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| - Baton Rouge has a gorgeous new building on the NW corner of the mall parking lot in Quarry Park. The inside is beautiful and it is quite large. This is a place where you could plan for a large gathering and be accommodated.
When seated, the service was warm, friendly and fast. We had the coffees and waters in our hands quickly, and the coffee was delicious.
When it comes to the menu, this is not exactly the best place for me to be. Simply because, I am on Weight Watchers right now. And if you are watching calories, this is NOT where you want to go.
Period. I went onto the website, and a side serving of cole slaw is a little more than 1/3 of my entire day's calorie requirements (I am allowed 1700 a day, and their side salad has 640 calories with 63 grams of fat). As I combed through the nutritional information, it was evident to me that I was going to be having a house salad will some grilled chicken. Even that, I had to "piece meal" together, as their chicken salad had deep fried chicken.
Some examples right from their website:
Their grilled veggie sandwich had 39 grams of fat. I thought this would be an option, but it came out to 19 pointsplus points, and I'm allowed 29 in a day.
Side of cole slaw, 640 calories, with 63 grams of fat
This is not meant to be a jab at Baton Rouge, but it was a challenge to make a healthy choice. From what I understand, this place is known for its ribs, but at this time, I cannot indulge. The reality is, I am not this restaurant's target market.
Before weight watchers, if I read this review about there being no healthy choices, my response would have been, "so what?? Bring on the ribs! That's what people go there for!".
But today, I am saying don't assume if you are watching calories, that a side of cole slaw is a good choice. Just sayin.....
I also want to point out that on the website, they are good enough to not only post the nutritional info, they ALSO post the Allergens, so that people with allergies can see exactly what is in food. I don't have allergies, but I do dine wtih people who do, so kudos to Baton Rouge for providing that information.
As far as my meal, my salad was made with iceberg lettuce, and a few strands of other veggies (seemed to be similar to the pre-made salads, which is common in chain restaurants), and the grilled chicken was fine. It was juicy, so they do know how to cook meat there.
Even though I was hard on them regarding the menu, I will come back and try the ribs at a future date. The staff were nice, and the ambiance is great. However, I just really didn't have a lot of options in Baton Rouge. Gave them a star for ambiance, a star for service (nice weight staff, and having the calorie and allergen information is a fantastic service), and a star for a very juicy, tender grilled chicken breast. They lost a few stars for not having more healthy options, and for what I assume to be a pre-packaged salad.
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