Breakfast and lunch spots, sandwich spots

Blue Dog achieves perfection, or comes mighty close

By Robin Garr LouisvilleHotBytes.com Blue Dog Bakery celebrated a quarter-century of making great bread for Louisville’s people this year, and it’s hard for me to believe that it has been that long. It feels as if it was only recently, but it was actually way back in 1998 that I knocked on Blue Dog’s back … Continue reading Blue Dog achieves perfection, or comes mighty close

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The early bird gets the table at House of Marigold

By Robin Garr LouisvilleHotBytes.com “Nobody goes there anymore. It’s too crowded.” Yogi Berra may or may not have said that, and if he did, he was talking about Ruggeri’s, an iconic Italian restaurant on The Hill in St. Louis. But Yogi might as well have been talking about The House of Marigold, a stylish new … Continue reading The early bird gets the table at House of Marigold

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Con Huevos, a favorite for breakfast or lunch

By Robin Garr LouisvilleHotBytes.com Don’t stop me if I’ve told you this before, but breakfast is one of my favorite meals of the day, and I’m happy to enjoy it for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. What’s more, Con Huevos is one of my favorite places for breakfast, although to my occasional sorrow, it’s open only … Continue reading Con Huevos, a favorite for breakfast or lunch

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Please, sir, may I have Smør? And a Maya Bagel too?

By Robin Garr LouisvilleHotBytes.com Within less than a mile of each other on Poplar Level Road, two splendid new bakeries beckon the hungry pilgrim. Neither is a traditional Louisville bakery with its echoes of 19th century German immigrants, and that’s all right. One – Maya Bagel Express – is turning out the best Louisville-made bagels … Continue reading Please, sir, may I have Smør? And a Maya Bagel too?

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Alley Cat Cafe has no cats, just great cheap eats

By Robin Garr LouisvilleHotBytes.com “We do not have cats,” a sign in the front window of Alley Cat Cafe’s little dining room warns, perhaps to ward off disappointment from visitors expecting to delight in a cat cafe with cute kittens jumping on the tables. There are, in fact, a few ceramic cats on a tchotchke … Continue reading Alley Cat Cafe has no cats, just great cheap eats

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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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D. Nalley’s owner gives an MBA’s-eye view of the supply-chain roller-coaster

Imagine yourself as the owner and cook at a popular short-order diner. Suddenly you look around and discover that the price of your cooking oil has tripled, and you can’t buy biscuits for love or money. Those challenges make things tough when your customers are looking for breakfast all day and the many fried delights … Continue reading D. Nalley’s owner gives an MBA’s-eye view of the supply-chain roller-coaster

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Simple, delicious American fare at Cheddar Box Too

Robin Garr LouisvilleHotBytes.com I don’t guess it comes as a major surprise to disclose that I’m a huge fan of world food. Follow my foodie trail and you’ll usually find me checking out another Thai, Indian, Vietnamese, Mexican, Venezuelan, African or other delicious immigrant-cuisine meal. That goes double during these pandemic-remnant times when simple economics … Continue reading Simple, delicious American fare at Cheddar Box Too

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Kayrouz Cafe does food and safety right

By Robin Garr LouisvilleHotBytes.com Show me a fourth generation family restaurant that traces its heritage back through several locations to the 1920s, and I’ll show you a restaurant that’s doing things right. That would be Kayrouz Cafe, and it should come as no surprise that the current generation is handling Covid safety with style and … Continue reading Kayrouz Cafe does food and safety right

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