re: Is there a Local restaurant that has lost your business forever?

Stroubes - downtown Baton Rouge.

Anyplace that serves you a steak and then leaves you sitting without a fork or knife gets the axe from me. Best part was the waiter never came back so I told another server and, rather than getting me utensils, they "went to look" for my guy. I ended up going in the kitchen and getting a knife and fork. This was my third unsuccessful try at the place.

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LA Carretta blows donkey balls. 

LA Casa is a joke as well. Best messican in houma is Satillo's son.

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I agree with the first 2.

Never been to Satillos, that's the one on GC Road in the old McDonalds?

My favorite us the one acriss from Canattas on the East Side. It's more of a taco stand than a restaurant.

Giorlando's in Metairie. Waitress have herself a $700 tip on my receipt, took me 2 months to get my money back from the owner.

Popeyes: went through the drive thru..got asked to pull up....Told the girl no one was behind me she replyed yeah but my time clock is still running..I said im not pulling up,, 5 minutes later someone came in behind me and they had his food ready so I told her I will pull up so this guy behind me could get his food and I need ketchup...10 min later they walk out with mine with no ketchup... I then said "I needed some ketchup I asked for it before I pulled up"..Her reply "can you come in and get it we are really busy" ther was 1 persons in the drive up and mabe 2 in line inside.. I told her no I came through the drive up so I wouldn't have to park and walk inside.. She went in and never came back.. I then went in and loudly asked to speak to a manager only to find out the one who told me to pull up with no one behind me because I was on her clock and told me to come in and get my own ketchup was the manager.. I told her I would never come back Untill she was fired.... She doesn't work there anymore lol

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Francois' Cafe and Grill in Zachary. 

Mediocre food on his best day. The owner is a pompous jackass.

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What happened?

Ya Mama's in New Orleans. The bartender is also the waitress. She chain smoked behind the bar. All of the employees from the kitchen go into the bar area to smoke. The place wreaked of cigarette smoke.

Hate to admit this one, but Johnny's Po-Boys. The weekend before Mardi Gras I had an oyster poboy and got sick as a dog. Violently sick. Never had a problem there before, but I don't think I'll be able to go in again. Sucks

Lafayette area:

BJ's in Broussard - Declining food quality, cash only business. Was served rancid mayo on shrimp poboy once, another time there were hard fried doughballs in the poboy. Cash only makes it easier to pass up.

Golden Panda - Ate there twice, got food poisioning twice.

Fat Pat's - They started turning their burger pattys into hockey pucks, refuse to offer doneness options for burgers other than "well done". Had chicken wings that were basically served uncooked.

Zeus's - Food quality has deteriorated into dog food. Men behind counter harass customers. Especially women.

Coyote Blues - Service sucks. It's like they let high school employees hire their friends. There's always a gaggle at the front register just talking. Have been served cold food. Don't get me started on the pitiful tortillas. It's disappointing because the fajitas and margaritas are pretty good.

Urbano's Taqueria - Way too expensive. 3 very small tacos, a bag of chips, and a drink should not cost $18. I mean, the food is good, just too pricy for what you're getting.

T-Coon's - The food is bad. It's insane the amount of salt and butter that is in everything. Everything tastes the same. Also, the guy runs his restaurant like a frat house. He's always holding court at the big table for breakfast and lunch with his buddies. You get the vibe that you're funding his entertainment.

Romacelli - food is bland and expensive. Place feels like a mafia front. Bad service.

Acme Burger - Way overpriced, very slow service.

Golden Corral - *I have never eaten here - I once overheard a homeless guy saying how he just left the Golden Corral buffet and it was the worst food he's ever had. A good samaritan had taken him there to put some food in his belly. I mean, if a hungry homeless guy was hating...

Cordon Rouge downtown - and they haven't even opened yet.

If you announce (in February 2014), that you should be open by March 2014 - and the calendar rolls over to 2016 and you still can't get the place open, I don't trust your ability to run a restaurant (especially the back of the house where cleanliness and discipline matter).

Should open by March, 2014! (Article dated February, 2014)

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Are they.. trying?

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I think so? They threw some tables on the sidewalk for Spanish Town this year with a "limited menu available" sign. And I found a Sept 2015 article (advertising an Oct 2015 opening).

What I don't understand is supposedly being a few weeks away from opening a business....then running into months/years worth of delays if you're really pushing it. What is that new piece of information that's leading to the last minute really-really extended delay? Leasing a business property that is returning NOTHING has to be a huge waste of money.

Sept 2015 Article