New Perkins Road restaurant will debut a more efficient, flexible model designed around how today's sports fans eat, watch and connect
BATON ROUGE, La., Aug. 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Walk-On's Sports Bistreaux, named ESPN's #1 Sports Bar in America, is investing in its Baton Rouge roots with plans for a new company-owned restaurant at 8150 Perkins Road that will showcase the next generation of the sports bar.
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