Lula Southern Cookhouse

Southern Cooking and Hospitality

What makes it fun

Lula is a Southern Cookhouse that pays homage to Chef Owner Bradley Gilmore's roots in North Carolina. We even named the place after his grandmother! We serve lunch, dinner, and brunch at Lula. We take southern classics and give them our own spin, resulting in bold flavors that are irresistible. Our recipes are created from scratch and infused with love, just like granny's. We invite you to gather around and enjoy our southern cookhouse, where southern hospitality abounds. I hope to see you all soon! Nothing beats the comfort of southern food, from grits to gravy, fried chicken to shrimp boil. Not to mention the service.

Google Reviews

4.0

Based on 1,452 reviews

Jacob Long

1 month ago

Visited with a group of friends for the first time. Wonderful and inviting atmosphere, friendly staff, good drinks, fair prices, and fantastic scratch-made food. Not much more you could ask for! Will definitely be back :)

KC Always

1 month ago

I will start by saying do not go there if you don’t have a reservation. If you don’t have a reservation, you’re treated like you’re not a paying important customer. The disorganization of the seating process was mind blowing. You have two different hostesses saying two different wait times. Then you decide to wait over the wait time for them to come out and say well you’ll have to wait longer because we now have more reservations. As a business owner, I know that if you have a reservation, they would’ve been able to see that before they told us the wait time. And if reservations came in after we waited 35 minutes, they don’t get priority over the customers that come into the restaurant. We then asked to speak to a manager, we were told after waiting another 7 mins he was busy. We later found out, the manager was Ryan who walked by us multiple times before we got seated and then walked by our table at least 10 times and never made eye contact, never acknowledged us, and never checked on us. But make sure he checked on the tables around us to see how their food was. The food was okay, our server Bryant was AMAZING. I gave service a 1 because of the manager Ryan and the hostesses, the system should allow the option of a zero! I would give Bryant a 10 star. Unfortunately, I will not go back to spend any more of my money there because of the disorganization to get seated and the manager Ryan thinking it’s okay to not come speak to paying customers when a manager is requested.

Mrs. B

1 month ago

I’m only giving a 2-star review because of the manager, Ryan and the two hostesses. Our waiter, Bryant was absolutely AMAZING! So, we arrived for dinner without reservations. We were asked if we made reservations and we said no. We would have been fine with leaving and finding another restaurant, BUT the hostess A said, “it’ll be a 5-10 minute wait” in which hostess B responded, “maybe closer to 20.” Fine, we can wait. After a 35 minute wait, we were told it’ll be longer. My issue with this is that a party larger than our party was sat and they also didn’t have reservations. I asked to speak to the manager, Ryan. Ryan saw us, ignored us, asked the table next to us if they were enjoying their meal and NEVER said a word to us. Ryan, your lack of care for “some” of your patrons is disheartening. If you’re not going to give the same attention to everyone, maybe find another career. Bryant, never let anyone dull your sparkle. You should absolutely consider applying for a management position!

Calvin Mayfield

1 month ago

As always, a great dining experience. Our server was attentive without being a nuisance. The food came out hot and it was all good. Can't ask for much more.

Denielle Moana

1 month ago

Greeted right when entered. All the staff was incredibly kind and helpful. Our server was the best, she was patient, friendly, and attentive. The atmosphere was so homey and welcoming but beautiful and classy. The food was exceptional! Plus, they have Cheerwine! I would give them 10 stars if I could. I can't believe I had never been here before. Everything on the menu looked so good. I ordered biscuits, deviled eggs, shrimp and grits, an orange roll, and of course, Cheerwine. HIGHLY recommend.

Neil Thawani

11 months ago

Yeah, this place isn't that good. I paid $25 for a very small, unfilling bowl of "gumbo" - three pieces of sausage, some shredded meat, very few vegetables, and a very small bit of rice. It was also EXTREMELY cold in the restaurant while we were eating. Where's the heat? Our waitress was also inattentive (not going to name names) and failed to refill our water for a table of four several times, failed to refill other drinks as well and apologized saying she was just having "a day," and when we were leaving, I saw her just casually chatting with someone by the bar.

Hutson Frye

11 months ago

Food was awful. The mashed potatoes were like baby food. Shrimp and grits had 4 shrimp. Green beans were flavorless and undercooked. With how expensive it is I would expect much much more.

LAT

11 months ago

My family flew into KC on Thanksgiving and had made a dinner reservation for 6:30pm. We weren't seated until after 7pm. By the time our server took our food order for the special Thanksgiving dinner, we were first informed that they were out of rolls; then the waiter came back and told us that one of our main entrees--TURKEY--was also 86'd. Then our waiter returned a third time to tell us that they were now also out of the green bean casserole we ordered. So we had a pot roast and fried chicken Thanksgiving dinner. The food was mediocre. And our bill was $250 for average tasting food and we didn't even get the turkey dinner we had gone for. HOW DO YOU NOT PLAN BETTER SO THAT YOU DON'T RUN OUT OF TURKEY ON THANKSGIVING?!?

Amanda Chavez

11 months ago

Stopped in for brunch! The orange Julius was one of the best cocktails I’ve had. Caleb was helpful and made sure we had an amazing experience!

Kenniya Norah

11 months ago

was excited to try this, Black lady with braids was rude, i felt discriminated by our server who took 10 mins to come back, she didnt great us or say our name, it was clear from the beginning she didnt want to serve us, bc we looked like young adults.

Ms. Mika Wms

2 years ago

It was like 16 of us that attended our reservation. Four of us food was not good to the taste. My Mississippi roast was too salty. The other 3 just simple weren’t satisfied with the taste. I don’t recall the details of it. One had the oxtails, another had the veggie dish and the 4th I forgot. But overall everything else was devoured

Tom Ford

2 years ago

Food was delicious but Went during work and have been trying for weeks to get in touch with their team for a copy of my receipt and they are horrible at responding.

Veronica Hightower

2 years ago

DELICIOUS!! Try EVERYTHING on the menu! Large portions!

Cierra Marzett

2 years ago

Came two Sundays in a row. I'm addicted

Walter Shafer

2 years ago

The food was expensive as to be expected for a nice place but the portions were super small for the price! Left hungry and my bill was $38 for one person so after tip $50

F C

3 years ago

Overpriced southern food is all I can really think of when this place comes to mind. Each dish is easily $10 over priced or more. Also definitely nothing to remember with my taste buds, it was very average. Also I will add that the person I was with hated the catfish.

Cynthia 23

3 years ago

Drink was good. Food took forever and my egg sandwich was so dry. It must have been sitting under the heater forever.

Daniel Gutierrez

3 years ago

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3 years ago

Michael Romero

3 years ago

Everything was absolutely delicious. Portions were perfect and the dishes offered were so well done.

Bradley Rose

4 years ago

Our server, Isaac, was very attentive and helpful, but in a cool, laid-back way. The food (we had the catfish and fried chicken) was stellar and flavorful. They were out of the pot pie, but that gives us a reason to go back. The drinks were ok, but it may be worth trying some different ones than we did.

Beth Redford

4 years ago

Warm and charming! Our server was very knowledgeable and made great suggestions! He was a delight! One.of the best chicken & waffles I've ever had and the dip trio is a must try. The biggest surprise was the collard rolls--great depth of flavor!

Perry Steines

5 years ago

Wonder Southern cooking. Al food made fresh. I had the Pheasant with Rabbit steaw(forget the name) for appetizer. Then a wonderful Shrimp and grits with gravy. This is the best I found in KC area comparable to Charleston, SC that I use to eat. They Blackened Catfish was wonderful server with collard greens and dirty rice which had Andouille sausage. The service was wonderful, we were lucky to get in with out reservations, which I would recommend. The decor was wonderful great place for a date or ant time. They have a full bar and wonderful cocktails.

Leslie Walton

5 years ago

I was able to finally make reservations to check out Lula Southern Cookhouse and I am so glad that I did. Relaxing atmosphere, but definitely gets super dim when it's time for supper (so bring your glasses...and use the candle at your table). Loved being able to order different courses, but menu is definitely more seafood focused so everyone at the table didn't get to enjoy the Peel 'n' Eat Shrimp or the Triple Dip (allergies and their loss) because both of them were super tasty! I feasted on the Nola Pot Pie, which also tasted good reheated even though the crust wasn't crispy anymore, but I love that gumbo gravy inside. You have to at least try this place out, even though I did not enjoy the desserts, AT ALL, others in the restaurant were devouring it and the waitress went out of her way for me so I appreciated the extra effort. Will definitely go back again. Oh, and I need someone to package those Fire & Benne Crackers that come with the dip!