Lou Lou's + Foster's Bistro & Bar

The tables, the food, the people, the dogs.

Photographed by the people who work here, in the restaurant they built.

Lou Lou and Foster at the window
Foster's upstairs on a full night
The staircase up to Foster's Bar at dusk
Live music at Foster's, and somebody's dog in the front row
The dining room, mid-service
Chef Scott and Wesley Ailsworth, the owners, in their dining room
A guest and his golden, up at the bar
The Douglas: fried green tomato, bacon and pimento cheese on sourdough
A fried sandwich with tomato and red onion, and a side of seasoned potatoes
Scott and Wesley, outside the Village on 13th
Grilled Georgia peach pork chop
Lou Lou, holding court
A cold glass, upstairs
1350 13th Street
Heirloom tomatoes, mozzarella, basil
Foster, supervising
French onion, under the broiler
Eddie Norris Jr painted these. He was Wesley's grandfather
Chesapeake Bay oysters
Gulf shrimp cocktail
Foster, on the porch
Fish and chips, malt vinegar
The balcony on 13th
Caesar, cracked pepper
Ribbon cutting, opening week
Sammie and sweet potato fries
Bruschetta, balsamic
Caps, for the regulars
Pimento cheese on buttered saltines
Hot honey chicken sliders
A catering spread
The pack, painted by Wesley's grandfather
The bar upstairs at Foster's
The dining room, full at lunchtime
A banquette table, brass lamp and convex mirror
The dining room taken over for a private event
Midtown gathered on the sidewalk for the opening
Live music upstairs at Foster's
Foster on the landing at the top of the stairs
A guest and their dog at the bar
The card, a candle and a bud vase after dark
The guest book by the window
Framed dog portraits along the dining room wall
Chef Scott at the pass
The banner on the balcony before opening
The morning the doors opened
Matchbooks by the door
Chesapeake crab cakes, sweet potato fries, a charred lemon
One crab cake, on greens
Steak frites, herbed compound butter
Deviled eggs, paprika and arugula
Fried green tomatoes with pickled onion
A panini cut through, with a glass beside it
Lunch under the rattan lamp