Shreveport Restaurants
If you're going to the Louisiana State Fair October 17 to November 2, feast at these three favorites serving local specialties.
Pete Harris Cafe
A cherished lunch spot with lots of seafood. Stuffed shrimp makes them famous - order one or a dozen or take home a frozen batch. Shrimp also comes creole style or etouffee over fluffy rice. Red beans and trout. Homemade pies. Open daily breakfast and lunch only. They deliver but the phones get busy!
No visit is complete without trying the region's barbecue. This smokin' joint is beloved and simmering with delectable favorites such as ribs and hotlinks, potato salad, cole slaw and beans. Open daily from 10:30 am-8:00 pm.
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If you gotta have it when you get home, they ship dinner 'cross country!
Ralph & Kacoo's Seafood Restaurant Bossier City, LA
Since 1969 this restaurant has been serving up some of the best cajun cookin' in the state. Dishes such as crawfish etouffee, seafood gumbo and gulf shrimp stew are popular. Or, try oysters and softshell crabs with all the traditional fixins'. Enjoy a pre-dinner drink at the Laughing Alligator Bar. Open daily.
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A must-order is the crab cakes plus the recipe is on their website!
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