Dinersīuffet: $8 (includes drink & tax cash only) This place has rabid fans, but don’t expect gourmet quality. For under $6, you can eat a burger, fries and a milkshake. The emphasis here is “cheap.” The price is not a misprint. Right down the road from the Parkette, you’ll find another burger landmark at Burger Shake. The Parkette actually had the original “Kentucky Fried Chicken,” but that’s a story for another time. They are known for their poor boy, which is served double-decker with all the fixin’s. The owners have been vigilant caretakers of this local treasure. The Parkette’s iconic sign has been a New Circle Road landmark since 1951. And tater tots! I, personally, go for the “Super Ho” with fries and cheez sauce (same thing I ate in college). Twenty-four hours-a-day, the campus stalwart kicks out fantastic grease-burgers. If you went to UK and are still a “Ho-Virgin,” you did college wrong. (But I’m just going to have to take their word on it.) They also do a well-regarded black bean burger. It comes with homemade chips, but go ahead and order the house-made sweet potato fries. In particular, their burger is excellent. Sidebar is a small, laid-back bar that serves great food. While you’re there, get some homemade pie for dessert. If you don’t know what a hot brown is, you’re likely reading the wrong publication. Weighing in at $9.95, the hot brown is the most expensive meal on the lunch menu. This one is tough because Stella’s offers so many great locally sourced options to choose from. Top it with onions, hot sauce and some sour cream, and you’ve got not only a culinary masterpiece on the cheap but maybe the only meal you need to eat that day. The Jambro, as some call it, is B&T’s jambalaya topped with delicious gumbo. It comes with chips, but be sure to try one of Dad’s soups as well. The pot roast is served on a French roll and topped with asiago cheese spread and a red pepper sauce. The Asiago Pot Roast sandwich is simply one of the best sandwiches you didn’t know you were missing. If you think Dad’s just sells great beer cheese, you are plain wrong. Be sure to ask for alfredo sauce, as well as marinara, for dipping. The slice comes from a giant 22-inch New York-style pizza, and they have several to choose from. I can be tipped with bags of carry-out.Ī large (I mean LARGE) breadstick, a slice of pizza and soda for $6. Once you get to the register, order the brisket sandwich and pony up the few extra bucks for a side of potato salad and collard greens. This place usually has a line out of the door by Pizza slices (always a meat topping, always a veggie), and you get a large slice of pizza, a fresh Great pizza and a great salad made with homemade dressing. Add their South Carolina Mustard Sauce and some fickles (fried pickles) and beer cheese grits, and you’ll drive home very happy, and very full. If you really want to get funky, you can add a pretzel bun for $.49. Of central Kentucky… put beer cheese on brisket. You know there’s great BBQ to be had when there’s a line out of the door. Best served over pasta, it’s a hearty and delicious meal. The “Mock Shoe” is a cheesy prosciutto cream sauce with bell peppers and corn. Keep an eye out in an upcoming issue for our CHEAP EATS PART 2, where we’ll highlight Latino fare, pub food, favorite sweet treats, Lexington originals and more! Americana And if the inexpensive grub is not only delicious but also interesting, and maybe even outside your previous dining experience, all the better. We’ve compiled 20 of Lexington’s favorite places to get big noms for little dollars. A time to eat a nice salad, attend a yoga session or two, maybe undergo a juice cleanse. Ahhh, that quiet time between the mania that was Lexington Burger Week, and the upcoming weekend of culinary debauchery that is CRAVE Lexington.
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