Price Range: $ = $10 or less; $$ = $20 or less; $$$ = $30 or less;
$$$$ = more than $30. (Per person for a meal without tip or tax.)
Capsule Reviews: Restaurants marked with the special fleur de lis were reviewed in these pages throughout the past year. Restaurants that were the subject of a full review include dining critic Robin Garr’s Louisville Hotbytes rating system based on a 100-point scale.
Louisville
BUECHEL/NEWBURG
BARBECUE
Ole Hickory Pit Bar BBQ, 6106 Old Shepherdsville Rd., 968-0585, $, Beer.
Casual Dining
Four Kings Café, 4692 Jennings Ln., 968-2930, $, Full Bar.
Hitching Post Inn, 7314 Fegenbush Ln., 239-4724, $, Full Bar.
Winner’s Circle Restaurant, 1325 S. Hurstbourne Pkwy., 426-2600, $$, Full Bar.
Chinese
Empress of China, 2249 Hikes Ln., 451-2500, $$, Full Bar.
Oriental Star, 4212 Bishop Ln., 452-9898, $.
Desserts/Bakery/Ice Cream
Heitzman’s Bakery, 3800 Old Shepherdsville Rd., 452-1891, heitzmansbakery.com, $.
Homestyle
Jane’s Cafeteria, 4601 Jennings Ln., 454-7286, $.
Whitney’s Diner, 3061 Breckenridge Ln., 454-5955, $.
International
Bosna-Mak, 3825 Old Bardstown Rd., 456-1919, $, Wine.
Chez Seneba African Restaurant, 4218 Bishop Ln., 473-8959, $.
Dakshin Indian Restaurant, Eastland Shopping Center, 4742 Bardstown Rd., 491-7412, $$.
Maa Sha Allah, 4113 Bardstown Rd., 491-3152, $$.
Korean
Lee’s Korean Restaurant, 1941 Bishop Ln., 456-9714, $$, Beer.
Mexican/Tex Mex
El Caporal, 2209 Meadow Dr., 473-7840, $, Full Bar.
Qdoba, 2730 Hurstbourne Pkwy., qdoba.com, 493-9606, $, Beer.
Tumbleweed, 3602 Bardstown Rd., 454-2727, tumbleweedrestaurants.com, $$, Full Bar.
Middle Eastern
Al Watan Bakery, 3713 Klondike Ln., 454-4406, alwatanbakery.com, $.
Petra Mediterranean, 3904 Bardstown Rd., 749-0924, $.
Pizza
Angio’s, 3731 Old Bardstown Rd., 451-5454, angiospizza.com, $, Beer.
Pub/Sports Bar
Brickyard Sports Bar & Grill, 4300 Fegenbush Ln., 454-5433, $, Full Bar.
Fern & Moody’s, 3903 Bardstown Rd., 458-9415, $, Beer, Wine.
More Shenanigans, 4521 Bardstown Rd., 493-3585, $, Full Bar.
Steakhouse
John E’s, 3708 Bardstown Rd., 456-1111, johnEsrestaurant.com, $$$$, Full Bar.
Clifton/Crescent Hill
Barbecue
Frankfort Avenue Beer Depot, 3204 Frankfort Ave., 895-3223, $, Full Bar.
Café/Coffeehouse
Blue Dog Bakery and Café/Red Hog Tapas, 2868 Frankfort Ave., 899-9800, $$, Full bar.
Café Aroma, 2295 Lexington Road, 618-3434, $.
Caffe Classico, 2144 Frankfort Ave., 894-9689, $$, Beer, Wine.
Crave Café & Catering, 2250 Frankfort Ave., 896-1488, $.
Heine Brothers Coffee, 2714 Frankfort Ave., 899-5551, heinebroscoffee.com, $.
Nancy’s Bagel Grounds, 2101 Frankfort Ave., 895-8323, $.
Red Hot Roasters, 1402 Payne St. 569-0000, $.
Vint, 2309 Frankfort Ave., 894-8060, vintcoffee.com, $.
Cajun
J. Gumbo’s, 2109 Frankfort Ave., 896-4046, jgumbos.com, $, Beer.
Casual Dining
Barbara Lee’s Kitchen, 2410 Brownsboro Rd., 897-3967, $.
K.T.’s Restaurant and Bar, 2300 Lexington Rd., 458-8888, ktsrestaurant.com, $$, Full Bar.
Chinese
August Moon, 2269 Lexington Rd., 456-6569, augustmoonbistro.com, $$$, Full Bar.
Great Wall, 2206 Brownsboro Rd., 891-8881, $.
Contemporary American
Bourbons Bistro, 2255 Frankfort Ave., 894-8838, $$$, Full Bar.
Gary’s On Spring, 204 S. Spring St., 584-5533, garysonspring.com, $$, Full Bar.
North End Café, 1722 Frankfort Ave., 896-8770, northendcafe.com, $$, Full Bar.
This article appears in October 9, 2012.