Old Restaurant thread

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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...