re: Opie's Cajun Cafe

I think I'm gonna grab some dinner there today.

4cubbies = initials KC?

im there, posting from my iphone. Boudin balls were good

OK, so I have returned from my Opie's adventure. We got the boudin balls as an appetizer, and we were hungry so my wife got the shrimp/catfish platter, and I got the seafood platter. Everything was great, but my wife, who is sort of a hushpuppy connoisseur, did not like the hushpuppies. I wasn't a fan of them either, but I have a cold so my taste buds aren't quite working right for certain things.

Next time, I want to try something not fried, probably the red fish. Ever since starting this diet 4 months ago, my body doesn't respond well to fried food.

Also, I left you a note on my credit card receipt.

My wife and I live behind Opie's when we are in Baton Rouge. They have a great product and great menu, but a tough location with no parking. Parking is a must in a town like BR. People in this town drive down there driveways to check the mail. If Opie's moved to a location, such as the Broken Egg on O'neil or one of the many locations available in Central, the business could explode. The restaurants on Government are great, but they lack security, parking and traffic counts at night.

Good luck Opie.

i can deal with parking. just keep serving good food, hiring good servers, and appreciating your customers and you are gonna do fine.

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Opie's Cajun Cafe
i can deal with parking. just keep serving good food, hiring good servers, and appreciating your customers and you are gonna do fine.

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for what it's worth, i wanna buy that building, tear it down, kick out the tenants on both sides, then build further back with plenty of parking

Also, please understand Opie I really enjoy your restaurant. What I am stating is you have the golden ticket, great food and great menu, but I know parking helps in BR.

We had zero parking at our first restaurant in Montana. Three years later we moved to a location with plenty of parking and 30% larger. Our sales doubled the first year and have continued to climb.

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I'll take the bait. What are they?

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Are you BM?

No opie, please do not move from mid city. We need all the businesses we can get here. Mid city is on its way back and you are helping. Thanks.

Don't hold that against me.

I googled TJ Ribs one day and TD came up with a bunch of negitive comments about Ribs. I couldn't belive Ribs had let so many people down over the years.

The managers at Ribs are working hard to turn the reputation of bad food and service around. I apologize about any poor experiences in the past.

Thank you to the people who have supported Ribs and Ninfas over the years.

There seems to be quite a few restaurant people on this site. Maybe we can pull out knowledge and resources together to help people and restaurants in need. The restaurant industry has so much to offer outside of the business. As a group, I bet we can do something special.

At Ribs and Ninfas we are starting a round it up fund raiser for The Big Cats of Indiana, where the new Mike is from, to help them feed, groom and house their cats. Imagine if other restaurants joined in how much we could raise. LSU is behind it, and so should other restaurants in the Louisiana area.