Great place to get some sandwiches or salads for lunch. Can be very pack during lunch hours, but the service was surprisingly fast. They have a great condiment table in the middle of the restaurant, which I think gave a great touch to the place. Foodwise, the salads are HUGE! Don't be surprised if you can't finish it. I had the roast beef sandwich with coleslaw on the side. Great sandwich. Good amount of medium-rare roast beef that were very soft and not overly chewy, and was complimented well with all the other condiments in the sandwich. I like to dip my sandwich in my coleslaw, which gives the roast beef a great sweet taste to it. I think there's only one cup size at the restaurant, but the cups are big and definitely reuseable so don't throw yours away. Not a great variety of drinks to choose from, but you will easily forget what you're drinking after the meal you're going to eat here. read more

Love this place! Amazing variety and food. The staff is always nice and the atmosphere is perfect. My favorite lunch spot in BR read more

Newk's Eatery - Salad Near Me - Baton Rouge, Louisiana

The management here is conceited. He bragged on giving his workers 10 hours a week if they couldn't work on weekends. Biweekly pay. Couldn't offer 35 + hours. Only wants cashiers and is understaffed for night shift. Has over 15 workers for day shift and not even half that for night. Seems a bit unfair to night shift workers and people who can't work weekends. Wouldn't recommend working here. The manager Dustin is not it. Even said that he doesn't find anyone important if they only can work Monday through Friday. Don't even bother if you want weekends off. The weekend workers are more important and will most likely get more hours. read more

Love the food and service in dining, but the woman who works at the take-out counter needs an attitude adjustment! Definitely not friendly, bordering on rude and I'm not judging from a one-time encounter. read more

I always leave a little disappointed. Today there was one open table and it was covered in someone else's trash. We sat there for twenty minutes before I gave up waiting for someone to pass by. I had to clean off the table myself and wipe it down. I could only see one bus boy in the whole place and the poor thing looked like he was being run into the ground trying to keep up with the whole restaurant alone. The food is ok. You get to keep your cup though. read more

Went during lunch rush. It was pretty busy but the staff had it under control. Ordered the lunch deal picked a Caesar salad and the steak sandwich. The food took about 10 mins to hit the table, the sandwhich was luke warm( considering that it was meant to be hot) this affected the overall taste. The salad was fresh and crisp and really tasty. The restaurant was clean and I liked the open kitchen. The macaroni was very creamy and tasty and came out hot. The menu has a wide selection with items suitable for all ages. Overall, I would not consider Newks as my first choice for quick deli style dining in Baton Rouge, but I may give it another try in the future. read more

The salad was great and the Pepperjack Crawfish Soup is a must. (^_^) nom nom. Great place for a quick lunch. Also the cakes are super moist. read more

Newk's Eatery - Salad Near Me - Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Great food and service today! When we first walked in there was quite a line but they opened two more registers and we didn't have to wait long at all. It was super quick getting our food and the Farmer's Market sandwich was amazing! Bathrooms were super clean as well. All around a good experience. read more

This place is nice restaurant at the top of a hill, and it's new so not many people know about it. When you walk in, you will see against the wall, their large menu and you order at the cash register first. There's also a small section at the restaurant that you can get an unlimited amount of breadsticks, crackers, croutons and other condiments! Food does not take long either, and the people that work there are really nice and welcoming! I ordered the Newk's Q sandwich and i know for a fact that I will be coming back for more! Sandwiches comes with a side your choice of pasta salad, fruit or you can upgrade for a soup or salad. read more

I really like this place. Tomato soup was sooo good, I came home and tried to duplicate it and did! Worth the visit.

Good to have another option for lunch near my office. This is one of those places where you order and pay first, they give you a plastic number, and you display it on a flagpole on your table until they bring your food. Very similar to Jason's in that regard. We were a bit concerned about the line when we walked in (it was lunch rush, and they'd only been open for a week, so lots of people), but they kept it moving at an acceptable pace. Atmosphere is busy, noisy, maybe a touch of a crowded feel, but not bad by any means. Just don't go there expecting anything cozy or intimate-- this place is engineered for the workday lunch crowd. The menu choices are quite varied, with emphasis on sandwiches, pizzas, and salads. I ordered the Grilled Italian sandwich, and my wife got the Mediterranean pizza. Food came out in a reasonable amount of time, and both items far exceeded our expectations on quality. Portion sizes were good, but not gigantic, which was fine. One minor gripe. It seemed that 90% of the parking spaces for this place were labeled "compact" and they were indeed very narrow. The thing is, Baton Rouge is not a market with predominantly compact vehicles. Lots of folks drive pickups and SUV's down here. We rolled through the parking lot noting over and over how there was no way some guy was getting back into his vehicle without banging the next car with his door. Indeed, when we got back to our vehicle, an Explorer which we had to park in a "compact" slot because it was the only option, the next car was 8 inches away from the driver door, so my wife had to enter through the passenger door and crawl over. Other than that, I'll go back. Always good to have one more option for lunch. read more

Newk's Eatery - Italian Sandwich and Mediterranean Pizza. - Salad Near Me - Baton Rouge, Louisiana

I love the Chicken Salad Sandwich on wheat bread. This is a good restaurant. The Southern Salad is wonderful.

Check your orders before you leave! Mine are almost always wrong or short of something. You have to stay on top of them or your order can sit somewhere back there and get cold! One man was waiting with me and said he had been waiting for 20 minutes for a pizza. I said he should let them know, and they found it behind the cash register stone cold and handed it to him! Yow! These workers look like college kids just having a good time flirting with each other instead of paying attention to their job!! Where's the management??? read more

Consistently delicious! I appreciate how they hire older staff because you don't have to deal with the nonsense of staff not caring or providing a decent service. There are two standout staff here. One -- the African American taller man who does a little of everything but I mostly see him cleaning tables and picking up after customers. He is phenomenal! Give that man a raise. Always has a smile, super professional and keeps the restaurant in top shape! The Togo lady with reddish hair is also personable and ensures your order is correct and all the times in your bag. She makes it a point to remember the customers' names as well. Great work, Newks! Love the app too. read more

First time here. I had a coupon for a free slice of cake. I ordered the caramel cake and it was ok at best. It tasted like a frozen cake that was defrosted the day before yesterday. Plus I had to wait 10 minute for it! If it wasn't free, I definitely would've wanted a refund. The food other people were getting looked alright. I MIGHT go back, but not for dessert lol read more

New favorite"sammich" place. The best customer service I've experienced in awhile. I like the good mix of artisan sandwiches and comfort food. I need to try the pizza next. read more

Just ok. Typical chain eatery. I had the Cobb salad. Although huge it lacked something I couldn't pinpoint. I do like their cups though! read more

Newk's Eatery - Salad Near Me - Baton Rouge, Louisiana

We eat there a couple of times a month. Tonight was our first bad experience. I had the 1/2 Roast Beef sandwich and a cup of Corn & Crab chowder. My wife had a cup of Broccoli Cheese soup and a half Caesar Salad. My Roast Beef was so tough and stringy that I could not chew and swallow it. I stacked six chewed up bites on my plate, hoping they would see it. The Corn Chowder had absolutely no crabmeat or even flavor of it. It was so hot with pepper (not black pepper) that I wonder why it's called a chowder and if that is their standard recipe. My wife found not one shred of Broccoli in her soup. Sad evening and we won't be going back soon. read more

i was very disappointed at this visit. the soup of the day was cold, not even warm. the chicken pizza i got was hard, dry pieces of chicken that looked and tasted like chicken jerky. the last two times I have come to this location, i have been very disappointed. may think twice before coming back again read more

A group of ladies from the law center suggested Newks for a meeting. Upon arrival I was greeted by friendly employees. I was so happy to see the vegetarian options available. I ordered the margarita pizza and really enjoyed it. I look forward to returning. read more

The manager must not care about this place and he must hire employees who just dont care about it either. Shrimp and avocado salad. The two main ingredients of the dish other than lettuce and the avocado's were completely gray. When my husband ask them to replace them, they gave a disgusted look and brought it back to the kitchen. Then we watched as they rooted through the avocado container to find a few not gray and put those on the salad. First dont cut up gray old avocados to be served, second dont serve old gray avocados on a dish that has them front and center of the dish, third dont get irritated when someone doesnt want to eat your old gray avocados and then when they dont want to eat your old gray avocados dont stand where they can see you picking through your old gray avocados to give them the few that havent gone gray yet. No one wants nasty okd food that might make you sick because it sat there long enough to go gray. Also i ordered the taco salad. A lot of lettuce with a little bit of bland stuff on top. Very tastless but this is corporates fault for serving tasteless food in the south. read more

Never disappointed here. Good food, great portions, amazing taste and flavor, ready when I need it to be ready. Outstanding job at this location, I highly recommend. read more

always great customer service! They're very polite and want to make sure that you have a good experience! My favorite thing to order is the smoked ham sandwich read more

One of my new favorites! When I first came, my mother and I were cruising on Corporate trying to find something to eat. I noticed Newk's. All of my friends from North LA kept raving about how good it was. I am always hesitant to try new things that my friends suggest, because I am almost always certain that I will not be impressed. Newk's is different. We came in to a really nice layout. I looked on Yelp to see that it was recently opened. I got the Spicy Chicken pizza and sweet tea. I love their sweet tea!! It is not overly sweet like everything tea here. Just perfect. I also love the cups they give you! Since I am a college student, those will definitely come in handy since they are reusable. The set up is basically like Jason's Deli, Mcalister's, Panera Bread, etc. We waited only a few minutes until the food came out. The pizza was bigger than I expected. Such a good price for me. And oh my goodness, it was sooooooo delicious! Perfectly seasoned to match my Louisiana taste buds. I have been here one other time, and as like before, I was extremely impressed. I can't wait to come back, when I have money.... read more

Newk's Eatery - Spicy Chicken Pizza - Salad Near Me - Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Eh... an overpriced Jason's Deli. I'd try it again with friends, maybe I missed something. Service was excellent - that's pretty much what the 3 stars are for. Got to keep the drink cup, yay!! read more

I ordered online and went to pick up the food at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday night. The food was ready on time but this place clearly has management/employee issues. As I approached the counter, the employee standing there walked away. This gave me the opportunity to observe the extreme disorganization and clutter behind the counter - boxes and supplies piled everywhere. I would expect the restaurant to appear this way only to employees readying and restocking before the restaurant opens. Not what I would expect to see during dinner hours on Saturday night and not what I would portray as a manager or owner. There are several other posts describing serious personnel issues and it seems to me that someone in the corporate office should make note and make changes. Steak sandwich, chicken pesto sandwich, tomato basil soup and coleslaw were as ordered and tasty BUT another visit like my first and I'll be done. There are other places nearby that get the whole thing right from appearance to good service and good food. read more

Baton Rouge needs better places for lunch. This place seems to be pretty popular but it is below average in my opinion. Had their signature sandwich the newks q and it was so dry and tasteless that I only ate half of it. The bbq chips for the side were ok. Had newks name on the bag but tasted just like Lays. read more

I absolutely love the cleanness of this restaurant. You walk in and it's just...clean. And convenient. Take out orders are separate from dine in orders so there's no confusion or build up of people. There are two drink stations (one for take outs, one for dine-ins) which keeps the build up down in those areas as well. The staff is friendly and the food is yummy. This place really comes off more to me as a soup, salad, and sandwich place; however the best thing here has to be the PIZZA! The pizza is so yummy! It's baked fresh in a wood fire stove (to my knowledge) and you can tell. Be sure to also check out the soup schedule since it changes daily. The potato soup is also quite delicious (if you like cheddar be sure to request it since it doesn't come with it). All in all, this is a great choice for lunch and also probably dinner (although I've never been during dinner hours) Oh, and how can I forget the best part...the desserts!! The chocolate cake is simply amazing, as is the brownie and rice Krispy treat. Try it out if you haven't! read more

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I've been here several times and the ordering process usually runs smoothly and the food comes out as ordered but today I was disappointed. I ordered a half sandwich and simply salad but was still charged for a whole sandwich. I decided to take the leftovers to go so I didn't say anything. When my food came out, my sandwich had honey mustard on it even though it was not supposed to. When it came back out for the second time the server told me that he had to do everything he could to have the kitchen remake it because they didn't want to. This time the sandwich incorrectly had avocado on it but I was so frustrated that I just ate it. I'm still confused as to why my food was made incorrectly two times, but the kitchen felt as though I was to blame. All I wanted was a regular ole newks q and a simply salad after all!! read more

Food is always good and the service friendly. Pretty quick even when there is a crowd. I can't get enough of the Newk's Q sauce which is a white BBQ. Also it's the same founder as McCalister's so they have the same great tea! read more

We dined at Newk's tonight and I was less than impressed. The place was very clean and the staff was friendly, however the food was way less impressive than I had hoped. After reading Yelp reviews, I decided that the Newk Q pizza was the way to go. I found the pizza to be lacking flavor of any sort, even when I added salt, pepper and parmesan cheese. It was undercooked and there was no way you could eat the slices with your hands bc they were so flimsy. I had to use a fork and knife to eat the pizza. My husband got the pepperoni and sausage pizza. Again, this pizza had to be eaten with utensils bc it was undercooked. The sauce tasted strongly of some spice, I think it was basil. I didn't care for it but that's a personal preference. There was a lot of sausage though, so that's good, I guess... My son got half of a shrimp Caesar salad with a side of mac and cheese. The salad had way too much dressing on it but it had a good flavor. He told me that my macaroni (which comes out of the box) is much better than what he ate. I do love the 32 ounce plastic cups the drinks come in though:) Newk's isn't horrible, I'd say it's average. We may go back and each of us would order something different next time, but we are in no rush to eat there again. read more

Not that great a little pricey for half sandwich and soup. Panera or Jason's Deli would be a better choice. Very noisy kids running around making swords out of straws. Staff not that friendly or helpful. This was my first visit, would not go out of my way to come back. And where it is located would be out of my way. read more

Their chili has mushrooms? I HATE MUSHROOMS. WHO PUTS MUSHROOMS IN CHILI??????? *extremely displeased* Don't even get me started about the tables. read more

Very cool and modern inside. I asked for just a plain small cheese pizza, they said they could only give me a margherita pizza with the tomatoes or Basil. My pizza came with about 2 pieces of Basil and was very mediocre. The salads were very good with tasty dressing. read more

I love the salads and fav sandwich is Newk's Q . Can not beat the prices also for the quality of food.

Maybe it's just me but I didn't have a great experience with this place. I went on a weekday lunch a couple months back and I understand that they were somewhat busy, however, I also work in the food industry and know when something is a bit ridiculous. Maybe they had inexperienced BOH/cooks because it took forever for my pizza to come out, cold and way too crunchy crust. Paid way too much for mediocre food. Haven't returned since.. read more

Sorry...... Really wanted this place to be be good. Pizza was small with no flavor and the sandwich barely had any meat. Top that off with being too pricey for pizza and sandwiches. I hope they get better, but I'm not going back. read more

I'm so amazed with there lunches. It was my first time going there and I was in complete heaven. I have gotten the half sandwich and soup entree which was newk Q chicken sandwich and loaded potato soup. I was so satisfied as ever. I would definitely recommend this place to everyone. read more

I went in a group of three. The place was cute, they had some catchy instrumental music playing when we walked in and the sinks in the bathroom were pretty cool. The food was also satisfactory. I had the bacon Mac and cheese which was quite cheesy, while my companions had salads, which looked great. We ultimately came to a group consensus of four stars, will have to try again when we're back in town. read more

Very nice atmosphere. Clean. Convenient. LSU location on W Chimes had fast service. BBQ pizza was good. $7.99