Your Mom’s is more than a playful name for a restaurant, it’s a standard of food quality LSU graduates JP Ngo and Trent Fresina take seriously.
Co-owners Ngo and Fresina both grew up in Baton Rouge and graduated from LSU in 2005 and 2014, respectively. And the pair said they are excited to return home with a new
location for Your Mom’s Restaurant and Bar on West Lee Drive. Those who see the restaurant’s name may think it was chosen for shock value, but Ngo said there is more than meets the eye.
“The name reflects what we do and what we cook,” Ngo said. “We make almost all of our food from scratch, and it is food you would expect your mom to make. We have won best burger in Tangipahoa Parish by readers’ choice three years in a row.”
While the restaurant is not expected to open for another couple of weeks, Ngo said it will cook food for tailgaters during this weekend’s Auburn game to spread the word about the opening.
The owners said the original location in Hammond was built to be a learning experience.
Ngo said Baton Rouge is hard for new restaurant owners because the city does not allow a new business much time to learn, so they knew they were ready beforehand. Now that the Hammond location is running strongly, Ngo and Fresina said they decided their business skills were prepared for the Baton Rouge restaurant scene.
“We are excited just to be home and are very excited about opening this new restaurant in our home town,” Fresina said.
While the Hammond location has a distinct decor for Southeastern University, the West Lee Drive location will have it’s own LSU twist. In addition, the new location gave the owners more freedom to create the restaurant they always wanted, Fresina said.
“The Hammond location could be considered to be a hole in the wall,” Ngo said. “With the new West Lee location, we could hire interior decorators and architects. We went with the full legit route this time for the new location.”
Ngo and Fresina want to cater to everyone in the area, both college students and families. For college students, Fresina said there will be days with drink and food specials keeping student budgets in mind, and the restaurant will take Tiger Cash. For students looking for jobs, the restaurant also is hiring server and cook positions.
The restaurant’s hours will be from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. on normal business days, and gamedays will feature special hours of operation.

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Burger place, Your Mom's, opens it's second location in Baton Rouge, located at 250 W. Lee Dr. The restaurant and bar is set to open within the month.