Biggest restaurant flop(s) in Baton Rouge history?

Way back when some former LSU great went in with a group and spent a bunch of money opening a place called Line Backers or something like that. I think it went downhill pretty fast after a big opening with lots of marketing

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1. Pat's Cajun Seafood & Steak

Odd location on Jefferson Hwy. never took off like it's Acadiana area counterpart. Lasted only 9 months. They gutted restaurant and put a lot of renovation work into it.

2. Mama Della's Pizza

Oddly enough, adjacent to the aforementioned Pat's on Jefferson Hwy. people on this board said at one point it was a top notch pizza place for BR. It was even featured on the hit tv show 'Restaurant Impossible'

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As long as stupid people want to play restaurant, those two locations will continue to get leased and restaurants there will continue to fail. They're downright terrible to get in and out of.

Dreamland in Southdowns Shopping Center did not last long and they spent plenty money renovating the space.

The Italian bowl. Owner was such a pos douche

I don't care what anyone says -- Mama Dellas had legit pizza. The problem was that the owner developed a bad rep, and he could never overcome it. Baton Rougeans trying to tell him how to make a pizza? I can totally understand his aggravation.

I was a champion of Dingo's when it first opened because my good friend knew the owner well, and he was one of the nicest and most personable guys I had met.

Out the gate, his food was awesome and the menu was interesting. He prided himself on high-quality, local ingredients and specials centered around fresh foods in season.

And then he hit the wall where he couldn't seem to find competent staff in the kitchen and the food quality suffered bad. The menu was re-written and prices went up and portions went down. To be fair, they were huge portions to begin with.

The last day for me was I had to send a steak back three times because it was horribly overcooked. Not like a medium rare to a medium; but a medium rare cooked to well-done.

It closed shortly after that and I do wish it could have made it.

Extreme Pita on Essen got good reviews on here and they announced several more openings in Baton Rouge. Next thing you know, they closed. Vanished into thin air.

What was the name of the place in Perkins Rowe before it was Lava Cantina? The music was so loud it would blow your hair back while you ate.

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