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2124 14th St. Boulder, CO 80302

303-442-4743

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Westword
Recommended
Best Biscuits at Brunch
Award Winner 2010

Cuisine(s): American, Breakfast, Brunch, Cajun, Creole, Soul Food, Southern

Hours: Sun,Sat 8am-2pm, Mon-Fri 7am-2pm

Price: $, $$

Payment Types: All Major Credit Cards, MasterCard, Visa, American Express, Discover, Diners Club, cash, ATM/Debit
Attire: Casual

Features: Catering, Kid Friendly, Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Takeout

Serving: Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch

Alcohol: None
Reservations: Accepted

Parking: 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 »

Metro State's theater department wins accreditation

By Shaughnessy Speirs | Wed, April 11, 2012

Bravo! The theater department at Metropolitan State College of Denver has become the first college theater department in the state to gain accreditation from the National Association of Schools of The... More »
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By Mauricio Rocha | Wed, March 14, 2012

The University of Colorado Denver is firing up its College of Arts & Media this week by bringing in iron sculptor and performance artist Matt Toole for a lecture tonight and live pour tomorrow.Toole, ... More »
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By Jonathan Shikes | Thu, March 8, 2012

No, Fancy Tiger Clothing and Buffalo Exchange don't hate each other, although you'd be forgiven if you thought they did. After all, a new ad campaign from the side-by-side boutiques on South Broadway ... More »
Lucile’s

By Jason Sheehan | Thu, March 22, 2007

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 Denver... More »
Party On

By Jason Sheehan | Thu, December 01, 2005

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 da... More »
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westwordbestof | Denver, CO | 102 Reviews

| Wed, May 6, 2009

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.
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JamesB7 | Broomfield, CO | 161 Reviews

| Thu, March 18, 2010

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

Main Menu

Starters

$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

Lucile’s Blend

$4.75

Organic French Press Coffee

$2.60

Apple Cider

$3.35

Homemade Chai

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

Shrimp Creole
gulf shrimp in a traditional tomato creole sauce on rice.

$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 Mickey’s Famous Red Beans*

$1.95

Creole Sauce

$3.00

Chef Mickey’s Sausage Gravy

$3.40

Les Zydecos

Desserts

$4.80

Banana Beignets
banana fritters topped with vanilla ice cream, syrup & pecans

$4.75

Beignets

$4.95

vanilla ice cream, syrup & pecans

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Lucile's Creole Cafe

2124 14th St. Boulder, CO 80302

303-442-4743

Description

2010 | Best Biscuits at Brunch

2009 | Best Non-Traditional Eggs Benny

2007 | Best Taste of NOLA

2006 | BEST BREAKFAST AT TWO IN THE AFTERNOON

Metro State's theater department wins accreditation

By Shaughnessy Speirs | Wed, April 11, 2012

Matt Toole offers iron performance and lecture at UCD

By Mauricio Rocha | Wed, March 14, 2012

F@ck Fancy Tiger -- says Fancy Tiger

By Jonathan Shikes | Thu, March 8, 2012

Lucile’s

By Jason Sheehan | Thu, March 22, 2007

Party On

By Jason Sheehan | Thu, December 01, 2005

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JamesB7 | Broomfield, CO | 161 Reviews

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