Classic Eateries of Cajun County by Dixie Poché

Author:Dixie Poché
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2015-10-15T00:00:00+00:00

GARY’S

104 Lamar Street

Lafayette, LA, 70501

Success has a different meaning to everyone. But to Gary’s, tucked in a historic neighborhood called Freetown, success is a lip-smacking plate lunch. When current owner Troy Kling took over Gary’s Famous Plate Lunches two years ago, it meant a timeout from his high-level role in retail management. Returning home to Lafayette after spending years in Houston’s corporate culture led Troy to a new way of life. Now his days are far simpler, serving flavorful dishes to grateful customers, many of whom he greets by name.

Taking care of hungry folks is what’s important to Troy. Many return day after day for a hearty plate lunch at Gary’s, opened as J.D. Gary’s Grocery Store sixty-five years ago.

In other regions of America, plate lunches have a different name. The southern states enjoy the “meat and three,” which is a meat entrée with an assortment of three vegetables or starch sides. The “blue plate special” dates back to early diner days, when a special dish was discounted for hungry customers. The plates were actually blue in color; sectioned to accommodate a meat, a starch and a vegetable; and reportedly introduced by the Harvey House restaurants in the late 1800s for rail passengers. The “Hawaiian plate lunch” includes a macaroni salad, white rice and a meat entrée.

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