{"id":671,"date":"2008-09-27T09:00:07","date_gmt":"2008-09-27T13:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blogsmonroe.com\/food\/?p=671"},"modified":"2008-09-27T09:00:07","modified_gmt":"2008-09-27T13:00:07","slug":"favorite-dive-chateau-louise-luna-pier-michigan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/micuisine.com\/lunapiercook\/?p=671","title":{"rendered":"Favorite Dive: Chateau Louise, Luna Pier, Michigan"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nThe Chateau’s<\/em>\u00a0Seafood Platter. Click on this and the next two for larger images.<\/em><\/p>\n

This past Thursday evening at the Chateau Louise<\/em> here in Luna Pier (the same place with the one-pound burger shown\u00a0in my previous post), we celebrated Mary’s birthday. The restaurant is only about a half mile from the house so we get there often. In fact, a little over a year ago some local high schoolers hung out at our house. One of them ended up with a job at the Chateau<\/em>. Little by little, as older guys wouldn’t show up for work, a call would come in; “Hey, send so-and-so down here if he wants a job!” The result was that fully half the current kitchen staff was literally hired straight\u00a0out of our living room.<\/p>\n

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The building itself was built by a Paul Dussia\u00a0in the early 1900s when he moved his grocery store from a nearby neighborhood.\u00a0This building included horse stalls, barns, and rooms for guests. The above photo of this version of the building was taken in 1915. In the early 1930s, Louise Gellar bought the store from\u00a0Dussia. After a remodel, she subsequently\u00a0created the original Chateau Louise<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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This is the Chateau Louise<\/em> today. If you click on this image for a larger version you’ll see the original metal roof is still intact. The current owner, Bob, lives in the upstairs apartment. Through that angled door in the front corner\u00a0of the building is the current bar. The long, low section in the back\u00a0contains\u00a0the family restaurant and the kitchen.<\/p>\n

One thing we’ve found is that, when you mention to folks from out-of-town to about a 50-mile radius that you live in Luna Pier, about 50 percent of the time they’ll say, “Oh yea, I ate at the Chateau<\/em> once. Great place!” Here are some of the reasons the Chateau<\/em> is so memorable …<\/p>\n

When one of the servers brings out your crackers and bread, even before you’ve ordered, you also get one of these relish trays for about\u00a0every four people at your table:<\/p>\n

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Fresh-cut tomatoes, crisp green onions, a handful of fairly hot pepperoncici, and some dill pickle spears … This makes a nice appetizer on its own, but one you don’t pay for.<\/p>\n

We still head for the appetizer menu though …<\/p>\n

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We’ve only recently started enjoying the restaurant’s Deep-Fried Green Pepper Rings<\/em>. At their most basic, these are simple rings from green peppers. These rings are\u00a0dipped in the onion ring batter and fried just as the onions are. They’re not much different in texture from the onion rings themselves, but when they’re done just right you get a real burst of green pepper flavor when you bite into them.<\/p>\n

One of the things owner Bob takes care of himself is making the rich and vegetable-ridden Turtle Soup<\/em>:<\/p>\n

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When I first tried this soup a couple years back I was a bit leary of it. I’d never tried turtle before and had no idea what to expect. It fast became one of my favorite soups, and I get a bowl (not a cup!) every time we go there now. And yes, I do share if any Turtle Soup<\/em> newbies are interested in trying it.<\/p>\n

And of course, at the top of this post is an image of the Seafood Platter<\/em>. All deep-fried, from left-to-right that’s scallops, shrimp, Lake Erie perch fillets, and frog legs. This also comes with a choice of potato and a salad or fresh-made coleslaw. While all of the platter was excellent, the scallops were the best part. Crispy on the outside, and light and fluffy on the inside, I could have eaten a whole plate of them.<\/p>\n

From I-75 in Michigan, take exit 6 at Luna Pier. Turn east toward Lake Erie. The<\/em> Chateau Louise will be the brown building on the left just before the intersection at Harold Drive.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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