11 Of The Most Down-Home Places To Eat In Louisiana

Every restaurant is known for both its food and its atmosphere. The best neighborhood joints offer both in spades. These 10 restaurants serve their nearby communities and visitors alike, exuding the individual flavor of their local area. Listed in no particular order:

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1) Crawfish Town USA, Henderson, LA facebook.com/CrawfishTownUsa This Cajun favorite is housed in an authentic barn from the 1900’s. 2) Olde Tyme Grocery, Lafayette, LA Facebook.com/oldetymegrocery A favorite local po-boy shop that offers a variety of sandwiches under $10---and 6 different kinds of cheeses! 3) Your Mom’s Hammond, LA Your Mom’s Facebook A favorite sandwich and burger joint with twists like the Peanut Butter & Jelly AND Bacon burger. 4) The Rivershack Tavern, Jefferson, LA Facebook.com/TheRivershackTavern The Rivershack Tavern, aka “Home of the Tacky Ashtray” is worth a visit just for the décor. 5) Strawn’s Eat Shop, Shreveport, LA facebook.com/strawnseatshop Open since 1944, you do not want to miss the pies here. 6) Magic Grill, Monroe, LA MagicGrill.net Get the roast beef po-boy with gravy. You won’t regret it. 7) R & O’s Metairie, LA R & O’s Facebook This legendary Bucktown joint offers some of the best po-boys and homestyle Italian favorites in the New Orleans area. 8) Sonnier’s Sausage & Meat Shop, Lake Charles, LA Sonnier’s Sausage & Meat Shop For those that don’t consider 2 links of boudin a four square meal, you might not call this spot a restaurant. To each his own. 9) Dong Phuong Bakery, New Orleans, LA Dong Phuong Bakery / Facebook One of the many—but perhaps most delicious--reasons to make a trip to New Orleans East. In fact, Dong Phuong means east in Vietnamese. 10) LA Pines Café Slidell, LA LA Pines Cafe This café sits underneath Slidell’s watertower and serves up Louisiana cuisine and diner favorites. 11) Quebedeaux’s Boudin & Cracklins, Alexandria, LA Specializing in Cajun fare, try one of their featured plate lunches, you won't be disappointed.

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