Saw a couple of cars at Athena's, I stuck my head in and asked when they were opening.
It is reopening at some time, as an Indian restaurant. I will miss Athena. I love greek food and hate that it has failed again.
Maybe the cooks will reappear somewhere else soon.
Funny----- signs "for sale" have been freshened up. so does that mean the people that are opening have purchased or just another group leasing.
Friday, September 25, 2009
Artichoke DeSiard and other rich foods
It is interesting how many places use local bodies of water,for naming their specialities . The Chateau has Artichokes DeSiard which is so rich, the appetizer could feed two people. it is fried artichoke bottoms with a sauce and crab meat on top. The Waterfront Grill has it's Catfish DeSiard.
Cypress Inn has it's blackened catfish, grilled with a crawfish sauce named after George Young a customer.
Chateau has a dish named after Eric MaHaffey , with fetticini , and shrimp scampi blended. We listened to Erics story recently as he was having dinner of how that came about.
We do have some good restaurants here in Monroe.
I also got a report of grilled oysters as an appetizer at The Sage. Also Mohawk in West Monroe does a grilled oyster on the half shell.
I would be remiss if I didn't talk about the Cormiers grilled tilipia at lunch with special sauce .
Good eats tonight !
Cypress Inn has it's blackened catfish, grilled with a crawfish sauce named after George Young a customer.
Chateau has a dish named after Eric MaHaffey , with fetticini , and shrimp scampi blended. We listened to Erics story recently as he was having dinner of how that came about.
We do have some good restaurants here in Monroe.
I also got a report of grilled oysters as an appetizer at The Sage. Also Mohawk in West Monroe does a grilled oyster on the half shell.
I would be remiss if I didn't talk about the Cormiers grilled tilipia at lunch with special sauce .
Good eats tonight !
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Chateau a winner
Ok , one of my favorite places is "Victors" aka Chateau. It did not disappoint last night. Wanted something with taste. They have the best steaks and I love the beef vegetable soup. Last night a crab meat cocktail and an Italian salad were hits.
One thing about victors if you go in at lunch, you never leave hungry with the specials. Salad, Soup, bread , a special, and desert.
usually if we go with friends, someone asks for something not on the menu. The waiter never flinches. Just says sure. pan fried fish with crab meat over angel hair is not on the menu but they will do it ! Yum.
One thing about victors if you go in at lunch, you never leave hungry with the specials. Salad, Soup, bread , a special, and desert.
usually if we go with friends, someone asks for something not on the menu. The waiter never flinches. Just says sure. pan fried fish with crab meat over angel hair is not on the menu but they will do it ! Yum.
Fast Food home of rude servers, does anyone care
I have been amazed at driving thru the local fast food establishments. I don't know if the owners just don't realize just how many people are turned off by bad or poor service.
This am went to my favorite Sonic on North 18th Street to get my one allowed coke of the day. You can understand when you are limited on something, that it becomes important to have it right.
The server Missy must have missed her morning coffee or her happy pill, because she was not on top of her game. Ordered , got up to the window, after 5 minutes of sitting there watching her talk to her fellow workers she said, oh what did you order ..... once I got it and drove out, I took a sip .... and guess what wrong drink. Reparked asked for another but hopefully correct drink.... she came out, ten minutes later still with another wrong drink.... at this point I was a little peeved...She said , well , I guess I will have to go get you another and the look!
Yes, I did say something like Missy I think you need to maybe listen to the customers and put on a smile. She said, I don't have to smile and you know we are busy.
By the way no receipt , I figured either cash going somewhere esle or just didn't want anyone to know name or have a tracking record. But yes her name tag was pinned on so I am deciding what to do next !!!!!
I figure if you fog a mirror and can pass a drug test , you are in !
This am went to my favorite Sonic on North 18th Street to get my one allowed coke of the day. You can understand when you are limited on something, that it becomes important to have it right.
The server Missy must have missed her morning coffee or her happy pill, because she was not on top of her game. Ordered , got up to the window, after 5 minutes of sitting there watching her talk to her fellow workers she said, oh what did you order ..... once I got it and drove out, I took a sip .... and guess what wrong drink. Reparked asked for another but hopefully correct drink.... she came out, ten minutes later still with another wrong drink.... at this point I was a little peeved...She said , well , I guess I will have to go get you another and the look!
Yes, I did say something like Missy I think you need to maybe listen to the customers and put on a smile. She said, I don't have to smile and you know we are busy.
By the way no receipt , I figured either cash going somewhere esle or just didn't want anyone to know name or have a tracking record. But yes her name tag was pinned on so I am deciding what to do next !!!!!
I figure if you fog a mirror and can pass a drug test , you are in !
Sunday, September 20, 2009
It's a donut day with close friends
The Sunday am place to be is Shipleys in Monroe . We try to get there before 9am so we can have them hot out of the cooker. I know , they are absolutely not on my diet but you have got to feed your creative sugar side sometimes.
I am a purest having hot glazed donuts. Jerry and Angie (O'Pry) Blades stopped in and we ate an enormous amount of donuts. Jerry and Gerald added in some chocolate covered.
Now if my friend Charlotte was in the country, she would be having a cinnamon roll with cream cheese icing , plus a couple of other fancy things.
I never make it past the glazed especially with coffee!
I am a purest having hot glazed donuts. Jerry and Angie (O'Pry) Blades stopped in and we ate an enormous amount of donuts. Jerry and Gerald added in some chocolate covered.
Now if my friend Charlotte was in the country, she would be having a cinnamon roll with cream cheese icing , plus a couple of other fancy things.
I never make it past the glazed especially with coffee!
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
arons burgers and salads at the pharmacy
Hey, eating at Aron's on North 18th Street and Roselawn is always fun . Just make sure you have a few minutes to wait for a table and then for your burger. The burgers are just plain old good. I also like to have a salad there, Miss Ruth will fix it how ever you want, if you are on a diet. I always start off with a full salad full of ham, lettuce, cheese and whatever esle she has then I mess up by adding fresh cooked hot bacon and ranch dressing. If you want a cherry vanilla coke or a Miss Ruth Shake save room.
Crabs are the bomb here in Monroe, Thursday nights
Cormier's was the place to be last Thursday night, the restaurant was full of blue crabs cooked spicy or boiled. I had the spicy grilled ones, they were so good. AB and Vince Chao, Angie and Jerry Blades, along with Robin and Tim Hitt and my family all sat on one row. The crackers were out and we were all trying to figure out how to get them open. We had a couple of true crab eaters that were walkering around helping out ! We will be there again tomorrow night for spicy crabs. -- of course for the less brave you can have a pig sandwich or pig bites. Now they only cook the blue crabs on Thursday night, they are also doing a old fashioned fish fry on Friday nights.
Now I would be amiss if I did not talk about Cypress inn on the bayou with their spicy snow crab legs. You get a pail full for about 15.95 to 16.95 and have all you can eat also with drawn butter for not that much more. On Tuesday they do the $3.00 pitcher of beer. You can get pitchers of beer and cold frozen Cypress Inn margeritas. I have been known to go out two nights in a row. Now I love to take the family and all of the extra kids. We all have a good time eating family style several dishes to share. Yes always get some homemade battered onion rings . I have not had the buffaloed frog legs, someone will have to write in about them.
Now I would be amiss if I did not talk about Cypress inn on the bayou with their spicy snow crab legs. You get a pail full for about 15.95 to 16.95 and have all you can eat also with drawn butter for not that much more. On Tuesday they do the $3.00 pitcher of beer. You can get pitchers of beer and cold frozen Cypress Inn margeritas. I have been known to go out two nights in a row. Now I love to take the family and all of the extra kids. We all have a good time eating family style several dishes to share. Yes always get some homemade battered onion rings . I have not had the buffaloed frog legs, someone will have to write in about them.
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Wednesday in food land and a touch of Thursday nite
Today I am lunching with Larry at Cormiers because I need some grilled fish, as I said on facebook , I am having a Tilipia salad, that is a Tilipia filet blackened and spiced up on top of greens, toms, artichokes. Pretty good. I am sure Gerald will either have the same or a order of pig bites. Their lunch special is spicy chicken fettuccine.
Tonight onto Cypress Inn for grilled catfish, they spice theirs up too. I just ask for extra spice and to be blackened. We always ask for Glenda to be our waitress, we love her. You know me I may have to have the spicy snow crab legs but I really just need the fish.
You know Cypress Inn on the bayou also has those lunch specials everyday and the two for under $10.00 for dinner.
Well times will be a changing soon, I need to be a little better at getting calcium rich foods and eating more grilled than fried. But may have to make an exception Thursday night because Larry Cormier of Cormiers is on his way to the gulf to pick up "live" blue hard shelled crabs for tomorrow night (Thursday). He had them last year and they were great. He called them BBQ crab,of course he cooks them with lots of seasoning. So come tomorrow at 5pm, you can stop after work or he is open until 9pm or until they are gone.
Tonight onto Cypress Inn for grilled catfish, they spice theirs up too. I just ask for extra spice and to be blackened. We always ask for Glenda to be our waitress, we love her. You know me I may have to have the spicy snow crab legs but I really just need the fish.
You know Cypress Inn on the bayou also has those lunch specials everyday and the two for under $10.00 for dinner.
Well times will be a changing soon, I need to be a little better at getting calcium rich foods and eating more grilled than fried. But may have to make an exception Thursday night because Larry Cormier of Cormiers is on his way to the gulf to pick up "live" blue hard shelled crabs for tomorrow night (Thursday). He had them last year and they were great. He called them BBQ crab,of course he cooks them with lots of seasoning. So come tomorrow at 5pm, you can stop after work or he is open until 9pm or until they are gone.
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