Perkins Rd location of Rock Paper Taco up for sale

don't forget also the $4million for Walk Ons headquarters

It's a pain in the arse to make a left turn into. Plus, it's a huge space.

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well, the service was pretty shitty the two times i went, and it felt like a UFC bar, not a taco restaurant.

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Has a weird build out too. I think the location is fine, just didn't execute the concept.

Unless you're a full service tex-mex place slinging food and margaritas like Superior. You don't need a restaurant with that large of a footprint.

I think a place like a Cecilia, Bistro Byronz, or City Pork would do well there. City Pork probably wouldn't do it with Rouj just down the street.

its a shame their tacos were quite solid for a while..menu changed and quality slipped along with service

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don't forget also the $4million for Walk Ons headquarters

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That doesnt seem like a ridiculous price compared to fleur de lis

Seems these specialty taco places have a hard time staying afloat. I mean, who doesn’t love a two bite pork belly with balsamic glaze and spring mix taco for $7 a piece?

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That seems like one of those cursed locations where any restaurant that opens there will only last a year or two.

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I disagree. The first location was McCallister's Deli which was really non-descript and underwhelming.
The second was a fried fish and shrimp place that sold pre-battered, frozen fried fish and catfish, and there are too many good local places on Perkins Road for something like that to compete.
And finally RPT. I think the timing was bad. The food was too expensive for this economy. If RPT would have gone for a less expensive market and sold burgers and tacos to families with 3 or 4 kids, it would've done better. People don't want to spend 20 dollars a person on tacos right now.
I think it's a good location that still has a nice residential and business clientele to capture.

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Seems these specialty taco places have a hard time staying afloat. I mean, who doesn’t love a two bite pork belly with balsamic glaze and spring mix taco for $7 a piece?

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Blue Corn down the street does it well...simple tasty ingredients. Not the over sauced sloppy tacos like RPS

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McCallister's Deli

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Writing on the wall should've been there when the Siegen one got shutdown well before. It's a boring restaurant for boring people with boring taste buds. Louisiana doesn't need it and not sure why it ever thought it would work.

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fried fish and shrimp place

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I don't necessarily think that they were beat by local fried seafood competitors, but cheap frozen fish food doesn't do well in an area that's competing with formerly The Rum House and Olive or Twist which brought in a different clientele.

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RPT. I think the timing was bad

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Going on Happy Hour/Cinco de Mayo I wasn't blown away but I was surprised how much I got for my money. I think they probably put too much effort into loading up margaritas and lost a mass amount of revenue on overpours.

Eating out is incredibly expensive. I can't see any "affordable" restaurants trying to survive without having to overcharge their customers.