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Biggest restaurant flop(s) in Baton Rouge history?
Posted on 1/15/17 at 1:13 pm
Posted on 1/15/17 at 1:13 pm
Some more recent closings come to mind.
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'
What are some others that come to mind?
Lasseigne's didn't even last a year.
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'
What are some others that come to mind?
Lasseigne's didn't even last a year.
This post was edited on 1/15/17 at 1:14 pm
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Posted on 1/15/17 at 1:21 pm to Paul Allen
Chop House on Jefferson (think that was the name)
The sports themed restaurant in front of Matherne's on Highland. Forgot which LSU player was behind it.
The sports themed restaurant in front of Matherne's on Highland. Forgot which LSU player was behind it.
Posted on 1/15/17 at 1:22 pm to Paul Allen
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
Posted on 1/15/17 at 1:34 pm to notiger1997
Warren Capone owned Linebackers off Essen near railroad tracks. Maybe it was around 1999 or so. Anyone know when Linebackers was open?
Posted on 1/15/17 at 1:49 pm to Paul Allen
Didn't Vernon Roger own a place back in the day?
Not sure how long it lasted.
Not sure how long it lasted.
Posted on 1/15/17 at 1:49 pm to Paul Allen
Zaxby's says hey.
Posted on 1/15/17 at 1:51 pm to Paul Allen
Galloping Gertrude's Bistro
Posted on 1/15/17 at 2:00 pm to Paul Allen
quote:
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'
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.
Posted on 1/15/17 at 2:04 pm to TigerstuckinMS
Aren't Bergeron's City Market and Jimmy Johns in those two locations now? They seem to be doing well there.
Posted on 1/15/17 at 2:07 pm to JScoop8
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Aren't Bergeron's City Market and Jimmy Johns in those two locations now? They seem to be doing well there.
I was thinking more of a traditional restaurant that relies on people coming in and out during normal lunch and dinner services. Delivery/catering/retail is a different animal.
Didn't realize that Bergeron's was in one of those locations.
Posted on 1/15/17 at 2:14 pm to Paul Allen
Pat's was terrible. Mama Della's had great pizza, but the vibe couldn't have been more wrong. You don't sell premium pizza out of a store that screams "bring your three year old". There's a reason why Domenica, Pizza Domenica, and Ancora each look nothing alike, but look nothing like Mama Della's did.
Posted on 1/15/17 at 2:15 pm to TigerstuckinMS
Bergeron's has a dining area and some pretty solid plate lunches and dinners. I'd give it a try if I were you.
Posted on 1/15/17 at 2:15 pm to goldennugget
I don't know if it's the biggest flop, but Al Copeland had 2 restaurants flop at the mall of Louisiana in the span two or three years in the late 1990s.
Straya - struggled to catch on until they finally ditched the concept, duplicated the Cheesecake Factory, and reopened under its current 'Cheesecake Bistro' name.
Wrap & Roll - Opened with the mall of Louisiana and closed before the first carousel ride was finished. This one should get bonus points since they closed the sherwood location too.
Straya - struggled to catch on until they finally ditched the concept, duplicated the Cheesecake Factory, and reopened under its current 'Cheesecake Bistro' name.
Wrap & Roll - Opened with the mall of Louisiana and closed before the first carousel ride was finished. This one should get bonus points since they closed the sherwood location too.
Posted on 1/15/17 at 2:20 pm to Paul Allen
Dreamland in Southdowns Shopping Center did not last long and they spent plenty money renovating the space.
Posted on 1/15/17 at 2:26 pm to LSUGrad00
Dreamland bbq
Straya did fine, but when copeland got divorced (straya was her maiden name) he redid the restaurant
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Straya - struggled to catch on until they finally ditched the concept, duplicated the Cheesecake Factory, and reopened under its current 'Cheesecake Bistro' name.
Straya did fine, but when copeland got divorced (straya was her maiden name) he redid the restaurant
Posted on 1/15/17 at 2:28 pm to TigerstuckinMS
Bergeron's has a dining room now since moving to that location, but I still usually get it to go out of habit. The spot where Jimmy John's is located is a bad spot though as far as getting in and out. It probably would require a business like that to work there.
This post was edited on 1/15/17 at 2:29 pm
Posted on 1/15/17 at 2:56 pm to LSUGrad00
I recall straya but not wrap and roll
Posted on 1/15/17 at 2:57 pm to Paul Allen
The three original restaurants off of Corporate, except for On the Border. The other two were complete flops. Forgot the names
Posted on 1/15/17 at 2:59 pm to Katie Perry
Macaroni grill?
Posted on 1/15/17 at 3:03 pm to Katie Perry
Black Eyed Pea
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