Juban's Restaurant
Juban's Restaurant and Catering is an American Creole Restaurant located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It is world-renowned for its excellent selection of wines, which is voted by Wine Spectator Magazine as being in the top 100 nationally.
Many of its rooms are known throughout the capital region as being the highest of prestige in which to dine.{[fact}} Notable examples include its wine cellar and the ostentatious "Highland Room", which was frequented by politicians colorful as Huey Long and Edwin Edwards.
History
The Jessie Juban's Canteen was the first incarnation of the restaurant. In 1811, it was the site of the Baton Rouge branch of the convention that would ultimately lead to the formation of the West Florida Republic and the end of Spanish Rule in its part of Louisiana.
In 1863, during the American Civil War, its original location served as the meeting room for the Louisiana Confederate Government following the Union invasion.
In 1911, then president, William Howard Taft visited the restaurant. Not having a table big enough, one was constructed just for the visit. After sampling the world famous Hallelujah Crab, President Taft proclaimed it the dish of the New South.
In 2005, during Hurricane Katrina, it housed and fed 20 refugees from St. Bernard Parish.
In 2007, it maintained its status as the premier capital region dining experience being frequented by politicians such as Bobby Jindal (who, against all reason, held a fundraiser during an LSU football game), Ray Nagin, Bill Richardson and Howard Dean.