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var's pizza "permanently closed"
Posted on 10/7/25 at 9:54 am
Posted on 10/7/25 at 9:54 am
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"Closed permanently," the chalkboard sign read in capital letters. Vars Pizza closure Vars Pizza on Perkins Road in Baton Rouge shut down business on Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. An official closing announcement has not been made on Var's social media accounts. The space had previously been Unleaded BBQ.
quote:chad hughes' midas touch is undefeated
Var's Pizza's name was a spin off of next-door neighbor Ivar's Sports Bar & Grill, with both businesses sharing investors Chad Hughes, Cathy Melancon and Edwin Edwards, grandson of the late former Gov. Edwin Edwards.
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Posted on 10/7/25 at 10:07 am to cgrand
Was he in that bbq place across the street? That didn’t last long.
Posted on 10/7/25 at 10:12 am to Martini
This was the old BBQ place.
I tried Vars once and did not like it at all. It is amazing how many failed businesses Hughes has.
I tried Vars once and did not like it at all. It is amazing how many failed businesses Hughes has.
Posted on 10/7/25 at 10:32 am to cgrand
some of the worst pizza ive ever had.
the playground wasnt great and that shitty door/gate would never stay closed, so kids could just run into the parking lot / perkins if unsupervised.
the playground wasnt great and that shitty door/gate would never stay closed, so kids could just run into the parking lot / perkins if unsupervised.
This post was edited on 10/7/25 at 10:34 am
Posted on 10/7/25 at 10:37 am to cgrand
Well that’s not a surprise. It’s amazing how much this group sucks at restauranting. Terrible pizza.
Posted on 10/7/25 at 10:58 am to cgrand
Felt like they just opened 
Edit: Just looked at their google reviews. No fricking wonder they closed
Edit: Just looked at their google reviews. No fricking wonder they closed
This post was edited on 10/7/25 at 11:03 am
Posted on 10/7/25 at 11:01 am to cgrand
Bravo to them for trying. Hate to see a local place close down.
Posted on 10/7/25 at 11:13 am to SixthAndBarone
Try was something didn’t actually do
Posted on 10/7/25 at 11:52 am to whoa
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It is amazing how many failed businesses Hughes has.
What are some of the other ones? Did he have Pelicans House?
Posted on 10/7/25 at 11:58 am to Carson123987
Man those pizzas look like absolute arse.
Posted on 10/7/25 at 12:02 pm to cgrand
its a cool spot tho, something needs to open there soon.
Posted on 10/7/25 at 12:04 pm to RedHawk
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What are some of the other ones? Did he have Pelicans House?
Happy's, City Bar, B&T's
Posted on 10/7/25 at 12:11 pm to RedHawk
Kalurah St., Rio Tacos, Unleaded BBQ, Bumsteers, and probably a few others. It’s truly impressive.
Posted on 10/7/25 at 12:28 pm to whoa
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Kalurah St., Rio Tacos, Unleaded BBQ, Bumsteers, and probably a few others. It’s truly impressive.
Add the others and
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whoa
Posted on 10/7/25 at 12:52 pm to Martini
Wonder what brain buster concept he will con his way into next.
Posted on 10/7/25 at 1:02 pm to SwampSlime
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Wonder what brain buster concept he will con his way into next
Thought I read on here he was headed to the pen. IIRC he got in trouble with taxes and paying back money he owed.
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WBRZ news story. Apparently no jail mentioned, but property seized and he owes like $2 million.
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BATON ROUGE — The city-parish has seized the property that formerly housed City Bar after its Baton Rouge restauranteur owner failed to repay a nearly $2 million loan from the U.S. Small Business Administration, The Advocate reported Tuesday. Chad Hughes, the owner of Bengal Tap Room and Var's Pizza, had the property seized by the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office on May 23, the paper reports. The Third Street property was formerly occupied by Boudreaux & Thibodeaux's. Hughes told The Advocate that the bar was turned over to the bank a year ago and he no longer owns the property. Even earlier in May, the court ordered that the property be seized and used to pay $1.9 million to Fund-Ex Solutions Group, a non-bank lender to small businesses. The paper reports that this amount includes the $1.8 million loan Hughes took out, as well as legal fees and interest. Hughes previously faced a potential eviction from the downtown bar Happy's Irish Pub in 2023 when he faced legal issues over noise complaints and rental delinquency. A judge ultimately ruled that the pub could continue operation. He was also sued last year by commercial realtor Hank Saurage, who said Hughes failed to pay back a $1.85 million loan and $100,000 advance, The Advocate reports. City Bar and Boudreaux & Thibodeaux's have both since closed.
This post was edited on 10/7/25 at 1:08 pm
Posted on 10/7/25 at 1:31 pm to whoa
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It is amazing how many failed businesses Hughes has.
His other spot, Bengal Tap Room, closed permanently out of nowhere a few days ago as well.
Posted on 10/7/25 at 1:46 pm to LouisianaLady
Doesn’t he have a hand in Cecilia too?
Posted on 10/7/25 at 3:43 pm to KamaCausey_LSU
He had those bars, but they all ended up with issues.
He didn't start Happy's But that place printed money. He still couldn't pay his bills.
He did get kind of screwed in the noise thing for the patio area (even though he eventually "won" because the ordinance was too vague. When the patio opened around 2008/2009 the building next to it was a state building. It was basically shut down at after 5pm. Plus the state workers in charge of the state's buildings would come to Happy's for drinks on Fridays. The Onyx residence where there other complaints came from wasn't even there in 2009ish when the bands started on the patio. However, Jack did try and stay within the noise ordinance and cut bands off at 10pm when he had it, (unless he had an even permit). I think Hughes was having them play way later.
Also didn't open B&T. That was Danny McGlynn (and a couple others). B&T did OK, but again Hughes didn't pay his bills.
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Happy's
He didn't start Happy's But that place printed money. He still couldn't pay his bills.
He did get kind of screwed in the noise thing for the patio area (even though he eventually "won" because the ordinance was too vague. When the patio opened around 2008/2009 the building next to it was a state building. It was basically shut down at after 5pm. Plus the state workers in charge of the state's buildings would come to Happy's for drinks on Fridays. The Onyx residence where there other complaints came from wasn't even there in 2009ish when the bands started on the patio. However, Jack did try and stay within the noise ordinance and cut bands off at 10pm when he had it, (unless he had an even permit). I think Hughes was having them play way later.
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B&T's
Also didn't open B&T. That was Danny McGlynn (and a couple others). B&T did OK, but again Hughes didn't pay his bills.
Posted on 10/7/25 at 4:22 pm to BigBinBR
Pizza was horrible surprised it last this long
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