Luella's Southern Kitchen Menu (Update 2025)
Luella's Southern Kitchen, located in Chicago, specializes in Southern comfort food with a twist. The menu offers a variety of options for breakfast, brunch, lunch, and dinner. Standout dishes include the Nashville Hot Chicken and Waffles, Shrimp and Grits, and Buttermilk Fried Chicken. The intimate ambiance, Motown jams, and attentive staff add to the dining experience.
Guests rave about the flavors, presentation, and cozy feel of the restaurant. Must-try items include the Pimento Cheeseburger, Biscuits and Gravy with Fried Chicken, and the Kale Ambrosia. The restaurant also offers many vegetarian options, catering to different dietary preferences.
With a diverse menu, welcoming atmosphere, and delicious food, Luella's Southern Kitchen is a top recommendation for those craving authentic Southern cuisine in the Chicago area.
Southern Brunch Menu
Pimento Cheeseburger Brunch
Slagel Farms dry-aged burger, pimento cheese and sunny-side-up egg on a bun. Served with seasoned fries. With Nashville hot baked.
Nashville Hot Chicken and Waffles
Crispy chicken, Nashville hot sauce, Liege waffle and maple syrup. Hot and spicy.
Shrimp and Grits
New Orleans BBQ shrimp and cream cheese grits.
Kale Ambrosia Brunch
Citrus segments, pineapple, goat cheese, candied pecans, toasted coconut and cranberry vinaigrette.
Biscuits and Gravy
Buttermilk biscuit, Fried Chicken,Pimento Cheese, and andouille gravy.
Boudin Breakfast Sausage Patties
Slagel Farms pork and Carolina gold rice sausage.
2 Stagel Farm Eggs Any Style
Andouille Sausage Quiche
Andouille sausage, Romano cheese, caramelized leeks and farm eggs.
Chicken and Apple Cider Waffles
Golden crispy chicken, apple cider waffle and maple syrup.
Roasted Beet Salad
Mache, cream cheese smear, Creole-spiced pistachios, balsamic reduction and extra virgin olive oil.
Chicken and Waffles
Crispy chicken, Liege waffle and maple syrup.
Salmon Cakes
Carolina Gold Rice Grits, Maques Choux (contains wheat, dairy, and fish.)
French Toast
Honey and oats French Toast with candied almonds and poached cherries
Braised Oxtail with Buttermilk Cheddar Chives Quiche
Butter Pecan and Chocolate French Toast
House made Challah, Butter Pecan and Chocolate French to a chocolate Meringue, Brown Butter Caramel, and Salted Pecans.
Strawberry Cinnamon Roll French Toast
Cinnamon roll loaf, cream cheese anglaise, and macerated strawberries
Brown Sugar Bacon
2 pieces brown sugar bacon
Southern Benedict
Southern Benedict- Slagel Farms Smoked Pork Belly on Sweet Potato Biscuit, Creole Hollandaise and Collard Greens
Chicken Gumbo
Dark roux, creole seasoning, andouille sausage and Carolina gold rice.
She Crab Soup
Soft shell crab and black and red tobiko.
Mississippi Hot Tamales
Stagel Farms braised beef, Anson Mills corn dough and chili. Hot and spicy.
Forever Braised Short Rib Mac & Cheese
Slagel beef, Mornay sauce and buttered bread crumbs.
Pimento Cheeseburger
Slagel Farms dry-aged burger, pimento cheese and sunny-side-up egg on a brioche bun. Served with seasoned fries. With Nashville hot baked.
Buttermilk Fried Chicken
Smoked honey and collard greens.
Kale Ambrosia
Kale, citrus segments, pineapple, goat cheese, candied pecans, toasted coconut and peach vinaigrette.
Fried Green Tomato Salad
Spinach, pea tendrils, capers, red onion, pimentos and buttermilk dressing.
Smoked Chicken Caesar Salad
Creole Salmon Jambalaya
Changes weekly. Might be seafood.
Jambalaya
Shrimp jambalaya
Fried Mississippi Catfish with crab salad
Smoked Jerk Chicken with collard greens
Jerk Chicken Mac and Cheese
Lobster Mac
Lobster mac with Mornhy sauce and Brown butter bread crumbs.
Salmon Croquettes with Maque Choux and Steamed Buns
Vegan Dirty Rice with Shiitake Mushrooms Plant based Sausage
Mix shrimp and Oyster Po Boy
Soft Shell Crab "Boil"
Buttermilk fried soft shell crab with shellfish broth and potatoes, sweet corn, andouille sausage, and house made cocktail sauce
Brisket Mac
BBQ Brisket Mac and Cheese with Mornay Sauce and Spiced Panko.
Fried Catfish and Shrimp Po-Boy
Smoked Rib Eye Po Boy
Smoked Rib Eye, Caramelized onions, Housemade French Bread, Chipotle Mornay sauce
Crawfish Carbonara
Cascatelli Pasta with Crawfish, Pancetta and traditional Creamy Sauce
Bbq briskets
Bbq Brisket, Baked Mac & Cheese,Collard greens. Gold Bbq sauce.
Savannah Style Shrimp And Grits
Shrimp with Cheddar Grits, Roasted Tomatoes, and Bacon Gravy
Seafood Gumbo
Dark roux, creole seasoning, andouille sausage, chicken, and delta rice.
Oyster Po Boy
Fried oyster with mustard aioli, lettuce, tomatoes, and pickles on a housemade French bread, and a side of Cajun fries
Chicken and Dumplings
Smoked chicken and Buttermilk dumplings
Lunch and Dinner
Sides
Buttermilk Biscuits with Homemade Jam
Skillet Cornbread with Honey Butter
Freshly baked. Please allow 20 minutes.
Braised Collard Greens
Ham hock, roasted garlic, creole seasoning. (Contains pork)
Cream Cheese Grits
Glazed Sweet Potatoes
Sorghum, ancho chili and cumin.
Fried Green Tomatoes
Cayenne remoulade.
Mac and Cheese
Green Beans
garlic in brown butter green beans
Roasted Delicate Squash
Roasted Delicate Squash w/ brown butter and Creole seasoning
Smoked Brussels Sprouts
Smoked Brussels Sprouts- Parmesan Dressing and Parmesan Crisp
Triple X Root Beer
12 oz. bottle.
Blenheim Ginger Ale
12 oz. bottle.
Mexican Coke
12 oz.
Diet Coke
12 oz. can.
Mexican Sprite
12 oz.
Lemonade
12 oz. can.
Topo Chico Carbonated Water
Cheerwine
12 oz. bottle.
Iced Tea
Sweet Tea
Seasonal Fruit Sweet Tea
Mexican Orange Fanta
Real cane sugar
La Colombe Coffee
Sparkling Water
Blenheim Hot Gingerale
Root Beer
Pepsi
Mexican 7UP
Mexican Grape Fanta
Made with real cane sugar
Luella's bottle water
Mexican Dr. Pepper
Beverages
Desserts
Beignets
Fried dough pillows with a generous dusting of confectioner's sugar.
Sweet Potato Pie
Bourbon caramel and toasted marshmallow fluff.
Blackberry Cobbler
Cream cheese ice cream and benne wafer.
Apple Grunt A LA Mode
Brown Sugar & Spice Baked Apples, Brioche, Bourbon Caramel & Vanilla Bean Ice Cream
Maple Pecan Pie
Deep Dish Maple Pecan Pie with Sweet Potato Ice Cream
Mississippi Mud Pie
Deep dish chocolate pie with a scoop of homemade vanilla bean ice cream.