Category Archives: A RESTAURANT LISTING…

$$ Modest ($20-$40), Commentary, LEO's Eats, Pacific Rim & Other Asian, St. Matthews, Westport Village, and environs

District 6 brings a taste of Vietnam to St. Matthews

If you think “District 6” is an odd name for a Vietnamese restaurant, think again. This moniker honors the heritage of its owners, Hanh Duong, Tram Thai, and Vinh Thai, whose parents hail originally from the District 6 neighborhood in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, formerly known as Saigon. Continue reading District 6 brings a taste of Vietnam to St. Matthews →

$ Budget (under $20), Breakfast and lunch spots, sandwich spots, Farm-to-table, LEO's Eats, West End

The Table does well by doing good

Wouldn’t it be a wonderful thing if every restaurant followed the pay-what-you-can model of The Table in Portland? What if Vincenzo’s or Jeff Ruby’s, for example, made its menu pricing variable depending on what the diner could afford? Or offered creative alternatives like putting in a few hours serving tables or helping out with kitchen chores? Or invited you to pay your tab forward so someone else could take a seat at the table?

Yeah, I know. Not. Going. To. Happen. Continue reading The Table does well by doing good →

$ Budget (under $20), BBQ, Burgers, Steaks & Down-Home, Downtown, NuLu and Butchertown, LEO's Eats

Six Forks: simple, affordable quality

A restaurant doesn’t have to be expensive to be good, and it doesn’t have to be elegant to be pleasing. I present in evidence Six Forks Burger Co., an amiable little eatery that specializes in hamburgers, hot dogs, and more.

Six Forks recently arrived in a Shelby Park street-corner storefront that, in years past, housed Louisville’s only Pakistani restaurant and later a fried chicken-and-fish shop. Continue reading Six Forks: simple, affordable quality →

$ Budget (under $20), Breakfast and lunch spots, sandwich spots, LEO's Eats, Northeast Metro, Outer East End, St. Matthews, Westport Village, and environs

More biscuits? Brunch at Gracious Plenty

Speaking of biscuits, we stopped by Gracious Plenty’s Prospect location on a Saturday recently with our friend Ann, and I was pleasantly surprised to discover its weekend-only brunch menu. Continue reading More biscuits? Brunch at Gracious Plenty →

$$ Modest ($20-$40), Commentary, Downtown, NuLu and Butchertown, German, LEO's Eats, Pubs, Brew Pubs, GastroPubs

The wurst is good at The Hall

Many years ago, we were wandering around Europe on a Eurailpass when one of us said, “Let’s go to Munich,” just on a whim. That’s how I found out what a beer hall is, and Oktoberfest, too.

Ah, memories. Memories of friendly Germans lined up along long communal tables, drinking excellent beer out of sturdy steins, chowing down on delicious sausages, and singing.

Now we have the Hall on Washington, and it’s something like that too, but with a Louisville twist, no singing, and a strong sense of history thanks to its location in the walkout basement on the Washington Avenue side of Whiskey Row. Continue reading The wurst is good at The Hall →

$ Budget (under $20), LEO's Eats, Mexican, Cuban, Caribbean, South End, Taquerias

La Sierra Tarasca’s carnitas warms our hearts

There’s a special place in my heart for Mexican eateries like La Sierra Tarasca.

First, and not least, in a time when the president calls our Latin American neighbors thugs, criminals and rapists and orders refugee families separated at the border, it’s time for the rest of us to stand up for our Latinx brothers and sisters, whether they have green cards or not. That matters.

Second, but far from least, I love Mexican food, especially carnitas. Continue reading La Sierra Tarasca’s carnitas warms our hearts →