Chauvin businessman and former state senator Marty Chabert is planning to open a meat and seafood market in Baton Rouge in about six weeks. Chabert says he’s hoping to have Marty J’s Specialty Meats, Seafood & Po-boys open by March 1 in the former City Café location at 13434 Perkins Road, between Siegen and Pecue Lane.
The space is currently undergoing interior renovations, and Chabert says he is still firming up a concept for the market.
This project is Chabert’s first establishment in Baton Rouge, but he’s not a stranger to the Capital City nor the restaurant business. He formerly owned a truck stop in Chauvin that sold hot food with local flair and also featured a meat market.
“Baton Rouge is not foreign territory for me,” says Chabert, who served as state senator between 1992 and 1996, adding that his children also attended school here. “I’ve been looking to do this for some years.”
Chabert says he envisions his establishment with a set up similar to Tony’s Seafood—a popular seafood market in north Baton Rouge—with plate lunches alongside live and boiled seafood, as well as a meat market. Chabert says the market will also specialize in New Orleans-style po-boys.
Chabert says he has prided himself on providing high quality po-boys and seafood across his establishments, and plans to continue to do so in Baton Rouge. —Kelly Connelly
