Love Louisville: Food!

By David Yeiser

So I, like most people, enjoy a good meal. Luckily Louisville has much to offer when it comes to tasty and affordable fare. Three of these places I’ve highlighted below.

Safier’s

If you ever find yourself downtown and hungry, I would highly recommend Safier’s. The food is Persian and is anchored by a few delicious choices. To generalize, you can get a “sandwich” or a meal. The sandwich is a bunch of good stuff like chicken, beef, falafel, lettuce, pickled turnip (I think), garlic sauce, tahini sauce, onions, tomatoes, etc. wrapped in a large pita (the good stuff varies for each menu item).

The meal is the sandwich without the large pita wrap, plus rice and salad. The falafel is good, as is the chicken shawarma. For first timers I would recommend the chicken shawarma.

Safier’s is located at 641 S. 4th Street. (View picture, view map)

El Mundo

The City is not short of Mexican/TexMex offerings, usually chips and salsa being a good enough reason alone to visit. El Mundo is a bit different from your typical Mexican restaurant, mainly they don’t serve free chips and salsa (although you can order it as an appetizer). That said though, their food is very yummy and comes in hearty portions. I really like the pan-fried fish tacos; and the pork dishes are good as well.

El Mundo is located at 2345 Frankfort Avenue. (View Map)

Photo Credit: taurusaficionado on Flickr

Ramsi’s Cafe on the World

If a visitor to the City wants to take part in a true Louisville dining experience, more times than not I would take them to Ramsi’s Cafe on the World. Why? Mainly because it’s so unique; and therefore hard to compare to restaurants in other cities, inherently making it a Louisville special.

I think its anomaly lies in the fact that it has such a wide range of options and that the majority of these options are really good. So it’s an easy crowd pleaser and a great place to try new meals. I have three favorites on the menu: The Jamaican Jerk chicken sandwich, the Empress chicken and the East meets South fajitas. You’ll leave wondering if you’ll ever experience anything quite like it again. You won’t. Unless you go back.

Ramsi’s is located at 1293 Bardstown Road. (View map)

Photo Credit: Todd Mundt on Flickr