other than the fact that after i eat southern comfort food, i don’t feel like eating for another week, i love it. i made the mistake of waiting too long to eat (busy designing in pasawheena), but devoured most of my food.

we started off with black eyed peas caviar complete with fried chips (you gotta love the fried).

i wanted the chile verde stew, but they were out. lucky for me, the chef had just a tiny bit of a taste left for me.

i wanted the bottomless house lemonade, but the server recommended the fresh fruit punch (a la agua fresca). the punch was nicely spiced with cinnamon and had a nice visual gradient color. m had the sweet tea, which didn’t really taste sweet but had a hint of bergamot.

since the chile verde was out, i decided on the beef brisket with fried okra (of course!) and spicy sauteed greens – our favorite part of the meal!

m had the fried chicken (per jgold’s recommendation) and we split the mac n cheese for 2.

we finished up with sweet potato pie, which neither of us has ever had. we loved the complex flavor of the pie and the sweetened fresh whipped cream didn’t hurt.

have you seen the brunch menu? OMG. i don’t know if i have the stomach for it, but i can definitely stomach many returns to larkin’s. and i could probably get 3 orders of the greens and be happy. i was so satisfied after dinner i fell asleep on the way home. mmmmm, comfort food.

larkin’s | 1496 Colorado Blvd 90041 | 323.254.0934