PLACES TO VISIT
CARSON'S FOOD & DRINK Lexington, KY To be honest, we happened upon Carson's by chance. We were finishing up a tour at Town & Branch when we realized we needed to eat before we got back on the road to Louisville for the next day's round of tours and interviews. We asked the guys what they thought was a good area around the distillery. They unanimously said "Carson's." So, we scrapped our Louisville plans and swapped them for Lexington plans. We'd never actually been into Lexington's downtown before. We'd usually skirt around the edges to various distilleries. However, we were delightedly met with a beautiful city full of lively people, beautiful public art, and delicious food. We were brought in, and greeted with giant wooden shelves behind the bar filled to the top with whiskies.
The place had an incredible atmosphere. Open, lively, and decadently simple with a rustic edge. A lot of care is taken with this place, you can tell. From the brass distressed menus to the water carafe being an empty whiskey bottle, you could tell that everything was designed around an "upscale Kentucky" vibe. We ordered our meals. We are simple men of simple tastes. We got the meatloaf and the cheeseburger. We went a little crazy and got an appetizer of bĂŠarnaise truffle fries and I got a side of smoked gouda macaroni. However, when our food got to the table we were floored. Great plating, and a lot more than what we expected at the price on the presentation side. Though, how was the food itself? Pleased to report it tasted as good, or better than it looked, and the cocktails matched it.
April '20 | 6
