{"id":23608,"date":"2014-10-11T12:11:32","date_gmt":"2014-10-11T19:11:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/endoedibles.ifm.yji.mybluehost.me\/?p=23608"},"modified":"2014-10-12T14:12:32","modified_gmt":"2014-10-12T21:12:32","slug":"lolas-a-louisiana-kitchen-summerlin-las-vegas-nv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/?p=23608","title":{"rendered":"Lola\u2019s: A Louisiana Kitchen Summerlin, Las Vegas NV"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Lola\u2019s: A Louisiana Kitchen Summerlin<\/p>\n

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Beignets<\/p>\n

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Cinnamon Roll<\/p>\n

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Baked French Toast with Norris Cane Syrup<\/p>\n

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Andouille Sausage<\/p>\n

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Leidenheimer Grilled Garlic Bread<\/p>\n

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Fried Chicken and Fresh Baked Waffle with Roasted Pecan, Fig, Strawberry Butter<\/p>\n

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Bronzed Catfish over Gouda Grits with Andouille Sausage and Mushroom Ragout<\/p>\n

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Bronzed Shrimp over Gouda Grits with Andouille Sausage and Mushroom Ragout<\/p>\n

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Sweet Potato Pecan Pie with Chantilly Cream<\/p>\n

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Louisiana Chocolate Cake with Vanilla Bean Ice Cream<\/p>\n

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Bananas Foster Bread Pudding with Vanilla Bean Ice Cream<\/p>\n

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Owned by Lola Elizabeth Pokorny, with one successful spot already located downtown, Lola\u2019s: A Louisiana Kitchen in Summerlin opened without much fanfare amidst the hubbub surrounding the \u2018new\u2019 Downtown, but with the mall mobbed by crowds a short drive up Town Center Drive found Ms. Pokorny\u2019s renovated space to be a pleasant experience \u2013 the truncated and unannounced \u2018weekend brunch\u2019 menu aside. Apparently once a Ruby Tuesday, with a sunny patio offering an al fresco option to those not sold on modest Mardi Gras d\u00e9cor, our party of three was sat quickly at a cozy four-top and with the dining room mostly empty while the bar bustled with football our service could not have been better, a duo of young ladies eager to answer questions and seek feedback while beverages remained brimming. Happily conversing beneath upbeat Cajun instrumentals it would not be long after ordering that the first round of food would arrive and although beignets were a bit too \u2018bready\u2019 while Leidenheimer French Toast proved overpriced and underwhelming compared to the restaurant\u2019s signature bread pudding both the supple cinnamon roll and spicy sausage were excellent, the later a recurring theme in round two. Admittedly a bit disappointed in the lack of oysters on the brunch menu, but soon to find solace in items offered as \u201csignatures,\u201d it was with two plates of creamy gouda grits that the meal moved on and with the stick-a-spoon-up-straight base punched up by rich mushroom gravy and snappy Andouille both the shrimp and flaky fish equally shined, an order of chicken and waffles entirely forgettable in the face of such greatness as I mopped the bowls clean with complimentary grilled bread loaded with garlic. At last arriving at dessert, the full menu offered in addition to two specials, it seemed only proper to select the items designated as Lola\u2019s signatures and although the soft chocolate cake was light yet intense while the hybrid pie was truly a \u2018best of both worlds\u2019 amalgam of sweet and savory neither could compare to the bread pudding \u2013 a steamy block of custard teaming with cinnamon beneath praline crunch and brown sugar sauce tinged with rum.<\/p>\n

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THREE STARS: Long lamented for being a cookie-cutter planned community where PF Changs and Olive Garden continue to generate long lines, Lola\u2019s is a welcome addition to the area and the sort of place I can only hope continues to proliferate West as \u201cDowntown Summerlin\u201d develops. Obviously new and still finding its footing, particularly with regard to a \u2018brunch\u2019 menu that seems muddled and poorly conceptualized in its lack of NOLA favorites like oysters or crawfish, I look forward to seeing how the restaurant evolves over time and only hope that the unwieldy location does not prove too daunting for those preferring to stick to the same ol\u2019 same ol\u2019 spots further south.<\/p>\n

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RECOMMENDED: Bronzed Catfish or Shrimp with Gouda Grits, Cinnamon Roll, Sweet Potato Pecan Pie, Bananas Foster Bread Pudding.<\/p>\n

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AVOID: Beignets, Waffles.<\/p>\n

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TIP: Brunch is offered 10a-2p on Weekends while a daily 4-6pm Happy Hour offers a few bites at discounted prices.<\/p>\n

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WHAT THE STARS MEAN: 5 World Class, 4 Excellent, 3 Good, 2 Fair, 1 Poor<\/p>\n

http:\/\/lolaslasvegas.com\/<\/p>\n

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Lola\u2019s: A Louisiana Kitchen Summerlin Beignets Cinnamon Roll Baked French Toast with Norris Cane Syrup Andouille Sausage Leidenheimer Grilled Garlic Bread Fried Chicken and Fresh Baked Waffle with Roasted Pecan, Fig, Strawberry Butter Bronzed Catfish over Gouda Grits with Andouille … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,25,3,13,27,102,153,21,1987,1986,1985,19,61,80],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23608","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bread-basket","category-bread-pudding","category-breakfast","category-dessert","category-food","category-french-toast","category-ice-cream","category-las-vegas","category-lolas","category-lolas-a-louisiana-kitchen","category-lolas-a-louisiana-kitchen-summerlin","category-nevada","category-pork","category-waffles"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23608","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=23608"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23608\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23639,"href":"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23608\/revisions\/23639"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=23608"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=23608"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=23608"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}