LouisianaLady

quote:

---

The normal C8 is such bang for the buck

---

Mine has been in the shop since August 15th :(

quote:

---

It can't be that nice

---

We went to the Biloxi one recently and paid a little more for a jr. suite. I was floored at how bad shape the room itself was in.

Rest of the property seemed fine, but gosh those rooms need some TLC.

quote:

---

I don’t think people realize how busy they were for pint nights. I mean, wall to wall full of people and you’d have trouble finding a parking spot.

---

Oh yes, I remember this all too well.

The Covid posts are true too. :lol:

It looks like they've changed some things up lately, which is nice to see. I personally would like to see ownership making some changes to the physical space. Cleaning duties falling to bartenders outside of normal bar upkeep, broken TVs, broken outdoor heaters, the still-broken outdoor fountain on the patio.. All those little things add up, especially with female customers who already see the place as divey/dark. And those are ownership issues far more than anything having to do with staff onsite.

Drive by Duvic's during the day any day of the week, and their maintenance/cleaning folks are there working. And it's one of the diviest spots around.

Plus, Bulldog comes up as a bar and grill on Google, so the expectations from patrons are a little more raised from that. No idea if that is something you can get changed, but it definitely seems like all of their negative reviews online are from people expecting a full service restaurant. So mismatched expectations aren't helping. For example, there's no way I could even count how many times people have tried to come in with kids.

quote:

---

I was recently in an elevator with a lady who told me she spoke 15 languages. It became pretty obvious pretty quickly that wasn’t actually the case.

---

There's a guy who works somewhere I frequent, and he tells the most unbelievable stories that are definitely complete lies. Sweet love is so nice, but I can't help but laugh at some of the tales he tells.

I think he just wants to connect with patrons, so he makes wild things up to have something to say.

quote:

---

That's a hell of a list! Raul's looks pretty good. Might check that one out. Any specific menu recs from there?

---

Roul's is delicious, but it is smack in the middle of campus with no parking lot of its own, and school is in session and tomorrow is the Friday before a home game (albeit a smaller home game than last week). Nothing about it will be quick even if to-go.

quote:

---

Personally, I wouldn't have met him anywhere to "dump" him

---

For some reason, per Reddit at least, the younger generations think it is the worst thing in the world to break up with someone you've gone on a couple dates with over the phone.

I don't get it. Why would a formal sit-down be necessary for someone you've been seeing for 30 days? Tell him you're not feeling it, block him, move on with your life. If he's harassing you, take legal action to make him stop. Nowhere in this is meeting him for beers the answer.

quote:

---

i'm from south la. i moved to houston two years ago and i love the food here simply because, growing up........all we really ate was rice and gravy. so, to have pot pie, chicken and dumplings, mexican food, etc........is very nice to me.

---

I grew up in south Louisiana, but my parents cooked a decent variety of things. Nothing wild, but like spaghetti, pot pie, pot roast, baked chicken, pork chops, steaks, BBQ chicken, etc.

I have a friend from Lafayette and a friend from Ville Platte, and both of them grew up in households that ate rice and gravy every single night. Their parents still do it to this day.

quote:

---

would bet one is the spinalis

---

The classified cut is. They do a great job with it.

quote:

---

Never met an elderly person?

---

I can excuse the elderly. However, all the Redditors who fell for it is a head scratcher.

Even if you believe the dude and you start driving to the sheriff's office, HOW do you seriously go ahead and go into Dollar General for gift cards?

quote:

---

Yeah, if you have elderly parents please explain to them if they are approached/called by someone with a foreign accent then it's 99.9% a scam.

---

The dude who called us was a black dude with a New Orleans accent!

I assume you mean Phil’s?

Everywhere like that is going to be slammed this weekend, so best of luck! You can hardly get into Phil’s without an hour+ wait on regular days.

quote:

---

The chicken shararwma is incredibly edible.

---

Very much so. We normally do pita plates or a build your own bowl, but last week I cooked the chicken, rice, broth, and bell peppers/onions all in one pot on the stove, and it was even easier. Then you can just top the whole casserole with your sauces and raw veg.