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Really not interested in rivalries you guys have with each other on here, but Louisville is regularly rated as one of the top food scenes in the country for mid-tier cities. I was quite surprised when I visited there last year.
Really not interested in rivalries you guys have with each other on here, but Louisville is regularly rated as one of the top food scenes in the country for mid-tier cities. I was quite surprised when I visited there last year.
What type of food is Louisville known for? It's Southern IMO and the vast majority of people out there, so I left it off the list. The only things I know that are a signature of Louisville are KFC, bourbon and the mint julep.
Here is a quoted post regarding the Louisville restaurant scene:
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Originally Posted by Peter1948
Louisville is easily a top 20 restaurant city, and probably top 10. It will take you years to explore it all. What is your favorite genre?
I would try:
Jack Frys
Seviche
Lillys
Proof
Jeff Rubys
Harvest
Ghyslain
Brendan's Catch 23
Oakroom
English Grill
Corbett's
Equus
Mayan Cafe
Jack's
310 at Clover Lane
Wiltshire on Market
610 Magnolia
Bistro 1860
Milkwood
Le Relais
Mercato Italiano
Volare
Basa
Varanese
At the Italian Table
Guacamole
For more everyday places I do not know even where to begin. Here is a sampling:
downtown: Mussel and Burger Bar, Doc Crow's
new albany: River City winery, New Albany Exchange
butchertown: Butchertown Grocery, Gary's on Spring
Nulu: Feast Barbecue, Royal's Hot Chicken
Old Louisville: Amici Italian, Pizza Donisi
St Matthews: Havana Rumba, Mojito Tapas
Jeffersonville: Big Four Burgers, Olive Leaf Bistro
Highlands: Sapporo, Fontleroys
Beechmont: Vietnam Kitchen, Annie Cafe
Clifton: Silver Dollar, Cafe Classico
Crescent Hill: Porcini, Crescent Hill Crafthouse
Portland (gentrifying area): Over the Nine, The Table
Germantown: Eiderdown, Monnick
Have you ever had Cleveland-style BBQ? No, you haven't, because it's under creation by food superstar Michael Symon, but it will debut in the world shortly. It may be more memorable than the nominee anointed at this year's Republican National Convention in Cleveland.
Due to his popularity on ABC's "The Chew" and his own Food Network show, "Burgers, Brew, and Que," Cleveland's indomitable James Beard chef, restaurateur, TV personality and food ambassador, Symon soon will open perhaps the most anticipated new restaurant in the U.S. in 2016, just in time for the NBA play-offs and the Republican Convention.
His goal is to create a Cleveland BBQ. I can't quite imagine it, or its popularity, but I hope he nails it. Regardless, multitudes will want to try it and he'll make a fortune. There's no doubt that few persons know more about Que.
If Cleveland BBQ is good, Mabel's will be a block from the "Q" during the Cavs' anticipated deep run the NBA play-offs and an easy walk from Republican National Convention hotels and sites.
Obviously Symon is playing a high stakes game, but, if successful, he will once again ramp Cleveland up a little further on the foodie ladder. The amount of free PR coming his way may be off the charts.
Que lovers should in the future be in a good place in Cleveland if Mabel's is a success. Is there any other place else (seriously, I'm curious) in the U.S. where you can order a BBQ pig's head? That's a popular dish at James Beard winner Jonathan Sawyer's Greenhouse Tavern, on the East 4th St. pedestrian strip a short distance from both Mabel's and Symon's flagship Lola Cafe.
Symon's Mabel's also likely will become the home of Cleveland's best Polish Boy, as discussed in the above linked article. Polish Boys actually are not an easy item to find in downtown Cleveland currently.
IMO, it's the place to eat after a visit to the West Side Market (if you can't resist the WSM temptations, perhaps buy a gyro to go at Steve's, and save it for dinner).
After Nate's, Mitchell's is just up the street for Cleveland locavore ice cream favorites (soon it will be time again for Geauga Maple Walnut....).
Really not interested in rivalries you guys have with each other on here, but Louisville is regularly rated as one of the top food scenes in the country for mid-tier cities. I was quite surprised when I visited there last year.
You're so uninterested you went and quoted three people.
I am originally from Orange County but live in Metropolitan Detroit. The Middle Eastern cafes, restaurants, and bakeries far surpass those you find off Brookhurst in Anaheim or the other mostly Armenian places in Glendale. No comparison with the variety of original dishes. What you find in Greater LA and Anaheim are the generic dishes (lulu kabob, fatoush, hummus, tabouli, kibbee, shararma, etc.) However, in Detroit, there is a huge Lebanese, Iraqi, Syrian, Palestinian, Yemeni population with spices, dishes, pastries you can only find in the Middle East or in Metro Detroit. In fact Middle Eastern people throughout the USA order products from the Detroit area.
There is one restaurant in Aneheim which prepares "specials of the day" which mirrors the hundreds of restaurants in Oakland County and Dearborn. Trust me, there is a huge difference. But I will say that LA definitely comes in second in terms of Middle Eastern food, and then parts of New Jersey.
People might be forgetting that Detroit does have a Greek Town and a Mexican Town. There are also Eastern European restaurants on the East side. Lastly, the Coney dog has a strong history in Detroit. Look it up.
In terms of BBQ, Kansas City would definitely be the top destination of the Midwest even more than Chicago.
Thanks for the reply, appreciate it. I can totally see what you're saying about Middle Eastern restaurants out here, as times the offerings can feel redundant. Will definitely have to check out the Middle Eastern food out there, I'm a big fan of different spices and flavors that are atypical to what I'm used to.
Kansas City is consistently ranked one of the top food cities in the nation. There are 5 James Beard award winning restaurants just in the Crossroads Art District alone.
-Steak
-American
-Mexican
You won't find a better food city for these.
I beg to differ. I've ate a few places in the Crossroads area including some German joint, an Italian place, some chain-like Mexican place, and Jack Stack, which my colleagues talked up and was okay. The other three however, meh.
You're so uninterested you went and quoted three people.
Cool bro.
I said I wasn't interested in the booster vs booster rivalry, and was attempting to educate why I mentioned Louisville. But of course the Rust Belt angst in this thread is too strong for that.
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