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    Desiderata Kitchen

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    Closed 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

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    Randy Montalbano's Seafood & Catering

    4.2(110 reviews)
    4.1 mi
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    Our family has been going to Montalbano seafood for decades. Miss Darlene has always been a…read moredelight. Yesterday they had a special and I went by and picked up 5 pounds of cold boiled crawfish and had those today. there was a special on, and I won't quote the price, but it was the lowest I've seen crawfish in years. I was so excited I forgot to get corn and potatoes. We were so happy when they came back after they were severely flooded in 2016. The new space is much nicer than the old one was. Over the years they have expanded their fresh seafood while sticking with only things that are truly fresh. They also have a frozen section with a great variety. The younger generation that's taken over staffing. The restaurant are carrying on the family tradition. It's always a pleasure to stop by.

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    4.3(3 reviews)
    12.9 mi
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    This is probably the only site I'll order food from ever again. The meals are fresh and services…read moreare great

    I'm really excited to have found out about Managed Meals. I've thought about signing up for a…read moreprogram like this for a long time, I've struggled with my eating since I was very young. Anyway, a coworker was bringing his little tupperware in every day and I finally asked him what they were. He said the company was "Managed Meals," although I found out later he was wrong about the name and actually gets his meals from a competitor. Luckily, I looked up Managed Meals instead and got hooked up with this company. I'm only on my first week of meals. I've had 4 so far (I only opted for lunch and dinner.) I'm on the portioned meal plan with 350 calorie lunches and dinners. Yesterday for lunch I had teriyaki chicken with stir fry vegetables. The sauce was awesome! Honestly it tasted like something I'd get at a restaurant. Dinner was meatballs and spaghetti squash with red sauce. The meatballs were very well seasoned as was the red sauce, and who doesn't live spaghetti squash?! Today for lunch I had BBQ chicken and spinach. The spinach was AWESOME. I think my menu said creamed spinach, but whatever they put in it was fabulous! Better than any spinach I've had made for me or I've been able to make myself. Just ate my dinner tonight, it was beef stew. I'm not the biggest stew fan, but it was good and I enjoyed it nonetheless. All the meals this week looked great (except the gumbo, I'm a little scared for the gumbo) My main concern is that I'm going to still be hungry. The portions are small, but only because I PICKED SMALL PORTIONS. So it's going to take some getting used to on my end. Also I think it's important to note that Jessica has been awesome and prompt at returning any questions I have sent to her via email. And I believe she's the owner of the company, so that's pretty cool. You go girl! I'm rating this company 5 Stars. My rating is because of the price, convenience, and the taste of the food. My meals are made for me, and all for $55 a week. It helps me to not overeat OR go out to eat on the weekdays. Compared to the competitors in the area, the price is right and it seems to be literally the exact same type of food and service. Thanks for bringing Managed Meals to Baton Rouge!

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