Although I grew up in the South, my review has nothing to do with a comparison of food to my origins. My girlfriend and I decided to try Lo-Lo's for the first time and here is our review.
The positives:
1) Although I called for a take-out and did not eat inside, the restaurant looked very clean and classy. I was very impressed.
2) Shrimp and grits. Very nice! Shrimp had great seasoning and flavor. Really enjoyed the grits with its bits of bacon in it.
3) Pricing. Not bad, reasonable.
The negatives:
1) "Soul food meal, chicken smothered in gravy and onions." Ugh. There was so much salt in the gravy that I actually scraped off the gravy with a knife in order to eat the chicken. Event the skin was grossly soggy and inedible.
2) The okra was not flavored or seasoned. Plus it was soft. My impression was that is was microwaved.
The mixed points:
1) The cornbread: it was more like corn-cake (delicious) but excessively smothered in butter (absolutely horrible for you).
OVERALL: This was a once in a lifetime experience. Meaning, I've eaten there once and will not again unless a client requests it. And even if they do I'll recommend Dickey's BBQ.