A few stick out to me: The Ground Round (on Southland Dr.) Wing's Tea House (in Gardenside. that one is VERY old school), and Lexitalia (pretty much a given that it was Mafia owned/connected)
Lexington restaurant memories: long gone favorite places to eat.
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Damn, forgot an icon: Burger Broil on Harrodsburg Rd. near Rosemont
Cliff Hagan’s Steakhouse. My first steak.
That was the first place I thought of. I loved the chili, Chili dogs and fries. Their fries put McDonalds to shame.Damn, forgot an icon: Burger Broil on Harrodsburg Rd. near Rosemont
Max & Erma's on Richmond Rd.
As a kid, that ice cream sundae "bar" was fire.
As a kid, that ice cream sundae "bar" was fire.
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Watched the 92 UK/Duke game there. Never went back ...Really a bar not a restaurant but their chili was pretty good.
Daryl's used to have a pretty good Happy Hour that I spent a lot of time participating in.
Feel free to include dive bars as well.
Survivors was a "place of note' LOL I spent a fair amount of time there. The desperation in that place was "palpable" LOL
Survivors was a "place of note' LOL I spent a fair amount of time there. The desperation in that place was "palpable" LOL
Endorsed by Michael StivicReally a bar not a restaurant but their chili was pretty good.
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- Lums Hotdogs Regency Rd
- Nelly Kellys in Lansdowne Shoppes.
- Kings Table on Regency Rd
- Steak and Ale
- Shakey's Pizza
- Clara's in Chevy Chase
- Stanley Demos on Broadway
- Max and Ermas Richmond Rd
- Irelands on Southland Drive
- Roger's Restaurant off Broadway by the railroad track.
- cork and Cleaver Richmond Rd
- TW lees Richmond Rd
- Nelly Kellys in Lansdowne Shoppes.
- Kings Table on Regency Rd
- Steak and Ale
- Shakey's Pizza
- Clara's in Chevy Chase
- Stanley Demos on Broadway
- Max and Ermas Richmond Rd
- Irelands on Southland Drive
- Roger's Restaurant off Broadway by the railroad track.
- cork and Cleaver Richmond Rd
- TW lees Richmond Rd
I'd completely forgotten about Kings Table. LOL
There used to be a Pasquales Pizza on Southland Dr. that was great.
I read a while back that a company bought the Steak and Ale brand and they're going to try and bring them back.
There used to be a Pasquales Pizza on Southland Dr. that was great.
I read a while back that a company bought the Steak and Ale brand and they're going to try and bring them back.
Oh and Governors Table in Lansdowne Shopppes. It burned to the ground. The fire gutted Begley Drug store across the "hall". It was rebuilt as Nellie Kellys. Today it's Malones
Sounds familiar but can't place the location.
Remember the Wings teahouse on New Circle NE? That was the Chinese dine-in goto
I remember the Wing's Tea House in Gardenside. It was my Dad's favorite place to go.
Buffalo and Dad's was on N. Broadway, on the left, right after you crossed Loudon Ave.
Which reminds me, Loudon Square Buffet. LOL People knocked it, but Max put out a good spread.
Buffalo and Dad's was on N. Broadway, on the left, right after you crossed Loudon Ave.
Which reminds me, Loudon Square Buffet. LOL People knocked it, but Max put out a good spread.
Kelly's Jug Milk on Southland Dr. made the best milkshake in the world, and that's the truth.
Was sad to see The Ketch (on Regency) go. I loved that place.
The Fifth Quarter steak house...
Mr. Steak
Was sad to see The Ketch (on Regency) go. I loved that place.
The Fifth Quarter steak house...
Mr. Steak
My favorite places when I lived in Lexington, which has the best neighborhood bars and home cooking. Not sure if some of these are still open:
Winners Spirits and Foods- Worked there through college when they first opened. Good times.
Friends and Company
Spuds
Caddyshack
Barry T‘s- best Reuben on sourdough!
Lexington City Brewery- Spinach/artickoke dip and hot brown pizza was excellent!
Winners Spirits and Foods- Worked there through college when they first opened. Good times.
Friends and Company
Spuds
Caddyshack
Barry T‘s- best Reuben on sourdough!
Lexington City Brewery- Spinach/artickoke dip and hot brown pizza was excellent!
Mr Steak next to McDonalds--when that McDonalds had a basement
At two different points in my life, I lived within short walking distance to one of those two. I'm afraid to admit how much time I spent in those two establishments.
Friends and Co. w/o a doubt, made the strongest drinks East of the Mississippi. LOL YEARS ago, when they did a brisk lunch business, they had a "Stockyard burger" that was, IIRC a 16 ounce hamburger. (The place might have been named something else at the time, but it was in that location.)
I know The Bristol Bar and Grille on Hurstborne Pkwy, but didn't Lexington have one back in the day?
That was the great thing about neighborhood bars back in the day, drinks were always well made. In my short stint as a bartender at Winners, people either loved or hated me because I made them so strong. That’s why I belonged in the kitchen as a cook lol
Billy's Bar-B-Q closed in 2015. I used to love going there when in town.
Spuds used to have two for one well drinks for Happy Hour. It got so bad that when they saw me come in, two Greyhounds were waiting for me at the bar. LOL
Speaking of that area, there used to be a place, back in the 70's/early 80's on Lane Allen called Leo's Oyster Shack (later became Detroit's Coney Island) that had ridiculously good chowder.
Winners was a non stop party. We had an oversized cooler in the back stockroom while we cooked, most everyone had a tobacco chaw or dip while we cooked and drank. On my 21st birthday I sat at the bar and did shots (while I’d been drinking for years anyway). When it was your birthday, get ready, the shots flowed. Then we went to Camelot East, where the guy looked at my id and double checked me, because he knew I’d been going in there for years too. We ended up getting escorted out the back door by the end of the night.
A lot of time spent at Applebees Long Island Tea Tuesday, then walking over to Camelot after.
Yes, briefly in Chevy Chase on the second floor, which is now (I think) WDKY.
I think it became Amato's right after that. Or maybe vice versa.
Yep, that’s the place. Winchells is actually a spin off from Caddyshacks. The caddyshack owner was Ken, awesome guy! I think it’s his son that owns Winchells now. The caddyshacks food was excellent! Looking at the Winchells menu, it looks similar. If I can get back to Lexington, it’s a first stop.
Blue Boar
Morrison's
Ollies Trolley
Burger Chef
Burger Queen
Druthers
Bluegrass Restaurant
Darryl's
Western Sizzlin
Jerry's
Morrison's
Ollies Trolley
Burger Chef
Burger Queen
Druthers
Bluegrass Restaurant
Darryl's
Western Sizzlin
Jerry's
Kenny Rogers Roaster on Eddie Sutton Drive
Bravo Pitino on Claude Bassett Boulevard
I ordered a lasagna from Bravo Pitino and Rick signed to go box.
I still have it in my freezer
Bravo Pitino on Claude Bassett Boulevard
I ordered a lasagna from Bravo Pitino and Rick signed to go box.
I still have it in my freezer
