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This Louisiana Mexican Buffet Is Packed With Homestyle Dishes And All-You-Can-Eat Favorites

Sopapillas with honey are on the buffet line. That alone should explain why some people drive a long way just to eat here. The spread keeps going, too. There’s seafood soup, chile rellenos, tamales, plantains, barbacoa, and a make-your-own taco bar. It all sits under one roof in Louisiana, where Mexican buffets are surprisingly hard to find.

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12 Restaurant Where Ordering the Famous Dish Is Actually Worth It

Discover 12 restaurants across the United States known for their signature dishes and distinctive cooking techniques. From Louisville's Hot Brown to Chicago's Italian beef sandwich, these iconic meals reflect local culinary traditions and decades of history.

New Orleans, LA · 1d

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These 10 Louisiana Meat Markets Make Stocking The Freezer A Delicious Road Trip

The turducken, that famous turkey stuffed with a duck stuffed with a chicken, traces back to a hunter’s request at a small butcher counter in 1984. One guy walked in with three birds and a wild idea. A holiday legend was born. I love that a meat counter can...

Louisiana · 4d

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This Tiny Louisiana Mexican Restaurant Is Known For Tamales That Locals Line Up For

The tamales here come out of a food trailer, and that’s pretty much the whole setup. Easy enough to understand, right? Although it does explain why nobody is bragging about the chandeliers. This Louisiana stop keeps its focus right where it belongs. Tamales share the order window with tacos,...

Louisiana · 2d

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Carli-Co Cafe in Gonzales: Shrimp and Grits, Pork and Pancakes, and Weekday Lunch Specials on Airline Highway

Out early in Ascension Parish? Carli-Co Cafe opens at 6 a.m. Monday through Saturday on the corner of Airline Highway and Bayou Narcisse Road in Gonzales. The cafe calls itself a true mom-and-pop breakfast and lunch spot, known for generous portions and homestyle Southern cooking. Breakfast Plates Worth the Early...

Gonzales, LA · 2d

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Lesbian bar opens in historic Marigny location with ties to a New Orleans gay-rights icon

Women haven’t always been allowed on ships, maritime superstitions being what they once were. But at Capt. Mary’s Pub in the Marigny, women are at the helm. The new, nautical-themed queer bar geared toward lesbians and other sapphics is up and running each day from 1 p.m. to 1 a.m. at 940 Elysian Fields Ave., a historic location with deep roots in New Orleans’ LGBTQ community.

New Orleans, LA · 3d

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This Family-Owned Baton Rouge, Louisiana Spot Has Served Homemade Hot Tamales Since 1962 And Still Draws A Crowd

Some restaurants chase trends every few years, and some simply keep doing the same thing for decades. One spot in Baton Rouge has been rolling out homemade hot tamales since 1962, back when a gallon of gas cost about 28 cents. The same family still runs it, and the parking...

Baton Rouge, LA · 16h

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Blue Dog Paintings Line The Walls Of This Louisiana Casino Steakhouse Serving Prime Ribeyes Worth The Drive To New Orleans

A blue dog with yellow eyes is staring at you from the wall, and nobody at the next table seems surprised. That is just dinner in one corner of downtown New Orleans, where a casino hides a steakhouse behind a door that looks like part of the wall. The art...

New Orleans, LA · 1d

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Parkway’s ‘monster’ Thanksgiving po-boy for a good cause is back. Here’s when, how to get one.

The Thanksgiving sandwich has become almost as common as pumpkin spice this time of year, with big brands now heavily promoting their own renditions. But the Thanksgiving turkey po-boy from Parkway Bakery & Tavern is something different, a phenomenon in its own right that has been harnessed for a good cause by two New Orleans restaurant families.

New Orleans, LA · 3d

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Jacmel Inn in Hammond: Sunday Brunch, Duck Bowls and Nearly 50 Years Under the Oaks

Some restaurants are built for a quick bite. Jacmel Inn, a white house with green shutters tucked under the live oaks at 903 E. Morris Ave. in Hammond, was built for lingering. The restaurant has billed itself as Louisiana fine dining since 1977, when the founders opened in a former...

Hammond, LA · 2d

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Crawford's Restaurant Has Been Frying Fish on Staring Lane Since 1984: Plates, Po-Boys and Party Trays to Know

Some Baton Rouge restaurants chase trends. Crawford's Restaurant has spent more than 40 years perfecting one thing: a basket of fried fish. The family-owned spot at 1980 Staring Lane opened in 1984, and the menu still revolves around what the kitchen simply calls Crawford's fish. Start with the fish. The...

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Pot & Paddle Jambalaya Kitchen: Daily Plate Lunch Specials and Jambalaya Coolers That Feed 25 or More

Feeding a crowd this holiday season? Pot & Paddle Jambalaya Kitchen has built its business around exactly that, with jambalaya, pastalaya, gumbo and beans sold by the bowl, the box, the bucket and the cooler. A Plate Lunch Rotation. The weekday lunch specials change by the day and each runs...

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Bonta del Forno in Denham Springs: Italian Kitchen, 300-Bottle Wine Room and Sunday Brunch

Denham Springs has a spot where the wine list runs longer than the menu, and that's meant as a compliment. Bonta del Forno calls itself an Italian kitchen and wine bar, and it backs up the second half of that title with a custom-built wine room holding about 300 bottles from around the world.

Denham Springs, LA · 1d

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Southern Chicks Cafe & Daiquiris Brings Hand-Breaded Chicken to Florida Boulevard

Florida Boulevard just got a soul-food counter with a daiquiri window attached. Southern Chicks Cafe & Daiquiris opened its Baton Rouge shop at 7112 Florida Boulevard, and the family-run brand that dates to 2016 brings hand-breaded fried chicken and jumbo chicken tenders to a stretch that needed a simple, warm meal.

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Liberty House Specialties in Clinton: Morning Coffee and Cinnamon Rolls, Evening Ice Cream, All in a Building From 1868

Headed up to Clinton? Plan a stop on Liberty Street. Liberty House Specialties, at 11652 Liberty Street, runs two shops in one: a coffee and breakfast cafe in the morning and a scoop shop in the evening. The building has its own story. According to the shop, Liberty House dates...

Clinton, LA · 2d

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Zippy's on Perkins Road: Named Tacos, Two Burrito Sizes and a Kitchen Open Until 3 a.m. on Weekends

Reading the taco list at Zippy's is half the fun. There's the Pork-ins Overpass, a nod to the neighborhood. There's Love Shaq U, Shrimpin' Ain't Easy and the Bad Mother Clucker. Every one of them is $5.45, and you can build your own if none of the names call to you.

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The Dough House on Airline Highway: Scratch-Made Kolaches, Breakfast Tacos and Party Trays Every Morning

Early shift on the Airline Highway side of town? The Dough House opens at 6 a.m. every day, and its dough is made from scratch each morning for a lineup of sweet and savory kolaches, breakfast tacos, cinnamon rolls and more. The shop opened in summer 2021 as the Airline location of The Kolache Kitchen and took the name The Dough House in November 2024.

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Baton Rouge restaurants, stores offer Thanksgiving catering and to-go orders

Make this year's Thanksgiving holiday gathering easy: Order the whole meal from a Baton Rouge restaurant or store.

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A Layoff, a Cake Decorator and a Strawberry Cake: How the Sherman Family Built The Ambrosia Bakery

Plenty of Baton Rouge birthdays have ended with a slice of strawberry cake from Siegen Lane. The story of how that cake got here starts with a job loss. Felix Sherman worked his way up from delivery route truck driver to branch manager over 27 years, learning how to lead a sales team along the way. Then a company merger took that job. Rather than start over somewhere else, he teamed up with his wife, Cheryl, who had been decorating cakes since the early 1980s and had worked in bakeries and gift shops. The two New Orleans natives opened The Ambrosia Bakery on Dec. 1, 1993.

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$15 Sandwiches, $10 Daily Plates and a Late Kitchen: Danny's Dive Bar on Third Street

Third Street has no shortage of places to grab a drink, but few of them keep the fryer going past midnight on a weekend. Danny's Dive Bar & Grill, at 151 3rd St. in downtown Baton Rouge, keeps its menu simple: almost everything costs the same. One Price, Most of...