Gourmet Provisions

I was searching the other night for a place that serves She Crab Soup and was excited when I discovered this new restaurant near us! They seem to be doing mostly carry out and delivery, but their page mentions dine in. The menu lists some fun items like the she crab soup, lobster bisque, and lobster rolls. Those are just some things that jumped out at me, but they're not a seafood restaurant. They also have family dinner specials in the evenings, and they just announced $10 lunch specials. Their "website" is basically an online ordering platform, but if you scroll down their FB page, they have a menu posted. We haven't been there yet, but we likely will by the weekend. If you all have been or try them first, please let us know what you thought! https://www.facebook.com/Gourmet-Provis ... 641176682/

[Robin Garr]

Thanks, Kim! 9407 Westport Road? In the Kroger shopping center on Westport at Hurstbourne, it appears - maybe in the new-construction section, I wonder?

Thanks Kim- Lobster rolls! I'm there.

BTW- She Crab Soup is back at Lou LOu

[Robin Garr]

I wonder if the Chef Mike mentioned on the menu is Mike Hungerford, who cooked at Seafood Connection in St. Matthews back during that amazing picture when they slung outstanding seafood dishes there. I remember a memorable lobster roll was on the menu.

Thanks, Kim! 9407 Westport Road? In the Kroger shopping center on Westport at Hurstbourne, it appears - maybe in the new-construction section, I wonder?

It's not in the new construction. It appears to be Ln the strip section perpendicular to the count clerk's office.

BTW- She Crab Soup is back at Lou LOu

Thanks, Gary! That's probably who I was thinking of. I knew I'd seen it on a menu in the past few months, but couldn't remember where!

I wonder if the Chef Mike mentioned on the menu is Mike Hungerford, who cooked at Seafood Connection in St. Matthews back during that amazing picture when they slung outstanding seafood dishes there. I remember a memorable lobster roll was on the menu.

Oh, I hope you're right!

[Robin Garr]

Why did I say "amazing picture"? I think I might have meant "amazing period."

Thanks for the update on the exact location, Kim.

I had the Lobster Roll last night- delicious Lobster Salad, I'm used to an open slit hot dog roll, there's is on a slightly crunchy roll from New Orleans. I'll be back for another for sure.

Will definitely be giving them a try! Thanks for sharing!

I had the Lobster Roll last night- delicious Lobster Salad, I'm used to an open slit hot dog roll, there's is on a slightly crunchy roll from New Orleans. I'll be back for another for sure.

Thanks for the feedback, Gary! I noticed that they use those rolls versus split to hot dog buns on their page ("leidenheimer pistolette") Glad to see your thumbs up as it might be tonight's dinner!

Good afternoon. Thank you for the interest in my concept. The Chef Mike is Mike Driskell. He owned Diamante and was the Chef at Club Grotto. If you remember the Lobster Bisque at those locations you should come by and reminisce. Our menu will change often and we will do our best to run a "Family Meal" Monday through Thursday, and a "Date Special" on Fridays and Saturdays. The goal is to do some bistro + plates at carryout/delivery prices. The Lollipop Venison (9 OZ) entrée will most likely be our most expensive dish. My only "won't do's" right now are burgers, pork chops and fish. That's because either the cook time is too long for the concept, or the idea of sticking grilled/sautéed fish in a box sounds awful. Once again, thank you for the interest and I look forward to preparing a great meal for you in the future.

Matt

[Robin Garr]

Matt, thanks for the details, and welcome to the forum. This sounds like a place that a lot of us are going to want to try!

Had my second wonderful meal from Gourmet Provisions last night. For our first meal I tried that night's special which was a four cheese baci pillow pasta with lots of shrimp & lobster claw with some veggies in a garlic white wine sauce. Wow, that dish bowled me over. It wasn't cheap, but neither were the ingredients, so I found it a good value. It was $26 for a large portion that fed me for 2 meals, and it truly was gourmet. Hubby tried the lobster roll which contained a generous portion of lobster salad. As previously mentioned, it does not come in a traditional top split hot dog bun, but a large New Orleans style crusty roll. This can be misleading because the roll doesn't appear full and overflowing as expected in the traditional bun, but trust me, there is a ton of lobster salad in there, and it is delicious! It comes with a side, and Rob opted for fresh fruit. Would order this again.

Last night, I tried a bowl of one of the special soups - Maryland Crab Soup. I was not familiar with this soup, but it sounded fantastic. Matt's mom is apparently from Baltimore, so it seems his MD dishes (including the crab cakes) are legit. Those might be next in my list. The soup is essentially a seafood broth vegetable soup with crab claw meat and Old Bay seasoning. The soup was delicate and quite flavorful.

(btw - hubby had the rest of the rib roast I made for him the other night, so I was the only one who ordered from GP last night)

Bottom line is I love these people, I love their passion, and I truly want them to succeed. It seems they're still getting their groove as far as how they're going to work specials, etc, but this is a very special place with some of Louisville's finest chefs filling plates (er, to-go boxes) with love.

[Robin Garr]

Glad you liked it, Kim. My review hits tomorrow, and I liked it, too.