Lula Southern Cookhouse

While visiting the area I came here one evening for dinner… The place was packed when I got there, but I was able to find a single seat at the bar. The primary bartender, Matt completely ignored me while I was there, but a different bartender (sorry, I forgot her name) was more than friendly and helpful and came to check on me… about 10 mins after I sat down. The menu is interesting, loaded with many southern-inspired delicacies. They offer a fried chicken that looked and sounded amazing…. Which is on the menu as something that might be better off shared. I asked the lady serving me about this and she suggested the AYCE style of friend chicken, which worked for me and was an excellent deal, especially for All You Can Eat!! It’s was considerably lower priced than the smaller order of fried chicken diner plate listed in the menu. The chicken and sides came out quickly, was fresh, hot, and flavorful. The crust on the chicken was crispy and tasty with the meat being moist and tender. The sides were just ok… The mashed potatoes looked great, but were very bland. The green beans were tasty, as was the mac & cheese. But the best side was the biscuit, it was soft and very flavorful! Overall, I wanted to enjoy everything about Lula’s more than I did, but the initial service kinda set the tone. Though my server was excellent, the warmth just wasn’t there. I’d still recommend stopping in, they have so many great options and I’m sure service at the tables would be better.

Came in off a whim. But from the server(oh I wish I could remember her name, but she did her big one with recommending the banana pudding) highly recommend. A lot of the reviews say how packed they get. We came in at a great time. Wasn't busy at all. Two of us bill just a little over a hundred.

The food, drinks and atmosphere are incredible but what really made our experience memorable was our fantastic server, Nina. She was sooo kind, so attentive, and so fun to dine with. We will be back, and always in hopes that we will get to see Nina again! Thank you for making our friends birthday so special!

Let me admit a couple of things at the outset. First, I'm not an expert in southern cuisine. And second, I got the fish fry, which wasn't anywhere near as sauce and nuance intensive as some of the other dishes on the menu. But I was impressed with how good it was. The two types of fish were breaded differently, which added some fun variety. The hushpuppies were flavorful rather than sweet. And everything I had took full advantage of the restaurant's commitment to scratch cooking, with a fair amount of it locally sourced as well. The atmosphere was pleasant and not too noisy early on a Wednesday evening. The waitstaff was friendly and helpful with the menu. I will definitely be back, especially when I find myself in a more adventurous mood.

I’m from Oklahoma and this is Just Like Home.. but better. If I had to describe the flavor.. It would be the Blending of Soul Food & Southern Food. You don’t get the Heavy feel to your pallet nor do you compromise on Seasoning ( not I overly salty) . But the Added Bonus is the Healthy ingredients, and Clean Taste that leaves you wanting more. FYI.. it heats up well the next day. Okay.. I went back 3/19 Sunday and the food , service, quality was the same - Great. Jeff was our server- super nice and knowledgeable about the food. Chef came over and snapped a pic wit me . I love this place

My new favorite restaurant. Compliments to the chef. Everything as soon as we walked in was amazingly. Host was super friendly and bubbly. Server had a smile the entire time. I noticed the staff kept busy the entire time. Everything was very clean. Good presentation was perfect. The food is to die for! As a previous server and manager in the food industry, I was very impressed. Also loved the bathroom and decor, super cute.

It is always important to try new things and don’t let others opinions sway you otherwise. Well on this one we absolutely let others opinion swayed us to go to this restaurant and it was an absolute mistake. I will say the atmosphere of the restaurant was absolutely wonderful. The staff was friendly and accommodating for the most part. But let’s get this started. First the water bottles they were serving from, you can see the actual dirt on the bottles and that should’ve been my first warning sign. The food was absolutely terrible. We ordered two dishes and had to send one back. It was all bland and cold. Then they replaced one of our meals with the Gumbo. Which was also very disappointing. The gumbo was cold, you can tell that they cooked the broth separate from all of the other parts of the meal. Which I can understand the rice. But to cook broth then add cold meat (sausage, shrimp, crab claws) was just disrespectful. The portions were small and absolutely overpriced. On another note, the chicken and waffles looked good but we didn’t have that, so I can’t speak for it. And looks, are obviously deceiving. Then our waiter kept forgetting things we ordered not sure if it’s because he lacked situation awareness or if he was just too busy with his other customers. It’s always good to try things on your own for your own opinion but sometimes the best teacher in life is others experience. Let this be a lesson for all and save your money and do something else.

Fantastic food, beautiful restaurant. I highly recommend the strawberry pretzel pie for dessert. The fried green tomato appetizer was fantastic. I also really liked the cornbread appetizer.

The food was great. Service was good. Salisbury steak, alligator bites were all really good the flavor was great.

If y'all are looking for some excellent southern food, stop on down to Lula's in downtown KCMO! We enjoyed our meal at the chef's table, which was the right choice! The service was excellent! On to the good stuff... The food! We started the evening off with the Triple Dip appetizer which included a pimento cheese dip, gumbo, and a ham salad along with some homemade chips for dipping. Hands down one of the best appetizers I've had in a long while. For the main course, I opted for the catfish which was cooked beautifully. It was tender and flavorful and the rice and greens complimented it perfectly. The lady went with the pork chop. It was tender, had a nice smoky flavor and was complimented well with the red eye gravy. We rounded out the meal with an apple crisp dessert. Highly recommend!