by John LaFollete
‘Ville Voice Eats Correspondent
The people have spoken! Or written.
LEO published its annual Readers’ Choice Award winners in its Sept. 23 issue. Included in the wide-ranging, highly subjective awards was, as always, a lengthy dining section. Here’s a summary of the headlines:
I mean, clearly: Jack Fry’s is clearly the best place in town…taking first [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Bars and Pubs'
Readers Speak About Restaurants
September 24th, 2009 · 1 Comment
Tags: Asiatique · Bars and Pubs · Jack Fry's · Seviche
Some Places to Pull For
July 23rd, 2009 · 3 Comments
by John LaFollette
Ville Voice Eats Correspondent
Gerstle’s set to grow; Vikings set to still suck: Having cleared its final re-zoning hurdle last week, Gerstle’s is poised to begin an expansion project that will allow the St. Matthews/Crescent Hill bar to accommodate a great deal many more Vikings fans this football season. The plan is to use [...]
Tags: Bardstown Road · Bars and Pubs · Breakfast · Chains · Charity · East End · Mediterranean · Reviews · Shiraz · St. Matthews
Wave Goodbye to Kaelin’s
July 13th, 2009 · 1 Comment
by Tim Griton
‘Ville Voice Eats Correspondent
The bohemian in me enjoys the Highlands in the summer. For people watching, punctuated by good grub, there may not be a more eclectic place in the city. Bardstown Road stays clogged with residents and visitors alike all enjoying the artistically commercial vibe (or commercially artistic, depending on your point [...]
Tags: Bardstown Road · Bars and Pubs · Kaelin's
Shariat Hits a Homer with Browning’s
June 25th, 2009 · No Comments
by Jessica Elliott
Ville Voice Eats Correspondent
The reopening of Browning’s at Louisville Slugger Field has been somewhat of a local success story – after closing in March 2008 because of the recessing economy, it was reopened by partners Anoosh Shariat and Paula Barmore.
I had the pleasure of sitting down and talking with Shariat and Barmore at [...]
Tags: Bars and Pubs · Beer · Browning's · Downtown · Openings · Slugger Field
The Glass Half Full Edition
June 3rd, 2009 · No Comments
By Jessica Elliott
Ville Voice Eats Correspondent
Coming Soon: Fans of Zaytun Mediterranean Grill will be happy to know that its owners are opening a second location in the Highlands at the old Diamante Bar and Grill location. The new location will specialize in small seafood dishes and will have a bar.
Support Our Farmers: The Food Literacy [...]
Tags: Bardstown Road · Bars and Pubs · Beer · East End · Family dining · Farmers Market · Farming · Mediterranean · Openings · Westport General Store · Westport Village · Wine
It’s Good To Be a Foodie in June Edition
May 29th, 2009 · No Comments
by Jessica Elliott
Ville Voice Eats Correspondent
Celebrate Healthy Living: This Saturday, May 30, the healthy-living businesses in Westport Village are hosting Healthy You Healthy Planet, a festival featuring speakers, health screenings, chair massages, healthy food, and live music, all to promote the adoption of healthier lifestyles. This event also kicks off the start of the Westport [...]
Tags: Bars and Pubs · Beer · Bistro 301 · Browning's · Charity · Chefs · Health · Proof on Main · Reviews · Seafood · Slugger Field · Westport Village
Small Scale, Big Fun in Schnitzelburg
May 1st, 2009 · 1 Comment
by Lindsay Baisch
The Derby Festival is about epic proportions: it features the most explosive fireworks show in the nation, the biggest hats and the greatest two minutes of horse racing in the world. But last weekend, in the heart of Germantown, people were content to celebrate on a smaller scale.
Saturday, April 25 was the 17th [...]
Tags: Bars and Pubs · Beer · Festivals
Gut Reaction: MMJ’s Patrick Hallahan
November 26th, 2008 · No Comments
Happy Thanksgiving! Here’s another Gut Reaction with local writer Cindy Lamb, who wanted to know about the dining habits of Patrick Hallahan, the Louisville-born drummer for My Morning Jacket. Here’s what she discovered:
Thoughts of home and all the trimmings while on tour can be bittersweet for the emotional appetite. What this one Louisville boy [...]
Tags: Barbecue · Bardstown Road · Bars and Pubs · Breakfast · Cooking · Independents · Jack Fry's · Kroger
Gee, This is an Important Restaurant City
July 20th, 2008 · No Comments
Hitch the Wagon: John Schnatter’s Calistoga Bakery Cafe will open its first Louisville location this year in Dupont Circle. The building it’s remodeling has hosted several restaurant concepts, beginning with Bennigan’s and most recently a Chinese buffet restaurant. I seem to remember a Mexican stage, too. We’re hopful for Schnatter’s enterprise, which has been compared [...]
Tags: Bardstown Road · Bars and Pubs · Calistoga Bakery Cafe · Cefe Perrusa · Chains · Closings · Coffee Houses · East End · Fourth Street Live · Frankfort Ave. · Furlong's · Highlands · Impellizeri's Pizza · Quills · Ri Ra Irish Pub · Starbucks · Toast on Market
For the Love of Brown, and Beer
June 16th, 2008 · No Comments
By Zak Owens
Hot Brown Praise – The cowboys at CMT love the Hot Brown, and who could blame them? While we don’t know if we’d go as far to call the Hot Brown a “luxurious sandwich,” there’s no denying the appeal of the Louisville original, served at the Brown Hotel. The Nashville writer’s short piece [...]
Tags: Bars and Pubs · Beer · Bluegrass Brewing Co. · Bourbon · Brown Hotel · Brown-Forman · Downtown
Great grub, cocktails, tourney views at Champions
April 2nd, 2008 · No Comments
Now that I’m married, a father and in the south 40 of my years, hitting a pub for a ball game is a rarity. In fact, I don’t recall the last time I watched a game among peers over beers, screamed until nearly hoarse and half left the joint half deaf from the ceaseless din [...]
Tags: Appetizers · Bars and Pubs · Beer · Champions Sports Pub · Cocktails · Fourth Street Live · Hamburgers
Quick bites: Velocity likes Turkey Joe’s; Bistro 301’s new menu
February 29th, 2008 · No Comments
In her weekly column, Velocity writer Javacia Harris claims Turkey Joe’s puts out some darn good bar food all should try. Looks like the beer selection is decent, too. Co-owner Chuck Starcher opened the restaurant in January in the spot formerly housing Wings N Things at 2809 N. Hurstbourne Parkway. Turkey Joe’s name doesn’t exactly [...]
Tags: Bars and Pubs · Bistro 301 · Turkey Joe's · Velocity
Round-up: tastings, updates and potent potables
February 27th, 2008 · No Comments
Now baking at Bountiful Bread: Westport Village’s newest client is Bountiful Bread, a bakery and sandwich café that, looking at its Web site, appears to be a neat place. This is the second store for the Albany, N.Y.-based company whose sandwich and salad menu is quite broad. BB serves breakfast as well. It’s located at [...]
Tags: Bars and Pubs · Bread · Breakfast · Bristol Bar & Grille · Impellizeri's Pizza · Park Place on Main · Pizza
Macca’s Seafood & Bar anchors in Westport Village
February 20th, 2008 · No Comments
Westport Village, the busily reviving retail area at the corner of Herr Lane and Westport Road, has a new tenant in MACCA’S Florida Seafood Grill & Bar.
MACCA’S features casual dining with a tropical flair, call-ahead curbside pick-up and outdoor seating for when the weather turns warm—and stays warm for more than one day.
MACCA’S was supposed [...]
Tags: Bars and Pubs · MACCA’S · Napa River Grill · Seafood · Westport Village
Share the ‘happy hour’ love
February 12th, 2008 · No Comments
Come December, Ville Voice Eats will roll out its inaugural “Best of the Ville” awards for food and dining events, great bites and bevs. We’re currently working on the list of categories, but certain to make the cut is “Best Happy Hour.”
Given that few humans have the necessary combination of ample resources, compliant spouses, time, [...]
Tags: Appetizers · Bars and Pubs · Beer · Browning's · Happy Hour


























