LEO's Eats with Robin Garr
If you think the Balkans are bad for bloody border warfare, just try to find a space in the maze of parking lots behind the busy storefronts of downtown St. Matthews. Warring posters warn of dire consequences if pilgrims bound for Mellow Mushroom, for example, or Plehn's bakery, dare to park in the Feed Bag's parking lot. Or vice versa.
I thought I was facing a "Papers, please!" moment on the way in the other day, when a friendly but stern uniformed Metro cop moonlighting in a private car hailed me and demanded to know where I was going. "M- M- Meridian Cafe," I mumbled, which got a smile and a thumbs-up of approval. Apparently my destination made his good-guys list.
It's a good thing, too, as Meridian Cafe has long been a favorite of mine (after overcoming a rocky start years ago). It is one of the most popular St. Matthews-area lunch spots on the sound basis of quality, reasonable prices and an appealing old-house setting. What's more, Chef Mike Ross does a great job of keeping the old menu favorites around while mixing in enough new dishes to keep things interesting.
They rolled out a half-dozen new dishes last month, along with a strengthened commitment to have all meats locally farmed and, to boot, all "trans" fats out of the menu, so it seemed like a good time to check in.
Read the full review on LouisvilleHotBytes,
http://www.louisvillehotbytes.com/tasty ... ng-remains
And in LEO Weekly:
http://leoweekly.com/dining/tasty-new-f ... ng-remains
Meridian Cafe
112 Meridian Ave.
897-9703
http://themeridiancafe.com
Rating: 86