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| Roux made its debut in Austin 2007 by Dan Janjigian and Chad Helton. Looking to bring an upper casual restaurant experience to the downtown area of Austin, the pair melded the live music history of The Parish (www.theparishroom.com), a 6th Street staple, with a fresh new concept: Cajun dining and taste with a “fusion” twist. What does that really mean? Basically that diners have the chance to enjoy the rich flavors that Louisiana is famous for, while not having to feel guilty about it. Roux's kitchen is headed up by Executive Chef, Ric Gonzalez. Ric brings the flavors that a Cajun kitchen requires, while
melding in tastes from Lafayette, and infusing the best that the southwest has to offer. |
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| Dan Janjigian grew up in the restaurant industry with his parents restaurant, The Armenian Gourmet, still going strong in Sunnyvale, California for more than 30 years. A graduate of California Polytechnic University, SLO, Dan went on to work with WebTV Network/Microsoft in the late ‘90’s, started WebCage.Net, a web development agency specializing in search engine optimization (www.webcage.net) in 1999, and competed internationally in bobsledding from 1998 until 2006 with a Silver Medal America’s Cup finish to his record as well as competing in the 2002 Olympic Games. |
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| Chad Helton, a Dallas native, finished his degree at Southwest Texas State, San Marcos, Texas, and has actively been involved in the management end of the restaurant business for the last 17 years. Moving to California with his wife Kimi, Chad’s resume includes General Managing for NOLa’s restaurant, Kingfish, and other Cajun style popular venues. Moving to southern California, Chad was promoted to Director of Operations for the $42mm House of Blues restaurant in Los Angeles, and recently left his GM role with Carlos and Charlie’s on Lake Travis, TX. |
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| Both partners are passionate about creating the ultimate dining experience for locals and tourists alike, and have a simple mission statement. That is to focus on three key items and to build around those: |
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- The highest quality of food
- The highest quality of cocktails / drinks
- The highest quality of service
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| Three goals that they know they can always work on making better. |
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