OPENINGS & CLOSINGS

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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Bubba’s 33 opens in Fern Creek

Bubba’s 33, a chain sports bar concept, has opened in Fern Creek at 10435 Southpointe Blvd. Wikipedia facilitates our understanding of such matters. Texas Roadhouse, Inc. is an American steakhouse chain that specializes in steaks in a Texan and Southwestern cuisine style. It is a subsidiary of Texas Roadhouse Inc, which has two other concepts […]

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The Cottage Inn closes, with the forecast calling for new ownership

A big part of this story has yet to be revealed, but for now, 96-year-old The Cottage Inn (570 Eastern Parkway) in the St. Joseph neighborhood is closed. The current owners posted at Facebook. Their text: Hey y’all — We’ve Got Some Big News After many wonderful years serving up southern comfort food and good […]

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Five locations of I Love Tacos rebrand as Tacos D’ Amor & More and two remain the same

We have been made aware of big changes underway for five of the seven existing locations of I Love Tacos, which are being rebranded as Tacos D’ Amor & More. Two will remain as before, unchanged. In summary, for most of us Ernesto Rivera has been the public “face” of I Love Tacos since inception. […]

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Load It is the ideal lode for loading up at 12905 Factory Lane

Load It opened earlier in April on the east side of Louisville, offering menu items (potatoes, fries, nachos) intended to be loaded, which prompts an interesting digression into the English language as shaped by Americans. Our slang usages for loaded include “having a great deal of money” and also “drunk (or) intoxicated.” If a product […]

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Mac’s Hideaway has closed in New Albany after 24 years

Mac’s Hideaway (1636 Slate Run Rd.) in New Albany closed earlier this month after a  long run. Word on the street is that a big rent increase was coming; it’s a story we’ve been hearing often. Our heartfelt thanks to everyone who has made our 24-year journey so remarkable. We have been blessed to serve […]

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Wiltshire Pantry Bakery & Cafe headlines Mashup Food Hall vendor list

In March, Mashup Food Hall had its inaugural moment in the local foodie news cycle. Mashup Food Hall is coming to PhoenixLu this summer While Mashup continues to seek vendors to fill out its roster of tenants, Susan Hershberg’s Wiltshire Pantry Bakery & Cafe is first past the post to announce it will be coming […]

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Mi Ranchito Grill is open on Broadway in downtown Louisville

Mi Ranchito Grill is open at 505 W. Broadway in downtown Louisville. Michael L. Jones, our city’s finest food and dining reporter, has the background at Louisville Business First. Mi Ranchito Grill opens in Downtown Louisville Mi Ranchito Grill opened at 505 W. Broadway, next to the Courier Journal building, on April 10. The more […]

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The last day for Hi-Five Doughnuts is April 27

The cult of putrid PBR needs to be disappea…wait, that’s not why I’m here today.  Rather, Hi-Five Doughnuts has announced its prospective cessation, with the final day of business coming on Sunday, April 27. Hi-Five is located at 1940 Harvard Drive (Dundee Loop) off Bardstown Road in Louisville’s Belknap neighborhood. The text: As we scroll […]

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SmashD on Frankfort, a new burger restaurant in Clifton (where J. Gumbo’s used to be)

SmashD on Frankfort is new to 2109 Frankfort Ave. in Clifton (the former J. Gumbo’s space), describing itself as “a quick serve smash burger restaurant serving burgers, sides and milkshakes,” and “offering dine-in, carry-out, Uber Eats and Door Dash.” SmashD shares ownership with Frankfort Avenue Liquors & Wine, just a few yards away: “You can […]

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Cultivated Table & Sip House opens in New Albany today (Monday 14 April)

Your daily correspondent is a resident of New Albany, where Matt and Jessica Bergman’s rehabilitation of the Wilcox Block (133-135 E. Market St.) is the stuff of local legend. They bought the historic building in 2006, which at that juncture was a ramshackle eyesore, and by 2007 the street-level commercial space was ready for occupancy.* […]

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Oddbird Bakery’s last day is tomorrow (Sunday 13 April)

Oddbird by Quills, we hardly knew ye. The short-lived bakery at 1021 Bardstown Road in the Cherokee Triangle neighborhood posted notice of its imminent demise at Instagram; the final day is tomorrow (Sunday 13 April). Hey friends and fam 💜 It is with our deepest regrets to inform you that this Sunday, 4/13 will be […]

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The Fair to fill the former Toast space in downtown New Albany

Viva Hospitality Group’s previous Mexican-themed eateries are well-known in SoIN: La Catrina, Señor Iguanas and Sleepy Rooster. Earlier this week reporter Brooke McAfee of the Jeffersonville News and Tribune revealed a new Viva project in downtown New Albany that extends the group’s culinary range into “New American cuisine.” New restaurant planned for Toast on Market […]

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Mashup Food Hall is coming to PhoenixLu this summer

The Spring 2025 issue of Food & Dining Magazine is now available in all the familiar places: Louisville area eateries and food shops, newsstands and online (or read it at issuu). Mashup Food Hall introduces itself. Strictly speaking, the new project is located in the Phoenix Hill neighborhood, but who are we to quibble? Mashup Food Hall is […]

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Authentic flavors of Honduras at the new Trujillo Restaurant in Okolona

Here’s Wikipedia with the pitch. Honduran cuisine is a fusion of Mesoamerican, Spanish, Caribbean and African cuisines. Coconut and coconut milk are featured in both sweet and savory dishes. Regional specialties include sopa de caracol, fried fish, tamales, carne asada and baleadas. Other popular dishes include meat roasted with chismol and carne asada, chicken with […]

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