Louisville Magazine is Louisville's city magazine, covering Louisville people, lifestyles, politics, sports, restaurants, entertainment and homes. Includes a monthly calendar of events.
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back board Best athlete: That long-haired dude at the Best parallel parking job: That man in the downtown Y who wears those toe shoes and does, like, a million hours on the elliptical while carrying on a conversation without ever losing his breath. Jeep, in the Highlands in front of Cumberland Brews. Still don't know how he squeezed it in there. Best next Jennifer Lawrence: Former Sacred Best Waterfront Wednesday seat: In a kayak on the river. Heart Academy attendee Jennifer Carpenter, who kills it as the half-sister of serial murderer Dexter on Dexter. More "BESTS" Because there's so much to love about this city! Best 732 Social: The Blind Pig. Best place to get lost for, oh, nine hours: Joe Best disc-golf course: Iroquois Park. Because Ley Antiques. we've lost too many discs in the woods while on the challenging course at Charlie Vettiner Park. Best barstool seating: Silver Dollar. Gotta be, what, 1,000 stools in there? Best hassle-free coffee drive-thru: Red Hot Roasters. Best patio activity: Garage Bar ping-pong. We're undefeated. Challenge us anytime. Best meal that comes in a Styrofoam container: Big Momma's Soul Kitchen. Weightlifters have been known to squat the togo boxes. Best place to see cool old signs: Heading south on Dixie Highway through Shively. Best baggie for picking up dog poo: The C-J's bad-weather bag, with its surgeon's glove-like ft, outpaces the Kroger deli bags (a little too delicate). Note: The ad-laden Sunday edition works great for multi-dog families! Best short-rib nachos: Mussel and Burger Bar. Homemade potato — instead of tortilla — chips. Trust us, it works. Best mini-vacation: Sunday drive on River Road. Best strip club: Gotta be PT's, no? Best patio at a shuttered restaurant: Maido. Best Chipotle: Qdoba. Best Scooter McCray: Chane Behanan. Best Johnny Unitas: Teddy Bridgewater. Best loogie off the side of the Big Four Bridge: Wait, that was you? Best way to feel in control of something you have no control over: Hitting every green light on Broadway. Best edition of a fellow publication: LEO's annual "Fake" issue. Best Greg Fischer: Gill Holland. Best "NuLu": "SoFo," which is the city's nickname for the new retail corridor on South Fourth Street. Let's agree: Nicknames should happen organically. Best pink building that's not the Comfy Cow on Frankfort Avenue: Santa Fe Grill near Churchill Downs. 10 4 LOUISVILLE MAGAZINE 7.13 Best mustard-colored building: You've seen it, on the corner of Mellwood Avenue and Brownsboro Road. Best Fourth Street Live!: St. Matthews. Best bar we're kinda embarrassed to admit we like: Drake's. Jäger-guzzlers give it a bad reputation. Best claustrophobic dining: El Mundo. Best source of a week's worth of vegetables: The Bluegrass Burgers toppings bar. Best restaurant across from a White Castle: Hillbilly Tea. Best restaurant as compound: Marketplace at Theater Square. Seriously, that one space is like a tree house. Best Ashley Judd: Still lookin'. Best museum gift shop: The Muhammad Ali Center. Coolest T-shirts we've seen in a long time. Best Rand Paul: Papa John. Best parking lot: Lynn's Paradise Cafe. Best safari as a menu: Game. Best burrito as big as your head: Mayan Cafe. Best $30 smoothie: Life Bar. Best $30 smoothie (an addendum): No such thing. Best restaurants: Food trucks. Best food truck: The no-frills hot dog stand outside the Hall of Justice. Best sports program in any city anywhere: The University of Louisville. Best T-Will: Russ Smith. Best mall that's, you know, not really a mall: Mid-City Mall. Best rap venue: Cole's Place. Did you see the advertisement for Master P's Sunday-afterDerby show? Best NuLu: New Albany. Best Orb: Oxbow. Best Oxbow: Palace Malice. Best Palace Malice: We'll tell ya next May.