New Lagโ€™s Eatery coming to former LoLoโ€™s BBQ space in Avondale

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The former LoLo's BBQ space in Avondale will be the new home to Lag's Eatery. (Nathan Watson / Bham Now)
The former LoLoโ€™s BBQ space in Avondale will be the new home to Lagโ€™s Eatery. (Nathan Watson / Bham Now)

A newโ€”but familiarโ€”restaurant is coming soon to Avondale. Crestwood residents Eric Wallace and Justin Shubert are planning to offer breakfast, lunch, dinner and late night options at a new Lagโ€™s Eateryโ€”paying homage to the original Lagโ€™s Eatery that operated in Homewood from the 1970โ€™s until 2009.

Read on to learn more.

Lagโ€™s Eatery coming to Avondale

The return of Lagโ€™s Eatery was announced on the restaurantโ€™s Facebook and Instagram pages on Monday. The new restaurant will be owned by Eric Wallace and Justin Shubert, two Crestwood residents who worked at the original Lagโ€™s Eatery in Homewood.

โ€œJustin and I have been wanting to reopen Lagโ€™s Eatery ever since it closed. At the end, the ownerโ€”who was basically like family to meโ€”had a heart attack, and asked me to run the place while he got better. What was supposed to be two weeks turned into eight months. Sadly, he was not able to recover and ended up having to sell the restaurant.โ€

Eric Wallace, Co-Owner, Lagโ€™s Eatery

Ever since the original Lagโ€™s Eatery closed in 2009, Eric and Justin have always wanted to reopen the restaurant. Six months ago, Justin found an opportunity to buy the building at 4350 3rd Ct. South, a cozy space that was previously home to LoLoโ€™s BBQ.

Lag's Eatery
The former LoLOโ€™s BBQ space at 4350 3rd Ct. South. (Nathan Watson / Bham Now)

Now, Eric and Justin are bringing the beloved eatery back to Birmingham.

โ€œWhat drew people to Lagโ€™s was the fact that everything on the menu was good, solid and simple. Even the burgers were simple: there was a regular cheeseburger and a deluxe cheeseburger. Weโ€™ll be offering breakfast, lunch, dinner and late nightโ€”just affordable, classic dishes done right with no twists. We hope those values create the same community vibe that the original Lagโ€™s had.โ€

Eric Wallace, Co-Owner, Lagโ€™s Eatery

Over the next few months, Eric and Justin will be building out the restaurant to get ready for a project opening in Summer 2024.

Excited to see Lagโ€™s Eatery returning to Birmingham? Tag us @bhamnow to let us know!

Nathan Watson
Nathan Watson

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