Hours as of 8/3 are Noon to 10pm. Lakou Haitian Restaurant on Graham Street. To my knowledge it is…read morethe only Haitian restaurant in Charlotte. It's mostly a takeout place but there are 2 booths that can fit 4 people and 3 small tables that can fit a few people. You order at the cash register and then seat yourself or wait. I ordered the fried red snapper, a friend ordered the stewed red snapper. I liked hers better because it was nice and moist with lots of flavor from the red sauce. Mine was still very good, and she preferred mine. We had the passion fruit lemonade and it was so good my friend got a second one. Be prepared to wait awhile for your food. We put in our order at 2:10pm. He said it would take about 20 minutes; however, we received our food at 2:50pm. Our fish came with either rice and beans or black rice and either green plantains or sweet plantains. I got the rice and beans. My Jamaican friend said the taste was similar to her country. Another friend ordered the Griot, which is cubed and fried seasoned pork over black rice. I really liked the black rice, but the pork was a bit dry. They did give some small containers of sauce with it. The metal containers make it easy to reheat your food at home. Kudos for that. Another friend got their fried chicken and said it was ok. We all agreed the snapper was the way to go. Additionally, I ordered Haitian Mac & Cheese and really loved it. It was creamy and different. It sort of reminded me of an Italian vodka sauce. To go, I ordered 2 beef and 2 fish patties. Hubby loves beef pies and I've never seen fish patties, so of course I had to try them. The beef pies were really good. Highly recommend those flakey crusted beef patties with wonderful seasonings. The fish patties' seasonings were very unique. Maybe the flavor of cloves ? We likely would have ordered dessert if they had anything other than coconut rum cake, but I don't like coconut. This place is difficult to find. It's on Graham Street 1 mile from 85 away from Downtown next to a Food Lion in a Strip Mall. There's no actual sign on the building except for a banner near the door. A nail salon is next door on the other side.

Got to check out this spot with some friends last week and was genuinely excited! I'm a huge fan of…read moreHaitian food and haven't had it much in Charlotte so I was glad to try Lakou. The restaurant is in a plaza with a Food Lion and a few other stores.There's plenty of parking. It was a little tricky to find at first glance because they don't have a sign on the building like the other business around them. They do have a larger hanging sign in front of the door which helps. I would describe this place as a pick up spot only. Yes, they have a few tables and chairs inside but there is no waitstaff. I ordered a passionfruit lemonade, sweet plantains, pikliz and Haitian mac n cheese. My food was DELICIOUS! Truly. If I were hungrier I would've ordered more. The reason for the "just ok" rating was due to things I'm sure can be remedied for future guests. The young lady taking orders wasn't the nicest person. They had a bit of a line when we ordered so I understand, but please be kind to people patroning your business. It took a good while for us to get our food, and that is perfectly okay. But it literally took 30 mins or more to even get my drink. I got that well after my food. I had to ask about it, so I'm guessing it was just forgotten. All that aside, I would eat here again, but I would call my order in well in advance and expect to pick it up and go. Great food, just hope the service gets a little better moving forward. Definitely recommend for the food!!

Absolutely incredible food! The pikliz was great! It was a zesty spicy, the rice was delicious, the…read moremeat was well portioned , and it served two! My wife and I love Haitian food but this was the best we've had for sure! Most places just give you fat and skimp out on the meat and portions but not Ms. Didi's! This is the spot! Also the staff is super friendly. It's family owned and great place for a quick grab of dine in!

Had this place onnmy radar for a little while. Came on my IG feed and I said was going. Stopped by…read moreand ordered goat with black rice. So delish. I will be returning and you should too!

I'm not out here, trying to change the world. I don't have to. Anntony's has that covered…read more Listen, if you like wings, YOU NEED THESE WINGS. All the sides slap-a-dap-dap, but the coleslaw and fried okra will take you on an existential culinary journey. Best wings in the QC

I will start by saying that this place is now serving dog food. The food was absolutely disgusting…read more- everything was hard, dry, and burnt, including the cake! Absolutely zero "F's" were given in the food preparation. The textures were appalling, as if the food had been scorched and then left out for hours before serving. The only remotely edible thing was the cold, burnt plantains, but even those were barely tolerable. I kept biting into gritty bits that I couldn't even identify as food, which made me seriously question the safety of what I was eating. If I had access to a lab, I would submit it to see what I'd [really] been served. I ended up throwing my entire meal in the garbage. To top it off, they've changed the name of the place, which just raises even more red flags. I can't help but wonder why they felt the need to do that. It's a waste of money, time, hope and food to ever go here. They disrespected the life of the poor chicken who died for this wretched soot seasoned, curry chicken slop. If my husband or anyone suggested this place I would seriously consider throwing hands. It doesn't matter what they are calling it now. Do yourself a favor and stay far, far away from this place.

I was searching for some authentic Caribbean food and decided to stop by Lawrence's and it was…read moredefinitely a great decision! Tucked away off the main road, this spot immediately brings you into Caribbean culture the moment you walk through the door. The atmosphere is warm and the food absolutely delivered. It had been a long time since I'd had truly tender, flavorful oxtail, and their Oxtail & Curry Goat Combo definitely satisfied my craving. I ordered the large combo plate, which came with rice and peas, cabbage, and plantains. Both the curry goat and oxtail were packed with flavor, perfectly seasoned. I also ordered a beef patty with coco bread, and I couldn't even wait until I got home to try it. The beef patty was flaky and filled with seasoned beef, while the warm, slightly sweet coco bread took it to another level. It was the perfect combination ,10/10!

I go here the other day because I'm craving some Caribbean food. I order some brown stewed chicken…read morebut ask him can I get fried plantain instead of broiled. After some back and forth I thought he understood what I wanted and was going to make it happen. I get home to find out he gave me the broiled anyway. SMH, I don't know who this guy was who served me but it wasn't the owner, some guy with a beard. I've been coming here for years so I've met the owner before. It won't stop me from coming but I'll be ify about placing an order with the guy who took my order the other day or better yet I should've checked the food before I left.

Originally went to the Dairy Queen next door and since I was really hungry decided to take a chance…read moreon this place to try and get some real food. This ended up being a really bad decision. The chicken was not cooked all the way through and the chicken also has bones in it. Ate only a few bites and ended up throwing it out.

Not my cup of Jamaican in life or ever after death. This has been the worst taste in Jamaican food…read moreI've ever had.

Food was great- tried it for the first time at the food truck festival. Im so glad there is some…read moregood haitian food near me. Got fried pork/ griot and it was amazing, just wish they gave more. Black rice was delicious. Will def eat their cuisine again!

King Queen Haitian Cuisine food truck is not new to me as I'm quite familiar with them from various…read morerallies. I do think that this event at Wise Man Brewery was my first time ordering from them. I sampled both the Jerk Chicken with Black Beans/Rice, and the Haitian Fried Pork with Plantains! The jerk was really good with a fair amount of meat, and a heaping amount of black beans and rice! The chicken is extremely well seasoned, and true to their roots, very spicy! The fried pork chunks was my absolute favorite dish as the chunks were not overly fatty, tender inside, and quite flavorful! The accompanying plantains were large in portion size and right on the mark! The one downside to ordering from them is the extensive menu that they offer which ultimately slows them way down! I waited nearly 20 minutes for my food, and while they may say that you're getting a fresher experience, I say that's way too long for a food truck experience! While very good, I probably wouldn't reorder from them unless like this time, they were the only option!!

Super yummy food! Meat was cooked perfectly. The starter…read morewas delicious, shrimp was also cooked perfectly. Pernil (roasted pork) mofongo was great. So flavorful. Margarita was very strong and only $8 Big parking lot for easy parking

I haven't been to Punta Cana recently, but for no real particular reason other than there's so many…read moreplaces to try in Charlotte. I've been there a number of times. The service is always solid, the ambience is fittingly Caribbean and island-y... The pricing is always reasonable ...They have a great variety of dishes on the menu that I keep meaning to try... but unfortunately, I keep ordering the pork Chicharron... deep fried chunks of pork belly... it's sort of like the exact thing your brain has been screaming for since we were all living in caves... fatty, crispy, ridiculously delicious... i've tried some of their other dishes, and they're great, but the song of the deep fried pork chunks is strong... anyway, I highly recommend a place. If you like trying different cuisines, I think you'd enjoy it.

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I really enjoyed my food. I ordered a small jerk chicken dinner with mac and cheese, cabbage, and…read moreplantains. The flavor on everything was great, food was fresh. The portion was great. I just wish the jerk sauce had not been on top of my mac and cheese. The chef was friendly. I'll definitely be back!

I had the oxtail, it was super tasty! Would definitely come back again. Service was great!read more

Food was absolutely not good. I had stewed chicken and they must have been out because when I got…read morehome, there was only a few pieces of chicken, one little piece of potato, just terrible (my fault, I should have known when she tightly closed the bag without letting me see the food. My daughter had oxtails and it was awful as well. The place is pricey and not worth another visit.