LEO's Eats with Robin Garr
Oriental House's eggplant with garlic sauce
We're just a few days into the New Year, and most of you foodies are probably already tired of reading many versions of the same basic story about all the new restaurants that joined the metro's culinary community last year. So let's not do that.
I'd like to tip my fedora to Baby 2016, though, by pulling up for a wider view: Was there any consistent flavor in the boiling, simmering, seething stew of the city's eats beat in 2015?
I think maybe so, and the word for the spicy scene is "chef-driven." Let's review the buzziest of the new spots that have opened in recent months or are about to do so. Almost every one has involved a successful local chef-entrepreneur, either adding another spot to the portfolio or moving up to start his own shop.
Let's call the roll ... (Click below for more.)
A quick stop at Oriental House
So there's that. And then, to welcome the new year with a delicious East Asian taste, let's make a quick visit to Oriental House, which with the departure in recent years of old-timers Mazzoni's and Kaelin's, now stands as one of the oldest eateries in continuous operation in town.
This St. Matthews landmark, with its exuberant Chinatown decor inside and out, goes all the way back to 1960, when even Baby Boomers were still kids. The 21st century has welcomed new owners who came from Hong Kong by way of Chicago in 2003, bringing authentic Chinese dishes along. ...
Read the full review on LouisvilleHotBytes,
http://www.louisvillehotbytes.com/?p=5457
See this column also in LEO Weekly:
http://www.leoweekly.com/2016/01/we-loo ... tal-house/
Oriental House
4302 Shelbyville Road
897-1017
http://orientalhouselouisville.com
http://bit.ly/OrientalHouse
Robin Garr's rating: 87 points
