La Tropicana Co — Restaurant in Louisville

My name is Geneva Manger. Before this commercial building became a successful store accommodating the Hispanic cultural population of Louisville, Ky. and everyone else “in the now very heavily business and Louisville famous attractions which is located on and around Preston Hwy “ was my favorite place in the world because it is my Grandfather’s legacy.

I was three when he purchased the small building and through the years built it into a small empire. I grew up playing hide and seek with my uncle when my grandfather was running NATIONAL SIDING out of what I consider it (as my family, The Bakers, The Cains ) THE LUCKY CORNER.

This is a wonderful establishment serving authentic Mexican cuisine,

(and in a nutshell you would not be exaggerating if to say)

“ The Kentucky Mexico “

Next year our buyer, Jose Avila will be paid in full and we will no longer own our building but never will the laughter of a little girl named Neva disappear. When the lights go out and the doors are locked muffled sounds of happiness and success will come to life.

If you not visited THE LUCKY CORNER then you have not visited the Frank Patrick Manger legacy and beginning of the success on Preston Hwy.

We experienced the best times on Preston and we lost my father to an accident on Preston and so I named my youngest son PRESTON FRANK to keep the name going on and on and with our best wishes for success in our store to all present and future occupants.

Frank and Maebelle Manger

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This place is amazing they have the BEST tacos. Just a heads up tacos are the ONLY food they serve! But no worries because they’re only about $2 a taco and the meats they have are chicken, steak, chorizo (a Mexican sausage), cow tongue, and pork which is their most common meat there. They’re only open Friday - Sunday! They cook their tacos outside and have picnic tables everywhere and when it’s cold outside they bring out huge heaters and close the tent so everyone stays warm! They have 2 other businesses connected to them one is inside shop that has desserts and a fresh fruit bar and connected to that is an actual Mexican grocery store, which I might say is big! They have so much to look at and a little gift shop in the back. I...

If I could give them a zero I would!!! I called and they did they closed till 11 then the lady would not let us in and they still had 15 mins till they closed! She said they don’t pay her to stay over!! How is that my fault!! She didn’t want to take our order so she just let us stand there!! And made someone else’s order that was not even there!!!! Then the other person that was there would not even help her take our order!!! She was just cleaning instead of helping!!!! They were both very very rude!!! You just lost...