Ethel’s Snack Shack

Just had lunch here for the first time… I must say… OMG… Amazing!!! I had the smothered chicken with peas and mustard greens (best I’ve ever had)… If you are anywhere near southern U… Stop by here for a great lunch… Staff is extremely friendly… Place is clean… This white man is loving this Soul Food!

Great plate lunches and soul food cooked with heart near southern university’s campus. Cash only, but delicious!

Don’t let the looks fool you. Good soul food inside!!! You can call in a lunch order to-​go if your short on time (30min lunch break) I’ll be back for sure.

Highly, highly recommend — and don’t let the building keep you away! It looks almost like another house in the neighborhood, but the staff was incredibly friendly and the food was excellent. I had the pork chop with rice and gravy, corn, green beans, and their peach cobbler. Everything was cooked fresh and really delicious. It is cash only, so just make sure you have cash on you!

The food was delicious!!! I will make sure next time I’m home visiting, we will come in and dine again.

Best Fried Fish in Baton Rouge. The only downer is they are cash only and I had to leave to get cash after I placed my order.

Incredibly delicious. Don’t be deceived by the building. I ordered fried chicken, mac and cheese, and baked beans. It all came out fresh and pipping hot. It had to be some of the best fried chicken I’ve ever had. Crispy on the outside, seasoned wonderfully. Juicy and falling off the bone on the inside. Not greasy at all. I’ll will be back next time I fly into Baton Rouge.

I am new to Louisiana and i’m always looking for good food… All I have to say is one word: AMAZING!!!

Delicious food and great value. Southern cooking at its best! One of those restaurants where you can order anything on the menu and you can’t go wrong.

Had a fantastic feast of fish, beans and rice, and yams. Fish was large portions of fish like catfish, but lighter and better for you. Food is prepared by wonderful people and on a nice, quiet neighborhood. Give it a try if you’re staying near the airport.

We found this hidden gem on a whim and it was absolutely delicious. I had the meatloaf, mac and cheese, and red beans and rice, and the food itself was good, but the service was better. The staff is just so friendly. If you’re in Baton Rouge, you should check this place out.

Ethel’s Snack Shack serves food that can only be described as sublime. It is the best southern cooking I have ever eaten. The meat falls off the bone. You don’t need a knife, and they don’t bring you one The red beans and the rice are perfect. The cornbread muffin melts in your mouth. The green beans are firm yet fully cooked the broccoli is the same It is all perfect.
The place is small, very clean, informal, quiet, and very pleasant. It is a hidden And very inexpensive A succulent large smothered pork chop with the two included sides which for me were red beans/​rice and green beans was a mere $ 8.75. Incredible. Plus the waitress Carol was incredibly nice and efficient plus the service was fast
Worth the 20 minute drive from downtown Baton Rouge. Run don’t walk to Ethel’s Snack Shack you will love it if you like great southern cooking. If you haven’t had
southern cooking, Ethel’s will make you a devoted fan of it.