Jimmie Lou’s, a New Orleans-inspired restaurant from chef Jeffrey Harris, is preparing to return to Cincinnati with a new location at 1201 Broadway in the city’s Pendleton neighborhood, according to the Cincinnati Business Courier.
The restaurant is moving into the former Razzo space, bringing back a concept Harris first launched in 2021 inside Oakley Kitchen Food Hall. Jimmie Lou’s closed in 2022 as the food hall struggled, while Harris continued developing his other restaurant, Nolia Kitchen, in Over-the-Rhine. The planned return marks a revival of his original solo restaurant concept.
Jimmie Lou’s focuses on New Orleans-inspired comfort food, drawing on Harris’ upbringing in Louisiana. The original menu featured dishes such as po’boys, gumbo, jambalaya, fried catfish, red beans and rice, and beignets. The chef has said the revived concept will bring familiar New Orleans flavors back to Cincinnati, though a finalized menu for the new location has not been confirmed…