Fearless Critic restaurant review
Nubian Queen Lola’s
A soul food restaurant that’s charitable both with its food and its charm
Southern
Casual restaurant
Hours
Mon–Sat 9:00am–9:00pm
Bar None
Credit cards Visa, MC, AmEx
Reservations Not accepted
www.nubianqueenlolas.com
East Austin
1815 Rosewood Ave.
Austin, TX
(512) 474-5652
The self-styled Nubian Queen opened her little restaurant as a way to feed the homeless (which she still does every Sunday when the place is officially closed). From the outside, the building looks nearly condemned, but the vividly painted storefront tips you off to what’s inside: a cozy dining room…
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Charles Tubbs
Fried chicken is by far the best dish. After having been over twenty times, that's what I order almost all the time now.
Pork chop sandwich is awesome. Crisp, thin pork chop (same as you get with the pork chip dinner) on well-toasted bread. It's still bone-in, but the bone is on the outside of the sandwich so you easily eat around it -- genius.
Beignets are perfect for dessert. Light, fluffy, better than Cafe Du Monde in New Orleans, I dare say!
In fact, I went to New Orleans for a week earlier this year and was so disappointed because nothing was as good as Lola's. Of course, the best Cajun cuisine is out in the country (like Lake Charles, where Lola is from) but I didn't have a chance to check those out (or even have a clue as to where to go).