Dining Guide 2012: The Local List

A restaurant roundup

Oct 10, 2012 at 5:00 am

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.