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!!

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.

Disgusting! The pattys were burnt! I ordered the jerk chicken wrap with rasta pasta and the food…read morewas horrible. I would never order from here again! I ordered to complain and they said they would redeliver the patties and never did. Soooo disappointing.

I have had Oxtails before but nothing aside from my regular Caldo de Res. This is not the typical…read morefork and knife type of dish, it requires finger-licking, bone-sucking to really enjoy the flavors and deliciousness of the meat. I ordered ahead for takeout, food was ready upon arrival. I was greeted with a smile by person at the counter. Quite nice place to enjoy the meal while listening to reggae music they have playing, very nice.

Did a take out : Ordered oxtail & jerk chicken &…read moreBeef patty (Patty was good) Both entrees came with rice with beans , cabbage (flavorful ), plantain Moving to Charlotte from Miami I was excited to find a Jamaican restaurant The food here is so so but not bad either

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.

Wonderful food. I had the curry chicken with rice and greens, it was amazing! If you are in the…read morearea give this place a try, you will not be disappointed.

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!!

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!

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

Not sure what happened at Punta Cana, but it's giving new management... because the difference is…read morereal. It used to be hit or miss, but lately? Consistently GOOD. Flavor is there, food is fresh, and it's finally not disappointing me anymore. Whatever changed... keep that energy No sé qué pero en Punta Cana definitivamente cambió algo... y me encanta De verdad parece que hay nueva administración entrenando a los chefs (cocineros), porque la diferencia ¡se siente en el paladar! Antes era inconsistente, pero ahora la comida está BUENA, BUENISIMA con sabor, fresca y con ese toque dominicano que hacía falta. Que sigan así, porque por fin Punta Cana ya no me está decepcionando. ¡Voy a regresar!

Went for the first time yesterday. OMG the food was DELISH! and I will be back! I kept saying OMG…read morebetween bites! The food is so flavorful I told my man, there's no other way to make this but with love! The girl at the front was friendly. I had to wait 10 minutes for my order. Prices are reasonable and the quantity is perfect! I will def be back.

Got the large curried chicken with rice and peas and it was a hefty portion for the price! It was…read morevery tasty and the sides were good too, cabbage and plantains. Took less than 10 minutes to get my order on a Friday night. They were out of a few things but my heart wasn't particularly set on one thing so no big deal. Other than that, the parking lot felt a little sketchy waiting

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.