The Greater Belhaven Neighorhood News online newsletter made the following announcement today:
Basil's 904 will soon become Lou's, a casual fine dining restaurant owned by Chef Louis Larose. Sadly our neighborhood place, Basil's, is closing tomorrow evening, Saturday, February 22. Owner and chef Nathan Glenn has made the decision to consolidate all of his operations under one roof at Fondren Corner. Being the proud new dad of Miller Glenn certainly was a big consideration in his decision. We will miss Nathan and all the gang at Basil's, but are relieved to know that we can still find him just up the road in Fondren.
Happily we will soon have another restaurant in the coveted English Village spot. Celebrated chef, Louis Larose, will be opening Lou's sometime in May after an extensive renovation of the space is complete. Lou's will feature an eclectic cuisine that he says is "Southern at heart." It will be open for lunch and dinner. Stay tuned for updates and more information as Louis gets closer to opening in May. Welcome Louis!
Too bad. The pizza was better than Pizza Shack's. Back to Bravo for some good pizza.
15 comments:
Hopefully that means the Fondren location will start selling pizza and keep later hours?
I hope so. BEST PIZZA IN TOWN! Our favorite Friday night eatery!
The location was a sleeper for what he cooked. Pizza was awesome but came too late.... He should open a pizza place in Fondren. He'd kick Sal and Mooky's butt. Their thirty dollar pizza is horrible.
I don't buy that he decided to leave a thriving restaurant in a great location for the hell of it. Sounds like he was forced out, possibly due to high rent. Who owns the building?
There is still a basils on congress st too. So unless that is also closing its not true that he is consolidating under fondren corner. Interesting that there's no quote from Glenn.
Hate they're leaving. Loved their seafood salad. Loaded w fresh crabmeat and grilled schrimp. Plus it was a cool place to brown bag it on the patio.
Mike peters moron at 7:03. He ate there tonight.
Debbie was working the lunch shift at Scrooge's last week, for whatever that's worth.
Where will the Belhaven weed-crowd get their late nite munchies?
From the rednecks and rubes in Rankin County, pilgrim. Waffle House rules over there.
The damn Fortfication Street work made me stay away from Basil's. Not their fault, but horrible traffic trying to get in and out. I used to go there at least once a week.
Well, then, 6:50, perhaps he can sue the city like Homer's BBQ joint on High Street did five years ago. FAIL. When an eatery sucks, it just CAN'T be the the menu, the cook, the service or the location.
Nobody closes a restaurant that's doing well in a supportive, safe, customer-friendly environment. But only a fool would close one down in a bad neighborhood and concentrate on business in another bad neighborhood.
A favorite restaurant for this Byram couple. You will be missed.
The Glenns never really understood the value of that property.
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