OPENINGS & CLOSINGS

Olé: Bourbon & Burgers is in, and Señora Arepa is out, in St. Matthews

Perhaps Olé Hospitality Group’s greatest strength lies with its aptitude for rejigging successful strategies into fresh and invariably popular new concepts, the latest of which is currently forthcoming in St. Matthews at Bourbon & Burgers (117 St. Matthews Ave.), combining Steak & Bourbon’s libations with Mussel & Burger Bar’s signature sandwiches, adding wings and upper-end […]

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Earlybird Bagel Shop is no more

Earlybird Bagel Shop opened in spring of 2024 at 1039 Ash St. in Germantown, sharing space with the ever-shapeshifting Six Forks Burgers. Last week a closing announcement came over the interwaves. Here is the text: We regret to inform that Earlybird is no more. A serious issue forces us to refocus our time and efforts […]

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La Fogata Taqueria is open for business in New Albany

Over the winter the long-dormant former Applebee’s building on Grant Line Road in New Albany began stirring, and was completely transformed on the exterior, erasing most of the chain restaurant traces. We love it when indies reclaim their turf. Eventually I saw an alcoholic beverage application, and the waiting game began. Here’s the “blurb,” as […]

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Passenger, a new bar coming soon to Shelby Park

Here’s something to look forward to in Shelby Park, coming in 2025, as well as a shoutout to my former P&u colleague Calvin Philley. Today’s cover photo credit: Kentucky Historical Society. New neighborhood bar from owners of Darling’s to open in Louisville in 2025: What to know, by Amanda Hancock (Louisville Courier Journal) A new concept […]

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Carryout only: Tavern to Go coming soon to Old Louisville

Previously at this address, when Hill Street Fish & Seafood ceased to be: Hill Street Fish & Seafood is no more At Louisville Business First, ace reporter Michael L. Jones goes beyond the “coming soon” announcement and into the heads of the business operators. The lesson: whenever it is possible to do one new thing […]

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More on Pluk’d and Good Bowl (the former Tucker’s) in New Albany

In December, F & D reported that the former Tucker’s American Favorites floor space at 2441 State Street in New Albany was to be reimagined as two updated concepts. Pluk’d and Good Bowl, coming where Tucker’s American Favorites used to be The projected reimagination has proceeded apace, and the debuts of Pluk’d and Good Bowl […]

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Ensō in Clifton intends to reopen by April

Writing at Louisville Business First, Michael L. Jones brings us up to date on Ensō (1756 Frankfort Ave. in Clifton) as the restaurant nears reopening after a fire last autumn (upstairs in the same building, not in the restaurant itself). Ensō to reopen with expanded menu after fire A Clifton restaurant blending cuisine from Japan […]

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It’s a family affair as Derby City Pizza comes to Highview

Derby City Pizza is back in the news. When 15-year-old Larry Davis went to work at a local pizzeria in 1991, you might say the pie was cast. His family-oriented local pizza chain stresses solid and reasonably priced Italian food, with seven signature pizzas as well as a build-your own; gluten free and low carb […]

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Fried chicken and more: Dirty Bird’s grand opening is Feb. 10th

Previously I surveyed the advent of the latest in fried chicken near Germantown. There’ll be Dirty Bird at the former Tim Tam near Germantown The soft opening ceremonies are concluding, and Dirty Bird is here. Grand opening is February 10, and here’s the description I wrote for our Dining Guide (the next F & D […]

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Hip Hops: Why I’m pumped about Monnik’s new Rose Hill Lager Haus

Hi, I’m Roger, an erstwhile “beer guy” charged with holding down this digital fort in quiet desperation, or something like that (the metaphors flow like craft cocktail programs in frantic times like these). Today is not customarily “Hip Hops” day, but I drink the pint I’m dealt/handed/poured, which comes to me from Amanda Hancock at […]

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Carali’s Rotisserie Chicken (No. 7) is open in Fern Creek

Here is the Carali’s back story as a reminder: Carali’s name shows the uniqueness of their amazing restaurant. CA is for Carlos (Owner), RA is for Rafael (Owner), and LI is for Rafael’s mother, Lidia, who has passed away. Lidia’s dream was to open a restaurant, and Carali’s has made that dream a reality. Stop […]

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Nook & Nowhere is in route to Shelby Park (formerly Trouble Bar)

Trouble Bar’s last night is NYE, but there’s a secret something to come Previously it was revealed that the owners of Trouble Bar in Shelby Park (1149 S. Shelby St.) were embarking on a plan to shape-shift their concept in 2025. Accordingly, the business closed at year’s end, and the reinvention began. Now, thanks to […]

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Clifton down a Cajun as J. Gumbo’s closes

Add another chapter to the long-running saga of J. Gumbo’s, as reported by Michael L. Jones at Louisville Business First. J. Gumbo’s location closes A location of a Louisville-based, fast-casual Cajun restaurant chain closed last week. The J. Gumbo’s at 2109 Frankfort Ave. is now available for lease. The more than 1,300-square-foot restaurant, which opened […]

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MoonDog reinvents Pho Ba Luu in Butchertown

Over at the Courier Journal, Lennie Omalza has the rundown of how Pho Ba Luu has become MoonDog (1019 E. Main St.) — in some ways the same, in others quite different. Pho Ba Luu gets new life as MoonDog, a one-of-a-kind Vietnamese spot in Butchertown I caught up with owner/operator and partner Tin Le, […]

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House of Marigold’s second location, coming in summer to Norton Commons

The House of Marigold (10310 Shelbyville Road in Middletown) was profiled by Cary Stemle in Food & Dining Magazine’s Fall 2024 edition (Vol. 83). A group of young women have just finished their meals, and now they’re lining up for photographs in front of the restaurant.  Painted white with gold trim, the façade features the […]

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