Rice & Roux — Restaurant in Baton Rouge

I was headed towards Florida and saw that I'd be crossing New Orleans. Seizing the opportunity, I had to have my first taste of Jambalaya and Gumbo, dishes that the Food Network has made me drool over for years. I had to check it off my bucket list.

I knew I had to have an authentic first taste, so with great impulse, I randomly took an exit on S Acadian and parked at a strip mall. The plan was to ask a local where I could find my objective. I looked around and found the sign "Rice and Roux," so I thought to myself, "Well, that's gotta be it!" I even read it with my best Guy Fieri impression while hosting my imaginary Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives.

The place offers Creole dishes, both authentic and fusion, including their Crawfish pies, Chicken and sausage jambalaya, and delicious Gumbo. The staff was friendly, and I even had the pleasure of meeting the owner, Shasta. She helped me decide which selections were my best bet, and everything she recommended did not disappoint.

I won't bore you with the details of the food because you just have to try it yourself.

Support your local businesses. Small-time businesses make it big because locals support them first. And I'm not talking about ordering from Uber Eats or DoorDash. Order, sit down, and have a meal. Say hi to your neighbors. Maybe even have a nice conversation.

I'll definitely come back! My mom is gonna love those...

I was in town for work and decided to try this place. I often visit Baton Rouge about twice a month, so I get to try all the good places all over the city. I decided to order the chicken and sausage, jambalaya, the red Beans and rice plate, also a side of catfish fillet. Everything I ordered was brought back to the hotel and when I opened it up when I got to my room, everything was still really fresh and hot. there are a few other places that serve the same types. Addition, the area and I believe Rice and Roux holds their ground with all the other ones. For the most part, I did love everything that I ordered. the catfish was a little salty, and they didn't give me ketchup like I requested. the jambalaya and the red beans and rice were good as well, however, I think they lacked a little bit of flavor. For the most part, I was overall, very happy with my food. I would recommend you trying this place at least once for yourself and personally myself I would order this food again...

My family ordered numerous items on the menu. The Pros: the red beans and rice was delicious, Catfish was fried and seasoned perfectly. Chicken and Sausage Jambalaya was 7.5/10 My sons had the chicken and sausage Jambalaya. Corn, green beans and red beans and they thought everything was good.

Before I state the cons a disclaimer, I am allergic to shellfish. The cons: My wife said the crawfish pies barely had, if any crawfish and were bland. I ordered chicken and sausage gumbo and told the gentleman that I am very allergic to shellfish. He stated the chicken and sausage gumbo was seafood free. I took 2 bites of the gumbo and immediately felt sick and ran to their bathroom to vomit. My wife found shellfish in the “seafood free” chicken and sausage gumbo. It ruined the...