Lexington restaurant memories: long gone favorite places to eat.

[UKGrad93]

K-Lair Grill

 

[ukalum1988]

GD Ritzys. Fries dipped in melted whatever

We still have three G.D. Ritzy’s in Evansville. I go to the one closest to me 4-5 times a year. Love their fries, chili, and burgers.

 

[bigbluedon]

- 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

Steak and Ale was a great restaurant. They had a steak called the Kensington Club which was just about the best steak I have ever had.

 

[CaptainBoogerBuns]

Another one comes to mind… the New Orleans House. I remember it as being a place where you could get great seafood.

Way out Newtown Pike?

 

[UKBlueBlood]

Way out Newtown Pike?

Yeah… at Griffin Gate.

 

[bigbluedon]

How about Columbia Steakhouse? Are they still around?

 

[PickSixKing]

The original New Orleans House was in South Park. Where Best Buy is now. They had Movie Theaters there at the time also. I remember thinking how rich people must be to be able to afford a $29 buffet.

 

[UKBlueBlood]

The original New Orleans House was in South Park. Where Best Buy is now. They had Movie Theaters there at the time also. I remember thinking how rich people must be to be able to afford a $29 buffet.

Interesting… I didn’t recall it being anywhere else but Griffin Gate.
I remember the theater being at South Park. Used to get dropped off there and left at the movies for hours as a kid. Different times back then.

 

[shockdaddy19]

K-Lair Grill

Started at UK in the late 90’s and Kathy, who worked at K-Lair, was the best. Just a good woman. Why yes, Kathy, of course I want an extra hash brown.

While I am not from Lexington and don’t have the historical knowledge this board does, I absolutely crushed some Mr. Goodcents right off campus during my time in Lexington. Seemed magical during my time there.

 

[UKBlueBlood]

K-Lair Grill

Ooof! Yeah, I have memories of K-Lair… but I hardly would say it was a favorite place to eat. 😂

 

[Bullpencat]

Nellie Kellys in Landsdowne.

 

[PickSixKing]

Interesting… I didn’t recall it being anywhere else but Griffin Gate.
I remember the theater being at South Park. Used to get dropped off there and left at the movies for hours as a kid. Different times back then.

Yeah I remember my folks dropping me off at Fayette Mall on Fridays and Saturdays because the Movie Theaters and Aladdin's Castle was open until Midnight. Circa 1984 or so. I couldn't imagine doing that with kids now.

Sitting here with my dad now. He didn't remember New Orleans House being in South Park either. Dad was a Counselor and Assistant Principal at Southern Junior for years and we lived near Shillito Park so if he didn't remember it I'm thinking maybe I'm crazy 😅.

Google search found this on kentucky.com. some other interesting info about other defunct restaurants.

The New Orleans House was open for a decade in the rear of South Park shopping center on Nicholasville Road before it moved to Griffin Gate Plaza in 1989. The bountiful seafood buffet restaurant was replaced in 1999 by Happy Dragon Chinese.

Read more at: https://www.kentucky.com/lexgoeat/restaurants/article44505375.html#storylink=cpy

 

[CaptainBoogerBuns]

Yeah I remember my folks dropping me off at Fayette Mall on Fridays and Saturdays because the Movie Theaters and Aladdin's Castle was open until Midnight. Circa 1984 or so. I couldn't imagine doing that with kids now.

Sitting here with my dad now. He didn't remember New Orleans House being in South Park either. Dad was a Counselor and Assistant Principal at Southern Junior for years and we lived near Shillito Park so if he didn't remember it I'm thinking maybe I'm crazy 😅.

Google search found this on kentucky.com. some other interesting info about other defunct restaurants.

The New Orleans House was open for a decade in the rear of South Park shopping center on Nicholasville Road before it moved to Griffin Gate Plaza in 1989. The bountiful seafood buffet restaurant was replaced in 1999 by Happy Dragon Chinese.

Read more at: https://www.kentucky.com/lexgoeat/restaurants/article44505375.html#storylink=cpy

All the "hoods" seem to hang out at the pay phones at Fayette Mall.

 

[K86]

Max & Erma's on Richmond Rd.


As a kid, that ice cream sundae "bar" was fire.

Great place

 

[PickSixKing]

All the "hoods" seem to hang out at the pay phones at Fayette Mall.

Yeah I was there in my Blue Jean Jacket and Beeper just waiting for the action to happen 😅

 

[K86]

Nagasaki Inn
Atomic Cafe
Porta Fino
Furlongs

 

[CaptainBoogerBuns]

Yeah I was there in my Blue Jean Jacket and Beeper just waiting for the action to happen 😅

I'll be honest there were only 2 places that creeped me out at FM:
1. The restroom hallway
2. Deep in the back of Spencer Gifts

 

[PickSixKing]

Nagasaki Inn
Atomic Cafe
Porta Fino
Furlongs

Furlongs was a great local business.

Atomic Cafe Patio was a hell of a lot of fun in the 90's. If I remember correctly people seemed to have a lot of opinions about the owner of that place.

 

[PickSixKing]

I'll be honest there were only 2 places that creeped me out at FM:
1. The restroom hallway
2. Deep in the back of Spencer Gifts

Man you're giving me PTSD haha.

Those posters in the back of Spencer's really attracted a certain type.. and the entire place smelt like Fart Spray.

 

[CaptainBoogerBuns]

Man you're giving me PTSD haha.

Those posters in the back of Spencer's really attracted a certain type.. and the entire place smelt like Fart Spray.

I mean you can feel it getting weirder and weirder the further back you go. Those purple "hairy" looking lights that looked like porcupines and that ominous black lighting over the poster flip-racks