Taken from Daily Report 4/24/08
The Bulldog, a New Orleans tavern, will open its first location in Baton Rouge this fall in the renovated Southdowns Shopping Center. The tavern, which specializes in import, draft and microbrewed beers, is going into the old Dreamland BBQ/Dreaux's Grill location. "We've always really wanted to be in Baton Rouge, because it's close to our core in New Orleans," says Eddie Dyer, one of the Bulldog owners. "It took us a while to get in the right location." The Bulldog has two locations in New Orleans and one in Jackson, Miss.; Dyer also operates Lager's in Metairie. Dyer says he's still working on the menu for the Baton Rouge location, but the plan is to make the tavern "more food-oriented" with salads, chicken tenders, hamburgers and steaks. The bar will have touches found in the other Bulldogs, such as a patio and an extensive variety of beers. "We're going to have at least 50 beers on tap and at least 100 different bottles," Dyer says. Mark Hebert of Kurz & Hebert Commercial Real Estate helped Dyer select the location. "We wanted to be in a central city area, not way out in the suburbs," he says. Meanwhile, while the Bulldog is set to move in the shopping center, Southdowns Lounge has set a closing date. The bar will shut down May 17 after more than 40 years in business. Southdowns Lounge will be turned into a wine bar/retail store, operated by Marcello's Wine Market owner Gene Todaro.
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