Metairie Road just swapped its PJ’s Coffee for a bright-yellow newcomer: French Truck Coffee has opened a new café at 800 Metairie Road in Metairie, taking over the former PJ’s Coffee space. The Metairie Road shop is the company’s 14th location and serves the full French Truck beverage lineup, along with house-made pastries and breakfast sandwiches developed by executive chef Jeremy Fogg. Current hours are 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on weekends, a schedule clearly aimed at the morning crowd, as per New Orleans CityBusiness.
The opening was confirmed by New Orleans CityBusiness, which reports that the Metairie Road café is the brand’s second in Metairie and that it expands the company’s footprint across Louisiana and Tennessee. According to the outlet, the new shop brings French Truck to 10 cafés across the greater New Orleans area.
Pastry Program And The Menu
The Metairie Road location leans into a stronger pastry focus, with executive chef Jeremy Fogg turning out house-made croissants, muffins and other morning pastries, plus breakfast sandwiches and wraps that go beyond grab-and-go basics. Axios New Orleans has detailed Fogg’s background at Emeril’s and his work with Mae’s Bakeshop, context that helps explain the elevated bakery case. Local trade coverage also notes that French Truck rolled out a broader pastry program in 2025 that is appearing across its cafés, as reported by Full Coffee Roast.
Where It Fits In Metairie
The café is set in the Oakridge Place shopping center, and the property’s leasing flyer lists French Truck as a tenant at 800 Metairie Road, according to Stirling Properties. French Truck already operates a spot inside the Whole Foods at 3420 Veterans Memorial Blvd, and the Metairie Road location joins that outpost while taking over the former PJ’s Coffee site, local business outlets reported. Fans can check out the café’s ordering page on Toast and see additional local coverage from NOLA Newswire.
French Truck’s Growth Strategy
Family-owned French Truck has been expanding deliberately across Louisiana and into Tennessee, balancing its growing lineup of retail cafés with wholesale and online sales. As New Orleans CityBusiness explains, the Metairie Road opening is part of a steady push to increase visibility in Jefferson Parish and nearby markets…