Doe's Eat Place

The cash register sits on the table. There is no decor. Hot tamales arrive first — not a side dish, but the opening act — and the porterhouse arrives when it's ready. This is Doe's Eat Place, a Delta tamale and steak institution that opened in Greenville, Mississippi in 1941 and carries the same spirit here in Baton Rouge. Politicians sit next to lobbyists sit next to coaches sit next to civilians. Everyone eats at the same tables. The wine list is not the point. The tamales are the point. The steak is the point. The fact that nobody's pretending this is anything other than what it is — that's the point. Make a reservation. Bring cash if you want to feel like you're doing it right. When the porterhouse shows up, it shows up. You're not here for ambiance. You're here because some things don't need to change.