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re: I miss Ralph & Kacoo's in BR
Posted on 9/4/25 at 9:31 am to PelicanState87
Posted on 9/4/25 at 9:31 am to PelicanState87
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I miss Ralph & Kacoo's in BR
Pre-Piccadilly involvement. (gotta go back to the 80' for the real Ralph & Kacoo's)
Yes, it was one of the finest eating establishments in the south.
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Posted on 9/4/25 at 9:35 am to PelicanState87
Still have one in Bossier(I grew up in BR in the 70's & 80's) and we still eat there 2-3 times/year. Quality of the food is still very, very good IMO. I get the Shrimp St. Charles(stuffed shrimp with lump crab meat on top and drizzled with hollandaise sauce, stuffed potato and a bunch of hush puppies/rolls.
Damn...think I'm overdue a visit, might hit it up this weekend.
Damn...think I'm overdue a visit, might hit it up this weekend.
Posted on 9/4/25 at 9:36 am to Snipe
I was trying to remember where they were located prior to the flagship they built on Bluebonnet. Know I went as a child but cant remember. Didnt they actually have a couple locations in BR??
Posted on 9/4/25 at 9:39 am to msap9020
They started at False River
Posted on 9/4/25 at 9:41 am to PelicanState87
It was the "fancy" place to go for prom night dinners in the late 80's and early 90's. 
Posted on 9/4/25 at 9:47 am to PelicanState87
quote:Ralph & Kacoo’s in NOLA was great, I even worked there for a stint. Some of the platters were off the charts, plus the hush puppies.
I miss Ralph & Kacoo's in BR
But the blackened alligator with Hollandaise sauce was absolutely amazing.
Posted on 9/4/25 at 9:49 am to Dixie2023
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It’s interesting Rax didn’t make it, but Arby’s did. Rax was so much better.
Rax’ menu was so all over the place they got eaten alive in costs IIRC.
They got away from deli sandwiches and were also doing salad bars, shrimp, and a bunch of other disparate shite that didn’t necessarily bring in customers.
Posted on 9/4/25 at 9:50 am to Giantkiller
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Piccadilly bought them out a few years ago and fricked it all up because I assume they're inept and have a retard running things.
More than a few years ago unless you consider 37 years a few (Piccadilly bought them in 1988).
Piccadilly's issues began in 1998 when the bought Morrison and then quickly went downhill after that. In the early 2000s is when you saw them start cutting corners and R&K start to suffer.
Posted on 9/4/25 at 9:52 am to msap9020
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I was trying to remember where they were located prior to the flagship they built on Bluebonnet. Know I went as a child but cant remember. Didnt they actually have a couple locations in BR??
Their first BR location was on Airline Hwy around Prescott almost directly across from Don's.
Posted on 9/4/25 at 9:55 am to Dixie2023
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It’s interesting Rax didn’t make it, but Arby’s did. Rax was so much better.
I had Rax about a year ago in Joliet Illinois. I asked if I could get one of these and the girl had no clue what I was talking about.
Posted on 9/4/25 at 9:56 am to GeauxDoc
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Definitely have nostalgia for the old original location.
Back in the day when that was the only location, it was a treat to travel over to New Roads.
Posted on 9/4/25 at 9:58 am to PelicanState87
Me too
I remeber it as a kid
It was prob first restaurant I’d been too besides BK
I member that mounted full tiger in there and all the lsu stuff
It was great
Plus those hush puppies
I remeber it as a kid
It was prob first restaurant I’d been too besides BK
I member that mounted full tiger in there and all the lsu stuff
It was great
Plus those hush puppies
This post was edited on 9/4/25 at 10:00 am
Posted on 9/4/25 at 9:58 am to Snipe
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Yes, it was one of the finest eating establishments in the south.
I remember when I was a kid, that's where we would go for special events. And that was a big deal. Going to Ralph & Kacoos was high cotton.
Posted on 9/4/25 at 10:01 am to PelicanState87
My mother stopped at the old location in New Rhodes on our way back to Vernon Parish. Just an old wooden shack with old wooden pick nick tables. Cool old place with delicious food.
Posted on 9/4/25 at 10:03 am to marcnbc
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Still have one in Bossier(I grew up in BR in the 70's & 80's) and we still eat there 2-3 times/year. Quality of the food is still very, very good IMO.
I have two nephews currently working there, and they're both great kids. So they hire well, and the quality shows in the service and food. The blackened alligator with hollandaise sauce is always my steady order.
Posted on 9/4/25 at 10:03 am to VernonPLSUfan
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My mother stopped at the old location in New Rhodes on our way back to Vernon Parish. Just an old wooden shack with old wooden pick nick tables. Cool old place with delicious food.
Posted on 9/4/25 at 10:04 am to PelicanState87
I was thinking about Don’s and Mike Andersons yesterday. Anyone got a review on how Mike Andersons is these days?
Posted on 9/4/25 at 10:10 am to PelicanState87
Great hush puppies
Great seafood platters
Great lump crab gumbo
Good atmosphere, gun collection, and stuffed animals
First class
Great seafood platters
Great lump crab gumbo
Good atmosphere, gun collection, and stuffed animals
First class
Posted on 9/4/25 at 10:17 am to Jmcc64
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I ate at R and K's in the French Qtr in 1982. our High School French class (8 of us) went for the weekend. that's all I got
That big pink building in the Quarter seems like it's been sitting empty for 20+ years. I can't remember if they closed before or after Katrina.
Posted on 9/4/25 at 10:20 am to BigBinBR
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I had Rax about a year ago in Joliet Illinois. I asked if I could get one of these and the girl had no clue what I was talking about.
I still have one somewhere in my house. Wasn't an alligator though...I think mine is a blue dolphin. But it was from Rax and I drank out of it a million times as a kid. I loved that thing.
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