Louisville HotBytes.com in The Voice-Tribune, Sept. 10, 2009Here's a geographical conundrum: How can you walk from the familar suburban scene of St. Matthews into Chicago's South Side in one small step? It's simple, assuming that small step takes you through the door of Lonnie's Best Taste of Chicago.
Cubs and White Sox and Bears, oh my, not to mention portraits of Chicago mayors Harold Washington and Richard Daley and photos of Windy City landmarks like the John Hancock building convert the small, free-standing building on St. Matthews Avenue into a fair approximation of a South Side lunch
As it is in Chicago, so it is in St. Matthews, at Lonnie's at least, where you can order Chicago-brand Vienna Beef dogs with a variety of toppings, plus Kronos gyros - also made in the Windy City - and other Chicago culinary traditions including spicy Italian beef sandwiches, corned beef, wings, Polish and Italian sausages and more.
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If you're looking for something more than a mere snack, though, mark your calendar for any Friday, when a catfish fry is featured for $7.99; or Wednesday, when the plat du jour is a blue-plate soul food special featuring a meat course (typically pork chop, rib tips or meat loaf) with greens, cornbread and candied yams.
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Lonnie's Best Taste of Chicago
121 St. Matthews Ave.
895-2380