ABOUT THE PLANTRY CAFé
You don’t have to choose between nutritious and delicious.
GLUTEN-FREE
Avoiding gluten in our products is a way to limit inflammation and support many dietary needs.
Brown rice flour and almond flour are some of our high fiber options that make the carbohydrate content more filling and satisfying.
PLANT-BASED
We have a little fun with look-alike foods, but everything we make comes from plants. We don’t use eggs, dairy (butter, milk), poultry, seafood, or red meat to make any of our items.
Coconut milk, seed oils, and nut-based cheeses give our meals healthy fats with rich flavor.
ORGANIC
Our vegetables, fruits, flours, and spices are certified organic. Sourcing foods grown without pesticides allows us to eat only what we intend to without chemical residues.
Our Philosophy
The Plantry Cafe is a plant-based food experience with roots in Baton Rouge, LA. Our focus is on health conscious clean eating without sacrificing flavor.
We make nutritious delicious, so get ready to hop on healthy.
About the Owner
Dr. Katie Crifasi is a native of Baton Rouge, LA. Since leaving town after high school, she spent the next 15 years completing her medical training as she pursued a healthcare career in other large cities. Coincidentally, she was visiting her hometown just before the pandemic and, luckily for Plantry, she became stuck for a few years during which time she created the restaurant as a side project.
Baton Rouge has a limited exposure to the plethora of savory and satisfying ways of creating a dining experience without meat, seafood, and dairy. It has been a newfound joy of hers to present modern, inventive takes on plant-based dining, and the menu continues to be inspired by local farmers’ markets, rotating chefs, her family, and her travels abroad. Once her patients have healthier local dining options, she’ll feel better about lecturing them while actually having resources for their direction.
Plantry isn’t specifically meant to be a place for “vegans” or those with “dietary restrictions” – it is meant to be a satisfying spot for everyone, with the nutritiousness being a nearly forgettable surprise. Along with many other physicians in town, her sights are set on collaborations for cooking classes, breakfast tea tastings, and monthly wine dinners, as well as business team meetings, rehearsal dinners, and the gamut of events.
Incidentally, she is the grandchild of Hi Nabor supermarkets. It was created by her grandfather and his brothers after taking over for their father who traveled to America as a teenager from Sicily. Dominic Crifasi worked on a Louisiana farm until saving to buy a wagon that he pulled to town each week to sell traditionally “unsellable” fruits and vegetables. He later set up a produce stand, subsequently a shop called One Stop Market in downtown Baton Rouge. Thereafter, Crifasi Brothers managed local food distribution and eventually their own grocery stores.
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Hours
Lunch | Wed–Fri | 11 AM – 2 PM (10:30 AM online orders)
Dinner | Fri | 5:30 – 10 PM (kitchen closes at 9 PM)
Monthly High Tea | Call or email to RSVP Saturday, September 7 & 28.
Brunch | Coming Soon
5454 Bluebonnet Blvd., Suite B,
Baton Rouge, LA 70809
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New item alert 🔔: check out our banana nut bread French toast, smoked carrot lox board, wild mushroom frittata… Starting tomorrow for breakfast!
We’re at The Old Governor’s Mansion for the bridal showcase tonight! Bridal high tea, bridesmaid luncheons RSVP 💍.
It’s time for some Christmas Bark 🎄: toasted cinnamon maple pecans, dark chocolate, nutcracker tea leaves from @redstickspice. Pair with espresso or a glass of red wine 🍷. We will be CLOSED all of the next week after tonight 🤶. Merry Christmas!
We’re looking forward to sharing what’s in store soon!
Catch the re-air of our interview right now with @out.to.lunch.batonrouge on NPR/WRKF 89.3 FM, and again on Sunday at 5:30 PM. https://itsbatonrouge.la/2023/05/31/your-diet-your-health-your-backyard/
Thank you for the lovely write-up @225batonrouge! Check out 225’s list of 2024 People to Watch 👀
We’re starting BREAKFAST with a soft opening at 7 AM on Jan. 3, 2024. Wed-Fri come sip matcha, lattes, or espresso. Bring a laptop or a friend and lounge in our tea room or at the bar. Full menu coming…
Smoothie bowls are made fresh to order, rotating daily. Featured: Cacao Mint smoothie bowl (avocado, spinach, mint, dates, flax seed milk). 6:30 AM available to-go for early risers.
Avoiding alcohol? We just picked up a line of 4 adaptogenic drinks for a little pizzazz to your typical sparkling beverage. @drinkmoment
Non-alcoholic sangria. Courtesy of Maggie Crifasi, who runs a non-alcoholic bar in Barcelona, Spain. This line is from Sweden. Stay tuned for more spirits…
Calling all High Tea-goers! 🫖 The schedule is up for the first half of 2024. RSVP via open table or DM/call us. We’re excited to keep this special monthly experience for Baton Rouge! https://www.opentable.ca/r/the-plantry-cafe-baton-rouge
Thank you to the taste testers!
Plug in 🔌 or mingle ☕️ with local professionals in town while you enjoy complementary coffee and samples. https://investors.brac.org/events/BRAC-s-Morning-Happy-Hour-3675/details
Tidbits around the cafe: These small framed images are from the 1800’s, originally published in Scotland as part of a 40 volume series, “The Naturalist’s Library.” They were drawn from life, as in with the critters in front of the artist. Then they were colored from wood etching, whereby the image is etched into wood, and ink is applied to the wood with the paper then placed upon it to take up the color. They were found in Baton Rouge at an estate sale in a plastic bin in a garage. Favorites were picked out and taken to be framed to give them a new life at Plantry. (They’re centered by a modern local piece from the older sister of a girl from Dr. Crifasi’s high school class @laurenbarksdalehillart.)
Tidbits around the cafe: A Hare’s Tale. The first of Hareold’s many chapters, eventually to be used as parchment paper for to-go items. 📜
Need a projector for meeting space or a party slideshow? Bluetooth or wire into our nearly missable wall projector for a reservable space of 30-40 people. Movable projector also available for parties under 20.
How we feel about high tea 🫖
Chef Shannon and I are making a superfood detox tea bark for the women attending Lynn Duhe’s talk at Plantry tomorrow night. The topics are hormone balance and skin health. I’m going to give a brief introduction about how our skin starts with our food. Light menu bites will be served. Register on https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ladies-night-out-tickets-791708099237?utm_experiment=test_share_listing&aff=ebdsshios
Want a custom gluten-free, plantbased, better than “regular” made platter or hors d’oeuvres for your gathering… or yourself at home? Give us a week or 2 for notice; it’s one of the things we do best.
*Disclaimer: I have no affiliation with any health gyms, health coaches, or health practices. Plantry catering is not an indication of any endorsement or knowledge of a business practice.*
Hi there! I have received several inquiries about whether or not I am privately taking patients. My priority at the moment is starting the success of Plantry. While I am currently practicing medicine at local hospitals, I am not practicing in an office or performing any concierge medicine at this time. I look forward to expanding for a holistic medical center a year or two out in the future.
Although I do have several health-minded industries for which I have provided catering or event space, I am not in partnership with any practices and any practice I cater for or provide event space for is not an indication of any business relationship, personal insight of their practice, or condoning of their practice or products. I do welcome everyone where they are on their health and culinary journey!