Bourbon n' Toulouse is a cajun budget eat in Chevy Chase, Lexington.
Editorially verified August 18, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Signature dishes: Crawfish etouffee, Gumbo
Tip: Order at the counter and grab a porch table; vegan and gluten-free pots are always on the board.
Address: 829 Euclid Ave, Lexington, KY 40502
Umami Ramen & Grill ladles tonkotsu-style bowls, katsu curry and teriyaki plates on Euclid Avenue, Lexington's budget-friendly ramen stop near the UK campus.
Try: Ramen bowls and rice plates
Tip: Ramen, fried rice and bubble tea cover most tables; Sunday opens at noon, every other day at 11:00.
Wheeler Pharmacy keeps a 1958-style lunch counter inside its Romany Road drugstore, flipping Buddy Burgers and malts for Lexington's Chevy Chase regulars.
Try: Buddy Burger and a shake
Order: Buddy Burger with a malted milkshake
Why locals love it: A working pharmacy on Romany Road still runs a griddle lunch counter, and only Chevy Chase regulars think to eat at it.
Tip: Sit at the counter, order the double-stacked Buddy Burger and a malted milkshake, and let the grill cook set the pace.
Han Woo Ri simmers soon doo boo and grills bulgogi on South Limestone by the UK campus, the Korean kitchen that keeps Lexington students and expats fed.
Signature: Soon doo boo, Bulgogi
Try: Korean lunch specials
Tip: The kitchen breaks between lunch and dinner; arrive before 14:00 or after 17:00 and start with kimchi dumplings.
Umami Ramen & Grill ladles tonkotsu-style bowls, katsu curry and teriyaki plates on Euclid Avenue, Lexington's budget-friendly ramen stop near the UK campus.
Try: Ramen bowls and rice plates
Tip: Ramen, fried rice and bubble tea cover most tables; Sunday opens at noon, every other day at 11:00.
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.
Signature: Poulet pane, Grilled fish
Try: Haitian plates
Tip: Open until 23:00 nightly, Sunday from 14:00; portions are generous, so order the soup only if sharing.
Bert's SpeakCheezy builds Prohibition-named gourmet grilled cheeses like the Hotsy Totsy on Liberty Road, the food truck that earned a Lexington storefront.
Signature: The Hotsy Totsy
Try: Gourmet grilled cheese
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.
Wheeler Pharmacy keeps a 1958-style lunch counter inside its Romany Road drugstore, flipping Buddy Burgers and malts for Lexington's Chevy Chase regulars.
Try: Buddy Burger and a shake
Order: Buddy Burger with a malted milkshake
Why locals love it: A working pharmacy on Romany Road still runs a griddle lunch counter, and only Chevy Chase regulars think to eat at it.
Tip: Sit at the counter, order the double-stacked Buddy Burger and a malted milkshake, and let the grill cook set the pace.
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.
Try: Fish sandwich and fries
Order: Fried fish sandwich with a West Sixth IPA
Why locals love it: A fish-sandwich counter tucked inside the West Sixth brewery building, easy to miss behind the taproom crowds.
Tip: Order at the counter and carry the fish sandwich into the taproom; a West Sixth IPA is the house pairing.
