
Joe Louis Southern Kitchen (Downtown) 1528 Woodward Avenue
Closed8AM - 2:30PM
Brunch Menu
From The Griddle

Mama Lillie's Flapjacks
Topped with whipped butter, fresh strawberries, and powdered sugar.$14.00
Cinnamon Roll Flapjacks
Swirled with cinnamon and brown sugar, topped with cream cheese icing.$16.00
Key Lime Pie Flapjacks
Infused with white chocolate chips, lime zest, and glazed with coconut syrup then finished with homemade streusel, fresh blueberries, and cool whip.$17.00Strawberry Crunch Flapjacks
Infused with strawberry puree, sprinkled with strawberry crunch and fresh strawberries, finished with cool whip and powdered sugar.$17.00
Golden Gloves French Toast
K.O. Bread grilled to perfection then topped with whipped butter, powdered sugar, and fresh strawberries.$14.50
Banana Foster French Toast
K.O. Bread topped with a New Orleans classic banana foster sauce, bananas, and cool whip.$18.00
Southern Cobbler French Toast
K.O. Bread topped with peach cobbler compote then finished with cool whip and powdered sugar.$17.00
Early Morning Break

Avocado Toast
Toasted multigrain bread topped with homemade avocado spread, fresh tomato, red onion, and a sprinkle of everything but the bagel seasoning.$13.00
The Brown Bomber
Two knockout buttermilk biscuits, topped with our savory turkey sausage gravy.$9.50
Breakfast Delight
A delicious medley of sautéed veggies: broccoli, tomatoes, spinach, tri-colored peppers, onions, mushrooms, a side of teriyaki sauce served with cage-free eggs your way, and a (4oz) Blackened Salmon filet$18.00
Omlettes

The Roxborough
Fluffy whipped three-egg omelet, infused with shrimp, salmon, sautéed spinach, mushrooms, onions, and choice of cheese topped with hollandaise sauce.$20.50
The Heavyweight
Fluffy whipped three-egg omelet, infused with spicy beef sausage, bacon, pork sausage, sautéed spinach, mushrooms, onions, and choice of cheese.$19.00
The Weigh In
Fluffy whipped egg whites, infused with swiss cheese, broccoli, sauteed spinach, mushrooms, tri-colored peppers, and onions then garnished with sliced avocado.$15.00Create Your Own Omelets
Choice of meat, cheese, and two vegetables.$17.50
Extras
Alfredo Sauce
$3.50Balsamic Vinaigrette
$1.00Banana Foster Sauce
$3.50Barbeque Sauce
$1.00Blueberries
$1.25Caesar Dressing
$1.00Caramel Sauce
$1.25Coconut Syrup
$1.50Cream Cheese Icing
$1.50Diced Apples
$1.50Gumbo Sauce
$3.50Herbed Crema
$1.25Hollandaise
$1.50Honey Butter
$1.50House Syrup
$0.50Italian Dressing
$1.00Maple Syrup
$2.00Peach Cobbler Sauce
$3.50Pecans
$1.50Raisins
$1.00Ranch Dressing
$1.00Remoulade
$1.50Salsa
$1.00Sautéed Mushrooms
$2.00Sliced Avocado
$2.50Sliced Banana
$1.50Sour Cream
$1.00Sriracha
$1.00Strawberries
$1.50Strawberry Purée
$1.25Streusel
$1.25Teriyaki Sauce
$1.00White Chocolate Chips
$1.50Apple Butter
$2.00
Side- Brunch Meat
Pork Sausage Links
$5.00Pork Bacon
$5.00Spicy Beef Sausage
$5.00Turkey Sausage Patties
$5.00Chicken Sausage Links
$5.00Grilled Salmon Filet (1)
$9.00Blackened Salmon Filet
$9.00Salmon Croquette (1)
$6.003 Grilled Shrimp
$7.503 Blackened Shrimp
$7.50Grilled Chicken Strip
$4.50Fried Chicken Strip (1)
$4.50A la Carte Catfish (1)
$8.00Fried Wing
$3.00
Southern Skillets

Martha's Seafood Skillet
A bed of house potatoes, topped with eggs your way, tri-colored peppers and onions, then stacked with blackened salmon, sautéed shrimp, topped with hollandaise sauce, and garnished with sautéed spinach.$20.50
Early Bird Skillet
A bed of house potatoes, topped with cage-free eggs your way, and finished with breakfast meat of your choice.$17.00
Breakfast Sandwiches & Wraps

Breakfast Biscuit
Buttermilk biscuit with choice of meat, topped with cage-free eggs your way$12.00
The Southern
Choice of meat, lettuce, tomato, cage-free eggs your way served on grilled brioche bread.$14.50JLSK Breakfast Burrito
Three scrambled eggs, house potatoes, tri-colored peppers, onions, your choice of meat and shredded mozzarella and cheddar cheese.$16.00
Champs Specialties

JLSK Rise & Shine
Choice of meat, choice of house potatoes, southern cheese grits, buttered rice or fresh fruit cup. Served with eggs your way and homemade buttermilk biscuit.$17.00
Training Camp
Spicy beef sausage, fried wings, and blackened shrimp with cage-free eggs your way accompanied with buttered rice, house potatoes, southern cheese grits or a fresh fruit cup and two homemade buttermilk biscuits.$20.50Joe's Benedict
Grilled cornbread, poached eggs, grilled salmon, sautéed spinach, hollandaise sauce topped with sliced avocado.$19.00
Salads

The Garden
Chopped Romaine Lettuce, topped with tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, and housemade cornbread croutons with a choice of dressing.$15.00The Joe
Romaine tossed in fresh parmesan and caesar dressing then topped with housemade cornbread croutons$15.00
The Brewster
Chopped Romaine Lettuce topped with bacon, boiled egg, avocado, cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, red onion, cheese, croutons and finished off with crispy fried boneless chicken strips and choice of dressing$18.00
Chicken & Waffle Combos

The Original Chicken & Waffle
Belgian waffle garnished with butter and strawberries, served with four fried wings.$18.00
St. Antoine Street
Red Velvet Belgian Waffle drizzled with cream cheese icing and served with four fried wings.$19.50
Gratiot Street
Belgian Waffle infused with fresh apples and caramel topped with caramel sauce and apples. Served with fried boneless breast strips.$19.50
Knockout Smothered Turkey Legs

The Original Cajun Smoked Turkey Leg
Cajun Smoked turkey leg stuffed with buttered rice and gravy then topped with sauteed mushrooms and onions.$21.00
Jambalaya Cajun Smoked Turkey Leg
Cajun Smoked turkey leg stuffed with buttered rice topped with a creole roux, grilled chicken, okra, spicy beef sausage, shrimp, and trinity vegetables.$23.00
BBQ Cajun Smoked Turkey Leg
Cajun Smoked Turkey Leg topped with our house made barbeque sauce.$16.50
Shrimp Alfredo Cajun Smoked Turkey Leg
Cajun Smoked turkey leg stuffed with creamy alfredo sauce with sauteed grilled shrimp and finished with fresh parmesan.$24.00
Sandwiches & Panini's
The Champ
Seasoned boneless breast perfectly grilled and topped with lettuce, tomato and garlic aioli on a grilled hoagie bun served with homemade fries.$17.00
Famous Fried Fish Sandwich
Crispy fried catfish topped with lettuce, tomato and drizzled with Brown Bomber sauce on grilled brioche bread served with homemade fries$17.50JLSK Grilled Cheese Sandwich
A blend of three cheeses melted between buttered brioche toast, served with creamy tomato bisque.$16.00
Knock Yourself Out
Fried Chicken Tenders (4)
Four seasoned fried chicken strips with homemade fries & toast.$16.50Famous Fried Chicken Wings (5)
Five golden fried chicken wings with homemade fries & toast.$18.50Southern Fried Catfish (2)
Two perfectly deep-fried catfish fillets with homemade fries & toast.$19.00Loaded Potatoes
Bacon, green onions, cheddar cheese and sour cream.$7.00
Southern Bowls
Salmon Croquette Bowl
Homestyle pan fried salmon croquettes served on top of our buttered rice, and finished with two eggs your way. Served with your choice of toast or buttermilk biscuit.$21.00
JLSK Creole Shrimp & Grits
Creamy cheese grits topped with char-grilled shrimp, spicy beef sausage, smothered with creole style gumbo and garnished with sautéed spinach with fried onion straws.$21.00
Knockout Catfish Acadian
Crispy fried catfish served over buttered rice, topped with creole style gumbo, finished with diced tomatoes and grilled shrimp. A Knockout!!!$20.00JLSK Creole Catfish & Grits
Creamy cheese grits, topped with crispy fried catfish, smothered with creole style gumbo and garnished with sautéed spinach, fried onion straws and diced tomatoes.$20.00
Sides
Soups
Creole Gumbo (Cup)
Homemade slow-cooked roux, mixed with roasted chicken, okra, spicy beef sausage, shrimp, and trinity tri-colored peppers, then topped with buttered rice.$8.75Creole Gumbo (Bowl)
Homemade slow-cooked roux, mixed with roasted chicken, okra, spicy beef sausage, shrimp, and trinity tri-colored peppers, then topped with buttered rice.$10.75Tomato Bisque (Cup)
Made with ripe tomatoes, fresh basil, and a touch of heavy cream.$6.00Tomato Bisque (Bowl)
$9.50
Kids Menu
KIDS Chicken Tenders & Fries
Two chicken tender strips, deep-fried to perfection, served with fries.$10.00KIDS Mickey Mouse Flapjacks
Buttermilk pancakes garnished with fresh fruit and with your choice of meat$10.00KIDS Chicken & Waffles
Delicious Belgian waffle, topped with whipped butter and strawberries, served with two golden-fried wings.$13.00KIDS Grilled Cheese
Grilled brioche with American cheese and homemade fries.$10.00KIDS Mini Early Bird
Choice of hashbrowns, cheese grits, buttered rice or fresh fruit cup, choice of meat and eggs your way.$10.00KIDS Golden French Toast
KO Bread, dipped in our french toast batter, garnished with fresh strawberries and served with your choice of meat.$10.00
Beverages
Soda
Tea/Hot Chocolate
Milk
Kids Drinks
Kids Cola
$2.75Kids Root Beer
$2.75Kids Diet Cola
$2.75Kids Fruit Punch
$2.75Kids Lemon Lime
$2.75Kids Lemonade
$2.75Kids Orange Cream
$2.75Kids Cream Soda
$2.75Kids Fresh Squeezed OJ
$4.00Kids Strawberry OJ
$4.50Kids Cranberry
$3.00Kids Fresh Squeezed Lemonade
$3.00Kids Strawberry Lemonade
$4.00Kids Arnold Palmer
$3.50Kids Whole Milk
$2.00
All hours
| Sunday | 8:00 am - 2:30 pm |
| Monday | 8:00 am - 2:30 pm |
| Tuesday | 8:00 am - 2:30 pm |
| Wednesday | 8:00 am - 2:30 pm |
| Thursday | 8:00 am - 2:30 pm |
| Friday | 8:00 am - 2:30 pm |
| Saturday | 8:00 am - 2:30 pm |
Restaurant info
Come in and enjoy!
Location
1528 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, MI 48226





