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Lulu’s sink got Shamrocked

The picture above was posted to Lulu’s Facebook page along with this message. To the woman who unwisely used the men’s room sink as a toilet during yesterday’s Shamrock the Bottom festivities: LuLu is gonna get you! Anybody go? I didn’t go but reports from others were of large crowds and long beer lines.

Boom Boom Becomes Tío Pablo

Richmond Magazine.com has the scoop on Lulu’s/Millie’s owner Paul Keevil’s plan to open  Tío Pablo in the old Boom Boom Burger spot on Franklin. Set to open in late November, I plan to be one of the first in line to try a tamale. “We have always had a lot of Mexican-inspired dishes at Millie’s,” he [...]

Head Chef Neil Smith No Longer at LuLu’s

From Richmond Magazine.com; Neil Smith, who was the head chef at LuLu’s restaurant, confirms that he stopped working at the restaurant last Friday. Smith, voted “best new chef in Richmond” in our 2011 Best & Worst readers’ poll (in a tie with Secco’s Tim Bereika), declined to comment on why he’s no longer at LuLu’s. While he hopes to [...]

Style Weekly Takes a Look at Chef Smith of Lulu’s

  I suspect that many of you like me have enjoyed the food at Lulu’s but don’t know the history of Chef Neil Smith. Ponder no more because Style Weekly has a big article with all the details. My favorite morsel from the article; 

River City Food and Wine have brunch at Lulu’s

Not a lengthy review but they did take a gorgeous picture of Lulu’s Paco’s Barnyard Romance.

LuLu’s an institution in the making

richmond.com get back to LuLu’s and has good words: While it’s easy to focus on “the next big thing” and the age-old Richmond institutions, there are places somewhere in-between that either transcend early buzz to become a mainstay or fade away. If you haven’t been by in a while, we can vouch that LuLu’s continues [...]

Changes at LuLu’s

Style Weekly has word of a shake-up at LuLu’s: Millie’s Diner owner Paul Keevil has taken over operations at the Shockoe Bottom spin-off LuLu’s; former partner Steve Jurina is no longer involved at the restaurant.

TA: Ungrateful Toddler Orders PB&J At LuLu’s

Tobacco Avenue once again has crucial news out of Shockoe Bottom: Shocking wait staff and patrons alike with his unbelievable gall, 18-month-old Cameron Smith had a peanut butter and jelly sandwich at Lulu’s – LuLu’s, for Christ’s sake – despite the Shockoe Bottom restaurant’s well-regarded menu of culinary delights.

Shockoe restaurants make “best in ’08″

The RTD has named two of Shockoe Bottom’s restaurants as the “Best in ’08″: LuLu’s 21 N. 17th St. (804) 343-9771 http://www.lu-lusrichmond.com Sure, Steve Jurina, the man who made the words “Millie’s” and “brunch” one and the same, opened LuLu’s in late 2007, but it wasn’t until early last year that its popularity exploded. His [...]

LuLu’s First Year Anniversary Party tonight

Has it really been a year already? LuLu’s will be throwing their own First Year Anniversary Party on Monday with Richmond’s very own Wall-0-Matics and a Special Guest Appearance from Joe Green and the Heavy Steppers. Doors open at 7PM, music starts around 8:30PM. $10, with an All-You-Can-Eat family style buffet featuring some of LuLu’s [...]

dishing on LuLu’s

In addition to being known for their food, the folks at LuLu’s can take the crown as the city’s most reviewed restaurant in the past 6 months or so. The most recent visit was by freelancer Ginger Warder for richmond.com who comes out swinging, saying of the food that “I would have been more satisfied [...]

sibling rivalry in Shockoe

Word of Mouths in this week’s Style takes on LuLu’s and comes away with much praise: LuLu’s hits this mark as well as Millie’s does, and at a lower price point (the menu tops out at $17). Servers know the menu and specials, the wine list, the chefs and cooks, and what can and can’t [...]

3 great reviews of LuLu’s

The good words about the good food at LuLu’s keep rolling in: A site for your cheating palate from the RTD’s Dana Craig, Good brunch at Lulu’s at CHOW HOUND, and more in Richmond.com’s food column Dish.

get yr mac and cheese on

Not conceding the macaroni and cheese crown to LuLu’s, Granny Wade’s has opened up at 1316 East Cary Street and features Southern home-style cooking such as meatloaf, chicken&dumplings, and macaroni&cheese. Lunch Monday-Friday and dinner Thursay-Saturday. [via]

LuLu’s opens the doors

Style Weekly has a piece on the launch of LuLu’s, the new restaurant at 21 North 17th Street by Millie’s owner Paul Keevil and long-time chef Steve Jurina. LuLu’s is open for lunch and dinner Tuesday-Saturday and Sunday brunch.