The Original Ground Pati

[Cajuns1]

I found out some of the deets on the Ground Pati/Original Pati saga and some of you may already know this.

So the Ground Pati on Johnston is now considered the "Original Pati", they had to remove the former (Ground Pati) name as the owner of the Ground Pati and the Original Pati are in a heated dispute that will probably lead to court or a settlement or may have already happened.

Apparently the owner of the Ground Pati on Kaliste Saloom owns the name and the recipes and everything to do with the Old Ground Pati. He had agreed to allow the Johnston location to continue as sort of a franchise, with the understanding that he had to keep everything the same as the location on Kaliste.

Well apparently the owner of the Johnston location found and old menu and changed everything and the two menus were different. Because of this the owner of the Ground Pati got very upset and forced him to change the name of the restaraunt and/or change the menu back to be the same as the Kaliste location, the Johnston owner refused. So for spite, he changed the name of the restaurant recently and now it is called THE ORIGINAL PATI. This was a way of continuing to pizz off the owner of the Kaliste location.

Apparently the two are still arguing/fighting about the menu, recipes and name. He has since changed the recipe of the burgers as well. This battle will not end well, I don't think.

I may have missed some of the details, but this was given to me by the manager of the Kaliste location.

Truly "cut off your nose to spite your face" kind of stuff. The new recipe is awful, and it feels like the dude is willing to run the place into the ground before conceding.

[anhil8tor]

we frequented the original patti before basketball pretty regularly. Some time back, the quality of the food fell off so we quit going.

We went back a few weeks ago before a sunday baseball game and was presently surprised at how good everything was. Will be going more often.

[ManAboutTown]

we frequented the original patti before basketball pretty regularly. Some time back, the quality of the food fell off so we quit going.

We went back a few weeks ago before a sunday baseball game and was presently surprised at how good everything was. Will be going more often.

Same experience as you. It's walkable from my front door and we quit going for over a year. Last time we went, which was pretty recent, the food was good.

(And it wasn't $40 for 2 regular burgers and freaking chips)

[CajunAmos]

I remember my visit to the Ground Pat'i on Severn in Metairie in the early 70's

[Cajunchuck]

Went to the Original Patti on Johnston with my brother last week. It was ok, not as good as I'm used to at that establishment. I have been eating there since it opened and have had numerous meals there over the years. Will go back.

[CrazyCajun]

Ironically 2 grown men in a DMC ruined one of the better burger places in Lafayette and ended up with 2 places worse than the “original ground patti”

[Bandwagon King]

Possibly, I am not sure. I do know he is opening a 2nd location of "THE ORIGINAL PATI" at the old Romacelli's off Pont de Mouton, he might also be part of the group that owns Pizzaville USA.

I love to hear about restaurant wars. They put our little P!$$ing matches to shame. So wondering, if the guys over here are cat fighting over the Ground Pati stuff, what about the guys in New Orleans who were the first Hungry? Ground Pati? I know they've been around since the 60's anyway.

[Bandwagon King]

I've NEVER stepped foot in or ordered anything from the Kaliste Saloom location, due to how some things apparently went down vs. the owners of the original Johnston location, a location that has been a Lafayette and USL/UL tradition for decades.

That bunch on Kaliste Saloom wouldn't let me & son go in because of his age the year we were doing our best burger in town tour so I've never bothered with em since. I highly doubt I missed much.