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Hit up the one in Plano for lunch.
Liver and onions fresh off the grill.
Damn good.
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  • CooterBrown
    CooterBrown

    Somehow the Luby’s on Steck is still open and delicious. Went with the classic combo last night.

  • orangecat92
    orangecat92

    Luby's from both perspectives, as a customer and then a manager.  The Killeen massacre happened exactly one week before my first interview with Luby's, in fall 1991.  I was an older college student fi

  • BigDHornfan
    BigDHornfan

    Hit up the one in Plano for lunch. Liver and onions fresh off the grill. Damn good.

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csb incoming. Growing up my best friend's dad was the GM for the Lubys in Hulen Mall in Ft. Worth. We used to go in there and feel like fucking kings. Everything free. Great memories. Probably have had everything there other than that nasty liver nonsense above. 

Edited by PassiveAggressiveCoach

Did the Steck Luby’s stay open even though it was supposed to close? Drove by at lunch and there were cars in the parking lot.

1 hour ago, PassiveAggressiveCoach said:

Probably have had everything there other than that nasty liver nonsense above.

angry what the hell GIF by Team Coco

8 minutes ago, PassiveAggressiveCoach said:

Mac N Cheese, green beans w/bacon, fried fish, slice of chocolate pie FTW

That was my order as a kid at the North Loop Luby's, except sub lemon meringue pie for chocolate. 

2 minutes ago, Deej said:

That was my order as a kid at the North Loop Luby's, except sub lemon meringue pie for chocolate. 

OK, that works too. I got that combo a lot. 

I may get that combo at lunch tomorrow. Our Luby's lunch bunch is back to pre covid levels, about 10 guys every Friday.

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1 hour ago, CooterBrown said:

Did the Steck Luby’s stay open even though it was supposed to close? Drove by at lunch and there were cars in the parking lot.

It's slated to become an apartment complex.

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Ardent Residential gets initial OK to transform a Luby's into apartments
A Luby's restaurant that's been located off North MoPac Expressway for decades is one step closer to becoming an apartment complex with affordable housing units.

Multifamily developer Ardent Residential LP plans to purchase a 2.38-acre property in North Austin from an entity tied to Houston-based Luby's Inc. (NYSE: LUB), which announced last year plans to liquidate. On Oct. 14, Austin City Council approved on first reading a rezoning request to MF-6, the highest-density multifamily zoning category, which will pave the way for a 275-unit development with roughly 28 affordable housing units.

The developer still needs an approval on the second and third readings of the zoning case before moving forward.

 

 

11 hours ago, burntorangebongos said:

I love to add the vinegar pepper sauce to my green beans. Never thought to add it to cornbread.. That is very intriguing. 

It makes me so happy.  Such a simple thing, but so delicious.

15 hours ago, BearSchlong said:

I may get that combo at lunch tomorrow. Our Luby's lunch bunch is back to pre covid levels, about 10 guys every Friday.

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Make sure to take pics today. We are all counting on you.

Those buttered new potatoes are one of my favorites and they go great with the oven fried fish.

is the one at steck still serving?  need to hit it tomorrow if they are.

57 minutes ago, gsoda3 said:

is the one at steck still serving?  need to hit it tomorrow if they are.

That's my plan.

Whole fried fish and double mac and cheese. Been getting that since my mom took me to a Luby's for the first time (although I may have started out with a luann sized fish) 

My childhood order at the Galveston location...LuAnn Platter with roast beef, green beans, mac and cheese, dinner roll and egg custard

Don't forget about those great wheat rolls.

And one thing I always loved about Luby's is they had real butter for your bread.

I don’t know how many times I ate at Luby’s as a kid. It was the spot for my family and a couple others to go after Sunday night church. I was partial to a fried chicken leg, Mac and cheese, green beans, red jello and cornbread. When the kids hit about 9 or 10 we got to move to a separate table so the grownups could have coffee in peace after supper. 
 

Hadn’t been there in ages and then one time I was home I ended up there with my kids and realized: yeah, Luby’s slaps. It’s got food everyone can eat, you get in and out with minimal bullshit, and you feel like you fed your kids a real meal because you did. In the rotation now each time I am back.

In Dallas, Highland Park Cafeteria was the SHIT. I saw that the Rona got them. 

 

On 6/18/2021 at 11:40 PM, Brisketexan said:

Yep.  I don't get any hate for Fuddruckers.  Have always liked it.  Especially when we had young kids.  We could go, and make them happy, and we could also get a damned good burger, and just relax for a bit.  It was a good meal, but also at someplace not so fancy that people looked at you funny if your kids made a racket.  And even after the kids got older, it wasn't so out of control that you couldn't just enjoy a good burger on your own.

Fuddruckers is good. Good quality meat, fresh patties, cooked well. I like that you can choose your toppings exactly how you like and there’s a good variety but nothing stupid.

Spent a lot of time in Corpus for youth and high school sports and actually liked their knockoff, Wallbangers, better than the original. 

On 10/21/2021 at 9:50 PM, burntorangebongos said:

I love to add the vinegar pepper sauce to my green beans. Never thought to add it to cornbread.. That is very intriguing. 

It works. Very well. 

Square fish with tartar sauce, Mac and cheese, spinach, yeast roll, and red jello.  Iced tea to drink refilled by the cart lady in SAS shoes.  Loved this meal once a week growing up at the Hester’s Crossing location in RR.  Just the best.

ETA—and the cream cheese jalapeño with the plastic sword through it.

If you didn’t take a plastic sword home you didn’t eat at Luby’s!

Edited by harold

It might have been mentioned above, but is there an official close date for the Steck location? 

5 hours ago, harold said:

Square fish with tartar sauce, Mac and cheese, spinach, yeast roll, and red jello.  Iced tea to drink refilled by the cart lady in SAS shoes.

They definitely lost something when they got rid of the tea carts.

On 10/21/2021 at 9:50 PM, burntorangebongos said:

I love to add the vinegar pepper sauce to my green beans. Never thought to add it to cornbread.. That is very intriguing. 

Funny, I actually add this when I'm "making" cornbread.

Since we're dreaming over here. I'll take a....

-Fruit Salad

-Fried Chicken (Thigh & Wing)

-Mac & Cheese

-Mashed Potatoes (Brown Gravy)

-Corn

-Roll (Dip in Potatoes & Mac)

-Cornbread

-Chocolate Pie

 

I could fast the all day for that.

Edited by SimonBolivar

2 hours ago, SimonBolivar said:

Since we're dreaming over here. I'll take a....

-Fruit Salad

-Fried Chicken (Thigh & Wing)

-Mac & Cheese

-Mashed Potatoes (Brown Gravy)

-Corn

-Roll (Dip in Potatoes & Mac)

-Cornbread

-Chocolate Pie

 

I could fast the all day for that.

Know what I like about Luby's?  The collective, world-peace element of it.  See, your order is NOT what I would order.....yet....it's a good order.  There is no "wrong order" at Luby's.  Fried chicken, fruit salad, and your sides?  Great.  Liver and onions, cornbread, and okra?  Great.  Rectangle of fish, green beans and mac?  Wonderful.

Peace through Luby's, man.  I may be on to something.

1 minute ago, Brisketexan said:

 

Peace through Luby's, man.  I may be on to something.

I see a future dissertation on the decline of the United States of America and how it correlated with the fall of cafeterias.

6 minutes ago, SimonBolivar said:

I see a future dissertation on the decline of the United States of America and how it correlated with the fall of cafeterias.

Fair coutnerpoint.

Haven't been in years, but my go to order was always

Marshmallow fruit salad

Chopped steak with mushroom gravy 

Mashed potatoes and corn

Wheat roll

Whatever cake I was in the mood for - chocolate was usually my usual pick

 

CFS

Mashed taters

Green beans or Mac and cheese depending on mood

2 rolls

Chess pie


Yep, looking at the posts above, and looking for a "wrong order"......still can't find one.  Well done, gents.

Y'all may think I'm crazy, but I like the baked white fish.  It's just a piece of fish slathered in mayo with some parsley.  With the tartar sauce it is delicious.  You might think about giving it a go.  I love that breaded and fried version, but this one has merit as well.  I like the green beans and cabbage to go with it.  Sometimes mushrooms.

 

https://www.food.com/recipe/lubys-cafeteria-baked-white-fish-111301

CFS and cream gravy (on side) 

Fried okra 

Mashed potatoes with cream gray

Corn bread 

Roll 

Jalapeno

Unsweet tea with lemon

Louisiana vinegar/tabasco pepper sauce

Large order of Tartar Sauce with a Square Fried Fish on the side, Mac n Cheese and either Black-eyes or Pintos with tea. If I had dessert, and I rarely did, it was Cherry Cheesecake. And that Skewered Stuffed Jalapeno mentioned above. Loved those. 

Liver and onions. Stewed okra.  Spinach.  Jalapeno cornbread.  Basically every young kid's bad dream!  RIP Luby's.

On 10/24/2021 at 8:18 PM, 3adays said:

It might have been mentioned above, but is there an official close date for the Steck location? 

no not yet.  went on sunday and asked but no one knew. 

Chicken Fried Chicken

Mac N Cheese 

Okra 

pumpkin pie 

 

In the latter years it was cool how they would let you customize your salet. You could mix some iceburgh mix with some romaine and throw in some spinach leaves, black olive, whatever. First class. 

The old standard when full blown carboloading was the CFS they called breaded cutlet, Mac & chee, fried okra, and spicy, chunky cornbread with lots of butter. When going lower carb it was often the baked haddock almondine, buttered squash medley, green beans and the custom salet.

The fried chicken quarter was damn good, too. Even more from the earlier days when there more daily surprises to go with the regular staples.

I miss the hell out of Luby's.

If we ever had to stay overnight with my grandparents, these were our dining options 95% of the time.  They all lived past 90, which is a little crazy given their choices.

breakfast: Denny’s

lunch: McDonalds

dinner: Luby’s

If you scored the winning goal or hit a home run dinner got upgraded to the Highland Park Cafeteria.  I mentioned it a few pages ago, but the Luby’s on Steck was my meal plan the year I lived in the apartments next door.  It was probably less than 100 ft. from my back door to the pickup area for to go orders.  It going away makes me sad.

Roasted chicken (white meat) 

Cornbread stuffing 

Cranberry sauce 

Fried okra 

Sweet potatoes 

Jalapeno cornbread with vinegar pepper sauce 

Chocolate pie 

CFS

Okra

Mac & Chz

Green Beans

Roll

Sweet Tea

Chocolate Pie (although I loved the tapioca as a kid)

Roast beef

Mashed Potatoes with the RB au jus

Green Beans

Fried Okra

Jell-O, Green or Yellow

Iced Tea

 

39 minutes ago, Passive Aggressive Coach said:

Green beans seem to be the common nexus. 

They are one of their superior "green veggie" offerings.  My favorite sides:

Green/healthier: green beans, sauteed cabbage, sauteed spinach, black eyed peas, stewed okra

Delicious, not healthy: mac n cheese, fried okra, mashed potatoes and gravy, stuffing 

 

Goddammit.  I really want Luby's now.

I had a buddy who went through the whole Luby's manager training a hundred years ago. He once told me that they always put the highest profit margin items up front because you're most likely to order the first thing you see.  Ever since then, whenever I walk into that motherfucker all I'm thinking is, "No way in hell I'm getting ripped off by that carrot and raisin salad."

17 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

They are one of their superior "green veggie" offerings.  My favorite sides:

Green/healthier: green beans, sauteed cabbage, sauteed spinach, black eyed peas, stewed okra

Delicious, not healthy: mac n cheese, fried okra, mashed potatoes and gravy, stuffing 

 

Goddammit.  I really want Luby's now.

I wish I could make mac n cheese like that. I've tried. I can get pretty good and my smoked mac n cheese is pretty good but not the same.

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