Bailey's Seafood & Grill

Ema Haq parlays his engineering degree into award-winning Louisiana cuisine. Ema Haq didnt come to America with and intention of one day becoming an award winning chef. A native of Bangladesh, Ema arrived on the Gulf Coast in 1983 at the age of 19 and had big dreams of working on oil rigs, so he attended the University of Louisiana in Lafayette, an... d received his mechanical engineering degree. When he got here, he was certainly not the whiz in the kitchen he is today. I didnt even know how to cook rice, he says. To put himself through school, Ema found work in the food service industry, working as a busboy, dishwasher, cook, bartender, and waiter, picking up his cooking cues as he went along. Now, Ema is the owner of Baileys Seafood and Grill (which includes an offshore catering service those oil rigs are still a part of his life) and Emas Restaurant, which servers more down home fare. Hes also one of Louisianas top chefs with more than 30 cooking medals, a Best in Show award from the Louisiana Gold Culinary Classic, and the 2007 Louisiana Restaurant Association Restaurateur of the year award, the associations most prestigious honor, all to show his culinary prowess. I love it here! I had such a pleasant first-time experience here (great service, great food in portion size, price, and taste) and would like to recommend this place to anyone! The waiters hither are super duper nice and awesome and beautiful and everyone in the world should and experience the manna that dwelth hither. I would definitely recommend this restaurant to anyone.Read More