I had another delicious brunch at Lula, only my second ever, but totally worth it. Typically they have a breakfast pastry of the week, and this time, I opened with their cinnamon tea cake with caramel butter ($4 USD). The cake was similar to a cinnamon coffee cake, with a nice, thick swirl of cinnamon on the inside of the cake. The butter was so damn good, my brunch mate had to keep me from licking it off the plate. Then she tasted it, and I had to do the same for her! My friend decided to make Lula flex their classic breakfast muscles and ordered scrambled eggs with a half stack of pancakes. They also came with the most delicious fried potatoes.
Did you happen to see how thick those pancakes were? At least two solid inches, by far the fluffiest pancake I have seen in a long time. My friend absolutely loved her meal. I went with a daily special of crispy pork belly, homemade biscuits and gravy, fried sunny side up eggs and collard greens ($13 USD). Whoa. This was amazing. Like biscuits and gravy on crack, but the good kind, if a good kind exists.
The pork belly was salty and delicious, and stuffed in between the sliced biscuits. The eggs were on top of the collards, which had CLEARLY been simmered with something smoked and pork-related. Wow. Best breakfast I have had in a long time…probably since I last visited Lula! I cannot recommend this place enough. Go eat here! ~LTG! ************************************************************* Lula Cafe 2537 N. Kedzie Blvd. Chicago, IL 773-489-9554 www.lulacafe.com
