Rouses

Forgot to place a sandwich tray order for my Halloween party tonight. Yikes! After making a few calls on the fly, i ran over to Rouses! Not only are they cheaper than winn dixie, piggly wiggly, and budget saver… they even made fresh sandwiches because i needed some without mayo. When every other store stated i needed to place an order atleast 24 hours ahead.
Such a pleasant experience!

Great looking new grocery with a nice beer/​liquor selection. Unfortunately otherwise lacking quality departments I have come to expect from rouses. No health food section here, nor is there the impressive butcher dept most other rouses carry. Produce section appears large at first, but once you subtract the bakery and prepared foods section intermingled, it’s actually pretty small with extremely limited organic options.

Best lunch in town. Home made hot lunch daily. Fresh baked French bread. Hand made soaps, wonderful friendly staff. love there Southern Style service.

I’ve given this Rouse’s location several chances to impress me like their stores on Baronne and Tchoupitoulas consistently do, but it continues to fall short. It’s fine for the basics, but if the groceries you’re «makin» include anything remotely gourmet, head to the CBD or Uptown. No grass-​fed beef, here!
Even the customer service is in a different league. You’re not likely to be greeted with the familiar, «Welcome to Rouse’s» here, nor will you be offered the great paper bags with handles you’ve come to expect from the other locations. They may, or may not have them (depends on the day), but they’ll default to the crappy plastic bags that you get at lessor grocery stores.
What gives, Rouse’s? If I wanted mediocre, I’d go to Winn Dixie. I expect more, based on the shopping experience that i know you’re capable of delivering.