Parrains Seafood

What Parrains Seafood does

Parrains Seafood is a privately held, single-location full-service restaurant operating in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, under Parrains Seafood LLC, an LLC incorporated in Louisiana. Established in September 2001, the restaurant serves fresh seafood and traditional Cajun southern cuisine from its location at 3225 Perkins Road in the mid-city district, with operating hours spanning seven days a week (Sunday-Thursday 11am-10pm, Friday-Saturday 11am-11pm). The menu is organized into broad categories (seafood, turf, drinks) with subcategories including poboys, salads, appetizers, desserts, entrees, sides, and specialties, supplemented by daily lunch and dinner specials, Sunday brunch, and catering services.

The business operates as a direct-to-consumer restaurant. Revenue is generated from dine-in service, carryout orders placed through the Toast Tab online ordering platform, catering bookings via a contact form, and gift card sales (physical cards through sister restaurant The Chimes' website and e-gift cards via Toast Tab). The technology footprint is minimal and non-proprietary: Toast Tab for ordering and e-gift cards, a basic website for menu and contact information, and a Facebook page for organic engagement. There is no mobile app, no disclosed API, no third-party delivery integration, and no data or analytics infrastructure referenced.

The company is independently owned with no disclosed external investment, no parent-subsidiary structure, and no franchise or licensing activity. The "sister restaurant" relationship with The Chimes is a cross-promotional channel for gift card distribution rather than a corporate affiliation. With 67 employees supporting a single unit, the business is a mature local operator with stable operations but no evident growth investments in new locations, technology, or service lines.

Name

Parrains Seafood

Legal name

Parrains Seafood LLC

Website

https://parrains.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Parrains Seafood is a single-location full-service seafood and Cajun restaurant in Baton Rouge, LA, serving local diners via dine-in, online carryout, catering, and gift cards since 2001.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Seafood Restaurant

NAICS

Restaurants and Other Eating Places (72251)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Steakhouses & Seafood Restaurants (THAFACAE)

Keywords

• Seafood restaurant
• Cajun cuisine
• Casual dining
• Catering services
• Online ordering

Headquarters

HQ city

Baton Rouge

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Dine-in Restaurant Sales: Revenue from serving meals to walk-in customers at the restaurant location. Menu includes seafood, Cajun southern dishes, poboys, salads, appetizers, desserts, entrees, and sides. Daily specials for lunch and dinner, Sunday brunch available.
2. Catering Services: Catering services for events booked through the restaurant's contact form or direct inquiry.
3. Gift Card Sales: Physical gift cards sold through sister restaurant The Chimes website, and e-gift cards sold through Toast Tab platform.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Parrains Seafood operates a single-location full-service seafood and Cajun southern restaurant in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, serving dine-in meals, carryout, catering, and gift cards. The restaurant is open seven days a week (Sun–Thu 11am–10pm; Fri–Sat 11am–11pm) and supports online ordering and e-gift card purchases through the Toast Tab platform.

Product overview

Parrains Seafood is a single-location seafood restaurant offering a unified dining experience with fresh, high-quality seafood and traditional Cajun southern cuisine. The product portfolio centers on three core food and beverage categories (Seafood, Turf, and Drinks) complemented by menu subcategories including Poboys, Salads, Appetizers, Desserts, Entrees, Sides, and Specialties. The restaurant also provides catering services and gift card products (both physical and e-gift cards). Daily specials are offered for lunch and dinner, with Sunday brunch options available.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dine-in Restaurant Service Full-service dine-in experience serving fresh seafood and Cajun southern cuisine at a single restaurant location, with daily specials and Sunday brunch. Open Sun–Thu 11am–10pm and Fri–Sat 11am–11pm. For individual consumers and local guests in the Baton Rouge market.
• Carryout (Online Ordering) Carryout of the restaurant's seafood and Cajun menu for individual customers, with online ordering supported through the Toast Tab platform.
• Catering Service Off-premise catering service for events and group occasions, featuring the restaurant's seafood and Cajun southern menu. Pricing is provided on request based on event needs.
• Gift Cards (Physical and E-Gift) Redeemable gift cards for the restaurant, offered as both physical cards (sold at sister restaurant The Chimes) and e-gift cards (purchased through Toast Tab). For consumer gifting and personal use.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• The ChimesminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThe Chimes is listed as a sister restaurant of Parrains Seafood. They provide a gift card purchasing platform for Parrains' physical gift cards through their website. This is a cross-promotional relationship between the two restaurants.
• Toast TabcoreTechnology or IntegrationToast Tab provides the online ordering platform for Parrains Seafood, enabling customers to place carryout orders and purchase e-gift cards through their system.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Ruth's Chris Steak House: Upscale steakhouse chain with seafood offerings. Comparable as a premium full-service dining competitor with seafood on the menu, but skews higher-end and steak-forward rather than Cajun seafood casual.
• Bonefish Grill: National upscale-casual seafood chain. Overlaps on fresh-seafood positioning and full-service dining, but is part of a larger corporate portfolio with standardized operations.
• Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen: Large national Cajun/seafood full-service chain. Comparable menu architecture (fresh seafood, Cajun specialties, full bar) but operates at multi-unit scale with far broader geographic reach.
• Red Lobster: Largest U.S. casual-dining seafood chain. Competes for the same seafood-casual-dining customer, but operates at massive scale with standardized menus and supply chain advantages.
• Joe's Crab Shack: Multi-unit casual seafood chain. Overlaps in casual seafood dining positioning and bar service, though it competes more on price/casual ambiance than Cajun authenticity.

Direct peers

• Juban's Restaurant: Long-standing Baton Rouge full-service restaurant serving Creole/Cajun cuisine with catering and event services. Comparable on location, cuisine style, and full-service dine-in model.
• The Chimes: Identified as Parrains Seafood's sister restaurant in Baton Rouge. Both operate as full-service Baton Rouge restaurants with shared gift card cross-promotion, making it the most directly comparable operating peer.
• Drago's Seafood Restaurant: Louisiana-based seafood restaurant chain known for charbroiled oysters and Gulf seafood. Highly comparable on fresh-seafood positioning, full-service dining, and Louisiana regional cuisine roots.
• Acme Oyster House: Iconic New Orleans seafood institution offering Gulf oysters, poboys, and Cajun classics. Strongly comparable on regional Louisiana seafood cuisine, casual full-service format, and dine-in/catering mix.
• Mike Anderson's Seafood: Baton Rouge-based seafood restaurant offering Cajun-inspired seafood dishes and catering. Direct overlap in geography, menu category, and casual full-service dining format.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Parrains-Seafood-Restaurant-100238516691724
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/parrains-seafood

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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