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I'm from the Deep South (Mississippi), and I've been craving soul food for years, so when a group of friends suggested we eat at Lo Lo's yesterday, I couldn't say no!
The Lo Lo's in Scottsdale is a nice, open restaurant that was VERY crowded at 2PM on Saturday afternoon. Every group had a wait of at least 20 minutes.
I had the special which included two pieces of fried chicken - a breast and a wing - a waffle with syrup and I ordered a side of cheese grits.
First, the waffle. No one at waffles with fried chicken in Mississippi. I think this soul food extension is an invention of Chicago, though I may be wrong. The waffle was tasty, but nothing spectacular. It was aight.
The chicken, though, was by far the best damned fried chicken I've had since I ate at a family-owned Cajun fried chicken place in Gonzales, Louisiana 15 years ago. It was THAT good. Generous pieces. Fried to perfection.
The grits: these were REAL grits. Not instant. The good stuff. The kind that takes a good while to cook. It was perfect. Man, I haven't had honest good grits in more than 15 years. We'll be going back to Lo Los just because of grits if nothing else (though I really want more chicken).
Everyone's drinks came in gigantic glass mayonnaise jars. Not too many of us needed refills. A friend ordered fruit punch kool-aid (which they have ON TAP). I could SMELL his kool aid from across the table. He sad it was so strong, he probably went home with diabetes. :D They don't fool around with their kool-aid.
Service was fantastic. Our waiter had an awesome shirt that said "Scottsdale, but Hood forever" lol
We'll be going back as soon as we recover. :D
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