OPENINGS & CLOSINGS

The Grales campus grows as Grale Goods lands in Cherokee Triangle

  View this post on Instagram   A post shared by The Grales (@the_grales) A few days ago Amanda Hancock took to the pages of the Courier Journal to preview yesterday’s opening of Grale Goods (1004 Bardstown Rd.), the long-anticipated latest addition to The Grales campus: Holy Grale, Gralehaus and Bar Grale. New bakery and […]

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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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“Louisville Pizza King” opens in Old Louisville, differing from that OTHER Pizza King

Reporting at Louisville Business First, Michael L. Jones finds a third “Louisville Pizza King” debuting at 416 W. Oak St. in Old Louisville (the two pre-existing locations are 3505 Taylor Blvd. and 300 W. Woodlawn Ave.) Louisville Pizza King is known for its wide-ranging menu, which includes pizzas, sandwiches, salads, quesadillas and some Greek dishes. […]

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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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Ramen House is back, baby (in Irish Hill)

Chef Jonathan Ham’s Ramen House was launched in 2018, moving to Mid City Mall a year later, and all the while packing them in for traditional ramen, rice bowls, steamed buns, handmade gyoza and killer tonkatsu. With Mid City Mall’s future doubtful, Ham began looking for new digs, and found it earlier in 2025 at […]

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New Freezeland, out of India and straight to Hurstbourne Parkway

For those readers interested in fast food chains/franchises that originated in other countries, but have made the transition to American climes, see this at Mashed: Fast Food Chains That Were Surprisingly Started In Other Countries. Meanwhile, New Freezeland may sound like the hypothetical title of Bruce Springsteen’s 50th anniversary tour for the album Born to […]

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Craft House Pizza is coming to Middletown Landing

Reporting at Louisville Business First, Michael L. Jones finds a Craft House Pizza franchisee’s second location in the works (ETA: Thanksgiving) at the Middletown Landing apartments on the east side of I-265, a stone’s throw from Middletown. Pizza Pair LLC, the franchisee, recently opened its first Craft House Pizza in Radcliff. This makes nine altogether, […]

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Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers announced for Valley Station

“As of September 10, 2025, Freddy’s has 560 location across 37 states.” — Wikipedia Last month, news came of a third Louisville metro location of Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers. Leading the way was District 14 Councilwoman Crystal Bast. 🚨 Big News, Valley Station/PRP! 🚨 The wait is over after meetings, conversations, and a whole lot […]

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Hurry for Curry is open in Deer Park

Hurry for Curry opened earlier in September at 1582 Bardstown Road in Deer Park (formerly Cafe 360). New Indian restaurant opens at former location of Café 360 in Louisville. What to know, by Amanda Hancock (Louisville Courier Journal) Hurry for Curry held a soft opening on Sept. 1 and is awaiting its liquor license, owner […]

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Parlour Pizza in New Albany is taking the week off to relocate (right across the alley)

It’s strictly third down yardage, a veritable tush push, and surely one of the shortest relocations ever (moving vans not required; see cover photo). Parlour Pizza New Albany will be closed during the week to come (Sept. 15 – 21) to facilitate its move from a current home at 225 State St. to 115 W. […]

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Great Flood Brewing rebrands to Big Rock Bar & Brew

Consider the following as”Hip Hops Part Two.” Here’s the first part, earlier this week. Hip Hops: Might as well go down swinging, right? The fortunes of Great Flood Brewing Co. have waxed and waned since 2014, when it was founded at 2120 Bardstown Road in Deer Park. But now the original concept has been rebranded […]

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The Food Peddler has closed its doors in New Albany

The building at 2602 Charlestown Rd. in New Albany (Colonial Manor to locals) has housed many restaurants over the years, including Mario’s Pizza, Great China and Mandarin Cafe, all of which enjoyed lengthy runs. In more recent years, Legends Cafe and Wacky Nachos didn’t last very long at the address, to which now can be […]

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Louie’s returns to Camp Taylor with soups and sandwiches

Louie’s Hot Chicken & Barbecue is on hiatus for remodeling and reworking We already knew that Louie’s was taking time off to rebrand. The refit took only three weeks, and the restaurant is back up and running at 4222 Poplar Level Road in Camp Taylor as Louie’s Soup & Sandwiches. Louie’s Hot Chicken & Barbecue […]

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Acai-Ville Cafe is open in Russell and coming soon downtown

In simple terms, an acai bowl is a very thick smoothie with toppings that you eat with a spoon. The trend started when the acai berry was categorized as a superfood. — Julie Harrington, RD, chef and registered dietitian, quoted at Eating Well  Writing at Louisville Business First, Michael L. Jones joins the queue for […]

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Hot off the presses: The Fall 2025 issue of Food & Dining Magazine has hit the streets

The Fall 2025 issue of Food & Dining Magazine is now available in all the familiar places: Louisville area eateries and food shops, newsstands and online. Subscribe to our award-winning print publication and have it delivered to your door each issue. FEATURES PROFILE | The Saing Family’s Pad Thai Story: The Saing family founded the […]

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