Consuming Louisville Loves Winners (2008)

Also nominated:

Breakfast
Bardstown Road Farmers Market: Cinnamon Roll and Field Day Omelet
The Patron (brunch)
Karma Cafe
Barbara Lee's
North End Cafe
Blue Dog
Nancy's Bagel Grounds
Sweet & Savory
Amazing Grace
Cafe Beignet
Twig & Leaf

Dessert
Key Lime Tart at Basa
Krispy Kreme (1AM was mentioned with this nominee)
Cafe Lou Lou
Lemon Cake at Helen's
Flan at Mayan Cafe
Amazing Grace Vegan Brownies
Chocolate Chess Pie at Home Made Ice Cream and Pie Kitchen
White Chocolate Mouse with Raspberry Tort at Bristol
Dairy Kastle
Pound Cake with Raspberry Filling at Sweet Surrender
Italian Cream Cake at Sweet Surrender
Gelato Gilberto
Crepes and Banana Ice Cream at Palermo Viejo
Homemade ice cream at Proof
Desserts by Helen
Zen Garden and 3rd Avenue Cafe for Vegan Desserts
Cheesecake Factory
Dairy Queen (this is a Jason Falls selection)


Sandwich
Havana Rumba
Baxter Station Burger
Falafel at Shiraz
Fresh Mozzarella & Pesto Panini (not grilled) at Lotsa Pasta
Stan's Fish Sandwich
Meatball Sandwich at Cafe Lou Lou
Toasted Specials at The Irish Rover
Karem's Deli
Cuban Sandwich at ValuMarket
Mayan Cafe Veggie Sandwich
Kaelin's Little Cheeseburgers
Monkey Wrench 2for1 Tuesday burgers
Blue Dog
Amici


Vegetarian Meal at a Restaurant not named Ramsi's or Zen Garden
Shiraz
Red Pepper
3rd Avenue Cafe
Basa
Mock Duck at Vietnam Kitchen
Kashmir
Sitar
Seviche goat cheese and mushroom empanadas
El Mundo spicy bean crispy tacos
Mayan Cafe
City Cafe
Royal India
Impellizzerri's
Karma Cafe
Grape Leaf
Kung Pao Tofu at Liu's Garden
Cafe 360
Ditto's salads
Queen of Sheba
August Moon
Meridian Cafe

Coffee Shop
Derby City Espresso
Quills
Ray's Monkey House
JavaCity
Java Brewing Company on Frankfort
Sunergos
Jackson's Organic (though there is some debate as to whether it can be counted as a coffee shop since you can't go inside and sit down)

Grown Up Bar
Avalon
Cardinal Hall of Fame
North End bar
L&N Wine Bar
Uptown Cafe Bar
Seelback
Bourbon's Bistro
Molly Malone's
Zenas
Lounge at Asiatique
La Bodega
Freddies (??????)

Dive Bar
Third Street Dive
Spring Street Bar and Grill
Outlook Inn
Monkey Wrench
Cahoots
The Hideaway
Old Hickory
Check's
ZaZoo's
Seidenfadens
Freddies (??????)

Cheap Lunch Spot
Red Pepper
Boomer's Cantina
Baxter Station
Qdoba
Juanita's
Browning's
Falafel King
Thai Taste
Los Aztecas
Santa Fe Grill
Maido
Vietnam Kitchen
Liu's Garden
Safiers
The Lunch Pail
El Mundo

Spots for People Watching
Highlands
Juanita's
Sidewalk in front of Cumberland Brews
YMCA Downtown
TARC Stop at Bardstown Road and Goldsmith Lane
State Fair
St. James
Old Louisville Stoops
Bardstown Road Farmers Market
Louisville Zoo
4th Street Live
The Mall
Cherokee Park
Slugger Field

Worth driving past the Watterson for
Zappos Warehouse
Jucy's Hickory Pit Bar-B-Q
Al Watan
Iroquois Park
Sali Thai
India Palace
Liquor Barn
Liu's Garden
Z's Spa
Fox Hollow
Mojito's
Costco
Shalimar

Thank you so very much to every single person who participated in Consuming Louisville Loves (2008). It was such fun seeing everybody's choices. I'll look forward to seeing how much our favorites change or don't change in 2009.