Louise's Kitchen — Restaurant in Winter Haven

This place was all about southern hospitality and amazing food.

This restaurant is located in a strip mall with plenty of parking. It is on the left-hand side of the strip mall. Upon walking in, it is clear you order the food from the counter and pick your own table. My wife and I went for breakfast, so we both ordered a fried pork chop, scrabled eggs, chesse grits, toast, and a side of corned beef hash.

The food was ready in about 10 to 15 minutes and it was brought to the table. I call these layback pork chops because once you take a bite, you will close your eyes and lay back in your chair. You'll tingle all over and dream of your favorite memory. As you know, a perfectly cooked pork chop is an art. They have mastered the art. The first few bites were a blur. I started cutting the pork up in bites, but soon after that I had to grab it up with my hands. It was too good to wait for my hands to cut it up with a fork and knife. Then our experience hit another level. The cheesey grits were silky and peferctly cooked. Please note that they are not seasoned, so adding salt and pepper is not an insult. Salt and pepper are on the table, and a basket of utensils and napkins is brought to the table. Regarding the corned beef hash and srambled eggs, they were perfection. The corned beed hash was crispy, and the eggs were fluffy. I am a corned beef hash officiando, and it is top-notch. To speak to the portion size, it is the right amount. You will leave feeling the right amount of full.

The most important thing to talk about is the staff and amostphere. Everyone says hello, take your time to order, and how was your meal. I am certain we met the owners, but I didn't want to be too nosey. This place made me feel like my family was making a meal for brunch. Thanks for the hospitality! We loved our meals and experiences.

Now I'd like to talk about dessert. When you walk in, look to your left. You will see the most beautiful cakes (lemon pound cake, red velvet, coconut, chocolate, etc.). I brought two pieces of red velvet cake to my brother and fathter. They ate it in about 2 minutes. They both closed their eyes and didn't talk. Maybe this restaurant should be called "happy eyes and delicous desserts".

If you want a delicious meal with wonderful people, this is your place. Kudos to the owners and staff.

Please note that we loved it so much that we ordered food for delivery for dinner. They use foil paper so the food comes warm like you were in...

My son is visiting from New England and wanted to treat me to lunch today. We found Louise's Restaurant in our travels and stopped in. Our experience far surpassed our expectations! We were greeted by Javarius who made us feel welcome and was excited for us to try the food. He told us about his family, who owns and runs the business, and about his grandmother who makes all kinds of scratch cakes in house. You could feel his pride as he talked about the menu items. When he brought our food, things got even better. He treated me to a complimentary homemade strawberry lemonade. So sweet! We ordered the catfish sandwich with onion rings, and the chicken tender box with fries. Absolutely delicious with homemade very light batter. The oil in the frier had just been changed, so everything was fresh and light. I would give Louise's 10 Stars if I could. Don't miss this wonderful restaurant!!!!! You won't be...

Ordered my food at 5:46pm (after a hour of waiting still no food so I asked for refund) yesterday, was told 10-15 minutes. I came to check back in on my order around the 25 minute mark because I know they usually take longer than expected. Went back in to check on my food, lightskin young man with dreads said they just dropped my order down (after 25 minutes of waiting)… a group of women came in shortly after I made my order and received their food before me. I have been a customer here for about 10 years now and have never received such horrible customer service like I did yesterday evening.

To sum everything up, they lie about wait times, don’t update you if your food is going to take 45 minutes longer than the 15 minute wait time they told you, and also skip the line of...