St. Matthews

The prototypical Shawarma Shack is coming to St. Matthews in November

Shawarma Shack will open in November at the Shelbyville Road Plaza (4600 Shelbyville Road #634) in St. Matthews. It is projected as the first of three locations for a startup franchise brand with “a consistent theme.” WDRB-41 has more. St. Matthews to welcome Middle Eastern restaurant Shawarma Shack The restaurant will let customers build their […]

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“Gerstle’s Gets Serious about Food”: F&D’s Fall 2025 profile of a century-old dive bar landmark

In our current Fall 2025 print edition, Cary Stemle profiles Gerstle’s (3801 Frankfort Ave. in St. Matthews), with delicious photography by Dan Dry. PROFILE | Gerstle’s Gets Serious about Food: Ever since he bought Gerstle’s in 2008, Erik White has wanted the century-old dive bar to serve great food. It never worked out ― until he […]

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Retirement has come, and Lonnie’s Best Taste of Chicago is gone

For the record, Lonnie’s Best Taste of Chicago (121 Saint Matthews Ave.) has concluded. The text: OCTOBER 18, 2025 To all our customers, the day has finally arrived and we are RETIRING! It has been a blessing working in this community over the years. We have laughed, joked, cut up, played and prayed with each […]

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Boneless in St. Matthews: Dave’s Hot Chicken lands in Louisville

The first area location of the Dave’s Hot Chicken chain landed at 4125 Town Center Blvd. in Jeffersonville in November 2024. Hot chicken might well be a Nashville TN tradition, but this franchise concept derives from a street stand operated by four buddies in Hollywood, California. The menu is built around aggregations of chicken tenders […]

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The 1st Annual St. Matthews Chili Cookoff is at Gerstle’s on Sat., Oct. 4

Gerstle’s Place (3801 Frankfort Ave.) will host its First Annual St. Matthew’s Chili Cookout on Saturday, October 4, with a beer garden, door prices, a raffle, and live music until 10:00 p.m. 🔥 You’ve told everyone YOUR chili is the best, now prove it🔥 Join us for our on October 4th! ✨SIGN UP NOW✨ bookings@gerstles.com […]

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Phalcha Coffee’s second location opens today (9/27) in St. Matthews

Nepal has coffee: Phalcha Coffee set up shop at 1001 Mary St. in Germantown in early 2024, with iced coffee flights, artful coffee creations, ube, waffles and ice cream. The owners are Nepali, and the startup has been such a success that another iteration is opening today in St. Matthews at 3900 Shelbyville Rd., adjacent […]

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Cinnaholic’s first-ever Kentucky franchise opens on Fri., Aug. 22

Text: IT’S THE POST YOU ALL HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR! 👀🙈 Mark your calendar and join us on 8/22 for our GRAND OPENING! 🎉 We will be celebrating with $2* cinnamon rolls from 10AM-2PM!💜 Make sure you’re following us on Facebook – you never know when we will have a contest 👀 Share the news […]

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4th Annual Fox Fest at the Fox Den in St. Matthews on Sat., Aug. 2

The 4th Annual Fox Fest will take place on Saturday, August 2 in St. Matthews at The Fox Den (3814 Frankfort Avenue), with two stages and street eats. This year’s musical headliner is Nappy Roots, with a solid undercard of Softspoken, Foxbat, Throwback Thursday, Soul Circus, Mary Mary, Sigmatic, Ipcus Pinecone, End of Me, Josh Logan […]

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At Lonnie’s Best Taste of Chicago, a clock is ticking

What we know is this: Lonnie and Diane Edwards will retire in late October. In the interim, it’s business as usual at their legendary Lonnie’s Best Taste of Chicago (121 St. Matthews Ave. in St. Matthews), probably with a few victory laps thrown into the mix. Note that they’re open to selling the business, and […]

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The St. Matthews Summer Fest returns on Sat., June 21

St. Matthews Summer Fest returns on Saturday, June 21, benefitting the St. Matthews Fire and Rescue Benevolence Fund. The admission-free event takes place from 12 Noon to 10:00 p.m. along Frankfort Avenue between Lexington Road and Bauer Avenue, as well as in the Gerstles parking lot. Highlights include: St. Matthews Firefighters BBQ Competition, featuring both […]

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St. Matthews: Pizza Jones, Alton Strasse beer & more (ETA early June)

Gene Stein, who some readers may remember as the owner of the now departed Pizza Guy, is launching a new carry-out and delivery app concept in St. Matthews called Pizza Jones at 126 Breckenridge Lane. Pizza Jones includes a ghost kitchen making other types of branded food than pizza available (wings, spuds, hot dogs, desserts) […]

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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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