Lucile's Creole Cafe is one of our favorite places to go for brunch! Our friends Ray and Lori were visiting Denver and wanted a great place to meet for brunch. Mike and I quickly suggested a stop into Lucile's!
We started off with an order of the beignets. These are big puffy New Orleans style donuts. At Lucile's they cover them with powdered sugar and serve them with a rich decadent caramel sauce. The warm fried dough along with the sweetness of the powdered sugar and then topped with the caramel sauce.... OH MY!!! Yummers!
Most entrees are served with a warm biscuit. These are huge, light and fluffy, and extremely moist. The best part, slathering with homemade orange marmalade, apple butter, or blueberry preserves. Each bite is bursting with chunks of fruit and full bodied jammy flavors. Would be easy to make a meal of just biscuits and beignets but of course we didn't stop there.
The soup special was Sweet Potato Crab Bisque. How in the world could you pass that up?? Rich sweet potato taste with chunks of dungenous crab. I could taste hints of cinnamon and nutmeg and a little sherry to bring balance to the entire concoction. Absolutely fabulous!!
Ray had the French Toast served with an egg and a side of country sausage. Topped with caramel syrup and garnished with fresh fruit. Mmmmm.
I have been dying to try the rice pudding porridge and since I seemed to be running on a huge sugar bender for the day, I figured why not stay with the sweets! The porridge was drizzled with raspberry sauce and garnished with dried currants and cream. How could that combination of ingredients be anything but delicious? I would say the rice was a little over cooked and a tad mushy but I had to try it. Probably wouldn't order again but since I was craving sweets this was a nice addition to my bender.
Mike had the Eggs New Orleans. This is my absolute favorite dish and has so many yummy flavors! Lucile's takes their flash-fried eggplant (think eggplant parm) and tops it with two soft-poached eggs so the warm yolk runs all over. Top that with their homemade Creole sauce which is a spicy marinara and then of course you add some delicious hollandaise for good measure. Served with their homemade griddle-fried potatoes, this is a treat not to be missed. My favorite dish on the menu!
If you're ever in Denver, Fort Collins, Boulder, Littleton, or Longmont this place is worth seeking out and having brunch. Located in south-central Denver, plan on getting there early or waiting around 30 minutes. Definitely worth it!
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