‘225 Dine’: Nick Hufft talks the new Curbside at local Barcadia

When Nick Hufft announced he would be taking his talents to New Orleans, setting up his beloved Curbside Burgers inside Barcadia Bar and Grill, he knew he’d hear complaints from Capital City customers. “It was a very tough decision,” Hufft tells 225 Dine. “[Baton Rouge] is where my business started and made its name. The only reason we agreed to go to New Orleans and set up with Barcadia is the opportunity to come back to Baton Rouge. From day one, we told Barcadia that we wanted to bring this to Baton Rouge. We knew this would blow up here.” After getting Curbside up and running successfully in New Orleans, Hufft and Barcadia’s Louisiana operating partner Stan Ripp started looking at options here. In mid-February, Hufft confirmed that Curbside Burgers would return as part of the new Baton Rouge Barcadia in the former Serranos at 3347 Highland Road. Hufft says the venture will be similar to the New Orleans location. On the arcade side, Ripp says there will be plenty of classic games, and patrons will have a say in what games stay or go. For Curbside, it’s business as usual. Hufft says he’ll put his full lineup of 10 best-selling burgers on the menu. Read the full story and get your fill of more local culinary news in the new 225 Dine e-newsletter.