LEO's Eats with Robin Garr
Le Moo’s 18-ounce tenderloin flight: Wagyu, Prime and Choice
For more than 60 years, tens of thousands of Louisville folks have made it their custom to stop off at KT‘s for an adult beverage — or several — and maybe a quick bite on their way home from work.
It opened as the Old Kentucky Tavern back in the 1950s, evolved into KT‘s in 1985, and lasted another 30 years. But everything eventually changes, so wave buh-bye to KT’s and say hello to Le Moo, marketing and PR guru Kevin Grangier’s spectacular new spot, now branded as a “mid-range steakhouse and more.”
Grangier has brought his quirky, campy style to Le Moo, which bears some resemblance to his Village Anchor Pub & Roost in Anchorage, with its bordello-style rococo decor in multiple rooms that meander over several levels surrounding a large, circular bar.
A majestic stuffed head of an oversize longhorn gazes gently over one room, an artifact probably not intended to prompt pondering over the origin of our steak. Old Master-style paintings depict cattle grazing in Old English pastures. And, just because they can, one select dining booth is lined with leather taken from pre-used Louis Vuitton purses.
Prepared to go full carnivore, we brought along friends, Peggy and Susan, to help us do justice to the steak menu. We settled in to a large, semi-private table for four in a velvet-upholstered booth framed with what appeared to be old barn wood, studied the menus, and called for adult beverages. ...
Read the full review on LouisvilleHotBytes,
http://www.louisvillehotbytes.com/?p=5534
See this column also in LEO Weekly:
http://www.leoweekly.com/2016/03/we-go- ... at-le-moo/
Le Moo
2300 Lexington Road
458-8888
http://lemoorestaurant.com
https://facebook.com/LeMooLou
Robin Garr's rating: 92 points