Lokels Only

What a food experience. I got to try Ube pancakes, a Tamale Waffle, and some of the best ceviche I ever had. Everything was fire!!! Thank you to all the vendors and tha k you Lokels Only

OMG this place is awesome and the food was extremely delicious! I was pleasantly shocked at how good the food was. Very friendly staff. This is going to be one of my go to weekly places.

Pretty Fun. They have a Rotation of Start-Up Restauranteurs that come on their Scheduled Days during the Week....so they Basically have a Specific Menu for each Day of the Week....and there’s A Lot of Variety between the Days.

So glad we stumbled on this spot while exploring Chinatown. We love supporting local businesses while traveling. We ordered the smashburger with extra cheese and had the bun extra toasted. So freakin' good! It was giving elevated grilled cheese vibes. Juicy and perfectly seasoned patties with the melty cheese...I'm still so annoyed that we didn't take a pic! The green smoothie was refreshing and a great chaser to the rich burger. If you're looking for a dollar menu, you won't find it here. However, you will find adequately priced offerings, delicious food, staff with great synergy, awesome customer service and a cool yet welcoming vibe. Looking forward to coming back!

Nichole Malea

Lokels Only is so Awesome Blossom 🌸! The service was so friendly and kind. The food is so delicious 😋 and you can just taste the fact it made with such love💕I can't wait to go back Peace and Blessings 🙏🏽🥰

Teanna Ross

Yaaaassss Chef Soulo lays it down at this Lokels Only Kitchen. Everything on his menu is 🔥🔥🔥🔥 stop in and check him out he open Tuesday thru Sunday! His Oxtails over Rice, Burgers, Chilli, and Chicken Wings are my favorite 🤤😋 portions are 🫰🏾👌🏾 you will not be disappointed 😁

Shangrila Peralta

So glad we stumbled on this spot while exploring Chinatown. We love supporting local businesses while traveling. We ordered the smashburger with extra cheese and had the bun extra toasted. So freakin' good! It was giving elevated grilled cheese vibes. Juicy and perfectly seasoned patties with the melty cheese...I'm still so annoyed that we didn't take a pic! The green smoothie was refreshing and a great chaser to the rich burger. If you're looking for a dollar menu, you won't find it here. However, you will find adequately priced offerings, delicious food, staff with great synergy, awesome customer service and a cool yet welcoming vibe. Looking forward to coming back!

Shameka Foster

OMG this place is awesome and the food was extremely delicious! I was pleasantly shocked at how good the food was. Very friendly staff. This is going to be one of my go to weekly places.

TGGOAT CR

Pretty Fun. They have a Rotation of Start-Up Restauranteurs that come on their Scheduled Days during the Week....so they Basically have a Specific Menu for each Day of the Week....and there’s A Lot of Variety between the Days.

Wes

Owner is super friendly and passionate about food and the community. We ordered poke bowls that were amazing and were given loaded tater tots on the house which were super bomb!

Jordan Andrew

What a food experience. I got to try Ube pancakes, a Tamale Waffle, and some of the best ceviche I ever had. Everything was fire!!! Thank you to all the vendors and tha k you Lokels Only

Nicole K

Awesome new spot with delicious food! Super friendly staff and great atmosphere. I can’t wait for even more vendors and events in their indoor space once restrictions are lifted

Good for lunch, not dinner.

Expensive, but bomb soul food. Lemon pepper wings were good, candied yams were amazing and the beans and rice was good

Paul Darling

Good for lunch, not dinner.

B

Expensive, but bomb soul food. Lemon pepper wings were good, candied yams were amazing and the beans and rice was good

I tried to enjoy the outdoor venue. It had fake grass and awnings to keep in the heat. It's in a slightly odd location being accessible thru and alleyway and from a store. Food is sold and made to order, guests invited to use a QR code to check out the menu. Bathrooms are a pair of porta potties moved into a corner. The floor needs more than sweeping as there is safety glass in the fake grass. Maybe they need to rent a vacuum. It can't be easy to sweep the place. Overall it was an awesome night if primitive. For our venue night we were offered security guards for the door. We were the only place open on the block by nightfall.

Sirah Morgan

I tried to enjoy the outdoor venue. It had fake grass and awnings to keep in the heat. It's in a slightly odd location being accessible thru and alleyway and from a store. Food is sold and made to order, guests invited to use a QR code to check out the menu. Bathrooms are a pair of porta potties moved into a corner. The floor needs more than sweeping as there is safety glass in the fake grass. Maybe they need to rent a vacuum. It can't be easy to sweep the place. Overall it was an awesome night if primitive. For our venue night we were offered security guards for the door. We were the only place open on the block by nightfall.

This is a great place with a mission on community and food equity, however, I can't say I was charmed with it. Located in Chinatown, this place aims to serve a conglomerate of businesses' food. In this case, I went for spam masubis. The masubis were delicious-that I will admit- however the price for 2 was over $10 with an odd community surcharge. This is before you pay for parking as well. While this is a POC business, I would allege that their pricing limits inclusion and even invites further gentrification. Food was fine, price was horrible, as was the location. Wish I could have liked it more.

Hugo Aguas

This is a great place with a mission on community and food equity, however, I can't say I was charmed with it. Located in Chinatown, this place aims to serve a conglomerate of businesses' food. In this case, I went for spam masubis. The masubis were delicious-that I will admit- however the price for 2 was over $10 with an odd community surcharge. This is before you pay for parking as well. While this is a POC business, I would allege that their pricing limits inclusion and even invites further gentrification. Food was fine, price was horrible, as was the location. Wish I could have liked it more.

-Originally posted approximately one month ago under Never Caged which I recently found out shares the space and I had incorrectly attributed this experience to- Stopped by on my way home since it looked not busy and the smoothie poster looked good… my advice, don’t come here if you are in a rush, or at all really…. Bought two smoothies, waited 20 minutes in an empty dining room. No cup holder offered (my takeout from another restaurant cooled down while I waited.) Cups not filled to the top, upsetting given the $6+ of each. Do they taste right? Yeah, they are okay, but not worth such wait and kinda bummed the cups had a good amount of space left when one of the principal ingredients is ice…. Not coming back again.

Came because it says open until 8pm on Sundays for OTM club redemption but it was closed before 5:30 pm... Come on

JC Perez

-Originally posted approximately one month ago under Never Caged which I recently found out shares the space and I had incorrectly attributed this experience to- Stopped by on my way home since it looked not busy and the smoothie poster looked good… my advice, don’t come here if you are in a rush, or at all really…. Bought two smoothies, waited 20 minutes in an empty dining room. No cup holder offered (my takeout from another restaurant cooled down while I waited.) Cups not filled to the top, upsetting given the $6+ of each. Do they taste right? Yeah, they are okay, but not worth such wait and kinda bummed the cups had a good amount of space left when one of the principal ingredients is ice…. Not coming back again.

Jeffrey Wang

Came because it says open until 8pm on Sundays for OTM club redemption but it was closed before 5:30 pm... Come on

I was very surprised when I walked in and realized it was take out. Then it took an hour to receive the food. They were out of greens and the cabbage they offered instead was so salty I couldn't even continue eating it. The turkey chops and Mac and cheese were salty as well. Small TV dinners portions really disappointed 😞

Burt, greasy burgers with nasty sauce and soggy buns for major $$$$ Served with "fries" which are actually mushy frozen tater tots with too much salt. Kinda sad i ate it but was really hungry. Couldn't wait to brush my teeth to get the taste out of my mouth.

Waited 30 minutes in line, to then having to wait another 10 so we can place an order. Did not want to wait any longer to order. Chef was cooking stuff of the fly because of low inventory. The food may be good but I can't tell you. We just left. Need more organization to run a smooth business. Very small location.

Sandy M

Waited 30 minutes in line, to then having to wait another 10 so we can place an order. Did not want to wait any longer to order. Chef was cooking stuff of the fly because of low inventory. The food may be good but I can't tell you. We just left. Need more organization to run a smooth business. Very small location.

Cookie Holliday

I was very surprised when I walked in and realized it was take out. Then it took an hour to receive the food. They were out of greens and the cabbage they offered instead was so salty I couldn't even continue eating it. The turkey chops and Mac and cheese were salty as well. Small TV dinners portions really disappointed 😞

Richard Bourne

Burt, greasy burgers with nasty sauce and soggy buns for major $$$$ Served with "fries" which are actually mushy frozen tater tots with too much salt. Kinda sad i ate it but was really hungry. Couldn't wait to brush my teeth to get the taste out of my mouth.