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Posted on 11/27/12 at 10:48 am to Athanatos
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Hooper said it was called Chris' not Ruth's Chris.
W
Nah, he just said that's what HE calls it. Good number of old fogeys still do that. They didn't start to franchise until well after Ruth bought it, though.
Of course, he did say it was IN Baton Rouge. Maybe, I'm spitting hairs, but in those days Prarieville was hardly even considered a suburb of the town.
Posted on 11/27/12 at 10:53 am to Y.A. Tittle
I think it was circa 1983. Stayed there less than a year before moving to Constitution.
Posted on 11/27/12 at 10:55 am to Y.A. Tittle
Ok I'll give him something to answer. What was the name of the restaurant on Highland at Airline that was knocked down to build the Shell Station? It was open twice and stayed empty for years. Pappajohn through John Goodman through the mirror and killed him in Everybody's All American. I can't remember this name to save my arse.
Posted on 11/27/12 at 10:57 am to SinatraBaby
Earlier than that. It had to be closer to 1973.
Posted on 11/27/12 at 10:59 am to LouisianaLady
Just talked to my roommate. I asked her how they get their tips from gift cards at Ruth's since we coulnd't at Dempsey's and she said the ONLY way the money comes off of a gift card for tip is by using a separate small machine that is not part of the POS.
We did not have that machine at Dempsey's, so this is why we couldn't receive tips from gift cards. Now, technically, someone could leave me their gift card and I could use it on a table that paid with cash and just pocket their cash.. but otherwise, we did not have the machine to take the money off of the gift card as a tip.
Just wanted to clarify that because I really find it hard to believe places are telling you they don't take tips on gift cards in order to force you to come back
I assure you your server wants their tip more than they want you to come back 
We did not have that machine at Dempsey's, so this is why we couldn't receive tips from gift cards. Now, technically, someone could leave me their gift card and I could use it on a table that paid with cash and just pocket their cash.. but otherwise, we did not have the machine to take the money off of the gift card as a tip.
Just wanted to clarify that because I really find it hard to believe places are telling you they don't take tips on gift cards in order to force you to come back
I assure you your server wants their tip more than they want you to come back Posted on 11/27/12 at 11:00 am to Martini
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. Pappajohn through John Goodman through the mirror and killed him in Everybody's All American. I can't remember this name to save my arse.
I thought that was at the old Oak Manor on Airline?
You thinking of Vince Sotiles? I thought that was where Ruffin's place is now.
Posted on 11/27/12 at 11:01 am to Martini
Opened in BR in 1976.
Posted on 11/27/12 at 11:01 am to SinatraBaby
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I think it was circa 1983. Stayed there less than a year before moving to Constitution.
They've been on Constitution since the 70s, bro.
Posted on 11/27/12 at 11:03 am to Athanatos
I just got back. I can't believe someone said it. Martini where's my money. Don't weasel out on me.
Posted on 11/27/12 at 11:04 am to Y.A. Tittle
No. It was where the Shell Station is now. Not Sotiles. And it's where they filmed the movies restaurant scenes. Other than the Frostop.
Posted on 11/27/12 at 11:07 am to hooper27
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I just got back. I can't believe someone said it. Martini where's my money. Don't weasel out on me.
Do you have a "special" bus that takes you to work?
Posted on 11/27/12 at 11:11 am to hooper27
Must suck to go through life as a stalker. Don't you have another Mary Kay meeting to conduct?
Posted on 11/27/12 at 11:13 am to hooper27
You said Chris's in Baton Rouge.
If you can't read the name on the damn sign, how is someone supposed to make a bet?
Did you even ever eat at Chris's on Broad?
If you can't read the name on the damn sign, how is someone supposed to make a bet?
Did you even ever eat at Chris's on Broad?
Posted on 11/27/12 at 11:14 am to Martini
Wow great come back. Does that mean your not going to pay me.
Posted on 11/27/12 at 11:16 am to hooper27
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Does that mean your not going to pay me.
Everyone knows, Martini's one of the biggest reneging bastards on here.
Posted on 11/27/12 at 11:17 am to Martini
Martini, you had better pay up or Mike is going to break your thumbs.
Posted on 11/27/12 at 11:56 am to Martini
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I just hope you aren't going to tell me it's a package liquor store on Main street that sold fish bowl beers.
i was talking about chris' old place earlier in the thread ..
Posted on 11/27/12 at 11:59 am to SinatraBaby
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The first Ruth Chris' franchise was located on Airline Hwy in Prairieville, which is now Southern Kumfort strip club. From there he moved it to it's current location.
when was that, sinatra ? i thought that was called the "wagon wheel" before it was southern kumfort .. it was a strip club then too .. that is attached to a motel and i thought it was built specifically to be a strip club .. i can't see ruth's chris putting a place adjacent to a cheap dive airline highway flea bag motel .. but i could be wrong ..
and, fwiw, that place closed over a year ago after that bouncer killed the dude in the parking lot .. just a tid bit of info ..
Posted on 11/27/12 at 12:11 pm to Y.A. Tittle
Here's an interesting read on the history of ruth's chris ...
LINK
here is an interesting part about BR:
that is obviously t.j. moran they are referring to .. but it said it opened in 1976 ..
LINK
here is an interesting part about BR:
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One of her devoted customers moved from New Orleans to Baton Rouge, yet still kept driving in to eat at Ruth's Chris. Finally he complained that the drive was too much, and asked if he could open a Baton Rouge franchise. Fertel claimed in a July 1997 Restaurants and Institutions article that she did not know anything about franchising, but that she let the customer have his wish because she was a good judge of people. The first franchise opened in Baton Rouge in 1976, and the chain began to grow.
that is obviously t.j. moran they are referring to .. but it said it opened in 1976 ..
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