VooDoo BBQ opening a Perkins Rowe location

In a move to establish the New Orleans-based barbecue chain’s third restaurant in Baton Rouge, VooDoo BBQ & Grill has signed a deal to open a location in Perkins Rowe. Company executives say Brad Smith and Joe Scardino, who own the Drusilla Lane location, will open the Perkins Rowe restaurant in a space next to the Cinemark movie theater. “We expect we’ll do really well,” says Scardino, adding that they’re aiming to open the chain’s new location at the end of February. “People who want to eat before the movie or right after will be able to walk right out of the theater and right into our VooDoo.” The Perkins Rowe restaurant will be Voodoo’s 12th location in Louisiana. The chain has also expanded in recent years to Florida and South Carolina. “We’ve been aggressively expanding in other states this year, but this is a great move to shore up our solid foundation in our home state,” says VooDoo BBQ CEO Tony Avila. Along with its Baton Rouge restaurants, VooDoo has other Capital Region locations in Denham Springs and Zachary.