Galan's medianoche sandwich, a Cuban treat intended for midnight snacking, is just fine at midday.
Many of Louisville’s West End neighborhoods are defined as food deserts, places where low-income neighbors don’t have easy access to supermarkets. But Carlos Galan is trying to do something about that.
Galan, who came to Louisville from Florida five years ago with his wife, Kim, saw potential in the West End, and he is taking practical steps to bring food to the Market Street neighborhood where Russell meets Portland.
He and partner Joe Noren opened a butcher shop two years ago at 29th and Market streets, offering affordably priced fresh, quality meats and sandwiches, and canned goods to a neighborhood that had none
Two months ago, he added a sit-down restaurant nearby. Galan’s Meat Market & Grille offers Cuban, Puerto Rican, and down-home fare in a former bank building at 23rd and Market.
We headed west to try it out for Saturday lunch, and I’m glad we did, although I’d like go go back on a Sunday, when there’s an expansive $15.99 buffet, or on a weekday, when Cuban and Puerto Rican specials are on the menu.
The dining room is attractive in bright white and matte black, with art depicting Caribbean scenes and a stylized Cuban flag. Shiny butcher-block-look tables are branded with Galan’s logo and set with stacking metal chairs. One table, available by reservation, offers guests fancy seating in the old bank vault.
Galan’s is open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner Mondays through Saturdays, and brunch on Sundays. Its menu is diverse, appetizing, and as affordable as you would want an oasis in a food desert to be. ...
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Galan's Meat Market & Grille
2300 W. Market St.
618-3191
https://facebook.com/GalansGrille
Robin Garr's rating: 83 points.
Noise level: When the room is fairly full, as it was for our Saturday lunch, there's a steady buzz, but it's not too loud to chat comfortably with your table mate. (Average sound level was 78dB, toward the higher end of normal conversation.)
Accessibility: The entrance and seating are accessible to wheelchair users, and the restrooms are equipped with accessibility hardware.
Galan’s Meat Market & Deli is at 2801 W. Market St., 614-8514, galansmeatmarket.com or facebook.com/nobodybeatsourmeat.
