Tony York's on Main in Glendale

We had to drive south of E-town today on family business and needed to eat lunch. Stopped into Glendale and found "Tony York's on Main" on the remains of the old Depot Restaurant that was destroyed in a fire last year. New building, new look, new menu, and new style - much more upscale in appearance. Very classy dining room with muted soft tans and white and a semi-open kitchen. White tablecloths and stemware are in abundance. A white grand piano occupies a nook near the entrance to the dining room. I turned to my wife with an expression of "Are we in Glendale?"

We started with shrimp & grits that was very well done. Cajun spiced grilled shrimp over soft and creamy cheese grits with a tasty Louisiana remoulade. Our 14 y/o ordered a Hot Brown that was right out from under the broiler with toast, turkey, country ham, mornay sauce, bacon, and tomatoes - he was able to stuff most of it down and I took all the head nods as an affirmation that the dish was good. I had a nice seared piece of ahi (rare) with wasabi and pickled ginger. Sides were sticky rice and asparagus. A simple but well executed dish and the fish was fresh (I'm in Glendale and this wasn't catfish.) My wife had a nice gorgonzola salad with apples and a southwest chicken soup.

Service was excellent and at 1:30 pm the dining room over half full. The menu has a variety of offerings including steaks (Green River Cattle Company), seafood, quail, etc. My impression of the food is quality ingredients done well with a rather simple approach. It appears they are striving to use local ingredients.

Bad news - no wine or beer service
Good news - They responded that I can bring my own wine and that there is no corkage fee.

Overall a very nice lunch on par with some of the finest Louisville has to offer. I wonder how it will do in Glendale - well I hope. I had heard that there have been consistency issues since the restaurant opened (re-opened) last October - there were no issues today. We will be back.

I live right in Etown, and have never made it down since they opened.
I grew up in the area, and we always just have went to The Whistlestop. The old owner was childhood friends with my dad.
I'm excited by what you described though. We may have to give this a try. It would be amazing to have a wonderful meal in our area rather than having to drive to Louisville.

My wife and I have eaten there 4 times since they re-opened. Each time with no problems. We are going back to try the Chef's tasting menu very soon. Oh, and the Shrimp and Grits are delicious.

I just spoke to Tony on the phone. His menu, which changes daily, sounds great. He was warm and personable. One word....just because it's in dinky Glendale, don't expect to get a dinner cheap. His menu sounds on par with many fine Louisville restaurants, but so does the price. We will be giving him a try in the very near future.

This is great news. I've had family in Franklin, KY for years, and we always stopped at the Whistle Stop en route from Ashland when I was younger. Occasionally I'll still drop by there, so this is a great new option in Glendale.

I just spoke to Tony on the phone. His menu, which changes daily, sounds great. He was warm and personable. One word....just because it's in dinky Glendale, don't expect to get a dinner cheap. His menu sounds on par with many fine Louisville restaurants, but so does the price. We will be giving him a try in the very near future.

No it's not cheap. They don't have alcohol revenues to supplement the food costs.