Beaumont recommendations

[NeilT]

We're taking a long weekend and going to Beaumont!  I love to travel.  Other than not going, and other than Al-Ts in Winnie, any suggestions for places to stay and places to eat? 

[Bench]

I guess the Hotel Elegante is where the fancy folks stay.

Bryan's 797 on N. 5th Street is the Galatoire's of Beaumont.  The food is very good in that high New Orleans style, and is priced similarly. (The address is 797 N. 5th St.)

Suga's is a good restaurant downtown that takes an haute cuisine approach to traditional southern favorites.  They often have jazz in the evenings too.  It's at 461 Bowie St.

For a cup of coffee or a quick light breakfast, you can't go wrong with Rao's at 2596 Calder or 4440 Dowlen.

P-Reaux's on MLK just south of Calder is a good centrally located cajun spot (eta: apparantly it's called the Seafood Shack now?)

[Bench]

For another enjoyable cajun/burger destination, the Pine Tree Lodge is fun.  It's out on a bayou and you can sit on a porch drinking beer and feeding hushpuppies to the alligators.  If you can't have fun doing that, you really shouldn't be spending any time in Beaumont.

The Pine Tree Lodge is here.

[NeilT]

For another enjoyable cajun/burger destination, the Pine Tree Lodge is fun.  It's out on a bayou and you can sit on a porch drinking beer and feeding hushpuppies to the alligators.  If you can't have fun doing that, you really shouldn't be spending any time in Beaumont.

The Pine Tree Lodge is here.

That actually sounds pretty fun. 

[Fredia]

going to beaumont?

[HudsonHawk]

We had this recent discussion:

http://www.spikesnstars.com/forums/index.php?topic=108486.0;all

Don't know if there's anything worthwhile in there, but you might check it out.  Jane Doe and strosrays are our resident Beamontions, I'm sure they can steer you in some direction.

[Duke]

For another enjoyable cajun/burger destination, the Pine Tree Lodge is fun.  It's out on a bayou and you can sit on a porch drinking beer and feeding hushpuppies to the alligators.  If you can't have fun doing that, you really shouldn't be spending any time in Beaumont.

The Pine Tree Lodge is here.

If you can't have fun doing this then you wouldn't know a good time if it showed up on your doorstep with a six pack and a TV guide.

[T. J.]

We're taking a long weekend and going to Beaumont!  I love to travel.  Other than not going, and other than Al-Ts in Winnie, any suggestions for places to stay and places to eat? 

Al-Ts gets a glowing review in this week's Houston Press.

http://www.houstonpress.com/2009-07-16/restaurants/gators-and-gumbo/

[VirtualBob]

Best recommendation is "don't".

[strosrays]

Best recommendation is "don't".

Yep.  Not for everyone.  If he shows up in that bowtie, they'll send him home in a box.

[NeilT]

Yep.  Not for everyone.  If he shows up in that bowtie, they'll send him home in a box.

Beaumont's the big city compared to some of the places I work.  Most East Texans have a picture of their grandad in a bow tie, or of Malcolm X.  Either way, it works.  Come to think of it, I've only caught grief from Jim, and now you.  Most folk are mildly amused.