Lupie's Cafe

Aesthetic: Old school, kitschy restaurant with a menu full of comfort food, seasonal specials and desserts. Experience: Wow, this is the comfort food spot near Uptown! I was craving quiche, but I wasn't expecting some of the best I'd ever had. I ordered the chicken fajita quiche special (the quiche flavors rotate) with a side of mashed potatoes and pinto beans. The quiche was so flavorful and cheesy, I was in love. The pinto beans were perfectly seasoned and tender. The mashed potatoes were a little underwhelming and dry today, and they are only served on Mondays. My husband tried the burger with Texas chili and mac and cheese, and he devoured and loved everything. We want to try everything on the menu now, they had so much! Our waiter was attentive and came back to check in often.Conclusion: If you're looking for comfort food, this is it, I highly recommend trying the quiche!

As much as I love this place, realized that we haven't been to Lupie's for about a year and a half (only once or twice after Covid in '21??)...and also learned that they're open only for lunch now. :( Still, I was relieved that at least they're still open! I'm not a fan of dives, but I AM of this place...as I've been going here since in my 20's.ANYWAY, we finally revisited for a late lunch...and I had my usual, Chili Mac (Texas!), with corn on the side. I still think they had THE best Chili in town. My husband had his usual Single-Layer Nachos w/ Chili, and son tried their BBQ sandwich (instead of his usual Burger!). To my relief, everything was DEE-Lish as usual. I thought they might have changed since the hours have been reduced...but not really. The one thing that changed was the spaghetti noodle in my Chili Mac seemed much thinner. That was kind of a bummer. Thinking maybe I'll try Chili Mac with their Macaroni next time. We also shared the Kuchen dessert...and luckily, no changes there. Overall, we all thoroughly enjoyed our meals...as always. SO glad to know that they're still in business after all these years...and I just hope they stay put, even with just lunch hours. LOVE Lupie's!

Amazing Cincinnati or Texas chili! This is the cutest cafe! Comfort food on a whole different level. Daily specials are solid. The servings are unbelievably huge. The staff are friendly and the service is excellent. They have veggie options including chili! They close at 4 pm so keep that in mind.

A welcoming and unpretentious place for a terrific meal. Peyton has done her momma proud as she takes this venerable restaurant to the next level.. food, service and atmosphere makes the place and EVERYBODY is welcome.

Lupie's it's the type of place you want to go when you want no frills comfort food. Part dive bar, part grandmas or your Auntie/Tia's kitchen, and filled with heirlooms and relics of Old Charlotte.The daily specials are just that, special. From the rickety ceiling fan, to the seating arrangements, you just get a sense of familiarity, most importantly, the food is made with love.

Lupie's has been a stable in Charlotte for years!My sister and her husband were here over the holidays from LA. We had some last minute shopping to do before we drove back to SC. So, where did I take them? Lupie's of course. They were amaze how good the food was as well of the service and ambience. Something the locals should be very proud of ... awesome place. Michael T

Great Neighborhood restaurant.First time at this restaurant although for years there was a sister Restaurant in Huntersville at the corner of Old Statesville Road and Gilead across the street from Discovery Place Kids.Went there many times and enjoyed it but they closed several years ago.This Lupie's is actually the Original and owned by the same family.We had been to the Southern Christmas Show at the Park Expo and after shopping, decided on a late lunch here.Very crowded so had to wait for a few minutes but no problem. The line moved quickly.Sat down and reviewed the menu and it's basically American Fare with a few Greek Dishes thrown in,My wife ordered Quiche which is one of her favorites.Been while since I've had it but seeing I lived in Ohio for a number of years, I ordered Cincinnati Chili served 5-way style. Server asked what that way and said "this ain't Cincinnatti."Explained it was Spaghetti with a Red Sauce Greek Style more like a Moussaka Sauce with Onions, Cheese and Beans.It was good but not quite as rich and depth of flavor was not there. Should have been a little richer with a hint of chocolate in the flavor profile. Nevertheless, it was still good and I would consider ordering it again.Service was good and our server very pleasant even if it ain't Cincinnatti.

The chicken and dumplings are great ! This place had a little bit of everything for everyone. They do nothing fried no fryers and no freezers . Definitely would recommend to try them out.

Yeah, I'm being generous I'm afraid. Like most others, I want to like this place. It's been here forever and is a Charlotte mainstay for generations, but a lot has happened since the "heyday". Let's face it, anyone can cook a decent chili. It's a reasonably thoughtless event. Even if you are a bad cook, you probably have chili, soup, and burgers in your repertoire. So if you are going to make the "main event" of your restaurant be chili, you really need to own it- have a few GREAT examples of the genre that are significantly different from each other, and they'd better all be really bloody good, again, because EVERYONE when asked says "oh yeah, I make a really good chili".I remember going here years ago and being blown away by each style of chili. Things have definitely changed. There's nothing really special or particularly "southern" about it, I guess except for the nostalgia vote, which, if I'm being honest, squeezed an extra 2 stars out of me.I met the manager person, I think. Very nice fella. And the cook brought out chili to the table, and was probably my favourite person of the meal. Very genuine, and just out there doing his best. I feel like he needs some support- budget or otherwise- to take this food to the next level.My wife got the vegetarian chili on nachos. It was very big, which is often a positive, but it was as "eh" as my chili-mac. I hope they see better times, and up their game, but with those sort of hours and the cutbacks I'm certain they have experienced since COVID, I'm sad to say I don't see it happening. Honestly, maybe they made the decision to keep the prices low. Mission accomplished. Very cheap meal- these are waffle house prices. But I would personally prefer to pay an extra 5 or 10 bucks a plate and get back the thing that used to really distinguish this place - flavour.

Old school character and charm. A native Charlottean recommended this place. The food great, portions are large.