Overall, I feel like I need to go again before I can have a legitimate opinion of the restaurant, though I did enjoy myself while I was there. When I return, I will have to try the pho. I had eaten a late lunch before I went with one of my friends, so I told the waitress that I wanted something light. She suggested that I have the Com Dia, which was essentially a grilled chicken breast with some rice a sort-of salad and some steamed broccoli. There wasn't really anything worth noting on the sides, but I did enjoy the chicken breast, it was well seasoned and juicy. My friend had the pho, which was very delightful. I am not sure what meats he had in it, though I have to say that the broth was my favorite part, with the cilantro and other seasonings. The reason I feel I need to go back again before being able to fully formulate my opinion is that I didn't get the sort of thing I would normally get, though what I had was satisfying. Oh yeah, they have these wonderful little Japanese sodas called Ramune. I had the melon one, and it was very nice. read more

Drunken Fish - Sushi Bars Near Me - Baton Rouge, Louisiana

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I've been going to this place for years, the diversity in the menu is what keeps me coming back. I typically crave some kind of stir fry as well as sushi and this place has all the options!! The drinks have grown in options over the years as well and the family that owns it is always very nice!! Pro tip: ask them to add a bit of curry powder to the fried rice. It takes it to the next level! read more

Summary - Good food in a great college town. Plenty to choose from to sate any palate! This place is a staple of my existence in Baton Rouge. It is hard to find a place with such a diverse menu (Vietnamese, Japanese, Thai) that can execute everything fairly well. I have yet to have a bad item. My personal staple is the Pho. Big portions, great broth flavor, and plenty of "fixin's" to go into the bowl. Tuna Maki and the fresh, high quality sushi bar are additional highlights. This is a very mom-and-pop kind of place in both atmosphere and service. Many a student and professor frequent this place! read more

I love this place so much!! It might seem like their sushi is $$$, but it tastes literally amazing. Their simple rolls like the Philadelphia roll is very good!! They have so many options to choose from that isn't just sushi, it's always hard to me to choose! I have been here a couple of times and love it! I have been with friends and family and we all really like it! I recently got the shrimp vermicelli, and it was delicious! I definitely recommend it because the sauce that comes with it makes it taste so good and it's cheap! You get a lot of vermicelli for the price! And it comes with a cucumber salad! read more

Drunken Fish - Shrimp vermicelli - Sushi Bars Near Me - Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Always excited to have a chance to eat here. I've only ever gotten takeout because it usually seems empty and I don't want to be the person that sticks around when a restaurant is closing but every time it is tasty. I always get their chicken pho, a favorite dish of mine, but this last trip I decided to try the egg roll and gyoza appetizers. The egg rolls were good but I've had better gyozas, either way the star of the show is the pho and I love that they package the broth separately for takeout orders. I will say I've always had trouble ordering online as they usually don't go through, but if you call to place an order the woman who typically picks up is very helpful and kind. Would recommend for somewhere quick and relatively cheap for pho. read more

If Japanese, Vietnamese, and Chinese restaurants did the fusion dance this would be the result. The restaurant has taken the best dishes from each region to serve you here in Baton Rouge. While the menu isn't quite as extensive as one would find at a primary restaurant the options are quite tasty. Personally, I came for the pho and I'll be back for more Sunday hangover cure pho. The pho was much better here than I've had in many other places. The servers and chefs were all very welcoming and willing to help you with anything you might need. read more

Drunken Fish - Beef Pho - Sushi Bars Near Me - Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Got the Beef Pho.. it was really good until I found a hair in it wrapped around my chop stick. Told my waitress and she offered me 20% off bowl.. that had a human hair in it. Or half a bowl of pho which is what I had left.. I mean that's disgusting to find hair in your food but no biggie you'll get 20% off of food you don't want to finish. read more

Drunken Fish - Hair in my food - Sushi Bars Near Me - Baton Rouge, Louisiana

My absolute favorite Thai and Vietnamese restaurant in Baton Rouge!! Amazing prices, consistent quality, everything I've tried is so good. Very friendly staff too. Lots of variety in their menu. read more

Given SO many choices in BR of small businesses I will choose differently! My order was incorrect so I called to let them know. I was told; "Ma'am you DO NOT have to order from us, you chose to" and hung up on me! ‍ Sooooo given the many other DELICIOUS options I will certainly give my business where it's appreciated! Hope you do as well! read more

This place is a little hole in the wall sushi/pho joint but they might have some of the best sushi in Baton Rouge! The sushi rolls have some awesome combinations of flavors and you always leave satisfied with a full tummy!! Service is fast and the servers are very friendly and always helpful! read more

Drunken Fish - Drunken Fish roll - Sushi Bars Near Me - Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Always fresh. Great food and service. Best sushi in town. All the menu items are delicious and big portions. Definitely my favorite Asian influence in cuisine in Baton Rouge. I would recommend it to everyone. read more

This is my first time to have dinner in the Vietnamese restaurant. Taste good! I like the soup without any sauce. read more

Drunken Fish - beef PHO - Sushi Bars Near Me - Baton Rouge, Louisiana

My friend is going to kill me when he reads this... *hides* 3.5/4 stars. Short and sweet: The inside is nice, and quaint. I like it. Plain and simple. Someone painted on the walls. The menu is great, but I don't know how the Vietnamese food is because I only had sushi. Everything was fresh and good. The philly roll is one of my favorites and hard to mess up, anyway. A lot of the rolls were similar, though. I thought so, anyway. I can never get away from spicy tuna! I like everything I see on a roll BUT the spicy tuna sometimes, but I won't order it just because of that. Depressing. Only complaints: The Miso soup was really good, but lukewarm. There were 2 people waiting on the whole place. They were college kids, a male and female. And they didn't seem to know much about anything on the menu. I heard the girl ask the fry chef what they fry stuff in because a customer asked. No one knew, apparently. She just said, "I think she might be allergic to peanut oil," and instead of getting an answer she said, "I'll just tell her that I don't know." I love sushi and it's hard to disappoint me, actually. read more

The pho here is average and I certainly appreciate this establishment being close to LSU's campus. When going l, I saw that tables were marked as being left vacant to promote social distancing and the waitress brought a paper showing a QR code to access the online menu. I felt comfortable dining in there with the serving staff wearing well secured masks. read more

Drunken fish is very good food wise. The service can be a little slow at times, but that's only when they're packed. The phô is to die for. It comes in very large portions, so for me it's two meals for the prices of one. The sushi rolls can be a little expensive if you order the special rolls ranging from $15-$20 but the regular rolls are around $10. The roll in the photo is called the drunken fish roll. It is priced at $10, and very delicious. I personally like spicy rolls, because I just love spicy stuff, but this roll delivered. However, it does come with a sort of sweet sauce on top that is supposed to combat the spice, but there's not too much that it overpowers it. I also ordered a side of spicy mayo to give it a little extra kick. Overall this restaurant has a lot of options to choose from and very good quality food. read more

Drunken Fish - Drunken Fish Roll - contains spicy tuna, crawfish, snow crab, and is wrapped in rice and a seaweed wrap then fried. Topped with sweet sauce - Sushi Bars Near Me - Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Excellent sushi and sashimi for the price. It's not cheap, but not expensive either. Service is great.

Small little place on the side of Highland road, you might not expect much. But boy would you be mistaken. Even though I was as sober as an AA meeting, the food at Drunken Fish was intoxicatingly good. I got the Samurai roll and man oh man was that the right choice. The only complaint I have is that I was left so satiated I couldn't try the rest of the menu. Ciao read more

Don't let its shabby-chic look fool you, Drunken Fish is the best sushi restaurant closest to LSU! We love their fried rice (chicken and shrimp!) and the "Rock N Roll" and "Acadian" rolls are my favorite. We've also tried many of their appetizers and none have disappointed! The staff is always so friendly and attentive. People love their pho, too! Highly recommend. read more

Sushi overall was pretty good, but please make sure you have the correct amount of food you are supposed to have. Someone else picked up the food for me so I don't put the blame on on that person. If I'm paying 12 dollars and tipping I expect to have a 8 pieces of a roll like i was told instead of 6. read more

Drunken fish has been my favorite spot to eat since freshman year at LSU. They have amazing chicken fried rice probably the best time ever. They also have great sushi and specials. Make sure to drop this sautéed edamame it will blow your mind! read more

Love this place for lunch. I always get the hu tiel or pho but their sushi is fantastic too!

Our favorite sushi spot in town. The sushi is always fresh and never fishy. The specialty rolls are delicious and great prices. I love that they don't skimp on the fish, a lot of places you get mostly rice on a roll here you get the real deal. The ginger dressing is the best (you can also buy it to take home) The sautéed edamame is a must! And Pho is the best in town! I could eat here everyday. read more

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The Drunken Fish, where to start! The location is stellar, right outside of the LSU gates on Highland. I've been here on several occasions both for lunch and dinner and have always enjoyed it. The service is always great, and although it's cozy, it's clean and welcoming. I do have to give a disclaimer: If you are a Vietnamese and Sushi purist, this won't be the place for you. However, that is not to say that the food isn't good or that you'll be disappointed. I would describe the food as having an Asian fusion flare that captures the Asian flavors but not in the most traditional ways. So, what would I recommend??? My personal favorites are the clay hot pot dishes. The basil shrimp and mushrooms is a must. The shrimps and mushrooms are sautéed in a spicy and flavorful brown sauce. Hints of sriracha, basil, garlic, and lime are evident. The shrimps and mushrooms are served in a pot on a layer of brown rice with snow peas. For something different, you should try the half-moon cakes - crepes stuffed with bean sprouts, onions, and shrimp. They're reminiscent of an omelet at first glance, but packed with a punch. The half-moon cakes are served with rice, vegetables, and a side lettuce and cucumber salad. The Pho is pretty good, but not the best. I'm a Pho snob and tend to grade a tad harsher, but I won't hold it against the restaurant considering they have other and better dishes. read more

Great option for sushi/Vietnamese food if you're in the LSU area. Came here for lunch and the standout dish for me was the baked salmon appetizer, it was VERY good! I recommend anyone try this dish when coming here. The restaurant was clean and the service was great. The food didn't take long to come, even though the place was getting a pretty good lunch crowd. I also tried the Boston roll and it was very good, the tuna tasted fresh. I definitely plan on coming back here and trying a few of the Vietnamese dishes as well! read more

Drunken Fish - Sushi Bars Near Me - Baton Rouge, Louisiana

My wife and I were driving down Highland near Lee towards our normal sushi place when I suggested that maybe we try another, I broke out Yelp and found this place. We walked in about 5pm and there was only one other group in the whole place. It was a Monday night after all. We asked for a quiet table in the back which we got. The wait staff was very nice and attentive, the sushi chef's busy at their posts and the decor was very nice and fitting. My wife ordered the edamame and iced green tea for the two of us. We ordered the LSU Roll and the Tokyo Roll. Total bill was $30. The Edamame was steaming hot and fresh, a bit too salty for our tastes, I guess just ask when you order to hold back on the salt a bit. Otherwise these were very good and just enough to satiate us before our order came. Sushi was fresh. Tokyo Roll was $6.50 and the LSU roll was $10 or $12. We normally go all out but tonight it was low key. We were content with what we got, split it 50/50 between us and we were done. I think we'll go back and try some other things. I liked that they had Pho in the menu as well. I'm glad to know it's there. read more

One of my favorite spots in Baton Rouge for Pho or hu tieu. It's always really fresh and the broth is awesome. The sushi rolls are ok. If I'm gonna go for sushi I usually get the sushi bowl. My favorite dish by far is the fried jalapeño and crabmeat appetizer. It's so good, I usually take an order down by myself. read more

So I was interested in this place because it is easy access from the LSU bus routes. But I was very disappointed. I got the miso soup, it was barely even warm. The crabWontons were full of grease, had no flavor, and I guess cream cheese. My two sushi rolls were decent in taste. I appreciate the size of them. But the entire time I was eating I couldn't help but notice coughs and sniffles from every worker. I don't think I will be going back anytime soon. I hope I didn't catch CoVid ! Plus they didn't want me to get the WiFi password for some reason. read more

The Drunken Fish is a corny name for a restaurant, but as I searched for a decent Vietnamese place in the heart of Baton Rouge, I found this place and thought that it would be a neat place to eat. After reading a few reviews on yelp, I was more or less confident in my decision instead of flying blind. I was here on a balmy Thursday early evening, in between a day of sightseeing in Lafayette and hanging around Baton Rouge. A small bowl of Pho would do this time around, as I had ventured onwards eventually later in the evening to Coyote Blues for a burger, fries, and a beer. I was on track to have a bowl of Pho in each of the 50 US states and this one is for Louisiana. With that said, the Drunken Fish is located on Highland Road in Baton Rouge. It is off I-12. The restaurant itself was semi busy when I came in around 5pm and it was pretty good. Nice to kick off the vacation with a bowl of Pho. The Drunken Fish serves up sushi and other Japanese delicacies, as well as Vietnamese foods - including Pho. There is a private parking lot that services The Drunken Fish and accepts major credit cards, so that's always a plus. The service here was so so, but adequate. Just like a lot of Vietnamese places, it's just that way, although Chinese restaurants can cut corners as well. The ambiance was part Vietnamese and part Japanese. The noise level was not too quiet, but it was palatable for the experience. The restaurant itself was clean for the most part and the staff was friendly. The part that I liked was that it was fast from ordering to bringing it out to the table. I had the small meatball & beef brisket Pho, along with summer rolls, to be boxed out if necessary. It's quite a fast paced environment here, with people in and out like you wouldn't believe. But as with life, it's like that. The Pho itself was pretty good and filled up my stomach to the point of satisfaction. I liked the broth, but for me, it felt like it was typical broth, not deep in flavor. Still it was tasty and delicious. Prices here are fair to decent, so it was nice to come here for a short visit. I ended up boxing the summer rolls and had it for breakfast the next morning on the way to Jackson, MS. Those road trips are a killer sometimes, but necessary. The experience here wasn't memorable, yet it wasn't forgettable either. Although it was just for a quick bowl of Pho, it was an adventure for sure. If you are in the neighborhood for Pho and or Japanese cuisine, you can check this place out. While I haven't checked out their sushi, previous reviews have said that they're pretty off the hook. That sounds like something you can dream about and sink your teeth into! Recommended if you are a Pho junkie and want to try something new in the Baton Rouge area. Support local! B read more

This is the best sushi in Baton Rouge. The pricing is decent and the egg rolls are phenomenal. I cant wait to try the pho next time.

I kinda wish Yelp would allow 1/2 stars, because this place deserves a 4.5 star review. But since I can't I thought I'd be nice and round up. The sushi roll menu was so appetizing that I took a picture of it so I could "scratch" off what I haven't tried. I ordered the Playgirl roll and my hubby Jack ordered the Halloween roll (per my request). We were both blown away! By far the best sushi we've had in Baton Rouge so far. Looking forward to my next visit! read more

Beef pho-my husband had this and said it was good but I didn't get a taste so... Hu tieu shrimp-I will go back for this probably once a week. I loved it. The shrimp were huge and very fresh. It also had a ton of noodles (the clear ones-I think they are called cellophane noodles) YUM! I like to add a little sriracha and hoison sauce to my broth to spice it up. They bring the sauces out on a dish as well as all the fixins you might want to add to your soup like mint, lime, cilantro etc. spicy tuna roll- Very fresh, a smaller roll but it was only $6 so I didn't expect it to be huge. Service was friendly and fast! read more

Let me start by saying that I am highly disappointed at the lack of Vietnamese options around campus...or in Baton Rouge in general. Drunken Fish is adequate, but it is definitely lacking in several areas in the Vietnamese department. The spring rolls were mediocre. The pork vermicelli bowl scores points with the meat, but it was basically meat, noodles, and a handful of romaine lettuce. It was missing all the accoutrements that I enjoy. The veggie tempura consisted of only broccoli and an unidentifiable soggy veggie. What happened to variety? And the sweet potatoes? The score points with the sushi. Fish tasted and looked fresh. The pieces were big and delicious. The service is definitely a bright spot. The hostess and servers are sweet, friendly, and helpful. read more

I love pho and have wanted to find a good place in Baton Rouge to eat some. I picked Drunken Fish first because of its proximity to my home and work, and I was not disappointed! The menu has plenty of other offerings including sushi. They also have lunch specials! read more

I went here around 8:45 on Sunday and they close at 9:30. It took a while to get my tofu pho but it was really good so the wait was worth it. The tofu had a good flavor and was kind of crispy on the outside, they probably have the best tofu that I've had in pho. I took two stars off because they were closing while I was eating and began to mop the floor around me, the fumes from whatever chemical they were using was pretty strong and I got a headache from it. read more

An okay place for sushi. It's right off the LSU campus so it can get packed with college kids. We all really love it. We had a quiet little table over in the corner so we weren't disturbed by the loud college kids. Good service. Okay food. read more

Great budget sushi. Convenient to campus, which meant I got lunch to-go there a lot at one point. I hear great things about sitting at the sushi bar, but maybe you have to know somebody. read more

This place is ok. It's a weird mix of LSU appreciation and Japanese culture. I ordered the avocado roll which was pretty good and some pho. It seemed more salty than I'm used to. Don't get me wrong though I liked it enough to finish it. It was strangely muggy in the restaurant so by the end of the meal I was sweating pretty hard. I'd come back to give the other dishes a shot for sure. Service was pretty good but we were some of the only people in there. read more

Nice waitress, but the food was really really really not good. There are plenty of places to eat in Baton Rouge for not only better food in general, but specifically better Vietnamese food. Why did I get an iceberg lettuce "salad" with two cherry tomatoes in the same bowl as my shrimp vermicelli? More importantly, why did my food taste like cardboard and why was my meal over $10 with a water when it looked like 25 cents of food? Like I said, the food was very very very not good. We always make sure to order something recommended and the waitress recommended the Teriyaki chicken... it was literally chicken slathered in soy sauce afterward, not even cooked in it... very bad. I know we won't be going back again. read more

Stumped across this place while visiting Tiger Stadium. It's a local mom and pop that reaches a certain community niche. Simple basics of sushi and pho caught my attention. The beef pho here is good. Not a great deal of sodium and the broth/soup was rich. The size and quality of the bowl made me wish I had ordered extra noodles to go with all the broth. Had a spicy tuna roll that was pretty generic. Nothing to write home about. Definitely something to try while visiting LSU and Baton Rouge. read more

Okay so I've visited the drunken fish on 2 different occasions every time I go in there the lady at the from seems very rude ,but because the food is good I didn't have a problem going back. I decided to go over there a few days okay I sat down and the waitress a really nice guy came up and took my order I ordered a coconut water, wine and vegetable broth seafood pho. Long story short he brought the broth over and right at the top I seen 2 little insect looking things I called the lady in the front over and she looked and looked and looked some more and asked did I want to cancel my order or get a new one I said I would like a new one because honestly I really thought maybe my hands touched something or maybe it was just a honest mistake. When she brought the bow back the second time it was a WHOLE NEW BOWL I stirred it around when I left the rice noodles to observe my food I see again the third bug at that point I call her over and show it to her again remind you I haven't eaten any of the food I took a sip of the wine that's it. She comes over and tell me no "it's seasoning" she then has a attitude and says okay what are you doing you can leave as if it's my fault there are bugs in the food.... ANYWAY as far as taste from my two previous experience the food is good ,but as for customer service and my last time going here I was throughly disappointed and disgusted. read more

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