Not your favorite restaurants, but your favorite meals from the town you live in. I live in Louisville.

 

Here are mine so far:

 

Shrimp & Grits – Cafe Lou Lou

Linguini & Meatballs – Cafe Lou Lou

Fish Tacos – El Mundo

Cubano or Havana Rumba w/ Sweet Potato Fries – Havana Rumba

Parrillada de Bifes - Palermo Viejo

Parmesan Encrusted Chilean Sea Bass – Equus

BLT Fries – Lynn's Paradise Cafe

Shrimp & Grits – Jack Fry's

Pork Chop – Jack Fry's

Fish & Chips – Irish Rover

Vitello Saltimbocca – Vincenzo's

Drunken Chicken – J. Gumbo

BLT w/ Habanero Mayonaise – The Back Door

Chorizo & White Cheddar Omelet – Toast on Market

Biscuits & Gravy- Wagner's Pharmacy

Meats Pizza – Impellizzeri's

Bratwurst Sandwich (with spicy beer mustard) with German Potato Salad - Flabby's

Truffled Lobster Mac N Cheese – Avalon

Mahi Mahi Kebab - Shiraz Mediterranean Grill

T-Bone – Pat's Steakhouse

I need to add that I have only been here for over a year (though I grew up coming to Louisville to eat a lot) and there are several restaurants I really need to try (Seviche in particular). The dishes in bold are ones that I hadn't had before my move here.

Serious question about one of your choices above......what exactly is a fish taco? I've never seen one or eaten one, and have always wondered what it is.

Serious question about one of your choices above......what exactly is a fish taco? I've never seen one or eaten one, and have always wondered what it is.

Basically what it sounds like, a taco using fish as the filling. There are multiple variations but generally some kind of slaw/cabbage is included.

1/2 Slab Ribs Platter - Frankfort Avenue Beer Depot

Fish Sandwich Dinner - Stan's Fish Sandwich

Cardinal Roll w/ Miso Soup - Oishii Sushi

Roast Beef w/ Potatoes and Sweet Peas - Wagner's Pharmacy

1/2 lb. Burger fully dressed w/ Onion Rings - W.W. Cousins

Vegetable Pad Thai Medium Spicy - Thai Orchid

Burger w/ Cole Slaw - Genny's Diner

Mama Bearno's Special - Bearno's Pizzeria

New York Strip w/ Cheese Cauliflower and Hash Browns - Pat's Steakhouse

Italian Beef Sandwich - Lonnie's Taste of Chicago

Burrito Carne Asada - Sol Azteca's

Cheeseburger and Loaded Fries - Granville Inn

Fried Chicken Dinner - Scotty's

 

On these last few, I find myself in complete agreement with formerkywrestler...

Drunken Chicken at J. Gumbo's

Fish and Chips at The Irish Rover

Bratwurst Sandwich at Flabby's (I like the fresh pretzels with mine)

 

formerkywrestler, you have definitely been to a lot more of the fine dining establishments in this town than I have; the kids usually got left alone when mom and dad went to those places and I'm still a poor student. But a lot of those dishes sound incredible and I've always heard good things about Vincenzo's and Equus. Looking forward to them.

Here is my list (not 20, but my favorites) for NKY/Cincinnati.

 

Goetta Hoagie - Pasquale's

Jager Schnitzel - Hofbrauhaus

Pretzels con Queso - Barleycorn's

Stuffed Mushrooms - Barleycorn's

Fried Pickles - Barleycorn's

Ribs & Saratoga Chips- Montgomery Inn

Pork Chops - El Coyote

Sushi - Teak Thai Cafe

Fried Chicken - Greyhound Tavern

Rueben - Izzy's

Wings - Dana Gardens (around Xavier's campus)

Girth Burger (Burger with a split mett on top) - Zip's Cafe

Lasagna - Pompilios

Pizza & Calzones - Dewey's

Edited May 20, 200917 yr by afi100guy

1/2 Slab Ribs Platter - Frankfort Avenue Beer Depot

Fish Sandwich Dinner - Stan's Fish Sandwich

Cardinal Roll w/ Miso Soup - Oishii Sushi

Roast Beef w/ Potatoes and Sweet Peas - Wagner's Pharmacy

1/2 lb. Burger fully dressed w/ Onion Rings - W.W. Cousins

Vegetable Pad Thai Medium Spicy - Thai Orchid

Burger w/ Cole Slaw - Genny's Diner

Mama Bearno's Special - Bearno's Pizzeria

New York Strip w/ Cheese Cauliflower and Hash Browns - Pat's Steakhouse

Italian Beef Sandwich - Lonnie's Taste of Chicago

Burrito Carne Asada - Sol Azteca's

Cheeseburger and Loaded Fries - Granville Inn

Fried Chicken Dinner - Scotty's

 

On these last few, I find myself in complete agreement with formerkywrestler...

Drunken Chicken at J. Gumbo's

Fish and Chips at The Irish Rover

Bratwurst Sandwich at Flabby's (I like the fresh pretzels with mine)

 

formerkywrestler, you have definitely been to a lot more of the fine dining establishments in this town than I have; the kids usually got left alone when mom and dad went to those places and I'm still a poor student. But a lot of those dishes sound incredible and I've always heard good things about Vincenzo's and Equus. Looking forward to them.

You have gave me several options that I must try soon. The sandwich at Lonnie's is something I have been thinking of trying this week actually.

 

Yea, I have been pretty lucky on the places my family chose to eat for celebrations. Even the nicer places I have tried since I have been here, are for the most part, on Mom's tab. :lol:

I live in Northern Kentucky...but I included Greater Cincinnati.

 

• Skinny Legs, Bellevue, KY - Chicken Wings: BBQ Flavor, Hot
  
• Dickmann’s Cafe, Ft. Wright, KY – Fried Pickles
  
• Barleycorn’s, Lakeside Park, KY – The Wildcat (Fried chicken breast dipped in hot sauce, cheddar cheese, mushrooms and blue cheese.)
  
• Montgomery Inn, Montgomery, OH – Pork Ribs & Saratoga Chips
  
• Pit-To-Plate Barbecue, Mt. Healthy, OH – Pork Ribs
  
• Izzy’s, Downtown Cincinnati, OH – Super Reuben & Potato Pancake (Potato pancake is a MUST.)
  
• Wyoming Meat Market, Wyoming, OH – Cheddar Cream Of Broccoli Soup
  
• Buona Vita, Dayton, KY – The Furio Hoagy (Sausage, capocollo, provolone, calabrese sauce, onions, peppers.)
  
• Buona Vita, Dayton, KY – Lasagna (The best I’ve ever eaten in my life - literally.)
  
• Riverside Korean, Covington, KY – Dolsot Bibim Bab (Rice, mixed veggies, and chicken topped with an egg & spicy Korean sauce, served in a heated stone bowl to make the rice all crispy. It's fantastic.)
  
• Anchor Grill, Covington, KY – Goetta, home fries with cheese, and an order of biscuits & gravy. (You have to mix the goetta and home fries together.)
  
• Snappy Tomato Pizza, Various Locations in Greater Cincinnati – Italian Combo Hoagy (Ham, salami, capocollo, onion, lettuce, pickles, tomato, provolone, banana peppers and Italian dressing.)
  
• Pasquale’s, Bellevue, KY – Italian Hoagy (The same as Snappy Tomato’s Italian hoagy, but Snappy’s is just slightly better for their seasoned bun.)
  
• York Street Café, Newport, KY – Free Range Amish Chicken (Chicken, stuffed with bacon, onions, gorgonzola, and topped with a hard cider cream sauce. Served with some of the best garlic mashed potatoes on earth.)
  
• Lavomatic Café, Over-The-Rhine, Cincinnati, OH – Pork Chop (Served over an amazing cabbage/apple/pistachio salad with some kind of bourbon sauce on top.)
  
• The Precinct, Cincinnati, OH – The Joe Nuxhall (16 oz New York Strip, The Freddie salad, and a baked potato.)
  
• Kyojin, Cincinnati, OH – Sushi (Particularly their Volcano Roll or their Cincinnati Roll.)
  
• Scotti’s, Downtown Cincinnati, OH – Veal Sporti (Breaded veal served over linguine with a spicy tomato sauce.)
  
• Indigo Casual Café, Ft. Mitchell, KY – New Orleans Shrimp Alfredo
  
• Hofbräuhaus, Newport, KY – Jägerschnitzel (breaded pork with burgundy mushroom & bacon sauce) with a bowl of Bavarian Goulash.
  
• Knotty Pine on the Bayou, Cold Spring, KY – Cajun Grilled Halibut with a bowl of gumbo.
  
• The Green Derby, Newport, KY – Sticky Lemon Chicken with Hot Derby Salad. (Hot Derby Salad – hot slaw – is a MUST.)
  
• Ambar India, Clifton, OH – Chicken Vindaloo
  
• Colonial Cottage Inn, Erlanger, KY – Salisbury Steak with mushroom gravy, mashed potatoes & green beans.
  
• Mecklenberg Gardens, Clifton, OH – Hasenbraten (Braised rabbit with roasted vegetable and rabbit au jus.)
  
• Chez Nora, Covington, KY – Creole Sea Trout
  

 

 

...I went a little over 20.

^ The Stone Bowl from Riverside Korean is awesome.

I live in Northern Kentucky...but I included Greater Cincinnati.

 

• Skinny Legs, Bellevue, KY - Chicken Wings: BBQ Flavor, Hot
  
• Dickmann’s Cafe, Ft. Wright, KY – Fried Pickles
  
• Barleycorn’s, Lakeside Park, KY – The Wildcat (Fried chicken breast dipped in hot sauce, cheddar cheese, mushrooms and blue cheese.)
  
• Montgomery Inn, Montgomery, OH – Pork Ribs & Saratoga Chips
  
• Pit-To-Plate Barbecue, Mt. Healthy, OH – Pork Ribs
  
• Izzy’s, Downtown Cincinnati, OH – Super Reuben & Potato Pancake (Potato pancake is a MUST.)
  
• Wyoming Meat Market, Wyoming, OH – Cheddar Cream Of Broccoli Soup
  
• Buona Vita, Dayton, KY – The Furio Hoagy (Sausage, capocollo, provolone, calabrese sauce, onions, peppers.)
  
• Buona Vita, Dayton, KY – Lasagna (The best I’ve ever eaten in my life - literally.)
  
• Riverside Korean, Covington, KY – Dolsot Bibim Bab (Rice, mixed veggies, and chicken topped with an egg & spicy Korean sauce, served in a heated stone bowl to make the rice all crispy. It's fantastic.)
  
• Anchor Grill, Covington, KY – Goetta, home fries with cheese, and an order of biscuits & gravy. (You have to mix the goetta and home fries together.)
  
• Snappy Tomato Pizza, Various Locations in Greater Cincinnati – Italian Combo Hoagy (Ham, salami, capocollo, onion, lettuce, pickles, tomato, provolone, banana peppers and Italian dressing.)
  
• Pasquale’s, Bellevue, KY – Italian Hoagy (The same as Snappy Tomato’s Italian hoagy, but Snappy’s is just slightly better for their seasoned bun.)
  
• York Street Café, Newport, KY – Free Range Amish Chicken (Chicken, stuffed with bacon, onions, gorgonzola, and topped with a hard cider cream sauce. Served with some of the best garlic mashed potatoes on earth.)
  
• Lavomatic Café, Over-The-Rhine, Cincinnati, OH – Pork Chop (Served over an amazing cabbage/apple/pistachio salad with some kind of bourbon sauce on top.)
  
• The Precinct, Cincinnati, OH – The Joe Nuxhall (16 oz New York Strip, The Freddie salad, and a baked potato.)
  
• Kyojin, Cincinnati, OH – Sushi (Particularly their Volcano Roll or their Cincinnati Roll.)
  
• Scotti’s, Downtown Cincinnati, OH – Veal Sporti (Breaded veal served over linguine with a spicy tomato sauce.)
  
• Indigo Casual Café, Ft. Mitchell, KY – New Orleans Shrimp Alfredo
  
• Hofbräuhaus, Newport, KY – Jägerschnitzel (breaded pork with burgundy mushroom & bacon sauce) with a bowl of Bavarian Goulash.
  
• Knotty Pine on the Bayou, Cold Spring, KY – Cajun Grilled Halibut with a bowl of gumbo.
  
• The Green Derby, Newport, KY – Sticky Lemon Chicken with Hot Derby Salad. (Hot Derby Salad – hot slaw – is a MUST.)
  
• Ambar India, Clifton, OH – Chicken Vindaloo
  
• Colonial Cottage Inn, Erlanger, KY – Salisbury Steak with mushroom gravy, mashed potatoes & green beans.
  
• Mecklenberg Gardens, Clifton, OH – Hasenbraten (Braised rabbit with roasted vegetable and rabbit au jus.)
  
• Chez Nora, Covington, KY – Creole Sea Trout
  

 

 

...I went a little over 20.

 

Now that is a strong list. I'm not a fan of all of the above, but that's just me. Strong list indeed.

In Greater Cincinnati, my list would include these:

 

*Barbecue ribs or chiken with chips-Montgomery Inn

*Baked Royal hoagie w pizza sauce-LaRosa's

*Fried Grouper-Greyhound Tavern

*Naked (grilled) tenders with buffalo chips and spicy garlic sauce-BW's

*Wings w the "hot" sauce-Barleycorns

*Combo #1 (taco, two enchalidas of your choice, and beans)-Camino Real

*Goetta (well done), bacon, toast with grape jam, and a short stack of pancakes (all ordered a la carte obviously)-Colonial Cottage

*3-way-Dixie Chili

*Pork Chop Dinner (get the second chop even if you have to take it home, they're that good)-El Coyote.

*Steak of your choice (can't go wrong)-The Precinct

*Pizza with your favorite toppings-Uno's

*Steak of your choice, crab meat quiche, potato, salad-Grand Finale.

 

Totally random list off the top of my head. Since I'm not to 20, I reserve the right to add later. And yes, I did save the best for last.

I've got way more than 20, but these are my absolute favorites.

 

Captains Platter - Daddy's Grill (Oldsmar)

10 oz. Blackened Delmonico - Daddy's Grill (Oldsmar)

Blacked Chicken Salad - Daddy's Grill (Oldsmar)

Picadillo - Cuban Breezes (Oldsmar)

Ropa Vieja - Cuban Breezes (Oldsmar)

Cuban Sandwich - Andy's On the Bay (Oldsmar)

Spanish Pork Roast w/bb & yellow rice - Andy's On the Bay (Oldsmar)

All Pizza (esp. the Grandma) - Bruno's NY Brick Oven Pizza (Citrus Park)

Spaghetti and Meatballs - Bruno's NY Brick Oven Pizza (Citrus Park)

Fettuccine Alfredo w/Shrimp - Bruno's NY Brick Oven Pizza (Citrus Park)

Cheese Steak Sub - Bruno's NY Brick Oven Pizza (Citrus Park)

Crab Legs - Shepards Beach Resort (Clearwater Beach)

Guacamole & Tortillas - La Hacienda (Tampa)

Chili Rellenos - La Hacienda (Tampa)

Beef Chimichanga - Miguel's (Tampa)

Wings - McDivot's (Westchase)

Smoked Beef Brisket w/Purple Smoke Cole Slaw - Skeeter's Smokehouse BBQ (Caterer - Largo)

Jerk Pork Steaks - Skeeter's Smokehouse BBQ (Caterer - Largo)

Smoked Baby Back Ribs - Skeeter's Smokehouse BBQ (Caterer - Largo)

Pulled Pork - Skeeter's Smokehouse BBQ (Caterer - Largo)

Hall of Fame Ribs w/Greens - Leroy Selmons (Tampa)

Northern Ky

 

Pizza from Larosas

French Dip Sandwich from Barleycorns

Steak Hoagie from Pewees

Ribs from Montgomery Rib

Sushi from JoAnns

Curried Chicken from Guru's (not OUR Guru, the actual restaurant)

Chinese food from Wongs or Eastern Panda

Wings from Barleycorns

Serious question about one of your choices above......what exactly is a fish taco? I've never seen one or eaten one, and have always wondered what it is.

 

They can be very tasty.

Here is my list (not 20, but my favorites) for NKY/Cincinnati.

 

 

Pretzels con Queso - Barleycorn's

Stuffed Mushrooms - Barleycorn's

Fried Pickles - Barleycorn's

 

All are very tasty.

I live in Northern Kentucky...but I included Greater Cincinnati.

 

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[*]Buona Vita, Dayton, KY – The Furio Hoagy (Sausage, capocollo, provolone, calabrese sauce, onions, peppers.)

[*]Buona Vita, Dayton, KY – Lasagna (The best I’ve ever eaten in my life - literally.)

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If you're a simpleton like me when it comes to pizza and just want a traditional pepperoni pie then BV's is outstanding. Highly underrated and not very well known due to it being in Dayton.