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LEO's Eat'N'Blog: Keeping things balanced on Bardstown

by Robin Garr » Wed Apr 11, 2007 7:19 am

<table border="0" align="right" width="310"><tr><td><img src="http://www.louisvillehotbytes.com/ballyhoo.jpg" border="1" align="right"></td></tr></table>LEO's Eat 'n' Blog with Louisville HotBytes
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Bardstown Road has been established as Louisville's primary "restaurant row" for so long now that things seem to have achieved a sort of natural balance: If one eatery closes, chances are something similar will be along soon to fill its niche.

So, when the short-lived <b>Baja Fresh</b> closed after only a few months of vending fast-food-style fresh burritos out of a shiny new glass building, and a similarly ephemeral branch of <b>Bazo's</b> came and went from the old building that once housed <b>Jupiter Café</b> and is now home to <b>Nio's</b>, no one really expected that Bardstown would be long bereft of fish tacos. Or, for that matter, that <b>Qdoba</b> and <b>La Bamba</b> would dominate the boulevard's burrito market without challenge.

Sure enough, now comes <b>Ballyhoo's Baja Grill</b>, a new spot that looks a lot like a franchised chain operation but that's actually only the smallest of chains, being the third property of a Nashville-based outfit whose eateries at the other end of the old L&N line bear the trademark name "Chile Burrito Co."

Ballyhoo's brings back the fish taco with a bang, producing a model that's as good as I ever ate, and much more that's good, too.

Full reports in LEO and on LouisvilleHotBytes.
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by Jeremy J » Wed Apr 11, 2007 11:48 am

man...if you're looking for a good fish taco, go try the ones on the new menu at Ramsi's....OMIGOD, it was so awesome...it's actually difficult to describe how good they were without using expletives.
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by Jeremy J » Wed Apr 11, 2007 11:49 am

man...if you're looking for a good fish taco, go try the ones on the new menu at Ramsi's....OMIGOD, it was so awesome...it's actually difficult to describe how good they were without using expletives.
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by Robin Garr » Wed Apr 11, 2007 12:12 pm

Jeremy J wrote:man...if you're looking for a good fish taco, go try the ones on the new menu at Ramsi's....OMIGOD, it was so awesome...it's actually difficult to describe how good they were without using expletives.


Sounds worth a try, although I have to confess that I have never been whelmed by Ramsi's. What makes it so good, Jeremy? Have you tried Ballyhoo's?
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by Jeremy J » Wed Apr 11, 2007 12:47 pm

Haven't gotten to Ballyhoos yet...but I plan to.

As for the Ramsi's Fish Taco, the order consists of 3 SUPER-generous fish tacos, a large crispy fried grouper filet in each, and Ramsi's new Spanish rice. The tacos are garnished with an extremely fresh pico de gallo, and fresh avocado as well as a crunchy lettuce mixture that is seasoned with cumin, chopped cucumber and some other spice I couldn't put my finger on. It really was just a fantastic plate, and you could easily make 2 meals out of it. Everything was super fresh, and quite tasty.

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