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re: TJ Ribs...Man I used to love this place

Posted on 3/10/26 at 9:58 am to
Posted by Pelican fan99
Lafayette, Louisiana
Member since Jun 2013
39523 posts
Posted on 3/10/26 at 9:58 am to
The 99 cent margaritas destroyed TJ RIbs and they never recovered. It's terrible now
Posted by Roy Curado
Member since Jul 2021
1614 posts
Posted on 3/10/26 at 12:58 pm to
Ive only gone recently because they did a buy 100$ gift card, get a 100$ gift card around black friday. Ive been 3 times since and its been completely empty with horrible service.

I better go use the rest of the gift cards soon by the way everyone else thinks about it...
Posted by contraryman
Earth
Member since Dec 2007
2100 posts
Posted on 3/10/26 at 8:43 pm to
I heard that they have been quietly been sold to new owners. Kept very quiet. Does anyone know if this is true?
Posted by Corn Dawg Nation
Member since Oct 2009
3642 posts
Posted on 3/10/26 at 9:25 pm to
I went recently….. food was really good. Service was frickin awful
Posted by Willie Stroker
Member since Sep 2008
16655 posts
Posted on 3/11/26 at 1:25 pm to
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Man I used to love this place. Brought my daughter and wife Saturday night after soccer. Had the rudest waitress, who looked like the Maryland crab restaurant thief. It was weird, but we played it off because we did not want our food spit on Other tables with the waitress were shrugging and grinning, like “yeah we get it too” But anyway, there were lots of empty tables and a long wait because they didnt have enough staff (an indictment on management). This was the night of an LSU baseball game (which they didnt have the channel for) and even LSU basketball Just a shame that it used to be cool

For what it’s worth, I don’t come to this board to learn about an experience with a temporary hire waitress in a starter job, or the number of empty tables. I know it’s not just me - that’s why the Cluckster did not call this the Food, Drink, and Service Board.

I only care to read about food. So how was the food? What did you eat and how did it compare to the last time you had it there?
Posted by VoodooGlowSkull
Member since Aug 2024
99 posts
Posted on 3/11/26 at 1:40 pm to
I like to hear feedback on the entire experience a poster has. Maybe that's just me. Bad service matters as does good service. I'll get takeout if the service is known to be bad. Just my opinion.
Posted by TigerSpy
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2006
9984 posts
Posted on 3/11/26 at 2:28 pm to
It didn't use to be good either
Posted by REB BEER
Laffy Yet
Member since Dec 2010
18086 posts
Posted on 3/11/26 at 3:20 pm to
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Auto gratuity on a party of three?

Absolutely not!!!


Yeah that's fricked up. It used to be parties of 8 or more and it was clearly printed on the menu.
Posted by PenguinPubes
Frozen Tundra
Member since Jan 2018
11837 posts
Posted on 3/11/26 at 3:23 pm to
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TJ Ribs


quote:

Just a shame that it used to be cool


Well.. we all know what happened when they introduced the 99 cent Ritas…..
Posted by AndyJ
Member since Jul 2008
3598 posts
Posted on 3/12/26 at 8:32 am to
In my defense, I posted this on the OT and it was moved here
Posted by CajunSportsman
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2011
207 posts
Posted on 3/19/26 at 12:47 pm to
I worked there in college when TJ Moran owned the place and he ran a tight ship. His son Burke was the head bartender. They had a falling out and Burke moved to Bozeman Montana and opened up a few similar restaurants and did well. Last I knew he had locations in Montana, Colorado and Nebraska. He inherited TJ Ribs when TJ passed and recently sold it. He kept the Heisman trophy and the best memorabilia. I ate there recently and it was just not that great. Baby backs were still good because they apparently kept the original recipe and marinade them for 48 hours in the big bus tubs like they always have. Hard to mess that up. Was weird seeing the place half empty and the kind of clientele that was in there, it definitely is not like old times.
Posted by Shexter
Prairieville
Member since Feb 2014
20806 posts
Posted on 3/19/26 at 1:26 pm to
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BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - Two men were shot and killed Friday afternoon in a murder-suicide at T.J. Ribs on Acadian.

Police say Raymond Levie and Shawn Jones were sitting at a table eating together when Jones pulled out a gun and shot Levie multiple times before turning the gun on himself.


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It happened at 5:30 p.m. when police say Jones began firing in front of several employees and patrons. Several witnesses on the scene describe chaos inside the restaurant.

"It sounded like balloons popping and everyone yelling get down and the next thing I knew is what am I going to do now," said Curtis Habey who was just a few tables away.

Both men were pronounced dead at the scene. Police say Levie's girlfriend was the sister of the alleged shooter, Shawn Jones. The motive for the shooting is unknown.
Posted by contraryman
Earth
Member since Dec 2007
2100 posts
Posted on 3/19/26 at 3:40 pm to
So who are the new owners?
Posted by armytiger96
Member since Sep 2007
2563 posts
Posted on 3/19/26 at 6:52 pm to
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Come back to this. Auto gratuity on a party of three? Absolutely not!!!


Yep I haven't stepped foot in Roux 61 since they did this to me with a family of 5. Only difference was the manager tried telling me it wasn't a tip it was for kitchen staff and I was supposed to tip on top of that.
Posted by Saul_Goodman
Lafayette
Member since Dec 2023
383 posts
Posted on 3/19/26 at 7:16 pm to
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Had the rudest waitress, who looked like the Maryland crab restaurant thief.
Name dropping this person like they're Ted Bundy or something. Nobody knows who that is
Posted by Upperdecker
St. George, LA
Member since Nov 2014
33514 posts
Posted on 3/20/26 at 5:09 am to
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waiting tables can suck. It can be tough and fast paced and tiring. I have no idea why some people would self sabotage their tips by having a pissy attitude

Some people think they can get away with that shite or that their attitude doesn’t matter. The same type of people that give you terrible service at Popeyes or McDonald’s. And a mindset like that will keep them poor and keep their attitude shitty
Posted by Havoc
Member since Nov 2015
39277 posts
Posted on 3/20/26 at 6:45 am to
Crazy shite, just a year or so prior I had met Levie and interviewed him for assistance in a civil case I was working, iirc he was with the Coroner’s office.
Posted by jrobic4
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2011
13288 posts
Posted on 3/20/26 at 7:19 am to
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Lastly, their smoked and flash fried wings


These are legit. Can you take or leave the rest
Posted by Geauxld Finger
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2005
32589 posts
Posted on 3/20/26 at 12:17 pm to
That place used to be THE SPOT. Late 90’s - 2000’s it was packed all the time.

Once Moran was out that was the end.

Now the food sucks, the service is horrid, and the place is dirty af.

I was put off when I heard they basically boiled their ribs, and then seared them.
This post was edited on 3/20/26 at 12:20 pm
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