Elle-J's Lakeview

"Down home" atmosphere. Food was great! Drinks were delicious as well. Service was impeccable! Great for adults as well as kids. Will definitely be back 😋💜

We just moved to the Lakeview neighborhood and our first night here we decided to stop at Elle-J's. Yelp called it "Hot and New" and it's also a combination of our names, so we had to try it out. It's conveniently located on Harrison street and has a supper club feel when you walk in. The menu is mostly Italian food with some good fish and meat options. They were having a $2 beer special on some random bottles so I got a hoegaarden. We shared a caesar salad which was overdressed and nothing special. By this time, we had 3 waiters approach us and ask if we were ready to order. We were sitting at the high tops, which was open seating, so seems like the wait staff is less organized on the bar side. I asked the waiter for a recommendation and she suggested the eggplant parmesan so I got that. My fiance got the black drum. My eggplant parmesan had too much breading and the marinara sauce they make is very sweet - too much for my taste. My fiance's black drum was tasty but the side portions were pretty small. At this point, the crowd that was starting to walk in was older. We don't know the neighborhood super well yet, but we could tell this wouldn't be our place in the future.

Eggplant sticks for appetizer- yummy My group of 4 got different dishes and we all had a taste of each. My favorite was the pork chop. Crispy and full of flavor- next was lasagna- then tie between veal piccata and shrimp scampi. Everything was tasty and good portion sizes- our young waitress was still learning the ropes but I'll giver her a pass. She was attentive and pleasant and will be just fine after some experience. I will go back.

Great food, chicken marsala was amazing. Sauce was nice n thick not watered down. Chicken parm was hot and a nice big piece of breaded chicken. White chocolate bread pudding was the perfect way to finish. Manager or owner very friendly, visited table to check on us and Him and another lady with blonde hair told us thank you and goodbye kn the way out. Our server Christiana was friendly and efficient and we will definitely be back again.

Elle-J’s was recommended to me by a friend. We dined there tonight starting with the house salad which was fresh, delicious and a very sizable portion. Next came the meatballs and spaghetti and lasagna. We requested boxes to take the uneaten portions home, but couldn’t stop nibbling because our taste buds kept saying, “more, more.” The meatballs and spaghetti gravy didn’t bite with sharpness of tomato, but instead had a very subtle smooth, almost sweet, but definitely Italian flavor. The lasagna was covered with cheese in every bite. I forget the meat layered between the pasta, I think they used two different kinds. All I know is I didn’t want to stop. Of course we had to have dessert because no matter how full you are, you gotta top it off with something sweet. Bad habit! With a few good choices presented I chose the cheese cake dribbled with cremebrulee. Stephen, our waiter, was patient, polite and so helpful with the menu. I can’t wait to go back. Did I mention the prices are very reasonable?

Food was OK, but they have a long way to go with service. Pretty sure our waitress forgot about us several times... Nearly 3 hours for dinner. It took her over an hour to take our entree order - and that was only after asking the busser if we could order from him instead. Skip the specialty drinks, in 3 hours we had time to sample most of them... Someone please take away the bartender's Bitters bottle.

Great service, good food

My husband and I came here for our 25th Wedding Anniversary and the food was delicious!!! We ordered the Char-Grilled Oysters Signorelli and Ginnie’s Sicilian Eggplant Caponata for our appetizers. I ordered the shrimp andouille gumbo and my husband ordered the Caesar salad. For our main meal he ordered J-‘s Rabbit Marsala and I ordered the Fresh Fish Basilico, it was so delicious, it melted in your mouth. For our desserts my husband ordered the cheesecake and I ordered Emme’s Chocolate Cake, it is six thin layers of fudgy deliciousness!!! The staff was polite and friendly. We had an Wonderful Dining Experience.