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Posted on 7/20/16 at 2:37 pm to Y.A. Tittle
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It was a classic old school divey type place that got a lot of play and notoriety as broadcasters would hang out when they came in town for LSU events
It's appeal came from the backroom, shady, mafioso-type dealings that went on there. It was a place where well-connected, both legally and illegally, went to meet.
I hope I wrong, but I don't see it making it in the long run. The appeal was it kind of being like BR's Copocbana (absent the music), not necessarily the food. Without the cache of it being one of the places for BR's movers and shakers, it's just another seafood place.
Posted on 7/20/16 at 2:47 pm to Alt26
i think the last thread on this the old dinosaurs on here chimed in completely debunked some of that.
Posted on 7/20/16 at 2:52 pm to shawnlsu
quote:I believe they were already closed when I moved to BR in 2001.
It hasn't been on government in decades.
Posted on 7/20/16 at 3:04 pm to Alt26
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It's appeal came from the backroom, shady, mafioso-type dealings that went on there. It was a place where well-connected, both legally and illegally, went to meet.
shite was more lore than anything. Of course Gus didn't do much to kill it. A bunch of old dudes playing cards is not really "mafioso".
I guess it's fun to pretend it was like something out of Goodfellas, though.
Posted on 7/20/16 at 3:06 pm to Y.A. Tittle
Ask Lester Earl(not the poster) about the place. He knows
Posted on 7/20/16 at 5:13 pm to iAmBatman
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Sorry your buddy is a douche bag man but that's just the way it goes.
I know Jordan pretty well and I know some douchebags. Jordan is not a douchebag. He's a young guy who will be working with his older brother to open a restaurant. That's a hard enough job without an asshat like you piling on him on the internet.
Posted on 7/20/16 at 6:23 pm to Motorboat
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That's a hard enough job without an asshat like you piling on him on the internet.
No dog in the fight here, but if he can't handle internet criticism then he probably shouldn't be in that industry
Posted on 7/20/16 at 7:28 pm to PapaPogey
Welp, looks like I know you IRL then
ETA: Motorboat as well it seems
ETA: Motorboat as well it seems
This post was edited on 7/20/16 at 7:29 pm
Posted on 7/20/16 at 7:44 pm to PapaPogey
I hope they do well. Location should be fine, but they better get the word out when they open. They are sort of out of sight, out of mind back there. I wouldn't depend on their name to carry them.
Just a thought. Have a colorful history write up on the menu about Phil's. It will give the younger crowd something to talk about when they tell other people about their experience. For example, from BR bidness report:
Maybe they should open a small Giamanco's in Table's location when they close. (Sorry to those who like Table. I couldn't resist.)
Just a thought. Have a colorful history write up on the menu about Phil's. It will give the younger crowd something to talk about when they tell other people about their experience. For example, from BR bidness report:
quote:
Phil’s Oyster Bar opened in the mid-1950s on Government Street as a restaurant attached to Phil Tuminello’s Seafood Market. It became a true local favorite in the mid-1970s, when former LSU football team manager Gus Piazza bought a stake in the business and took up its management. Over the years, it became known as much as a haunt for local movers and shakers as for its oyster and fried seafood fare.
Maybe they should open a small Giamanco's in Table's location when they close. (Sorry to those who like Table. I couldn't resist.)
Posted on 7/20/16 at 7:58 pm to Degas
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I believe they were already closed when I moved to BR in 2001.
From the Advocate:
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The restaurant moved from its Government Street location to a larger space off College Drive in 2002 and remained there until Gus Piazza’s retirement in June 2007. Piazza died five months after the restaurant closed.
Posted on 7/20/16 at 9:19 pm to Langland
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Giamanco's
Posted on 7/21/16 at 9:59 am to Motorboat
I'm looking forward to it opening as well. Jordan is a good guy. Not sure what makes him a douche bag unless the guy has something personal against him.
Posted on 7/21/16 at 10:37 am to Fonzarelli
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No dog in the fight here, but if he can't handle internet criticism then he probably shouldn't be in that industry
I agree but criticizing him on a restaurant that hasn't even opened? GTFO with that
Posted on 7/21/16 at 10:59 am to shawnlsu
quote:That was when i first started coming to BR. From what i remember the Dad wanted to pass it on to the son and he didnt want to take over so he closed up shop.
Didn't they move it off college for a little while but didn't last?
Posted on 7/21/16 at 11:17 am to CarRamrod
That's false
Posted on 7/21/16 at 11:33 am to PapaPogey
quote:well thanks for bringing in more info, shitbrick. why dont you expound on it.
That's false
Posted on 7/21/16 at 11:52 am to CarRamrod
JP was running it for a few years when Gus' health start to decline. Not sure what happened to be honest, but that location isn't nice to any business that has occupied it, so maybe that potentially ended it. He was a 19 year old running a restaurant so I'm sure he's learned a few lessons.
This post was edited on 7/21/16 at 12:25 pm
Posted on 7/21/16 at 12:33 pm to PapaPogey
quote:from what i remember, it constantly has people there. Every business afterward did not.
but that location isn't nice to any business that has occupied it,
Posted on 7/21/16 at 12:34 pm to CarRamrod
I don't really know. Thai Kitchen is moving there so let's see what happens.
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