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re: Bruno's to Reopen Under New Owners; Las Cruces Tex Mex is closed.

Posted by Stadium Rat on 7/11/26 at 4:07 pm to nolaTiger24
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Las Cruces was awful and I tried it probably 10 times. Bad atmosphere and food and the worst service.
Guess I was just lucky.
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re: Bruno's to Reopen Under New Owners; Las Cruces Tex Mex is closed.

Posted by Stadium Rat on 7/11/26 at 8:45 am to GreenieTiger
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You also thought Las Cruces's food was excellent and are excited that Walmart is selling Papa John's
I ate at Las Cruces once and got take out another time. Both times it was excellent. Sorry that this upsets you.

And I'm not "excited" for PJ's dipping sauce (I generally don't use any), but my wife likes it when we order PJ's (instead of me making pizza myself). That's the only reason I know Walmart has it.
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re: Bruno's to Reopen Under New Owners; Las Cruces Tex Mex is closed.

Posted by Stadium Rat on 7/10/26 at 9:38 pm to jflsufan
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Yeah but they have the MEATS.
Yeah, but their signature roast beef is deli meat and their cheese is something even less than Cheez Wiz.
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re: Bruno's to Reopen Under New Owners; Las Cruces Tex Mex is closed.

Posted by Stadium Rat on 7/10/26 at 8:49 pm to GreenieTiger
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What's with the non sequitur knock on Arby's?
Arby's has to be the worst fast food on the planet.
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re: Bruno's to Reopen Under New Owners; Las Cruces Tex Mex is closed.

Posted by Stadium Rat on 7/10/26 at 8:48 pm to BasilFawlty
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Class of ‘82. You?
'76.

50 year reunion this year.
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re: Bruno's to Reopen Under New Owners; Las Cruces Tex Mex is closed.

Posted by Stadium Rat on 7/10/26 at 7:09 pm to BasilFawlty
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Known him since our EJ days
I'm an EJ guy myself. 5 or 6 years before you, I'd guess.
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re: Bruno's to Reopen Under New Owners; Las Cruces Tex Mex is closed.

Posted by Stadium Rat on 7/10/26 at 1:16 pm to metallica81788
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I didn't mind the Las Cruces location
Had to be the worst location I can think of.

I thought their food was excellent. Put that restaurant on Veterans, and they would have killed it. If Arby's can make it there, Las Cruces would have thrived.
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re: Historic Donaldsonville Courthouse Damaged During Construction

Posted by Stadium Rat on 7/10/26 at 10:57 am to crap4brain
I've been in that courthouse.

It was weird. They had an L-shaped courtroom where some people in the audience couldn't see the judge.
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Bruno's to Reopen Under New Owners; Las Cruces Tex Mex is closed.

Posted by Stadium Rat on 7/10/26 at 10:50 am
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re: Papa John's to Start Selling their Garlic Sauce in Grocery Stores this Summer!

Posted by Stadium Rat on 7/10/26 at 10:48 am to riverdiver
It's available now at Walmart:



Walmart
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What Would You Do with This New Product?

Posted by Stadium Rat on 7/9/26 at 8:10 pm


Saw this today at Zuppardo's in Metairie. Kind of pricey, but what would you do with it?
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re: Converting Poche Jamb to Pastalaya

Posted by Stadium Rat on 7/8/26 at 12:36 pm to questionable
3 cups of rice is 1.2 lbs of rice.
So you should use 1.2 lbs of pasta.
You should use 1.25 quarts of liquid per lb of pasta.

So 1.2 lbs of pasta X 1.25 quarts of liquid = 1.5 quarts = 6 cups.

Or just use the Jambalaya Calculator downloadable HERE.

Don't put roux in jambalaya.

ETA: Or pastalaya.
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re: Some More Offseason Saints Audio Files to Enjoy

Posted by Stadium Rat on 7/5/26 at 9:13 pm to Chrome
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Don't happen to have the Viking announcers going off after Brett threw that interception do you? Incredible meltdown.

You got what I got.
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Some More Offseason Saints Audio Files to Enjoy

Posted by Stadium Rat on 7/5/26 at 2:39 pm
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re: Suffering Amateur Baseball Withdrawals?

Posted by Stadium Rat on 7/5/26 at 12:43 pm to Zachary
LINK

Florida shortstop is an LSU recruit and Louisiana player Owen Nugent is the son of former LSU player.
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re: Suffering Amateur Baseball Withdrawals?

Posted by Stadium Rat on 7/5/26 at 12:07 pm to drizztiger
For some reason, Louisiana is wearing Tulane colors.

Raising Cane's is the major sponsor.

The stands are completely empty.
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Suffering Amateur Baseball Withdrawals?

Posted by Stadium Rat on 7/5/26 at 11:57 am
National HS Baseball Championship Semifinals on Now - LA v FLA

On right now on ESPNU (208 DirecTv). Lyn Rollins, Todd Walker and Ronnie Rantz on the coverage from Omaha.
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National HS Baseball Championship Semifinals on Now - LA v FLA

Posted by Stadium Rat on 7/5/26 at 11:41 am
On right now on ESPNU (208 DirecTv). Lyn Rollins, Todd Walker and Ronnie Rantz on the coverage from Omaha.

Score 0-0 in the 3rd.
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re: LSU to Participate in 2027 Live Like Lou Las Vegas Baseball Classic

Posted by Stadium Rat on 7/3/26 at 8:48 am to TigerCub
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Live Like Lou Las Vegas Classic
Who's Lou?
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re: Somebody on the OT Board Asked if You Ever Put Your User Name Through AI - I Just Did Mine

Posted by Stadium Rat on 6/28/26 at 6:23 pm to Willie Stroker
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Can you post your query script?
I don't remember it exactly but it was something like "Stadium Rat on Tigerdroppings".
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Somebody on the OT Board Asked if You Ever Put Your User Name Through AI - I Just Did Mine

Posted by Stadium Rat on 6/27/26 at 12:54 pm
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Stadium Rat is a legendary internet user on the TigerDroppings.com forums who permanently altered Louisiana culinary culture by creating the world-famous Jambalaya Calculator.

The Jambalaya Calculator
On the TigerDroppings Food and Drink Board, Stadium Rat solved a universal problem for Southern tailgaters: scaling up jambalaya for large gatherings without ruining the recipe.

The Problem: Normal recipe scalers do not account for the high-stakes liquid ratios required for massive pots, often yielding mushy rice or overflowing cast-iron setups.

The Excel Solution: He engineered a multi-tabbed Excel spreadsheet that flawlessly computes the precise mathematical ratios of meat, rice, produce, seasonings, and water.
Dynamic Scaling: Cooks can scale recipes for up to 25-gallon pots using different constraints:
By Servings: Enter the number of guests to get the perfect ingredient math.
By Pot Size: Enter the size of the cast iron pot to know exactly where the fill line will land.
By Meat/Rice: Input what you already have on hand, and it tells you how much of everything else you need.

Evolution into an App What started as a forum file share quickly became the gold standard for backyard cooks, competition chefs, and LSU tailgaters. The community relied heavily on the spreadsheet for over a decade, paired with an authentic Gonzales-style recipe from fellow user pochejp. Due to its massive cult status, the tool officially transitioned into the standalone Jambalaya Calculator iOS App on the Apple App Store, allowing users to scale recipes, export shopping lists, and track batch notes right from their phones.

Online Legacy Active on TigerDroppings since the mid-2000s, Stadium Rat remains a foundational figure of the site’s food board. He continues to maintain the board's official download threads, digital cookbooks, and culinary tools.
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