Louise Open Pit Barbeque

I like Louise’s lunch plate specials. Usually it is a pork chop, choices of veggies, roll or cornbread. I am from the South and appreciate having a place to go to get some good basic home cooking. For veggies I generally choose black-​eyed peas and turnip greens. It is hard to make a batch of either of those for one or two people, so having a place to go and order them is wonderful!!!
I think highly enough of Louise’s that I chose it as the last American restaurant to take my daughter to before she flew to China for two years!
The acoustics are terrible — the lunchtime crowd voices seem to all bounce off the ceiling right back at you which makes conversation at your own table difficult. I go there for the the food, not for conversation with a friend. And sometimes, the crowd looks like a gathering of «Angry White Men» which makes me feel uncomfortable. But the food is still good.
Checking out has always been easy and fast which I appreciate!

After further travel, I cannot recommend the squash dressing if you are on a road trip. You are warned…

This is one of the non-​chain places located in Crystal Springs. It is right off of the Interstate and HWY 27 and is a better option than others. The place looked a little rundown from the outside and in, but the food tasted fresh and vibrant. It was definitely a no thrills experience, but it seemed like a popular place with the locals, which is always a good sign.

The BBQ sauce had some zing and so did the little old lady behind the lunch counter plating orders! I had the chopped pork plate with baked beans and potato salad. I would have given them five stars but the pork was a little on the tough side. Other than that, I loved it. The service was speedy and friendly and the price easy on the wallet.