RESTAURANT: JR's Place Restaurant, Simsboro, LA

RESTAURANT: JR's Place Restaurant; Thu/Fri—5-9, Sat—11 AM-9 PM

LOCATION: 2721 Martha Street; Simsboro, LA 71275; 318-247-6007

ONE OF THE DATES WE VISITED THE RESTAURANT: 6-16-05

PRICE RANGE: $4-$18

FAVORITE FOOD: Turtle cheese cake

OTHER GREAT FOODS: Pecan pie

FOOD WE LIKED LEAST: JR's Place doesn't have any mediocre food.

MOST OUTSTANDING FEATURE: barbecue, and steaks; Warm family atmosphere with excellent service.

SPECIALS: Vary by the week. Call for the current ones.

APPEARANCE: Neat and clean

SERVER: Hilary

SERVICE: Excellent, warm and attentive

UNIQUE FEATURES: Consistently delicious food and excellent service.

COMPLIMENTARY RECIPE: (See their site www.JRsPlace.biz)

COMMENTS: The twice baked potato is a new item with which they are experimenting. It is good, and when they have the recipe down pat, it will be one of their signature items.
We went in the middle of Saturday afternoon. That is a wonderful time. The atmosphere was quiet and relaxed, but the food was just as delicious.

They have some of the best barbecued pork ribs anywhere! They have a great catering trailer for off-site service and will open other times for groups.

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RESTAURANT: Athena Greek and Lebanese, Monroe, LA

RESTAURANT: Athena Greek and Lebanese; 318-322-1113; (call for hours)

LOCATION: 1700 N. 18th (@ Ave. of the Americas), Monroe, LA 71201

ONE OF THE DATES WE VISITED THE RESTAURANT: 6-15-05

PRICE RANGE: moderate

FAVORITE FOOD: Chicken, grape leaves

OTHER GREAT FOODS: Lamb

FOOD WE LIKED LEAST: Hommos (their spelling)

MOST OUTSTANDING FEATURE: N/A

SPECIALS: 15% discount on food for senior citizens 65 and older

APPEARANCE: Clean

SERVER: Alison

SERVICE: Good

UNIQUE FEATURES: N/A

COMPLIMENTARY RECIPE: N/A

COMMENTS: We arrived 3 minutes after the 3 p.m. cutoff for the lunch specials. We were the only diners for the duration of our stay.

We shared the premier item on the difficult-to-read menu, Athenas Combination Extrodinaire. Seasoning of the food was mediocre particularly the hommos. None of the dishes appeared to be branded.

This was previously the Palmira under new ownership since Feb. 05. They have a poor sense or knowledge of marketing. Atmosphere of employees appeared to be fearful of manager, "Sam." With the present state of affairs, it is doubtful to last another year.

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RESTAURANT: Cici's Pizza, West Monroe, LA

RESTAURANT: Cici's Pizza Buffet; Sa—Th 11 a.m.—10 p.m., Fr 11 a.m.—11 p.m.

LOCATION: 3426 Cypress St (Warren @ Cypress), West Monroe, LA; 318-396-3441

ONE OF THE DATES WE VISITED THE RESTAURANT: 6-12-05

PRICE RANGE: Low

FAVORITE FOOD: White cheese pizza, brownies

OTHER GREAT FOODS: Stromboli, Mexican pizza

FOOD WE LIKED LEAST: N/A

MOST OUTSTANDING FEATURE: N/A

SPECIALS: N/A

APPEARANCE: Clean

SERVER: N/A

SERVICE: Good

UNIQUE FEATURES: N/A

COMPLIMENTARY RECIPE: N/A

COMMENTS: 16 kinds of pizza, pasta, and dessert; They have a take home pizzas; Good food, we'll be back!

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RESTAURANT: JR's Place Restaurant, Simsboro, LA

RESTAURANT: JR's Place Restaurant; Thu/Fri—5-9, Sat—11 AM-9 PM

LOCATION: 2721 Martha Street; Simsboro, LA 71275; 318-247-6007

ONE OF THE DATES WE VISITED THE RESTAURANT: 6-11-05

PRICE RANGE: $4-$23

FAVORITE FOOD: BBQ brisket sandwich

OTHER GREAT FOODS: BBQ brisket plate

FOOD WE LIKED LEAST: N/A

MOST OUTSTANDING FEATURE: Warm family atmosphere with excellent service.

SPECIALS: Vary by the week. Call for the current ones.

APPEARANCE: Neat and clean

SERVER: Matt

SERVICE: Excellent, warm and attentive

UNIQUE FEATURES: Consistently delicious food and excellent service.

COMPLIMENTARY RECIPE: (See their site www.JRsPlace.biz)

COMMENTS: Crawfish season is over for the year.(big sigh) They have a great catering trailer for off-site service and will open other times for groups.

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