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Velvet Cactus coming to B.R.
Posted on 8/7/12 at 3:47 pm
Posted on 8/7/12 at 3:47 pm
From this afternoo's Baton Rouge Business Report
Two New Orleans developers have signed a purchase agreement for $900,000 to buy the vacant building on Old Hammond Highway that formerly housed the renowned Chalet Brandt gourmet restaurant and was more recently the site of Mandina's and, later, Another Broken Egg Café. Herb Dyer and Rusty White, who own and operate The Bulldog bars in New Orleans and on Perkins Road in Baton Rouge, plan to tear down the building and redevelop the property as a high-end Mexican restaurant called The Velvet Cactus, according to the agent representing them in the sale, Mark Hebert of Kurz & Hebert Commercial Real Estate. The new restaurant will be between 3,500 and 4,500 square feet, including a patio, and will have parking in the back. That's roughly the same size as the existing structure, but it will be configured very differently and will therefore require zoning approval. "The existing building is just functionally obsolete and needs to be torn down," Hebert says. "But we're not changing the use of the property, and we hope everyone realizes what a good thing this will be for the neighborhood." This will be the second Velvet Cactus for Dyer and White; they opened their first one in the Lakeview section of New Orleans last year. Hebert expects the deal on the bank-owned building to close in about 100 days.
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Two New Orleans developers have signed a purchase agreement for $900,000 to buy the vacant building on Old Hammond Highway that formerly housed the renowned Chalet Brandt gourmet restaurant and was more recently the site of Mandina's and, later, Another Broken Egg Café. Herb Dyer and Rusty White, who own and operate The Bulldog bars in New Orleans and on Perkins Road in Baton Rouge, plan to tear down the building and redevelop the property as a high-end Mexican restaurant called The Velvet Cactus, according to the agent representing them in the sale, Mark Hebert of Kurz & Hebert Commercial Real Estate. The new restaurant will be between 3,500 and 4,500 square feet, including a patio, and will have parking in the back. That's roughly the same size as the existing structure, but it will be configured very differently and will therefore require zoning approval. "The existing building is just functionally obsolete and needs to be torn down," Hebert says. "But we're not changing the use of the property, and we hope everyone realizes what a good thing this will be for the neighborhood." This will be the second Velvet Cactus for Dyer and White; they opened their first one in the Lakeview section of New Orleans last year. Hebert expects the deal on the bank-owned building to close in about 100 days.
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Posted on 8/7/12 at 3:49 pm to timbo
So food poisoning is coming to BR, cool.
Posted on 8/7/12 at 3:50 pm to timbo
Place had so much potential in LV. I along with everyone I talk to think the food is pretty bad. But it has a nice bar and the place itself is cool. They need to overhaul the menu or get a new chef or something.
Posted on 8/7/12 at 3:51 pm to timbo
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as a high-end Mexican restaurant called The Velvet Cactus
They use the food as an excuse to open a bar!
Posted on 8/7/12 at 3:52 pm to timbo
they might want to fix their horrid food before opening a new location
makes no sense
makes no sense
Posted on 8/7/12 at 3:54 pm to timbo
Its perfect for BR. Its generic and the food is garbage.
Posted on 8/7/12 at 3:58 pm to GynoSandberg
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I along with everyone I talk to think the food is pretty bad. But it has a nice bar and the place itself is cool. They need to overhaul the menu or get a new chef or somethi
Yep. I knew what I saw the folks from the Bulldog were involved with the place that the food wouldn't be very good. Just like the food at the Bulldog locations and Lagers.
They are all about making $$$$ and do a damn good job at it. They seem to have gotten a lazy at getting good beer and haven't updated their menus, but their places are cool to hang out.
I'm sure they will build out a damn nice place in Baton Rouge and print $$$$.
Posted on 8/7/12 at 3:59 pm to timbo
Typical NOLA restaurant serving so-so food but getting lots of love and opening restaurants around the state.
ETA: oh and aside from the troll, the food does suck. I unfortunately went a few weeks back. The bad news is, it won't get better.
ETA: oh and aside from the troll, the food does suck. I unfortunately went a few weeks back. The bad news is, it won't get better.
This post was edited on 8/7/12 at 4:01 pm
Posted on 8/7/12 at 4:00 pm to LSUAfro
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getting lots of love
link?
Posted on 8/7/12 at 4:01 pm to notiger1997
I dunno about the Velvet Cactus' food, but I think the Bulldog's food is pretty good. Not as good as the Chimes, but better than Walk-On's and similar chains. They make a decent burger.
Posted on 8/7/12 at 4:02 pm to Rohan2Reed
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link?
No shite. I've never seen anyone on this board give the place "love".
Posted on 8/7/12 at 4:02 pm to Rohan2Reed
quote:I honestly was referred to go here by a group of people, but I had no idea of their views on food. Lesson learned.
link?
Posted on 8/7/12 at 4:37 pm to timbo
Bulldog food>Food at other bars
It is not a restaurant, it is a bar. And their bar food is better than other bar food imo.
It is not a restaurant, it is a bar. And their bar food is better than other bar food imo.
Posted on 8/7/12 at 4:58 pm to madamsquirrel
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It is not a restaurant, it is a bar. And their bar food is better than other bar food imo.
I am a sucker for their Porter fries.
Posted on 8/7/12 at 5:32 pm to timbo
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They make a decent burger.
I've found their burgers to taste like frozen pre-made patties that are well done on incredibly dry buns.
It's amazing how many awful to mediocre food options are present in such a concentrated area of Magazine.
Posted on 8/7/12 at 5:37 pm to 12more
Well I was excited.
Now I'm depressed after reading all of your reviews.
Now I'm depressed after reading all of your reviews.
Posted on 8/7/12 at 5:38 pm to tracytiger
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Now I'm depressed after reading all of your reviews
Nah, don't be depressed. It will be a nice space and there will be hot arse there, because the women's will think it is cool.
The food is not piss poor, just not good.
Posted on 8/7/12 at 5:48 pm to notiger1997
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It will be a nice space and there will be hot arse there, because the women's will think it is cool. The food is not piss poor, just not good.
Spot on. It's usually a fun place to hang out, just don't expect to be blown away by the food.
Posted on 8/7/12 at 6:24 pm to tracytiger
It will be a cool place to hang. The drinks will be serviceable. There will be hot girls.
The food is not bad. It's dreadful. I wanted to punch the owners in the face both times I actually ate something there.
The food is not bad. It's dreadful. I wanted to punch the owners in the face both times I actually ate something there.
Posted on 8/7/12 at 6:27 pm to 12more
For the money they wil spend just living on a bar won't fly in that neighborhood and that location.
And FWIW Mandinas bought the building for $1,000,000 sold it to Broken Egg Franchise for $1,600,000 after maybe two/ three years and now they sold it for $900,000.
Mandinas will be the only winner here.
And FWIW Mandinas bought the building for $1,000,000 sold it to Broken Egg Franchise for $1,600,000 after maybe two/ three years and now they sold it for $900,000.
Mandinas will be the only winner here.
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