What used to be a run-down fast food restaurant now resembles a diner with a “Louie’s Cafe” sign. The famous flourescent sign is mounted on outer wall of the restaurant, and the building’s former brown color has been replaced with new paint.
A sign above the door o
What used to be a run-down fast food restaurant now resembles a diner with a “Louie’s Cafe” sign. The famous fluorescent sign is mounted on an outer wall of the restaurant, and the building’s former brown color has been replaced with new paint.
A sign above the door of the current Louie’s Cafe informs customers it won’t be at the location for long. The diner plans to move at some point after the Alabama game on Saturday.
Though Louie’s Cafe announced in March it would be moving into new digs, there is still no official date set for when the 24-hour diner will move from its location on West State Street, where it resided for 27 years, to the former Wendy’s on Lake Street.
Rachel Sharp, Louie’s Cafe office manager, said the restaurant will not release information about when it will move into its new location to prevent being slammed business-wise and possibly upsetting customers, but a member of the staff said the move will happen sometime after this weekend.
The Daily Reveille reported in October that the diner’s old building on State Street will be home to a new bar and eatery created by partners Shane Courrege and Luis Macedo. Courrege is the owner of Duvic’s Bar and Spanish Moon, and Macedo is head chef at Pinetta’s European Restaurant.
Courrege, who signed the lease with Louie’s owner Jimmy Wetherford and Frank Duvic on Sept. 25, said he plans to change the layout of the restaurant, moving the kitchen to the back of the building and adding a bar to the right of the entrance. The menu will consist of sandwiches and an assortment of salads and entrees.
Courrege said he hopes to have the bar and eatery open by late January 2015.
The bar and eatery moving into the building will be a stark contrast to Louie’s Cafe, which serves a variety of foods to an open kitchen. However, Wetherford told The Daily Reveille earlier this year that Louie’s new location will include the iconic open kitchen, counter and stools.
Louie’s Cafe opened near the University campus in 1941 and moved to its location on State Street in 1986. It is the second-oldest restaurant in Baton Rouge. Wetherford initially said the restaurant was going to move last summer.
Courrege said he thinks the popularity of Louie’s Cafe will help the bar and eatery because people will be curious of the business. He hopes to serve people in the Northgate area, as there are fewer bars on the north side of campus.
Louie’s will be able to serve more people in its new building and provide customers with more parking space, Wetherford said in March.
f the current Louie’s Cafe informs customers they won’t be at the location for long. The diner plans to move at some point after the Alabama game.
Though Louie’s Cafe announced it would be moving into new digs in March, there still is no official date set for when the 24-hour diner will move from its location on West State Street, where it’s resided for 27 years, to the former Wendy’s on Lake Street.
Rachel Sharp, Louie’s Cafe office manager, said the restaurant will not release information about when it will move into its new location to prevent being slammed business-wise and possibly upsetting customers, but a member of the staff said the move will happen sometime after this weekend.
The Daily Reveille reported in October that the diner’s old building on State Street will be home to a new bar and eatery created by partners Shane Courrege and Luis Macedo. Courrege is the owner of Duvic’s Bar and Spanish Moon, and Macedo is head chef at Pinetta’s European Restaurant.
Courrege, who signed the lease with Louie’s owner Jimmy Wetherford and Frank Duvic on Sept. 25, said he plans to change up the layout of the restaurant, moving the kitchen to the back of the building and adding a bar to the right of the entrance. The menu will consist of sandwiches and an assortment of salads and entrees.
Courrege said he hopes to have the bar and eatery open by late January 2015.
The bar and eatery moving into the building be a stark contrast to Louie’s Cafe, which serves a variety of foods, many of them fried, from an open kitchen. However, Wetherford told The Daily Reveille earlier this year that Louie’s new location will include the iconic open kitchen, counter and stools.
Louie’s Cafe opened near the University campus in 1941 and moved to its location on State Street in 1986. It is the second-oldest restaurant in Baton Rouge. Wetherford initially said the restaurant was going to move last summer.
Courrege said he thinks the popularity of Louie’s Cafe will help the bar and eatery because people will be curious of the business. He hopes to serve people in the Northgate area, as there are fewer bars on the north side of campus.
Louie’s will be able to serve more people in its new building and provide customers with more parking space, Wetherford said in March.