Lettie's Kitchen

Established in 2011.

Susan Alexander and Tom Alexander are a mother-son team who proudly opened their first joint business venture in Hockessin in the spring of 2011. Their goal is simple: to bring homemade comfort food prepared in a unique way using only the freshest ingredients to the residents of Hockessin. After months of market research and test meals made for family and friends in Susan's home kitchen, the concept for Lettie's was born. Lettie's promises to fill the gap in Hockessin dining by providing customers with a delicious variety of soups, sandwiches, salads, side dishes, and complete meals ready to take home or eat in. The name "Lettie's" holds special meaning for the owners; it is Susan's late mother's name and the inspiration behind the concept. Lettie was born in Hockessin in 1922, only a block from where Lettie's Restaurant stands today. She raised a family of eight just up the street on Old Lancaster Pike and remained in that house until her death in 2003. In Hockessin, Lettie was famo