What to order at Bert's SpeakCheezy

Signature dishes
The Hotsy Totsy
The dish to know
Gourmet grilled cheese
Editor tip
Tuesday to Saturday only; the Blind Pig and Dizzy Dame rotate with seasonal melts, so order at the counter and ask what is new.
CuisineAmerican
Price$
HoursTue-Sat 11:00-20:00
The dishGourmet grilled cheese
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Wheeler Pharmacy ★ 4.5

$ AmericanChevy Chase

Wheeler Pharmacy keeps a 1958-style lunch counter inside its Romany Road drugstore, flipping Buddy Burgers and malts for Lexington's Chevy Chase regulars.

OrderBuddy Burger with a malted milkshake

Why locals goA working pharmacy on Romany Road still runs a griddle lunch counter, and only Chevy Chase regulars think to eat at it.

TipSit at the counter, order the double-stacked Buddy Burger and a malted milkshake, and let the grill cook set the pace.

Smithtown Seafood ★ 4.3

$ SeafoodNorth Limestone

Smithtown Seafood fries fish sandwiches and bowls inside the Bread Box building on West Sixth, sharing a wall with West Sixth Brewing's Lexington taproom.

OrderFried fish sandwich with a West Sixth IPA

Why locals goA fish-sandwich counter tucked inside the West Sixth brewery building, easy to miss behind the taproom crowds.

TipOrder at the counter and carry the fish sandwich into the taproom; a West Sixth IPA is the house pairing.

Spalding's Bakery ★ 4.7

$ BakeryHand-cut glazed donutsEast EndWalk-in only

Spalding's Bakery has hand-rolled glazed donuts for Lexington since 1929, and the Winchester Road queue still clears the cases well before the noon close.

TryGlazed donuts by the dozen

TipCash-friendly, morning-only and gone when the trays empty; aim for 08:00 on Saturdays.

Tortilleria y Taqueria Ramirez ★ 4.6

$ Mexican

Tortilleria y Taqueria Ramirez presses corn tortillas behind a grocery counter on Alexandria Drive, and Lexington queues across town for the burritos.

TryBurritos and tacos on house tortillas

TipBuy a warm stack of tortillas to take home; the counter moves fast even when the queue reaches the aisles.

El Buen Taco ★ 4.2

$ Mexican

El Buen Taco parks its truck at Village Drive on Lexington's west side, turning out no-frills street tacos that top the city's taco-truck rankings.

TryStreet tacos

TipOrder al pastor and carnitas by the pair and eat at the tailgate; the truck holds its Village Drive spot daily.

Wing KYng ★ 4.2

$ Street food

Wing KYng fries wings in more than 45 sauces from its Greyline Station counter, TO Williams' 2017 venture grown into a late-open Lexington favourite.

TryWings and fries

TipAsk for the Dirt Bowl Classic sauce, named for Lexington's summer basketball league, and expect a fresh-fry wait.

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