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2124 14th St. Boulder CO 80302

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  • American, Breakfast, Brunch, Cajun, Creole, Soul Food, Southern
    Sun,Sat 8am-2pm, Mon-Fri 7am-2pm
    $$ $, $$
    All Major Credit Cards, MasterCard, Visa, American Express, Discover, Diners Club, cash, ATM/Debit
  • Casual
    Catering, Kid Friendly, Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Takeout
    Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch
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  • Accepted
    Street
Description

The simple things -- a long bowl of sliced bananas and heavy cream dusted with brown sugar, eggs Benny done Creole-style, a Cajun breakfast of red-bean-and-ham hash -- prove that Lucile's knows how to do comfort food right. For more than 25 years, the kitchen has made everything from its own hot sauce to apple butter, pepper-spiked sausage gravy, Creole seasoning (which the house also sells) and a proprietary blend of house coffee; the biscuits alone are reason to beatify the chef. In all, Lucile's serves up the best New Orleans breakfasts this side of the bayou.








  • 2010 | Best Biscuits at Brunch

    There are now branches of Lucile's in Fort Collins, Longmont and Denver, but the only true Lucile's is the one situated in a charming Victorian house on a side street just off the Pearl Street Mall, a spot this restaurant has occupied for almost thirty years. Lucile's served good coffee long before everyone started talking shade-grown, organic, single origin or fair trade, along with big, sloppy, delicious breakfast plates of eggs, cheese, potatoes, spinach and/or salmon, and lunch offerings... More »

  • 2009 | Best Non-Traditional Eggs Benny

    In New Orleans, people might say that eggs Sardou is just as traditional as any white-bread, ham-and-holly eggs Benedict. But here in Denver, this Gulf prawn-and-spinach version is an exotic, rule-breaking freak Benny -- and the best thing on Lucile's menu full of very good things. As such, it stands as incontrovertible proof that any classic recipe ever touched by a Cajun or Creole chef is only made better by their restrained fussing and murderous application of heavy cream, butter,... More »

  • 2007 | Best Taste of NOLA

    The Cajun/Creole fad ebbs and flows faster than the tides. Up in Boulder, however, one place has not only held on, but it's flourished over three decades of service: Lucile's. This New Orleans-style breakfast joint has been serving huge plates of biscuits and gravy, sugar-dusted beignets, thick-cut bacon, fat sausages and the best egg plates this side of the French Quarter to generations of devotees. Though Lucile's has been so successful that it's expanded down into Denver and beyond, the... More »

  • 2006 | BEST BREAKFAST AT TWO IN THE AFTERNOON

    Thank God for Fletcher Richards, who, in his wisdom, decided that what the world really needed was another outlet of Lucile's, his insanely popular Boulder breakfast joint. And thank God twice that he decided to open it in Denver. The space he picked is perfect, with lots of floor space, an upstairs lounge, a next-door waiting area and a second-floor balcony that makes the place look like it was lifted right out of the Big Easy and dropped down on Logan Street. The food is all... More »

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  • westwordbestof
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    | Denver, CO | 102 Reviews

    In New Orleans, people might say that eggs Sardou is just as traditional as any white-bread, ham-and-holly eggs Benedict. But here in Denver, this Gulf prawn-and-spinach version is an exotic, rule-breaking freak Benny — and the best thing on Lucile's menu full of very good things. As such, it stands as incontrovertible proof that any classic recipe ever touched by a Cajun or Creole chef is only made better by their restrained fussing and murderous application of heavy cream, butter, eggs, butter and butter to everything. The eggs Sardou at Lucile's are so good that we've occasionally been tempted to order two plates and eat both at a single sitting. The only thing holding us back? The sure knowledge that we'd die from the pure excess — though God knows, we'd go out smiling.

  • JamesB7
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    | Broomfield, CO | 161 Reviews

    Anyone interested in a New Orleans style breakfast or brunch. Always delicious, always busy and highly recommended. Think cajun!

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  • Lucile’s

    Lucile’s

    Let's agree from the start that no new incarnation of Lucile's will ever compare with the first at 2124 14th Street in Boulder. The original has a kind of magic, a musty, irregular charm that can only be earned, never bought. That said, the... More »

  • Party On

    Party On

    Here's what I like best about Lucile's, the insanely popular, quarter-century-old Creole restaurant: It's in a house. Just a plain, not very large two-story house with an enclosed porch. The place is comfy, tattered, worn smooth by thousands of... More »

  • The Creole Thing

    The Creole Thing

    Lucile's Creole Cafe brought just-squeezed orange juice, quality coffee and good, fresh food to Boulder back in the days when decent restaurants were few and far between. It continued to supply the same delicious and generally homey dishes... More »

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Main Menu
Starters
$4.75
Beignets
homemade new orleans style donuts; four per order, served hot
Small Glass $2.70
Large Glass $3.55
Liter $10.15
Fresh Orange And Grapefruit Juices
squeezed by your wait person
$4.00
Our Cafe Au Lait
$3.25
Homemade Hot Chocolate
$2.85
Boylan Sodas
$3.60
Cappuccino
$4.95
Mocha Au Lait
$2.30
Mineral Water
$2.15
Espresso
$2.50
Our House Spice Tea
$3.25
Fresh Lemonade
$2.50
Chicory Coffee
$2.50
Tea
twinings & celestial
$2.60
Tomato Juice
$2.50
Luciles Blend
$4.75
Organic French Press Coffee
$2.60
Apple Cider
$3.35
Homemade Chai
$2.50
Milk
Entrees
$10.80
Shrimp & Grits
shrimp, andouille sausage & red peppers served with creamy sa ron grits.
$7.55
Red Beans And Rice
famous southern “wash day” lunch served with homemade andouille sausage
$9.95
Zydeco Salad
a green salad with bulghur wheat, sprouts, feta cheese, avocado, sauteed mushrooms, smoked pecans and raspberry vinaigrette
$12.55
Substitute Ranched Wild Salmon Add $3.20
Blackened Salmon
atlantic salmon blackened and served with mashed potatoes and collard greens
$10.25
Chicken Robicheaux
sauteed chicken breast strips in a sauce of white wine, mustard, capers green onions & cream. served with mashed potatoes and collard greens
Sides
*made With Home Cooked Ham, Watch For Bones
$3.25
Fresh Collard Greens*
$6.10
Pan Fried Trout
$3.15
Mashed Potatoes
$3.35
Steamed Spinach
$7.75
Blackened Salmon
$3.15
Chef Mickeys Famous Red Beans*
$1.95
Creole Sauce
$3.00
Chef Mickeys Sausage Gravy
$3.40
Les Zydecos
garlic butter green beans
Desserts
$4.95
Banana Beignets
banana fritters topped with vanilla ice cream, syrup & pecans
$4.75
Beignets
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