re: Give me your 5 best spots to eat at in BR ranked 1-5

Thank you all for the responses, not sure why I got 16 DVs but it’s whatever

This weekend in BR I ate at

Empire Wings (I had to after seeing all the football players post about it)
Chimes
Rouls
And Curbside Burger

All 4 where amazing

Can’t wait to go back in a month or so, and I’m gonna be only eating at places suggested in this thread

Thai Pepper







The rest

Thai Pepper is my favorite — I’m still in withdrawal over their lunch buffet being eliminated

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No love for Bay Leaf in this thread? Not fancy, but terrific food if your looking for something a little different. Service is not great, bit the food is.

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Swagat has replaced it for me with the same quality food and better prices.

Gino's
Parrains
Ruth's
French Market bistro
Stockyard Cafe

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fine dining standpoint in BR

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There is no fine dining in BR because the people haven’t grown up enough to realize there’s more to eating out than $5 mimosas and bloody Mary’s

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fine dining standpoint in BR


There is no fine dining in BR because the people haven’t grown up enough to realize there’s more to eating out than $5 mimosas and bloody Mary’s

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Still pounding that drum huh?

So here’s a question for you to answer. What exactly to you is considered fine dining?

If you consider fine dining white tablecloth, French influenced, table side service, tasting menus then Baton Rouge has that at a very nice, elegant, classic French restaurant in Maison Lacour. That by definition is fine dining. And he’s not giving out free mimosas.

It’s also a dinosaur business model in 2021 and has been for a decade specifically in mid sized cities across not only the United States but across the globe. It’s not dead in large cities or destinations but it’s certainly a much smaller footprint.

Restaurant dining has changed dramatically in the last 20 years but apparently you don’t understand that. I used to fly on airplanes with a coat and tie and even smoke while flying. Yeah that doesn’t happen anymore. I’m of a class of diner that will wear a coat depending on where I’m dining and I’m comfortable with it. I’m the outlier. I’m also of a certain age-older than most of the dining public.

I like good food, good service, good wine and good fellowship. If I want quiet dining I know where to go. If I want a bit more lively and loud I know how to do that as well as do most people. Ethnic? I can go different areas of the globe here and have just what I’m looking for. If I want to expand I’m 60 miles northwest of New Orleans and can enjoy it’s options without paying the Latoya freight.

If you think any restaurant in a city the size of Baton Rouge can demand a coat and tie and can provide the kind of service associated with old French and Michelin models than you have no idea of the economics of the restaurant business. Which seems to contradict your proclaim of your whole family being in the hospitality industry.

And you should know $5 mimosa’s and bloody mary’s can be found at any locale across this country. Baton Rouge isn’t exclusive to this yet you seem to harp on it repeatedly. Frankly I wouldn’t know where to go to get this “special” and I’ve eaten all over this town for more than 50 years so please let me know. Hell I just might slum a little bit and partake. Or it could be on my rotation and I’ve just been missing out on those “deals.”

Not sure who around here stepped on your tampon but it must have been enough to rip it out because you’ve bled all over this thread.

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Fine dining is somewhere where I can go and another customer doesn’t have on a LSU tee shirt

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So you really don’t know what the distinction of fine dining actually is.

Lady if you are waiting for haute couture to return to dining, in any city, I don’t know what to tell you. That ship has sailed. We live in a wash and wear world and fashion is only going more Lululemon as we speak-and let me take a moment to point out those stretch pants aren’t for most women. Its just a matter of time before we see people in robes and slippers at dinner. Ask any dry cleaner. They can’t afford fine dining.

And for the record I had dinner at BRCC a couple of weeks ago and there were plenty of jeans and even a few with shorts.

I suggest you slip into a black Lilly Pulitzer, let your hair down and go enjoy a nice dinner at one of the many good places listed and quit worrying about what fashion statements or lack thereof, others are making.

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Shut it stupid

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GFY

Martini's last comment proves my point more than he thinks.

Too many walmarts and mcdonalds.

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Too many walmarts and mcdonalds.

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Ah yes...Baton Rouge has a monopoly on Wal Mart and McDonalds. God you’re insufferable.

I’m guessing your husband has a drinking problem. If he doesn’t he should start developing one because you would give a Bufferin a headache.