Louisville Magazine

JUN 2013

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restaurants Bearno's Pizza (1977) 4105 Dixie Hwy. // 447-3353 bearnos.com One of several area locations. See main listing in Downtown/Old Louisville. Bonnie & Clyde's Pizza Parlor (1971) 7611 Dixie Hwy. // 935-5540 A southwest Louisville fxture, the crust here is thin and crispy. It has a devoted following and can be crowded on weekends. Bud's Tavern (c. 1940) 4014 Dixie Hwy. // 384-9131 Under new ownership since 2011, Bud's is a clean and friendly neighborhood bar and grill. The barbecue ribs get good word of mouth. Live acoustic music Thursday-Saturday nights. Christi's Cafe (2007) 12810 Dixie Hwy. // 937-3110 Small, cozy, country-cooking place with a '50s diner feel — aided by the pictures of Elvis, Marilyn Monroe and James Dean that grace the walls. Get breakfast all day. Don't be surprised if you're dining next to some members of the Grim Reaper's Motorcycle Club. Or a local banker. Dixie Florist (1962) Includes: Heatherfield | St. Dennis | Hunters Trace | Riverside Gardens | Sylvania | Pleasure Ridge Park | Valley Station | Greenwood | Meadow Lawn 4823 Dixie Highway // 449-2340 Mother's Day? Birthday? Wedding? Dixie Florist has the South End covered with unique foral arrangements. Eastern House (2000) 5732 Dixie Hwy. // 448-6833 Asian buffet with reasonable prices. The crab Rangoon wins praise. El Rodeo Mexican Restaurant HISTORY 5·FACTS Shively dates to 1780. Just before the Civil War, German-Catholic immigrants began moving in to farm the land. After prohibition ended, eight whiskey distilleries opened in this part of town. Shively was incorporated as a city in 1938 after Louisville, with its eye on the whiskey wealth, tried to annex the area. Tastes changed and the whiskey businesses faltered, and Shively saw a steadily declining population. Today, a mix of local shops and national stores line the main artery that is historic Dixie Highway. Area population: about 70,000. Shively was the state's fastest-growing city in the 1950s. After a 1984 scandal involving police chief Michael Donio, who took bribes to allow prostitution, the area became known as "lively Shively." Shively was an all-white suburb until civil-rights activist Anne Braden and her husband Carl bought a house to resell to the Wades, a black couple, in 1954. This caused a stir in the neighborhood and some responded violently, fring shots and setting off a bomb. In today's Shively, the white-to-black ratio is about 2 to 1. (2001) 9070 Dixie Hwy. // 995-8722 This popular Valley Station lunch and dinner spot offers an extensive menu of reasonably priced Mexican food. Try the chuletas (pork chops) a la Mexicana. Franco's Home Cooking (2008) 3300 Dixie Hwy. // 448-8044 Operated by the same folks who ran west Louisville's late, lamented Jay's Cafeteria, Franco's serves up the same Southern soul food, cafeteria style, as Jay's did. Frontier Diner (2004) 7299 Dixie Hwy. // 271-3663 A friendly, unpretentious neighborhood gathering spot that does homestyle country cooking to near perfection. The meatloaf is grandma-approved. Fuji Asian Bistro (2008) 6801 Dixie Hwy. // 937-0488 fujisushiky.com Locals say there's no need to drive to the East End to get good sushi. The deep-fried Kentucky roll is a specialty. Happy Buddha Fast Food 3927 Dixie Hwy. // 448-3773 Fast, inexpensive Chinese food that sticks to the standards (chicken, shrimp) popular with American palates. Five bucks will get you lunch. Jerry's J-Boy Restaurant (1950s) 4832 Dixie Hwy. // 447-4610 One of only fve remaining of a Kentucky-based chain of restaurants that was popular in the 1950s and '60s. The J-Boy hamburger still rules. The Kitchen (2010) GREATEST HIT 72 LOUISVILLE MAGAZINE Mike Linnig's.The family business is now in its third generation, and it has been serving large helpings of seafood since 1925 — even after food damage in 1937, food rationing during World War II and a major fre that destroyed the business in 1966. 6.13 5300 Cane Run Road // 384-6525 Skillet breakfasts, classic sandwiches and country cooking is the fare at this neat-as-a-pin, red-checked-tablecloth family restaurant that sits in the spacious countryside on the edge of town, almost beneath the smokestacks of LG&E;'s Cane Run power plant. Mexico Tipico (1991) 6517 Dixie Hwy. // 933-9523 Among patron favorites are the burritos al carbon, the pollo loco and the tipico special. One of two Louisville locations.

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