Best of 225 awards weekly pick – Best restaurant within 30 minutes of Baton Rouge

The trek along Hwy. 190 seems awfully long when your taste buds are set for the boudin balls with cane syrup glaze, turtle soup au sherry, or a fried seafood platter starring everything from crawfish tails to frog legs at Joe’s Dreyfus Store in Livonia. The “grand central” features pan-broiled oysters or shrimp in a winning combo of butter, shallots, cream, parsley and lemon with plenty of bread for sopping. When rural road recipes beckon, this former general store is top-notch. Runners up: Roberto’s, Middendorf’s. Find more great dining and entertainment ideas and other Best of 225 award winners here.