Cuisine:

• Others
• Soul Food

Larkin's Description:
Chef Larkin Mackey and manager Joshua McBride renovated a 1911 Craftsman, transforming a used car shop into a "contemporary soul food joint." There's a gorgeous wrap-around porch, while the interior décor includes original stained-glass windows, original doors used as tabletops and peacock feathers. The menu is more befitting of New Orleans than blue collar Eagle Rock. Every meal begins with spicy black-eyed pea "caviar," served with pita chips, and a basket of warm miniature cornbread muffins. Good Ole' Fried Chicken features the winning combination of golden skin and juicy meat. Fork-tender smothered pork chops are served with Cajun-influenced red beans. The best sides here are spicy sautéed collard greens and twice-baked macaroni with three bubbling cheeses. At lunch, there's a mean fried chicken salad with buttermilk dressing and a catfish po' boy with spicy tartar mayo. For Sunday brunch, Aunt Pookie's Pancakes are a crêpe-pancake hybrid, biscuits are smothered in vegetable gravy, and the hot links are truly hot. Drinks include fresh-squeezed Meyer lemonade, mint julep soda and sweet tea, served in a Mason jar. For dessert, Mama's Banana Pudding is creamy and cool, loaded with Nilla wafers; and Black & Blue Cobbler features blackberries and blueberries, simmered in cinnamon and brown sugar, baked with a flaky biscuit crust.


Be the first one to rate and write a review for this Larkin's restaurant!