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Var’s Pizza

Posted on 4/24/24 at 3:21 pm
Posted by manonwheels28
Member since May 2015
144 posts
Posted on 4/24/24 at 3:21 pm
Anybody know anything about Var’s Pizza? Location is the old Unleaded BBQ spot near the Perkins Rd Overpass.
Posted by Trout Bandit
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Dec 2012
13433 posts
Posted on 4/24/24 at 4:04 pm to
Terrible name but it can't be any worse than Schlitz and Giggles.
Posted by LouisianaLady
Member since Mar 2009
81325 posts
Posted on 4/24/24 at 4:40 pm to
I think it’s the same people just rebranding.
Posted by moontigr
Washington Commanders/LA Kings Fan
Member since Nov 2020
3719 posts
Posted on 4/24/24 at 5:11 pm to
Some relation to Ivar's, perhaps?
Posted by hubertcumberdale
Member since Nov 2009
6617 posts
Posted on 4/24/24 at 9:58 pm to
quote:

Some relation to Ivar's, perhaps?


Same owners I’m sure. They owned unleaded bbq I believe
Posted by nicholastiger
Member since Jan 2004
43763 posts
Posted on 4/25/24 at 5:56 am to
A sub par bbq place replaced by a sub par pizza place
Someone throwing money away
I’ll give it 9 months because if the quality isn’t close to zeppelins they won’t make it
Would be better off turning it into a Izzo or lit pizza
Posted by SixthAndBarone
Member since Jan 2019
8463 posts
Posted on 4/25/24 at 6:18 am to
quote:

replaced by a sub par pizza place



Good grief, man. They haven’t even opened yet and you’re claiming their pizza isn’t good?

Posted by Walt OReilly
Poplarville, MS
Member since Oct 2005
124694 posts
Posted on 4/25/24 at 7:45 am to
Quit your whining

Good grief
Posted by SixthAndBarone
Member since Jan 2019
8463 posts
Posted on 4/25/24 at 7:48 am to
Just talking about pizza, bro. Do you like pizza?
Posted by BilbeauTBaggins
probably stuck in traffic
Member since May 2021
4905 posts
Posted on 5/14/24 at 8:43 am to
Building looks almost complete. Owners of the building own Ivar's, opened Unleaded and rebranded because Unleaded didn't work out.

Food was okay and the placed was hardly ever packed. I never got a warm slice of brisket on the three times I went. Also, it was weird that there was such a massive liquor bar in a BBQ restaurant. They have an Instagram account now but with zero posts.
Var's PIzza

I'm hoping they succeed, along with whatever the rebranding is going on across the street at the old Bumsteer's location.
Posted by hubertcumberdale
Member since Nov 2009
6617 posts
Posted on 5/14/24 at 8:50 am to
quote:

I'm hoping they succeed, along with whatever the rebranding is going on across the street at the old Bumsteer's location.


that building has been unfinished in the same exact condition for the last year or so, wonder whats going on with it
This post was edited on 5/14/24 at 8:51 am
Posted by BilbeauTBaggins
probably stuck in traffic
Member since May 2021
4905 posts
Posted on 5/14/24 at 9:04 am to
The rooftop looks complete. Along the stairwell looks like they'll add some light fixtures in the walls. Probably waiting on appliances.

Probably taking so long because it more than likely is a money issue.
Posted by Nation of Buga
Sandy Eggo
Member since Aug 2014
2172 posts
Posted on 5/14/24 at 11:45 am to
Rumor I heard was the folks who started the remodel of that building stopped paying rent earlier this year. All of the old building materials were hauled away a few weeks ago.
Posted by Prosecuted Collins
The Farm
Member since Sep 2003
6648 posts
Posted on 5/14/24 at 12:23 pm to
Opened a BBQ restaurant without a pit master...

Burned through renovation dollars for a damn pizza place...

Something tells me this place ain't gonna make it.
Posted by hubertcumberdale
Member since Nov 2009
6617 posts
Posted on 5/15/24 at 11:34 am to
quote:


Opened a BBQ restaurant without a pit master...

Burned through renovation dollars for a damn pizza place...

Something tells me this place ain't gonna make it.


Ivars must be making bank for those guys, dont think any of their other spots around the overpass have made it for very long
Posted by Wasp
Off Highland rd.
Member since Sep 2012
1487 posts
Posted on 5/15/24 at 1:17 pm to
Isn’t that Edwin Edwards grandson (also Edwin).
Posted by lesandra
Member since Apr 2022
16 posts
Posted on 6/10/24 at 3:47 am to
So, Var's Pizza... intriguing, right? I've been hearing whispers about it, but haven't made my way over there just yet. Always on the lookout for new pizza joints to add to my rotation. But hey, if you're still scratching your head on where to grab a slice, let me toss in my two cents.Now, let's talk about pizza nirvana. For me, it all goes back to this lewiston ny pizza. That first bite, man, it was like a flavor explosion in my mouth. The crust had this perfect crispiness, the sauce was tangy but not overpowering, and the toppings... oh, don't even get me started on the toppings.
This post was edited on 6/11/24 at 3:19 am
Posted by 91TIGER
Lafayette
Member since Aug 2006
17818 posts
Posted on 6/10/24 at 10:25 am to
quote:

can't be any worse than Schlitz and Giggles.



YT

Portnoy's review
Posted by Dixie2023
Member since Mar 2023
1685 posts
Posted on 6/10/24 at 12:34 pm to
I love S & G. When my daughter was at LSU, that’s where we’d go get pizza.
Posted by BilbeauTBaggins
probably stuck in traffic
Member since May 2021
4905 posts
Posted on 6/10/24 at 6:14 pm to
Just talked with one of the owners. Pizza chef just got hired. Not sure when they’ll open.

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