Trail Restaurants
Vieux Carre Gourmet
1623 North 18th | Monroe, LA
318-388-2228
Pronounced vo-ca-ray, this gourmet restaurant offers choices like Panini sandwiches, steaks or seafood dishes. Browse the take-home grocery or huge selection of wines.
Daily Harvest Bread Company
1105 Forsythe Avenue | Monroe, LA
318-812-2253 | http://www.dailyharvestbakery.com
Fresh stone-ground whole wheat products, fabulous chicken salad, wraps, soups and fresh breads like maple pecan. The cookies without-the-guilt come in oatmeal raisin pecan, oatmeal chocolate chip, coconut haystack or snickerdoodles to name a few. Or try one of their delicious muffins, like apple pecan cranberry, banana nut, morning glory or blueberry. Then step up to the all-natural raw juice bar, where they squeeze all your favorite fruits before your very eyes.
Riverside Coney Island
710 Walnut Street | Monroe, LA
318-388-3644
More than the usual Coney Island experience. When crawfish season hits, this is the place to be. With outdoor dining and live entertainment nightly! It’s a Cajun trip. Good gumbo and daily plate lunches are served throughout the year, as well as fried Snickers, Twinkies and Oreos. You’ll find something for everyone.
Enoch’s Pub & Grill
507 Louisville Avenue | Monroe , LA
318-388-3662 | http://www.enochsirishpub.com
An Irish Pub with a Louisiana attitude! This old world pub in the heart of Monroe is famous for its hamburgers. On Tuesdays, they’re 2 for 1. One of the local favorites is The Blarney Stone Blue Cheese Burger topped with cheese, blue cheese dressing, and bacon. So good it melts in your mouth. If blue cheese is not for you, don’t worry they have a great selection of burgers!
Eskamoe’s Frozen Custard & More
703 McMillan Road | West Monroe, LA
318-325-7575
The unique cold treat can be enjoyed by itself, in a shake or the ever popular concrete. The Polar Crunch concrete, a mixture of custard, heath, butterscotch and pecans, is a fan favorite. For a taste of the South, try a Southern Delite Specialty Sundae. Start with custard, then add peaches, strawberries, and bananas. Top with whipped cream and a cherry and you have yourself quite a treat.
BBQ West
4900 Cypress Street, Suite 9 | West Monroe, LA 71291
(318) 396-7455 | http://www.bbqwest.com
This Best of the Delta winner serves great bar-b-que! Try the smoked turkey, bar-b-que beef, chicken, sausage, ribs and beans with their real spicy sauce. Also enjoy their po-boys on homemade bread with a side of gravy. Stop by on Thursday for Steak Night.
Eskamoes Restaurant Location 2
2800 Forsythe Avenue | Monroe, LA 71201
318-325-5799 | http://eskamoes.net
Voted Best Dessert in the Twin Cities and Best Ice Cream in the Delta 2007. The unique cold treat can be enjoyed by itself, in a shake or the ever popular concrete. The Polar Crunch concrete, a mixture of custard, heath, butterscotch and pecans, is a fan favorite. For a taste of the South, try a Southern Delite Specialty Sundae. Start with custard, then add peaches, strawberries, and bananas. Top with whipped cream and a cherry and you have yourself quite a treat.
