice of Oroweat Oatnut Bread with the cooked oats and the hazelnuts. :icon_wink:Quote:
Originally Posted by CutiePie72
im sure it has been said already but I don't have time to read through each post. But hamburger at sundown, poboy from ponchatoulas, some cajun roasted potato's from log cabin, bar-b-q from dowlings, steak at rabbs, and that is what i'm thinking are the best things in the city to eat. and for mexican i would go to tia maria's it is very underrated
and VERY out of business.Quote:
Originally Posted by BLUE collar
when did this happen? i loved that place
couple of months ago i think.
Last I heard from the owner of the Boardwalk, Jay Melancon, there is supposed to be a restaurant coming into that location called "Sage."Quote:
Originally Posted by bdub
I have been told that it is a high dollar steakhouse and that they have a location in Monroe or West Monroe -- I also have heard that this Ruston location is going to be more of a sports bar and grill.
sorry to hear about that. nice tohear of an upscale steak house though. wonder what Rabbs thinks about all that
So, what was your favorite selection at Griff's? Mine was the cheeseburger special, followed closely by the 25-cent hamburger special every Tuesday night (I think). Actually, their chocolate milkshakes were pretty good!
The monster cheeseburger deal. A triple cheeseburger, fries, and large drink, which for some reason cost 40 cents LESS than the double cheeseburger deal.Quote:
Originally Posted by latech80
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Originally Posted by BLUE collar
Who cares. Rabbs feels like your eating inside of a nursing home. The food is good, but that place is depressing.
that is very true. and the best thing i eever got from rabbs is a burger at around 2 AM with nothing on it when i had a few drinks.
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Originally Posted by blue collar
legendary
So where is Mrs. Baird's now?Quote:
Originally Posted by CutiePie72
Also, anybody eat at Sweet Pea's lately. I haven't been there since the 90s, and I basically had no discerning taste at all back then.
those burgers are unreal....and they are just as good if you are sober.Quote:
Originally Posted by BLUE collar
Due to the absolute laws of Quantum Physics, Manlaws, The Constitution of The United States of America, and absolutely countless hours of both sober and non-sober personal research I have to say that the above statement cannot be correct in any way, shape or form...regardless of your altitude and/or speed.Quote:
Originally Posted by bdub
Mrs. Baird's is on 167 South on the right in a new building housing 2 or 3 businessess. Just before the used car lot and EZ Mart on the right as you head South.Quote:
Originally Posted by Brian96
Don't know about Ruston, but in Baton Rouge, Starbucks has really taken a hit. I realize this is in sync with the national trend, but still, it staurated the market here with a coffee house within spitting distance of every CC's (Community Coffee) location. I take it the one in Ruston is still open.
It's kind of sad, in a way. Johnny's Pizza tried to make a dent in the local market here in the mid-80's, and they ended up closing all their locations here.
Yeh, starbucks has teken it on the chin in Houston. Of course, I live in the Galleria and literally had 20 within 1 square mile of me per my GPS.Quote:
Originally Posted by latech80
I went to Starbucks this morning. It was busy.Quote:
Originally Posted by dhussdawg
The Ruston location is pretty smart. There is nothing else right where they are, they get good local traffic, but more importantly, they get the interstate traffic. They could possibly pull off a second location, but I doubt it. I think they can maximize their profits with the current location.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dawgmatic
There are still 3 Starbucks within a mile of my house in Kenner, and 3 within just a few blocks of where I work downtown (4 if you count the part-time kiosk inside the NO Convention Center).
Pretty much anywhere I am, I have my choice of 3 different locations to buy Starbucks within a 5 minute drive/walk.
Are the CC houses any good? They don't have any here in Ft. Worth but it's getting better. A few years back they didn't even have it on the shelves but now the grocery stores all have it and in many different varieties too.Quote:
Originally Posted by latech80
Is it with the other "ethnic" and foreign food? :icon_wink:Quote:
Originally Posted by Bigdog13
I remember when my church back in Georgia was trying to put together care packages to send to hurricane victims in 2005. There were as many "special items" as we had to come up with for the "Operation Christmas Child" boxes to send to Africa. Nobody'd ever heard of "Community Coffee." We were told not to send any other brand, because people in Louisiana wouldn't know what it was and wouldn't drink it if we did.
There are 2 Starbucks within 50 yards of each other here in Coppell, TX. One is a regular Starbucks store and the other is inside a Tom Thumb grocery store in the same strip shopping center.Quote:
Originally Posted by dhussdawg
There is one just like it here in Keller.Quote:
Originally Posted by dawg1984
Guess they do that for those folks that just can't get enough coffee. :laugh:Quote:
Originally Posted by Bigdog13
They closed only one in San Antonio and it was within 50 yards of another.
I passed the new Route 33 Grill at noon and there were a lot of cars there. Does anyone know anything about it? Who opened it?
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Originally Posted by LT1
Rhineharts opened it up...They used to own Log Cabin and Ciceros.
We ate there last week. It was really good.Quote:
Originally Posted by LT1
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Originally Posted by Dawgfan71227
Man, I loved those Pisa Pizza mufalletas, and playing pinball while you waited.
Where is it? I go that way everyday but guess I've been dodging too many orange cones to notice a new restaurant unless it's further north than I go on 33.Quote:
Originally Posted by LT1
It is in the building that was Rebecca's.
That's all I needed to hear. It has to be good if they are running it.:DQuote:
Originally Posted by bdub
I haven't been to Ruston in a while, so where's the best place to get a steak? Location would help since I'm planning a visit in April.
Thanks!
If you haven't done so already, be sure to mark Burger King off your list. We went for lunch there yesterday, and they were out of hamburgers! About a dozen of us just turned around and left. Not my favorite anyway but went cause I had a coupon.
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Originally Posted by CutiePie72
I hope you called 911!!! :D :D :D
TD :cowboy:
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I'm about done with fast food places anyway, and we generally only stop out of necessity like he other night after my son's soccer practice. We can't eat before because it's too early, and if we cook afterwards it will take too long and be too late, so we just drive through. Well, we drove through Taco Bell/Pizza Hut. My son wanted the cheese pizza. I ordered it and the girl told me they weren't making them. So, I went to order another pizza and she said they weren't making them either. So, I thought they were out and asked her if they were just out of pizzas. She said no, they just weren't making them. So, they had the pizzas but just weren't making them. So, we left. They missed out on two taco bell orders that would have gone along with the pizza order.Quote:
Originally Posted by CutiePie72
I've read this whole thread over time, but can't remember............did anyone say anything about China Wok ?? I've only been there once, and that was several years ago -- I'm thinking maybe it was right soon after Wong's closed ?? Anyhow, best I recall, the Mongolian Grill stuff was pretty good ??
How about the Popeyes here in Ruston that is always out of chicken biscuits...they have chicken and they have biscuits but they have no chicken biscuits. :rolleyes4:
Or you drive thru the drive thru and somebody sticks their head out the window to see if there is anyone in the drive thru and never take your order but they keep peeping out the window. :(
Or you drive thru the drive thru and nobody sticks their head out the window nor do they ever acknowledge your presence. :angry:
Has anyone else experienced this poor service? I'm pretty much done with Popeyes I do believe.
Same thing with Soccer and Baseball practice. I hate fast food but we are forced on those nights. I actually had Zaxby's chicken fingers tonight and I was happy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dirtydawg
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Originally Posted by Dirtydawg
You should have called 911
Went to the Route 33 Grill yesterday and had lunch. I ordered a Bacon Cheeseburger and Fries. I'm here to tell you, that was the best burger that I have eaten in a long time. The meat was cooked perfectly and the bacon was crispy. Kudos!
The Rhinehart's have had some good restaurants in the past, where is this Route 33 grill located.. obviously on hwy 33, but where at on it?
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Originally Posted by CutiePie72
Did that last year when you they were passing out free LSU pocket schedules. Haven't been since, and won't go back.
[quote=CutiePie72;736355]Where is it? I go that way everyday but guess I've been dodging too many orange cones to notice a new restaurant unless it's further north than I go on 33.[/quote
Which is on the left side of 33 past Haddox Road (since I don't know how familiar you are with 33)Quote:
Originally Posted by LT1
[quote=CutiePie72;737330]Going North. Coming South it's on the right.Quote:
Originally Posted by CutiePie72
Thanks for clearing that up, Dawgmatic. I actually thought to myself as soon as I hit "submit" that I should have said the west side. I guess I meant left since I had earlier said ".....it's further north than I go on 33." So I was "heading north" when I said it was on the left.
I went there saturday with friends and family. Good food, and huge chicken fried steak!
Chicken fried steak? Now, you're talking! Who's got the best around in these parts (Ruston and surrounding area)?
I'd have to say them (Route 33) if you are talking about locally owned restaurants.
I take it you've been to Blue Light Cafe? I believe their chicken fried steak is good too, although I always get the pork chop.
is route 33 open in the evenings? seems like the other one was only open at lunch.Quote:
Originally Posted by Yarfunkle
That I couldn't tell you, as I went for lunch.Quote:
Originally Posted by Choudawg86
Told my co-workers about it, and most of them went there for lunch the other day and all said good things about it.
I think Route 33 Grill is open for lunch only. Somebody correct me if I'm wrong.
I ate there after the baseball game last Saturday for the first time. It was open about 6 PM on Saturday evening. I had an really good grilled chicken sandwich.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dawgfan71227
Chuck and Karen are definitely back to their old ways at the Route 33 Grill. Try the Quesadillas and chips and salsa. Close your eyes and imagine you are back at the old Log Cabin. Also, if it hasn't already been posted. Blue Light is awesome, but if it is reall crowded, try Sweet Peas. Last I saw they were still open and it is pretty good. It is on Monroe just off California.