Lula Southern Cookhouse Serves Up Southern Hospitality

Lula Southern Cookhouse opened as a pop-up last fall, but months later, it’s still going strong. The not-so-temporary restaurant comes from Bradley and Brittany Gilmore and Brandon West, who also own Kravin’ It KC catering company, and it’s a love letter to Southern hospitality that draws from Bradley’s North Carolina roots. Dishes include blue crab pimento cheese fritters, Mississippi Delta catfish, biscuits with sorghum butter, and bacon-braised collard greens available for dinner Wednesday through Saturday. Sundays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., it’s all about brunch, with options ranging from apple cinnamon waffles to fried oysters, plus bottomless mimosas. Whether the restaurant becomes a permanent part of KC’s dining scene remains to be seen, but why wait to find out when there’s so much goodness to experience right now?