Jay's Bar-B-Q — Restaurant in Baton Rouge

Just ate lunch there.

Had the BBQ beef poboy, a large fries, and a Mt. Dew. I got he large fries because the regular amount of fries they give you is never enough to last while you eat your poboy.

The lady that took my order acted like I was bothering her

When my food came, the fries were undercooked and quickly turned limp.

They gave me the bare minimum of BBQ sauce in the cup to finish my poboy with.

When you order a Mt Dew as a drink, they don't have it on tap so they give you a bottle and an ice cup. You can't get a refill without buying another bottle.

When I went to pay, they charged me almost $25 for one poboy, a large fries, and one bottle of Mt Dew.

The poboy comes with a small fry, but they don't give you a credit for it. They just charged me for the poboy and $6.50 for a large, undercooked, soggy plate of fries.

This is the most unprofessional restaurant in Baton Rouge. Usually they give you your fries well before you ever get your other food. So your fries sit on the table getting cold while you wait for the rest of your meal.

Avoid this location like the plague. The one on Sherwood First is still amazing, run by people who actually care and who won't rip you off.

This location on Government St just lost a decades long customer forever. They don't deserve my business. I wish other people from the Baton Rouge area would stop putting up with the sub par experiences you find at so many restaurants here.

Better that places like this go out of business rather than being rewarded for their incompetence and thievery.

All in all, there's so many better choices than Jay's on Government. Take your business elsewhere to a place more deserving. This place provides horrible value for what you receive in return for your hard...

6.27.25 @ 1:00 P.M. My bf and I went here; he hadn't been in about 15 years, and it was my first time.

I chose to go with the hickory burger with cheese. I really enjoyed my processed meat patty, a lot. The meat patties are precut (shaped with the define outline of all process patties that come frozen), so if you are thinking that it's what most people consider "fresh" with it just being grounded and formed by hand, it isn't. No big deal, though...because it comes out so smooth-tasting. Next time, I'll get it with the hickory sauce and onions.

My bf ordered the grilled chicken po-boy, and he had it dressed to his liking. It was really good, too.

I like how they press the burger buns and po-boy bread down, so it's not hard to eat. Everything is contained under the bun well, and you don't have to open your mouth extra-wide to get the food in.

The potato salad and BBQ beans were good, as well.

The staff is welcoming, but they are not overly-friendly. I was told that it's just how most of Baton Rouge folks are, though....

The only good think I can say is they were quick with food and they pile your plate up and prices are reasonable.. but the food quality was it up to par for me and therefore I will not return .. the baked beans had a chili bean flavor which I did not like the chicken was dry and cold and they forgot to give me barbecue sauce (which was the main reason I went there and I had to drive all the way back to get it because if I didn’t I would have thrown the whole plate away. the potatoe salad had a good taste. Overall I don’t feel like this was good ole home made food which is what I had hoped it would be.. and the barbecue sauce tasted like A1 sauce ketchup and werchashure sauce and it was red.. no sweetness at all. I just really wish it was better they seemed like sweet people in there. He needs to just revise his recipes and put more heart in them not just throw...