Get on the bridge of your choice and go to Portage House LEO's Eats with Robin Garr Grilled cheese sandwich topped with a fried egg at Portage House.Get on the bridge of your choice and go to Portage House
The East End Bridge will open this weekend, and when it does, Louisville will have more ways to get across the Ohio River than ever: four by car, two by train, and one on foot or via bicycle.
This is good news, because Southern Indiana has more good places to eat and drink than ever these days, and it would be foolish for hard-core Louisvillians to stay rooted sullenly on the Kentucky side when it’s time for dinner.
Today let’s thank Paul Skulas, past chef at Holy Grale and Gralehaus and now owner and chef of Jeffersonville’s new Portage House, for the latest and one of the most attractive new arrivals on the “Sunny Side.” Portage House opened around Thanksgiving, and the buzz has was so positive and fine that Mary and our friend Anne and I couldn’t wait for a sunny bridge-walking day to check it out.
The venue is a large, 1870s-era white frame house on Riverside Drive, situated for excellent bridge and river views. The entire main floor is given over to a welcoming bar that appears to be doing a booming business already. The upstairs dining rooms were filling up when we got there on a Tuesday night, too.
Decor is simple and in keeping with the well-renovated old house, with shiny hardwood floors, heavy plank tables set with white earthenware, and an eclectic collection of framed pictures on pale-beige walls.
I’d call Skulas’ menu Midwestern comfort food with creative-chef touches, featuring largely Indiana-sourced meats and produce ...
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http://www.leoweekly.com/category/food-drink/Portage House117 E. Riverside Drive
Jeffersonville, Ind.
(812) 725-0435
http://eatportagehouse.comhttps://facebook.com/eatportagehouseRobin Garr’s rating: 90 points