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Zolia Italian Bistro

Restaurant and wine bar opens in II City Plaza

Louis DeAngelo has opened a new 2,400 square feet upscale Italian bistro and wine bar in II City Plaza. The restaurant is serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner from 6:30AM to 8PM, Monday through Friday. DeAngelo and partner Mike Wampold developed the concept over the past five years with an emphasis on creativity and appeal to the business crowds. DeAngelo says the menu offers a variety of foods not seen in his namesake pizzerias. Visit their

websitefor more information and full menu. The Downtown Development District welcomes this great new addition to downtown!

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That would be cool!

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Zolia Italian Bistro

Restaurant and wine bar opens in II City Plaza

Louis DeAngelo has opened a new 2,400 square feet upscale Italian bistro and wine bar in II City Plaza. The restaurant is serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner from 6:30AM to 8PM, Monday through Friday. DeAngelo and partner Mike Wampold developed the concept over the past five years with an emphasis on creativity and appeal to the business crowds. DeAngelo says the menu offers a variety of foods not seen in his namesake pizzerias. Visit their

websitefor more information and full menu. The Downtown Development District welcomes this great new addition to downtown!

Shame they aren't open on Fri or Saturday nights. That place will be dead after 5pm Mon-Fri.

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DeAngelo expands restaurant offerings in Capital Region

Restaurateur Louis DeAngelo has opened his seventh Louis DeAngelo's Casual Italian Dining restaurant in the Baton Rouge area, in addition to a new restaurant concept and wine bar in the II City Plaza office building downtown. His latest namesake restaurant is located in Central, at 9952 Sullivan Road. DeAngelo describes his new restaurant concept—Zolia—as "a little bit more of an upscale Italian bistro" with a "completely different" menu than what customers are used to seeing at his namesake pizzerias. Zolia is about 2,400 square feet in size, with access to the portico between City Plaza and II City Plaza. It's serving breakfast, lunch and dinner, with hours from 6:30 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday through Friday. DeAngelo partnered with II City Plaza developer Mike Wampold on the restaurant, and says he's had the concept on the drawing board for about five years. "I really wanted to do something creative and different, at a restaurant serving breakfast, lunch and dinner," DeAngelo says. "II City Plaza made the most sense for the location, because the concept really appeals to more of a business crowd, as opposed to the families we serve at our traditional restaurants." DeAngelo opened the Central restaurant the week before Christmas, and Zolia the week between Christmas and Jan. 1. Check out the Zolia website here for more information and a full menu.

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Boutin's opens second B.R. restaurant near airport

Boutin's Restaurant has expanded its reach to north Baton Rouge with the opening of a second location near the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport at the Howell Place Business Park. Located at 7808 Howell Place Blvd., the new Boutin's features the same lunch and dinner selections as its Bluebonnet Boulevard restaurant, including boiled crawfish, shrimp specials, daily hot plate lunches, Poche's Market products and other specialty items. Hours for the new restaurant will be 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, and 10:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. "This new location is conveniently located for residents in Zachary, Central and Baker to stop by on their way to or from work in Baton Rouge, or as a relaxing, affordable lunch option for those who work closer to home in the north Baton Rouge area," says Lynn Boutin, owner and manager. The new restaurant seats more than 150 and has an outdoor patio as well as an in-store market stocking Poche's specialty meats.

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The Rum House, a New Orleans restaurant that uses Caribbean flavors in Latin American dishes, will open in front of Perkins Palms on one of the front parcels along Perkins Road. Jarreau says construction of the restaurant should start in June.

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The Rum House, a New Orleans restaurant that uses Caribbean flavors in Latin American dishes, will open in front of Perkins Palms on one of the front parcels along Perkins Road. Jarreau says construction of the restaurant should start in June.

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I love that place. Their location on Magazine Street in New Orleans is perfect. I wish they would have picked an area near the Perkins Overpass or downtown though.

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+1 for this - Boutin's picks up Howell Place location

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I hope they didn't bet the house on it. I just don't see Boutin's doing well in that location.

Maybe if the airport was WAY larger....but it isn't.

I love that place. Their location on Magazine Street in New Orleans is perfect. I wish they would have picked an area near the Perkins Overpass or downtown though.

Anything on Perkins between Park and College or even Government between Jefferson and Park would have been a better fit for the particular character of that restaurant.

Radio bar seemed to be doing well when I went a while back. More hipsters than I would have wanted, but maybe that crowd has changed. That area could really support more restaurants and bars if they ever had some quality space available.

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Panera Bread looks to break ground in B.R. by June

A long-planned Panera Bread franchise in Baton Rouge is nearing fruition, says franchisee Tom Krings, who estimates a Corporate Boulevard land lease will be completed in the next 30 days and construction will begin in about two months. "We think we're on the final leg," Krings says. "We're as anxious as anyone else to get things rolling down there. Unfortunately, at this point, we don't have an anticipated opening date." The Baton Rouge location, which is planned to be built next to MidSouth Bank, will be the first Panera Bread in Louisiana. Krings, who has 19 Panera Bread franchises in Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia and North Carolina, says he would eventually like to see Baton Rouge with two franchises and several others throughout south Louisiana. "In the next two to three years, I'd like to see about 15 locations in the area, between Baton Rouge, Lafayette, Lake Charles and the New Orleans area," he says. Based in St. Louis and founded in 1981, Panera Bread has more than 1,500 restaurants in 40 states. According to industry analyst Technomic, Panera Bread revenue grew 10.1% in 2011, with sales of $3.3 billion, making the café-bakery chain one of the fastest growing in the country. A planned Baton Rouge location was first reported back in November 2010.

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^ Looks like Panera Bread had a change of plans due to the restrictions set out by Towne Center...moving instead to neaby Bocage shopping center??

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The Taste of Baton Rouge

Congratulations to Stroubes Seafood and Steaks and two other Baton Rouge restaurants that have been recognized by Urbanspoon as one of the top 250 fine dining restaurants in the country.

Downtown Baton Rouge is proud of our area restaurants, and happy to say that the concentration of local flavor in Downtown is unmatched and offers an authentic pallet for the community and visitors to enjoy. There has been a recent surge of locally established restaurants with Azteca's, Blend, and Restaurant IPO opening this year.

Check out Downtown for the homegrown taste of Baton Rouge and experience one of our 55 great restaurants!

Click the link below for a complete listing of all of the Downtown area eateries.

Downtown Baton Rouge Restaurant Guide

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Famous Dave's BBQ chain looking at B.R. for first Louisiana locations

Saying it plans "to have a very strong presence in the area" in the next few years, Minnesota-based BBQ franchise Famous Dave's is eyeing Baton Rouge to make its entry into the Louisiana market. "I can't give you an exact timeline yet, but we're working very, very hard to finalize our group of franchise candidates," says Brett Larrabee, director of franchise development for the chain. "There's going to be several [restaurants], and we're planning on going to Baton Rouge because it's a great market, a great demographic, full of people who love great food and great barbeque." Larrabee says the New Orleans market is also being considered. Famous Dave's currently owns and operates 53 restaurants, and franchises another 133 across 35 states. "There's a few in Texas, and one that's open and another that's being built in Florida right now, but the Southeast has kind of been the region that we've chose to develop last," Larrabee says. Famous Dave's has both full-service, casual dining locations and a smaller, fast-casual concept. —Steve Sanoski

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Frankie Marcello's restaurant slated for Perkins Road and Essen Lane

A family-style restaurant serving Italian fare, seafood and steaks is slated to open early next year on Perkins Road at Essen Lane, according to a business partner involved in the project. The site, which most recently housed a short-lived Mexican restaurant, was originally a Calendar's Restaurant. Frankie Marcello's, as the new eatery will be called, will feature favorite Louisiana dishes that blend Sicilian-style Italian cuisine with local seafood, according to Bunkie Hughes, who has partnered with a Mandeville-based restaurant family in the project. For the past two weeks, work crews have been preparing to begin extensive renovations to the 3,600-square-foot space at 7520 Perkins Road. Renovations are scheduled to be complete in time for a January opening. Frankie Marcello's will also offer full-service catering. —Stephanie Riegel

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N.O. Mexican restaurant working on property deal to open B.R. location

The Velvet Cactus of New Orleans' Lakeview area has had to navigate a rough patch of real estate negotiations as it attempts to build a restaurant in Baton Rouge. A servitude agreement that cell phone tower company Crown Castle has had with the owners of the former Chalet Brandt restaurant building at 7655 Old Hammond Highway has been the sticking point since developers announced in early August their plans to build a high-end Mexican restaurant on the site, says an agent representing the sale. But after nearly dying in November, an agreement has been reshaped over the past few weeks and could be forged before the end of the year. "We have somehow kept this thing alive," says Mark Hebert of Kurz & Hebert Commercial Real Estate. The Velvet Cactus owners and operators Herb Dyer and Rusty White—who also own and operate The Bulldog bars on Perkins Road and in New Orleans—had signed a $900,000 purchase agreement to tear down the building on-site and build a new one measuring up to 4,500 square feet, including a patio. But Crown Castle leveraged its servitude agreement to delay a closing on the deal, says Hebert, without going into specifics. However, the real estate agent is now confident Crown Castle is at ease about tower access; and the site, which also housed Another Broken Egg Café and Mandina's restaurants, will be home to The Velvet Cactus next year. "We won't ever have to deal with this again," Hebert says. —Adam Pearson

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New Orleans Original Daiquiris finally breaking into Baton Rouge

New Orleans Original Daiquiris, a Metairie-based company with more than 50 daiquiri shops around the country, is moving into Baton Rouge in early 2013, after years of intentionally overlooking the local market. "We stayed out of Baton Rouge because for a long time we perceived the zoning laws were not favorable to our use," says Joe Pando, executive vice president and chief operating officer. "But we really let that market slip completely." The company is making up for lost time. The first local New Orleans Original Daiquiris shop will open this spring in the Siegen Place Shopping Center, which is currently under construction on Siegen Lane near Industriplex Boulevard. "We hope it will be the first of several in the market," says Pando. "We have a lot of brand fans in Baton Rouge, and people have been begging us forever to open there." With signature flavors like Crawgator, Blue Bayou and Mardi Gras Mash, New Orleans Original Daiquiris—which celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2013—is one of the largest daiquiri shop chains in the country. It currently has 36 Louisiana locations, most of which are company owned, as well as 20 out-of-state stores, which are operated under the Fat Tuesday brand name. New Orleans Original Daiquiris will join national retailers Mattress First and Batteries Plus in the new shopping center, which is about 70% leased, according to developer Kevin Nguyen. —Stephanie Riegel

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Famous Dave's BBQ chain looking at B.R. for first Louisiana locations

Saying it plans "to have a very strong presence in the area" in the next few years, Minnesota-based BBQ franchise Famous Dave's is eyeing Baton Rouge to make its entry into the Louisiana market. "I can't give you an exact timeline yet, but we're working very, very hard to finalize our group of franchise candidates," says Brett Larrabee, director of franchise development for the chain. "There's going to be several [restaurants], and we're planning on going to Baton Rouge because it's a great market, a great demographic, full of people who love great food and great barbeque." Larrabee says the New Orleans market is also being considered. Famous Dave's currently owns and operates 53 restaurants, and franchises another 133 across 35 states. "There's a few in Texas, and one that's open and another that's being built in Florida right now, but the Southeast has kind of been the region that we've chose to develop last," Larrabee says. Famous Dave's has both full-service, casual dining locations and a smaller, fast-casual concept. —Steve Sanoski

When I lived in ND I ate at Famous Daves once in a while, it was really good. Only thing I didn't like was they served Pepsi.

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