re: Rouse's Supermarket seems to have gone downhill

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Louisiana Fish Fry is 1/3 the price and better.

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oh so wrong. As far as cheater Louisiana foods, Jambalaya Girl really can't be beat. The jambalaya, gumbo and pastalaya seasoning are all second to none

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I have yet to go into a Rouses in the BR metro that sucks-

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Drusilla may be the worst grocery store in BR

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In general, any market bought by Rouse’s is shite compared to any they built themselves.

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The old Schwegmann's on David Dr and Kawannee is one of the nicest Rouse's in NOLA metro IMO

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Must be localized cause the Rouses I go to around BR are great.

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Do what??! I refuse to go there anymore. Where do I begin?
1. Their coolers are either not sealed properly or they run them at a lower temp than other places. The produce in the coolers always has brown spots and are wilty, and the meat is grey/brown rather than red. I've even been at the drusilla location when the entire cooler stunk of rotting meat.
2. The produce has fruit flies buzzing around them. And they are old - buy a bag of onions. They'll be some soft as shite. Guaranteed.
3. Twice I've bought live crawfish from them - Burbank and Long Farm Rouses. Both times the Sacks were dirty as shite and half dead. Another sign that their coolers just aren't up to par.
4. At some Rouse's locations I have had to go find someone to go find someone to come work the butcher counter and get me some non-grey meat
5. Across all Rouses the bakery sucks. Specifically the bread selection.

I can keep going. That's the most dog shite arse grocery store in Baton Rouge. Alexander's, Calvin's, Albertson's... shite, the Winn Dixie on Siegen. All better.

Seems to me like it is a couple of things. Maybe someone with an inside knowledge can share.

1) Rouses seems to run a very decertailized model, with a lot of decisions up to local store management. There doesn't seem to be much of a "regional" management level.

So if a store has strong store management, it is a well run, clean, well stocked store. If it has bad local store mangement, look out.

2) I think their growth of taking over stores/chains, as opposed to more new store builds, is hurting their ability to function well.

Again, all these different store size / models / what they carry is putting more decisions on the local store maangers, which, see above.

I always hoped their end game was being acquired by HEB or Publix.

The one near Burbank and Nicholson is very tidy

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This x100. When Leblanc's built the new Frais Marche' on Airline, that place was awesome. The salad bar & hot bar were top notch, and I would eat there several times a week for lunch or supper, breakfast even. After Rouse's bought out Leblanc's, the prepared food went to absolute shite. The bakery is still decent, but the salad bar & hot bar are usually terrible.

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Exact same story at Drusilla. Can't say it enough. They gradually quit doing, or got rid of everything that made Leblanc's great.

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The quality varies pretty wildly from store to store There’s one in mandeville that’s great

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East causeway is good/great.
West causeway is nice as far as renovated but very dysfunctional. Maybe in another year after we get used to where everything is it will seem better.

I've always found the Rouses that are built from scratch are way better run than the Rouses that are converted from other stores. Namely: all of the old LeBlancs stores for sure

Them ladies in Covington makes potato salad with mustard just like momma used to. They must be from her generation. Darn good, just add your own salt.