What to order at Big Kahuna

The dish to know
Hawaiian barbecue plates
Editor tip
Closed Mondays at both shops; the Liberty Road original keeps the shorter queue at weekday lunch.
CuisineHawaiian
Price$
HoursTue-Sun 11:00-21:00; closed Mon
The dishHawaiian barbecue plates
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Address: 904 Liberty Rd, Lexington, KY 40505

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Le Gourmet ★ 4.1

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Le Gourmet cooks Haitian family recipes on South Broadway, bringing poulet pane, grilled fish and slow beef stews to Lexington seven days a week until late.

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Bert's SpeakCheezy ★ 4.0

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Bert's SpeakCheezy builds Prohibition-named gourmet grilled cheeses like the Hotsy Totsy on Liberty Road, the food truck that earned a Lexington storefront.

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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.

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