LEO Readers’ Choice Awards 2023: Food & Dining
Best Appetizers
Rubbies Southside Grill & Bar
Four Pegs Smokehouse
Chik’n & Mi
FlavaVille Food Truck (tie)
Best BBQ
Four Pegs Smokehouse
Rubbies Southside Grill & Bar
Momma’s Mustard, Pickles & BBQ
Best Bakery
Nord’s Bakery
Plehn’s Bakery
Blue Dog Bakery & Cafe
Best Boozy Brunch
Le Moo
Four Pegs Smokehouse
The Merryweather
Best Breakfast
Highland Morning
Wild Eggs
Con Huevos
First Watch (tie)
Best Burger
Toasty’s Tavern
Rubbies Southside Grill & Bar
Jay’s Burgers
Best Burrito
New Wave Burritos
El Mundo
Bandido Taqueria Mexicana
Best Cajun
Lou Lou Food & Drink
North of Bourbon
J Gumbo’s
Best Caterer
Casey Mader – Chef It Up
Four Pegs Smokehouse
Wiltshire Pantry
Best Chef
Casey Mader – Chef It Up
Chris Williams – Four Pegs Smokehouse
Josh Moore – Volare Italian Ristorante
Best Chili
Check’s Cafe
Four Pegs Smokehouse
Rubbies Southside Grill & Bar
Best Chinese Restaurant
August Moon
Oriental House
Double Dragon
Best Coffee Shop
Heine Brothers Coffee
Quills Coffee
Sunergos Coffee
Best Cuban Restaurant
Havana Rumba
La Bodeguita de Mima
Mojito In Havana
Best Deli/Sandwich Shop
Morris Deli
Frank’s Meats & Produce
Stevens & Stevens Deli
Best Fine Dining
Volare Italian Ristorante
Jack Fry’s
Repeal Oak Fired Steakhouse
Best Fish Sandwich
Rubbies Southside Grill & Bar
Check’s Cafe
The Fish House
Best Food Truck/Cart
FlavaVille Food Truck
Four Pegs Smokehouse
Bamba Egg Roll Co.
Best Fried Chicken
Mellwood Tavern
Chicken King
The Eagle
Best Guacamole
Guacamole Modern Mexican
El Mundo
Havana Rumba
Best Hot Dog
Red Top Hot Dogs
Lonnie’s Best Taste of Chicago
My Ol’ Kentucky Lemonade
Best Ice Cream/Frozen Yogurt
Louisville Cream
Dairy Del
Graeter’s Ice Cream
Best Indian Restaurant
Kashmir Indian Restaurant
Shalimar Indian Restaurant
Bombay Grill
Best Italian Restaurant
Volare Italian Ristorante
Ciao Ristorante
Grassa Gramma
Best Korean Restaurant
GOGi 1055 Korean BBQ
Lee’s Korean Restaurant
Nami Modern Korean Steakhouse
Best Late-Night Bite
Rubbies Southside Grill & Bar
The Post
Hauck’s Corner
Best Latin Restaurant
Seviche
Mayan Cafe
Havana Rumba
Best Lunch Spot
Rubbies Southside Grill & Bar
Lady Tron’s
Dragon King’s Daughter
Good Belly Sandwich Shop (tie)
Best Mexican Restaurant
El Mundo
El Nopal
Gustavo’s
Best Middle Eastern Restaurant
The Grape Leaf
Safier Mediterranean Deli
Kebab House
Best New Restaurant
Harvey’s
Nostalgic Cocktail House + Restaurant
Decade
Best Outdoor Dining
Chik’n & Mi
River House Restaurant & Raw Bar
Captain’s Quarters
Best Patio For Pets
Four Pegs Smokehouse
ShopBar
Flanagan’s Ale House
Best Pho
Eatz Vietnamese Restaurant
VinBun Vietnamese Bistro
Pho Ba Luu
Best Pizza
Pizza Lupo
Danny Mac’s Pizza
The Post
Best Place For A Romantic Dinner
Volare Italian Ristorante
Jack Fry’s
Grassa Gramma
Best Ramen
Ramen House
Renshoku Ramen
Chik’n & Mi
Best Raw Bar (That Is Not Sushi)
Lou Oyster Cult
River House Restaurant & Raw Bar
Repeal Oak Fired Steakhouse
Best Restaurant: Butchertown
Naive Kitchen & Bar
Pizza Lupo
Decade
Best Restaurant: Clifton/Crescent Hill
Volare Italian Ristorante
Harvey’s
The Irish Rover
Best Restaurant: Downtown
Repeal Oak Fired Steakhouse
Jeff Ruby’s Steakhouse
Last Place – Number 15
Best Restaurant: East Louisville
The Village Anchor
BoomBozz
Grassa Gramma (tie)
Coals Artisan Pizza (tie)
Best Restaurant: Germantown/Schnitzelburg
Four Pegs Smokehouse
Check’s Cafe
North of Bourbon
Best Restaurant: Highlands
Jack Fry’s
Dragon King’s Daughter
Seviche
Best Restaurant: NuLu
Mayan Cafe
bar Vetti
La Bodeguita de Mima
Best Restaurant: S. Indiana
Lady Tron’s
The Exchange Pub
Dragon King’s Daughter
Best Restaurant: South Louisville
Rubbies Southside Grill & Bar
Vietnam Kitchen
Annie’s Cafe
Best Restaurant: St. Matthews
District 6
Simply Thai
LouLou Food + Drink
Mojito In Havana (tie)
Silvio’s (tie)
Best Restaurant: West Louisville
The Table
Indi’s Fast Food Restaurant
Shippingport Brewery
Best Salad
Rubbies Southside Grill & Bar
Green District
Vinaigrette Salad Kitchen
Best Steakhouse
Repeal Oak Fired Steakhouse
Pat’s Steakhouse
Jeff Ruby’s Steakhouse
Best Sushi
Sapporo Japanese Grill & Sushi
Dragon King’s Daughter
Oishii Sushi
Best Taco
Taco Luchador
Taco City Louisville
I Love Tacos
Best Takeout
Rubbies Southside Grill & Bar
Four Pegs Smokehouse (tie)
Lady Tron’s
Double Dragon (tie)
Best Thai Restaurant
Simply Thai
Time 4 Thai
Thai Noodles
Best Vegetarian Restaurant
Heart & Soy – Roots
Naive Kitchen & Bar
V-Grits
Best Vietnamese Restaurant
Vietnam Kitchen
VinBun Vietnamese Bistro
Annie’s Cafe
Best Wings
Rubbies Southside Grill & Bar
Four Pegs Smokehouse
Momma’s Mustard, Pickles & BBQ