Mom and Pop Plate Lunch Shops in Tyler?

[McClain]

All across south Louisiana there are these little small mom and pop restaurants that serve plate lunches. These are home style cooked meals and usually include a choice (often only 2 choices) of a main dish (which is usually a meat based dish) and typically two other foods, one of which is usually rice (often with gravy). The other is typically a vegetable and sometimes the plate includes bread or cornbread. The menu changes daily and these meals are very inexpensive but filling and well seasoned. With a limited menu and foods that are prepared in bulk, the wait time is very short. These "restaurants" are usually small and often are located out of the way They will always have regular customers, as expected, and it is always a pleasure to try new ones when found. These are a nice break from the typical fast food offerings.

However, in the 6 years that I have been in Tyler, I have yet to discover such a place here. A few places here will sometime offer a lunch special, but it's not quite the same. Are there any of these truly plate lunch shops here in Tyler? If so I would sure like to know where?

[TXBlueEyes]

Have you been to "Sum to Eat"?

[McClain]

Nope. Location and menu?

edit: just looked it up. Looks good! Not exactly what I had in mind but close, and looks to be some good eats.

[Low Fence]

We have a place like that in Quitman. “Your appetite”. Great food and they do very well. Even do family meals. Something different daily, you just stop in a pick it up before the sell out.

[jlinville]

4-Way Cafe in Flint meets your description

[TXBlueEyes]

That is the closest place I can think of that fits most of the details you mentioned. They post a video most days on their Facebook to show what they are serving that day. I just looked and I hate that I missed the Oxtails today!!!

[McClain]

Some good information. Keep them coming!

I sure miss some of those south LA recipes . . . . . . red beans and rice, shrimp creole, sausage and cabbage, fish courtbouillon, shrimp stew, etc.

[SmTx]

That type of cooking is done is small towns in Texas straight out of homes in the form of “selling plates”

[dbaio1]

Some good information. Keep them coming!

I sure miss some of those south LA recipes . . . . . . red beans and rice, shrimp creole, sausage and cabbage, fish courtbouillon, shrimp stew, etc.

Dwyer's Lafayette
Dwight's Lafayette
Abear's Houma
Jolly Inn Houma

Some ole schools ones I remember.

[TXBlueEyes]

You might go try Uncle Jacks.

[White Falcon]

Back Porch in Winona. Breakfast all day. There is about 5 choices every day on menu. It's a dump, but good home cooked meals.

[MtnMike]

Daniel Boones Grill and Tavern is a good choice!

[McClain]

Daniel Boones Grill and Tavern is a good choice!

Daniel Boone’s is a good place! Been there many times and the food is great. However it just doesn’t meet my criteria for a small inexpensive mom and pop plate lunch place.

[MtnMike]

Daniel Boone’s is a good place! Been there many times and the food is great. However it just doesn’t meet my criteria for a small inexpensive mom and pop plate lunch place.

We get the Pioneer Plates. $11.00 is pretty cheap in my book the way prices are these days for the quality of food you get.What price point are you looking for?

[dclifton]

You been to Loggins? not a bad thing there and you can get all the plates you want. Its the type of food you are talking but its a buffet. Its all good!!!


Coxs grill would have fit your descption but its since closed maybe 2yrs ago now.

Dinner Bell in Van is like this kinda.

Sum 2 Eat is very similar

im drawing a blank on others right now. Way to much food in Tyler and half of it aint worth a crap. Same for lindale.