bayouboy69

Soup Kitchen on Sienfeld...."No soup for you!"

I talked to him (as I was in the seafood business myself a while back) and he attributed it to their wholesale going down last year, the economy, and the oil spill. He said the building was mainly chosen to do wholesale and some retail. When the wholesale went down, the market was left to cover the costs and it didn't justify the location and it was too much overhead for a small restaurant. He said he also has not received anything from BP and has been having trouble with BP reimbursing him for high seafood prices, low seafood availability, and lower sales due to the spill.

I know lots of people in the seafood business and most of them are hurting right now. Some say their sales are the worst it has been in over 30 years right now. Their isn't a lot of seafood to begin with and then a lot of people are afraid to buy it.

Plus the local seafood industry has been taking a beating for years with imports. Imports are so cheap that it makes it a hard sale even here and especially across the country where imports prevail. And with this spill that just happened, imports will only strengthen their market share.

Off the Hook has them in south Baton Rouge. Maybe Jimbo's seafood or Louisiana Cajun Seafood on Coursey. LA boilers on oneal or perkins usually has them also.

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Dining board: A-hole chef or A-hole customers?
Cat - some customers are rude & unhappy NO MATTER WHAT. These people do not deserve the politeness they DO get, paying or not. If you want to be treated well, be kind, fair, and pleasant. If you're a dick, I don't feel bad that someone who is waiting on you is a dick back.

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I agree. Some people just demand way too much and their expectations are way too high and they will act ridiculous because of that. They almost act like children. Speaking from experience here. :lol:

Why would sand berms be bad? And how would it cause more coastal erosion?

The only way for the coast to build up would be from the river's sand. Building berms will not mess with the sand because the sand comes from within the river and not from the gulf. It might change tides for inside water and the way the tides work but nothing will good will come from outside waters in the way of building the coast. If anything the Berms may help collect sand from going out and washing away into the deeper gulf. That is how the delta was formed in the first place. By filling in shallow waters with river sand.

Whole foods does have a nice seafood and meat department. Nice but not cheap.

I agree, it is very good. :bow:

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Got some boiled medium crabs at Off the Hook that were really tasty.




anybody know how much they are at off the hook these days?

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I think they are $15.99/dz.

Got some boiled medium crabs at Off the Hook that were really tasty. Think they even have some all you can eat crab specials going on in the evenings also. Haven't found any number one's yet. All the local seafood places say they are too expensive right now.

I've eaten there at least 5 times and the food and service has been good every time. The service there is better than a majority of the places in Baton Rouge in my opinion.