I walked into Mirage Express Mediterranean Restaurant on Saturday and found it had abruptly turned into Maira Mediterranean Grill; they hadn’t even had time to change the signs. (This is at 4000 Dutchmans Lane in St. Matthews, a block east of Breckenridge.) Maira used to be near U of L, but it closed about a year ago because that property is set to be redeveloped. For now Maira is still serving the Mirage Express menu, but the owner told me he’ll switch to Maira’s menu in a week or two (the menus are similar).
I really liked Mirage Express, but even before it closed it had given up on its steam table of daily specials, which made it stand out. I’ve heard a lot of good things about Maira — at one point its owner also owned Safier downtown — and I plan to try more of its food.