BBQ, Burgers & Down-Home

Twig and Leaf goes Latin at dinner time

By Robin GarrLouisvilleHotBytes.com Any discussion of Louisville’s oldest and most iconic restaurants can’t reasonably overlook Twig & Leaf. Founded in 1962, this Douglass Loop neighborhood landmark with its iconic leaf-shaped neon sign has been a local go-to spot for diner fare for a long, long time. Sure, this place has had its ups and downs. … Continue reading Twig and Leaf goes Latin at dinner time →

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Meat or no meat: The Smokery has you covered

By Robin Garr LouisvilleHotBytes.com A vegan walked into a barbecue joint. What’s the punchline? Actually, there’s no punchline. I’m not a vegan myself. But I can see the ethos: The commercial agriculture that’s necessary to have everyone eating tasty animals is bad for the environment. It’s bad for our health. And it’s pretty obviously bad … Continue reading Meat or no meat: The Smokery has you covered →

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Hauck’s Corner returns, dainty and all

By Robin Garr LouisvilleHotBytes.com Last summer, 110 years after Hauck’s Handy Store opened as a neighborhood grocery on a Schnitzelburg street corner – and three years after it closed following the death at 100 of owner and patriarch George Hauck – this local landmark returned as a restaurant and bar. In 1912 you could buy … Continue reading Hauck’s Corner returns, dainty and all →

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Big Bad Breakfast brings another morning option

By Robin Garr LouisvilleHotBytes.com After Lynn’s Paradise Cafe closed abruptly in 2013, it left a vacant building and a crowd of nearby merchants crying over the loss of a neighborhood commercial anchor. Martin’s Bar-B-Que Joint filled the space for a couple of years, but soon became a victim of the pandemic. It took another year … Continue reading Big Bad Breakfast brings another morning option →

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Burger vs Burger: It’s a win-win at Shady Lane Cafe

By Robin Garr LouisvilleHotBytes.com Ahh, Shady Lane Cafe! This lovable little East End diner-style cafe has been a popular lunch (and weekend dinner) spot since Bill Smith and Susi Wood opened it around 2004. It earned deserved popularity for its iconic Brownsboro burger and much more. All good things eventually move on, though, and in … Continue reading Burger vs Burger: It’s a win-win at Shady Lane Cafe →

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Mussel & Burger Bar’s wacky concept seems normal now

Early in 2013 when Mussel & Burger Bar opened its first shop in Jeffersontown, I couldn’t help but make fun of this previously unimagined combination. “‘Let’s go get some burgers and mussels,’ said no person ever,” I wrote, chortling. Now, 8 1/2 years later, Mussel & Burger Bar’s founders have moved on to other ventures, but … Continue reading Mussel & Burger Bar’s wacky concept seems normal now →

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No ghosties, no ghoulies: Hillcrest Tavern offers pure comfort

Halloween has come and gone, taking with it another piece of collateral damage from the pandemic: There was no Hillcrest Avenue halloween decoration extravaganza this year. But there is still a doggone good reason to go to Hillcrest – or to be more exact, to cross the railroad tracks, turn left onto Frankfort Avenue, and … Continue reading No ghosties, no ghoulies: Hillcrest Tavern offers pure comfort →

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Morels smokes serious ‘que … without meat

Following on his success with vegan takes on popular fast-food dishes like the Farby, an Arby’s knockoff made without a molecule of meat, Morels Cafe’s proprietor Stanley Chase has now turned his attention to a seemingly even more impossible task. Behold, Morels Vegan BBQ Smokehouse, where Chase is creating vegetarian barbecued pulled “pork” and meat-free … Continue reading Morels smokes serious ‘que … without meat →

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Pollo chicken food truck lands in Clifton storefront

“From food truck to brick and mortar. A dream has come true!” With palpable joy, Troy King and Selena Johnson, the owners of the Pollo food truck and Shelby Park’s popular Six Forks Burger Co., announced on social media last month that Pollo has landed in a Clifton storefront. Pollo – or “Pollo – a … Continue reading Pollo chicken food truck lands in Clifton storefront →

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Let’s take Oskar’s out for a picnic!

I’ve been doing a lot of takeout dining in the past couple of months, and I’m content with that. But I have one big problem with takeout: Unless I choose from a handful of restaurants within a five-minute drive from my house, my takeout dinner is likely to be lukewarm or worse by the time … Continue reading Let’s take Oskar’s out for a picnic! →

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BurgerIM fights off challenges to bring the burgers

If you’ve been wondering about the odd name of that new gourmet-style hamburger joint in the Vogue Center, wonder no longer: The Hebrew plural ending “-im” on the English word “Burger,” yields “BurgerIM,” a crafty way to make a common word a trademark. We brought home a bunch of burgerim, er, burgers, the other day … Continue reading BurgerIM fights off challenges to bring the burgers →

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Secrets of the burger chefs

Some days you feel like a burger. Some days you feel like a steak. But let’s make one thing perfectly clear: This is not a matter of better and best. The simple, honest burger in no way takes second place to the faux nobility of the tenderloin, rib eye, strip, or porterhouse. Sometimes, when you’re … Continue reading Secrets of the burger chefs →

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