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Welcome to La’Wan’s

Homestyle Cooking with Real Soul

Now offering Catering

Successfully serving the Charlotte area since 2001, La’Wan’s Soul Food Restaurant is a family owned business with “home style family recipes” made to a new modern twist. On any given day you are likely to see Kenny Adams waving from the kitchen, one of the Adams daughters waiting tables and La’Wan Adams herself holding court chatting with customers, most of whom she knows by name.

La’Wan’s Soul Food Restaurant has a family atmosphere where the food is hot and loyal customers stream in all day long.

Opening at 11:00am daily, La’Wan’s serves lunch and dinner as well as providing catering services to local businesses and the neighboring residential community. Notable customers include the Charlotte Bobcats and Carolina Panthers, along with fortune 500 companies such as Microsoft & BellSouth. Community leaders, local and national celebrities flock to La’Wans to get the best “home style” cooking available in the local area. While ranking # 1 in their customer’s hearts La’Wan’s also placed 1st at Homearama 2005 at the Palisades and received the Best Southern Cooking award – AOL 2005. The restaurant has also received the Steve Harvey Hoodie award.

At La’Wan’s, you can enjoy mouthwatering fried or baked chicken; a crispy fried salt and pepper catfish dinner or smothered pork chops. If you are watching your carbs, then consider broiled seafood or a grilled chicken entrée. Most of the vegetables are seasoned with smoked turkey and highly favored by all customers, especially the collard greens. The mac and cheese has been hailed as the best in the city! Come on in and savor the flavor of the best home style southern cooking in the south!

Kenny and Lawan Adams - Owners

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Frequently asked questions

What is the average catering price per person for plated service?

$25

What is the average catering price per person for buffet service?

$13

What is the average catering price per person for stations?

$20

What is the average catering price per person for hors d'oeuvres?

$15

Which of the following are included in the cost of your full service wedding catering?

Set Up
Cake Cutting
Server(s)
Tastings

What event services do you provide?

Delivery
Set Up
Clean Up

What catering services do you provide?

Buffet
Cake Cutting
Cocktail Reception
Hors d'oeuvres
Plated
Server(s)
Stations
Tastings

What types of cuisine do you cater?

African
American
Caribbean
Local
Southern

What dietary needs can you accommodate?

Nut Free
Vegetarian

What bar services do you provide?

Bartender(s)

Which of the following items can you provide?

Chairs
Tables

Which of the following items can you provide?

China
Flatware
Glassware
Linens

Reviews of La’Wan’s Soul Food Restaurant

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100% recommend it
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Cheri Sent on 08/30/2014
5 out of 5 rating
We did soul food for our wedding reception/catering, and La'Wan's was a perfect fix for that day! We did quiche, fried chicken, chicken fried tofu, greens, mac + cheese, and potatoes, and the results were fabulous. The food was perfectly us, and delicious. Multiple folks commented on how responsive and attentive the staff was, and it was WONDERFUL to see La'Wan and Kenny, both old friends of our family - in their element :)

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La’Wan’s Soul Food Restaurant frequently asked questions

At La’Wan’s Soul Food Restaurant, the cost of the full wedding catering service includes:
  • Set Up
  • Cake Cutting
  • Server(s)
  • Tastings
La’Wan’s Soul Food Restaurant offers the following event services for weddings:
  • Delivery
  • Set Up
  • Clean Up
La’Wan’s Soul Food Restaurant offers the following catering services for weddings:
  • Buffet
  • Cake Cutting
  • Cocktail Reception
  • Hors d'oeuvres
  • Plated
  • Server(s)
  • Stations
  • Tastings
At La’Wan’s Soul Food Restaurant, you can find the following types of cuisine:
  • African
  • American
  • Caribbean
  • Local
  • Southern
At La’Wan’s Soul Food Restaurant, the following dietary needs can be accomodated:
  • Nut Free
  • Vegetarian
La’Wan’s Soul Food Restaurant provides the following bar and beverage services for wedding events:
  • Bartender(s)
To cater to all tastes, La’Wan’s Soul Food Restaurant offers the following food and beverage items:
  • China
  • Flatware
  • Glassware
  • Linens
La’Wan’s Soul Food Restaurant is recommended by 100% of couples who have used their services. Their overall rating is 5.0, with the same score awarded for quality of service, flexibility, value, professionalism and average response time.

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