The Top 5 Restaurants Where Baton Rougeans Like to Eat on Their Birthdays

Favorite Baton Rouge restaurants for birthday lunches.

Parrain's Seafood RestaurantPhoto byFacebook

The question was posed to Baton Rouge diners, “Where do you like to eat lunch on your birthday?” Not surprisingly, quite a few people enjoy the same place. These are the results, in no particular order, of the top 5 Baton Rouge restaurants preferred for eating birthday meals. (Names of individuals have been withheld to protect innocent diners).

1. Juban's

3739 Perkins Road

High on the list for birthday fine dining, Juban's is a crowd-pleaser. A Baton Rouge institution, the restaurant is open for lunch seven days a week and brunch on Saturdays and Sundays.

Those who choose Juban's for their birthday lunches like the Hallelujah Crab, fried soft-shell crab with seafood stuffing in a Creolaise sauce, and the Lobster Rissotto, a broiled lobster with lobster and spinach risotto, lemon, buerre blanc, and caper relish.

2. Elsie's Plate & Pie

3145 Government Street

If you've been wondering about Elsie's Plate & Pie, do yourself a favor and have lunch there. The food is great, and the pies are delicious. You can get both savory and sweet pies at Elsie's, and all are outstanding.

Lunch favorites include the Seafood Pot Pie, shrimp, crawfish, and crab in a roasted red pepper cream sauce baked in a flaky crust, and the Louisiana Poulet Pot Pie, smoked chicken and roasted peppers in a tasso cream sauce baked in a flaky crust. Don't leave without having a slice of one of their decadent sweet pies.

3. Mestizo

2323 S Acadian Thruway

Serving Mexican cuisine with a Louisiana flair, Mestizo offers delicious food in a relaxed atmosphere. In addition to unique Mexican dishes, they also have keto, vegetarian, and gluten-free menus.

Favorite birthday lunch combinations include the Veracruz, one shrimp and crab enchilada with queso, one steak enchilada with chili ancho, and one pork enchilada with tomatillo sauce, topped with shredded lettuce, tomato, sour cream, and green onion, and the Cancun, one shrimp and crab enchilada and one crawfish and spinach enchilada topped with queso, served with guacamole salad and a crawfish taco.

4. The Little Village

14241 Airline Highway & 447 Third Street

It appears the bread at The Little Village is what keeps diners coming back again and again. "I could be happy with just that bread," one diner commented. In fact, even the website says, "You've gotta get the bread!"

With two locations in Baton Rouge, The Little Village serves old-world Italian cuisine and seafood. Birthday diners enjoy the Eggplant Parmigiana, the Village Meatballs & Spaghetti, and the Seafood Cannelloni.

5. Parrain's

3225 Perkins Road

In business for over 20 years, Parrain's Seafood Restaurant serves fresh, high-quality seafood in a rustic setting. In fact, they got the highest number of votes for a birthday lunch.

One birthday diner raved about the grilled and raw oysters at Parrain's. Another said that every single thing on the menu is good. Entree favorites include the Catfish Perdu, fried catfish filets topped with crawfish etouffee and served over rice, the Pontchartrain, paneed fresh fish filet topped with crabmeat and caper hollandaise, and the Whole Shebang seafood platter.

Let us know in the comments section where you like to eat lunch for your birthday, so we can try it!