Bayou Blue Closed?

noooooooooo! I love the Bayou!

If it's not, it should be. The last time we were there, there was only one server and apparently only one cook. They didn't have all the items in the kitchen necessary to complete my order and brought out my dish with about four measley pieces of crawfish-no shrimp-no sausage-no chicken. It was bad and the server appeared very embarassed when it was brought to their attention. I'd be embarassed, too.

My wife and I have eaten there ONE time. It was AWFUL. The food was mediocre and the service was NON-EXISTANT.

Didn't you just do that?

Who goes to a BAR to eat and get good service??? Do you go to the gas station and expect great coffee, too? I bet that McFish sandwich is the best seafood you've ever had! HA!!!

Who goes to a bar for good food and service! Those that go to Cajun's, for one.

+1 for Cajun's!

LOVE Cajuns!! Service thats Great too!

That IS a bar that has fantatic food!!! Love those Perkins brothers...the grilled oysters and the hamburger steak are the best anywhere. And I don't even LIKE oysters!

i'm sure they have. haven't seen them open in a while and i passed by there about 8:30 tonight (sat nite)and it was empty.

New Orleans Transfer is MUCH better, anyway. Their shrimp po boy rocks!

"Moose
New Kid on the Block
Posted 30 March 2010 05:29 PM
Who goes to a BAR to eat and get good service??? Do you go to the gas station and expect great coffee, too? I bet that McFish sandwich is the best seafood you've ever had! HA!!! "

Bayou Blue IS a restaurant. Classified as a restaurant, subject to the 49/51% rule.

Food is usually good, as long as you go during the lunch/early afternoon hours. After that, quality and service diminishes.

Last time I was there the cops were busting someone for smoking a doobie on the patio.

was it the entertainment? hehe

From all I had heard they had great tasting food, even the guy at New Orleans Transfer (their competition) gave them high remarks for their quality. I'm wondering if the smoking decision hurt them? I don't know for sure they are out of business but by all appearances they are. The reason I never tried them out, although I did want to, was that it was always too smoky in there when I went in and since I prefer non-smoking to smoking I would always head over to New Orleans Transfer when I wanted Cajun cooking.

They always seemed to have a full parking lot when I went by. Maybe just removating? Is there a sign on the door?

It would actually be great if they moved to a location with more parking and more space. COME DOWNTOWN!!!!

While eating at New Orleans Transfer I inquired of it's owner, because he's friends with the owner of Bayou Blue and he did confirm that they are out of business but didn't know for sure the reason.

One thought was that they were selling far too much alcohol in comparison to food and the city was going to require a much more expensive license to do business and that along with a few other factors is thought to have been responsible.

Since they remained smoking instead of going non-smoking they were getting far more "bar" business and frankly it was said that the folks were more interested in drinking and smoking rather than eating.

Strange because many thought that going non-smoking would be a death null to a restaurant and that going it would be a restaurant that went non-smoking that would take it out of business. Here though you have a smoking place that bit the dust.

Sad to see them go - really dug the patio.

Just left here and went to facebook. Bayou Blue is my friend there and they say they are CLOSED.

I hate to see any local business close their doors. Another blight on the local economy.

I too hate to see a closure of a local business but then there are the rumors of the new wing place coming to town and you have Fatboys that appears to be doing well and the addition of the Japaneese restaurant in the old Mama Blues location hinted to be an Ichiban (out of Chattanooga). I think along with the three new businesses that chose to open in the old Toy's R Us, Old Navy and Goodies stores the area is seeing some growth or I hope it continues.

Yeah, just what we need. More minimum-wage retail stores and $2.13/hour restaurant jobs. That really ought to stimulate the economy. I'm all for new places to shop and eat but we need some decent jobs (and night life) around here!

What 'is it' about The Shoals' area that has wages 'frozen' at 1980s levels?

All the better to keep us a retirement community, dogsoldier & lawguy.

Until you get our local governments out of the "retirement community and this is the best place to retire syndrom", there won't be any better paying jobs here.

You are correct Harley.

Man there are so many things you could add to Harley's statement that would also be true. How about the accessibility to an interstate or major Airport which industry looks at seriously ... mind you I65 isn't too far away but the way traffic engineering is done around there .. wait a minute is there traffic engineering? never mind add to that the vastly changing speed limits, crazy timing and placement of traffic lights there are so many encumbrances to get to the Highway that Athens or Decatur would appear as a much more desirable place. Add to that the schools (Remember how Florence closed so many) and many items that prospective employers look at and Florence or the Quad City area will come up short everytime. Being a great place to retire would be a positive rather than a negative, in my opinion, but the way that the local cities and counties work together or don't work together is a far more destructive thing.

There are positives to this area but hopefully we will continue to improve and find more.

You are so true. It's like the repaving project for Hwy 157 in Colbert County. That did nothing for the hydroplaning. I still see water stand on the road when it rains. Taht money could have been used for another project such as another highway or finishing Wilson Dam Road.