Frostop Restaurant — Restaurant in Baton Rouge

In my quest for great food, I can overlook a few things. Trust me, the food was great! The Whole Lot Burger is well beyond the 1/3 pound sandwiches at most competitors. Maybe it was 3/4 pound or maybe this behemoth began as a full pound. I'm not sure, but I know I cut it in half when I saw it. I are half and carried the other half home to use for lunch.

The beef was cooked well done, but who really cares? It was juicy, flavorful, tender and THICK! I ordered mine with cheese, but one slice could have been passed over. I should have paid another $0.89 for a second slice, or I should have passed on the cheese altogether. Go big, or stay home. The flavor of the burger was just fine as it came.

Whoa, the fries... The fries... The fries sole the show! Well done and crispy golden, these fries had me! Who cares what ketchup they used in the refillable bottles, these hot, delicious piece of heaven were wonderful. Well cooked, not greasy.

Homemade root beer, anyone? Yes, freshly brewed, creamy and... wait for it... With a Frostop! Free refills! Oh, did I say, FREE REFILLS!!!!

With all this great food, the reading is supported by the caricature of an old, greasy spoon burger joint. Overworked, overstressed employees with bad attitudes may await your arrival and celebrate your departure. Dining in? The ripped seats, with foam and springs visible, may tug at your clothing or skin. Try not to look at the ceiling and guess what may fall on you. But hey, the place has passed health code inspections; I mean, they've got to know, right?

I'll be back because the burgers are the awesome. I don't want to miss one in case the health inspectors visit...

At this point, the only reason to come here is for nostalgia. Then again, coming here now may tarnish your memories of better days. There are old restaurants that flourish due to the care and effort the owners put into the place. There are others who die a slow death because the owners don't care. Unfortunately, this downtown icon falls into the latter category. You can tell that immediately when you pull into the parking lot and see the vinyl (?) sign on the front of the building is still falling down, just as it has been for over a year, judging by pictures posted in other reviews. Most people probably don't know that the big frostop mug sign in the parking lot used to spin. They may not be able to fix that, but they sure could at least paint it. When we walked in, the lady taking orders was texting someone right there in front of customers. Then she picked up someone's tray with no concern for phone germs getting onto people's food. Inside, many of the black and white tiles on the counter are missing. This would be a very easy fix, if they cared. The food is nothing spectacular, and they got our order wrong. All we ordered was 2 burger combos, and they still got it wrong. For whatever reason, a lot of places have started serving battered fries, as though fries need batter. Frostop at least used to have good, golden, crunchy "concession stand" style fries. Now they have these monstrosities. Frostop is just another reminder that the good old days in Baton Rouge are gone, just like the beautiful fountains that no...

If I could leave zero stars I would. My wife and I drove all the way from Houston to try it. When we arrived around 3:30pm their power had just came back on. The customer service was non-existent. They would ask for our order, we would tell them and then they would repeat it back wrong. My wife asked for a manager as the 3 employees carried on their own conversation mid order. "Sam" said he was the manager. As my wife tried to explain how she felt the order taking process and lack of hospitality seemed rude to her she was reprimanded by "Sam". Who proceeded to tell her if we went to other countries they would be rude to us too. Not sure the relevancy there. After driving for four hours when I tried to talk to "Sam" I was also interrupted and reprimanded by him. He informed me I shouldn't wear sunglasses inside. He considered it rude. My wife informed him they were prescription. He wasn't listening. We asked for our money back. "Sam" continued to berate me as the cashier was refunding my card. Before this unfortunate incident while we were waiting for the registers to come back up we read a story on the wall about the history of this store. It's sad that the owner who bought this place recently allowed an employee to run his business in this manner. Corporate has been contacted. Terrible first impression of a restaurant. Especially a historical one with such a...