CuisineBarbecue
Price$$
NeighborhoodJefferson Street
HoursWed-Sat 17:00-21:00
Last verified

Tip: Open Wednesday to Saturday evenings only; the smoked-meat board changes monthly, so ask what just came off.

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Location

Address: 555 Jefferson St, Lexington, KY 40508

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Columbia Steak House ★ 4.2

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Columbia Steak House has fed Lexington since 1948, still broiling the garlic-butter Nighthawk Special with a Diego salad and frying its famous lamb fries.

SignatureNighthawk Special, Lamb fries, Diego salad

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Joe Bologna's ★ 4.3

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Joe Bologna's has baked pizza and garlic-butter breadsticks inside a stained-glass former synagogue since 1973, a Lexington institution near the UK campus.

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TipThe garlic breadsticks are non-negotiable; go before 18:00 on UK game days or expect a long wait.

Athenian Grill ★ 4.2

$$ GreekChevy Chase

Athenian Grill plates gyros, spanakopita and baklava on South Ashland Avenue in Chevy Chase, the sit-down home of Lexington's favourite Greek kitchen.

SignatureGyro, Spanakopita

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Ramsey's Diner ★ 4.4

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Ramsey's Diner has plated Lexington's meat-and-three since 1989, with an excellent Kentucky Hot Brown and pies from its Missy's Pies sister bakery.

SignatureKentucky Hot Brown, Meat and three

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Winchell's ★ 4.1

$$ AmericanSouthland Drive

Winchell's covers Southland Drive breakfasts, beer cheese and UK game days in one room, the Lexington neighbourhood standby that opens at 08:00 every day.

SignatureBeer cheese, Country breakfast

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Blue Door Smokehouse ★ 4.5

$$ BarbecueWarehouse Block

Blue Door Smokehouse slices Texas-style brisket to order in Lexington's Warehouse Block, selling until the day's smoked meat runs out by mid-afternoon.

SignatureBrisket, Pulled pork

TipGo before 13:00; when the brisket sells out they close, whatever the posted hours say.

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