la'wan's

soul food bliss. the gizzards are some of the best in the city. they are about the same as prices but this place actually flavor their batter.friedcatfish is real good. slight amount of cornmeal seals the deal. highly reccommend.

this place is on point!! thefriedpork chops blew my mind. i have never even liked gizzards, but this place changed that! give the turkey ribs a try too! all the sides are bomb. good prices, fast and friendly service. what more do you need? love you guys!!!

great staff, had a miscommunication with the order but they fixed it with another meal and for free. pretty good food i had thefriedchicken and my hubby had the chickenfriedsteak with mashed potatoes and collard greens. all was very good and large potions we went home with more than enough for another dinner and lunch! great staff and seemed like lots of regulars stopping in for takeout! will be back in the future

we checked out la’wan’s soul food recently thanks to viddlz and loved every last famousfriedpork bite :)

real soul food fun!. la"wan's is a wonderful little place to get true soul food that is done well. we enjoyedfriedfish, mac & cheese, collards, livers and onions, etc. for dinner. everything was delicious. the staff was exceptionally friendly and kind. i did get concerned about our food being a little delayed in coming. however, the delay was due to the food being made to order and it was truly worth the wait. i hope to use their catering service for an upcoming family event. la"wan is my kind of place that i recommend to anyone who wants a good soul food meal.

they've moved ... still same great food. i was down in the steele creek area on saturday and was disappointed to find that la'wan's restaurant had closed. a couple of minutes later driving up tryon street, i was pleased to find that they were not closed and had only moved two blocks closer to town and on the other side of the street. they are now in the back of a new shopping center as opposed to the little strip mall they were previously in.

for those who remember the old location, as you will recall it was somewhat cramped and at the height of lunch hour traffic, you could hardly turn around much less find a seat. atmosphere was also somewhat dated but in a friendly way.

new restaurant takes care of that. somewhat bigger and better laid out it's more customer friendly. while the atmosphere is clean and modern, i'm not sure i totally like that. the old place did have a certain charm to it.

that said, the food is still great and has not changed. the chicken is still a good as i remembered as was the iced tea and okra.

i'm glad that they just moved and did not close. their closing would have been a big loss.


-----28 aug, 2010-----

southern soul as good as it get's. oddly enough i was introduced to this place by one of my friends from the north and i'm glad he did.

soul food tneds to be rich and full and is ofter overcooked. la'wan's is definately not overcooked and is not as heavy of fat as some other soul food restaurant. the chicken is fantastic and if you are intofriedchicken liver's, then this is your place. collard greens are often cooked to a mush but here, they still have texture and flavor. if you've never had collards cooked right, then you need to try these.

atmosphere is not fancy but rather more of a clean diner. lunch crowd is grenerally rather large but they do move their crowd so you won't have to wait long. you'll get a chance to meet la'wan because despite she is up in years, she makes a point of coming by and saying hello to everyone.

by the way, did i say the value of the meal was fantastic. you can't beat the prices.

i had better..... i went there for lunch yesterday and i got the wings special. the wings were good a little greasy (but they werefriedwhat do you expect) and the mac and cheese was swimming in grease and oil and tasted like it was made with some really really cheap cheese. i was not impressed at all, especially with all the good reviews i've heard about it. i will try again b/c i don't want to lose hope.