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Pick your nights out and pick up the phone – time to make a reservation or two. It’s never too early to reserve tables for Lexington Restaurant Week.

Archa Nine Thai Kitchen
Athenian Grill
AZUR Restaurant
Brasabana Cuban Cuisine
Buddha Lounge
Carson’s Food & Drink
Charlie Brown’s Restaurant
Coles 735 Main
Columbia Steak House
County Club
Distilled on Second Street
Dudley’s On Short
Holly Hill Inn
Honeywood Restaurant
J. Render’s
Jean Farris Winery & Bistro

Le Deauville French Bistro
Lockbox at 21C
Malone’s – Hamburg
Malone’s – Lansdowne
Malone’s – Palomar
Merrick Inn
Minglewood
Nick Ryan’s
OBC Kitchen
Palmers Fresh Grill
Pasta Garage Italian Cafe
Proud Mary BBQ
The Ketch
The Sage Rabbit
Sutton’s Restaurant
Walker’s of Lexington
Zen Sushi & Sake

Archa Nine Thai Kitchen

1 Pick one to share: Chicken Satay or Fresh Summer Rolls Veggies (*VGN)

2 Choose a bowl of soup – Tom Yum Goong (Shrimp Tom Yum) or Tom Kah Tofu (*VGN)

3 Each pick and authentic Thai entree! Broccoli Moo Krob – house made crispy pork belly stir-fried with broccoli or Kra Praow Gai – ground chicken stir-fried with fresh chili and basil leaves and fried eggs or Spicy Eggplant (*VGN) – served with Thai Jasmine rice

4 Mango Sticky Rice (*VGN)

Athenian Grill (Locust Hill)

2 for $27

1 Your choice of any dip with pita bread

2 Each choose an entree: Gyro or Gyro Bowl with one side, Spanakopita, Veggie plate, Greek Beef Stew or Meatballs

3 Two pieces of homemade Baklava

AZUR Restaurant

1. Chef Jeremy’s Pimiento Cheese Fritters with peach chutney or Kentucky Heirloom Tomatoes blackberry goat cheese crouton, pickled vidialias, truffle sea sealt and lemon verbena EVOO, basil sponge or Chickpea Fritter, carrot hummus, fatoosh relish (*VGT/VGN)

2. Kentucky Bourbon Hangar Steak with a Four Roses bourbon and mushroom sauce, shaved bacon brussel sports and Parmesan whipped purple potatoes or Pan Roasted Green Goddess Airline Chicken Breast with a chipotle buttermilk sauce topped with lemon-herb and champagne dressed cucumber tomato salad crispy onion rings or Catfish Fried Tempeh, black eyed peas and summer greens, red curry tomato broth (*VGT/VGN)

3. Ginseng Spiced Pineapple Upside Down Cake with cream cheese frosting or Chocolate Tofu Cheesecake with peanut butter pretzel crust (*VGT/VGN)

Brasabana

2 for $27

1 Croquetas – crispy blend of ham and chicken served with ancho queso dipping sauce

2 Each choose a Cuban entree: Cuban Gumbo – chicken, sweet pepper, corn gumbo with white rice and fried jalapeño or Ropa Vieja – classic Cuban slow cooked shredded beef with tomatoes, peppers and onion served with beans, white rice and tostones or Puerco Brasabana – pan seared shredded pork, glazed with fresh mojo, peppers and onions, served with sweet plantain, chipotle-queso glazed sweet potato over beans and white rice

3 Dessert to share: Caramel Apple Empanadas

Buddha Lounge

1 Seaweed salad or House salad

2 Yellow Tail Jalapeño or Sweet Chili Shrimp

3 Chef Special Roll or Chef Choice Sashimi or Salmon Teriyaki

4 Green Tea Ice Cream

Carson's Food & Drink

1 Sriracha Bourbon BBQ ribs or Salmon Bruschetta – house cured salmon, goat cheese spread, red onion, capers, cucumbers, balsamic reduction, crème fraîche, and fresh dill

2 Filet Medallion on a bed of garlic mashed potatoes, grilled asparagus, rosemary Demi Glace and topped with Carson’s Bernaise or Salmon Oscar Style on garlic mashed potatoes, with asparagus, topped with Bearnaise and buttered lump crab meat

3 Banana Bourbon Bread Pudding or Ice Cream Martini with seasonal berries

Charlie Brown's Restaurant

1 Each pick an app: Tuna Teriyaki or Caribbean Chicken Strips or Buffalo Drummies or Stuffed Jalapeños or Beer Cheese Plate or Hot Pepper Cheese & more.

2 Each pick an entree: Grilled Chicken or Tuna Caesar Salad over romaine mix with croutons, onions, parmesan cheese or Prime Rib Salad – 8 oz Prime Rib over romaine mix with tomatoes, cheese, croutons, cucumbers or Tuna Steak Sandwich – 6 oz grilled tuna steak on wheat or Clam Strip or Shrimp Dinner with french fries and slaw or Bison Burger & more.

3 Two sodas & dessert to share

Coles 735 Main

$27 Chef Special

1 Warm Brussels and House Bacon – shaved Brussels sprouts, carrots, red onion, and napa cabbage finished with gorgonzola, balsamic drizzle, toasted hazelnuts, pumpkin seed oil or Lobster Bisque – sherry crème fraîche, chives or Honey Crisp Apple Salad – seasonal field greens, cucumber, red onion, blueberries, spiced candied walnuts, poppy seed vinaigrette

2 Swordfish – lemon dill new potatoes, heirloom tomato tapanade, roasted pepper pesto or Pan Seared Chicken – Gerber Farms chicken breast, sea salt crusted potatoes, grilled radicchio, baby heirloom tomatoes, smoked honey vinaigrette, chervil or Beef Shoulder Tender – smoked black pepper crusted, hazelnut butter whipped potatoes, sautéed haricot verts, corn, red cabbage, bourbon molasses demi-glace

3 Assorted Dessert Plate – espresso cheesecake, key lime tart, flourless chocolate torte, butterscotch pecan cookie

Columbia Steak House

2 Nighthawk Specials (tenderloin of beef broiled in garlic butter) with baked potato or steak fries and our famous Diego Salad (chopped and served with our secret seasoning!)

County Club

2 for $27 (Family Style)

1 Tomato Toast – toasted sunrise sourdough w/ smoked local tomato jus, aged sheep cheese & CA olive oil

2 Smoked Pork Belly & Watermelon Salad w/ chiles, lime, mint & basil

3 Fudge Bombs – chocolate & peanut butter fudge w/ salted caramel & cookie crumbs

Dudley's On Short

$27 Chef Special Sample

*Chef may change daily – please call (859) 252-1010

1 Chilled Corn Soup – grilled corn & cucumber salad, chorizo oil or Watermelon Salad with pine nuts, feta, currants & Chipotle vinaigrette

2 Whole Roasted Heritage Pork Loin – pimento cheese grits, grilled peach & chimichurri or Slow Cookes Salmon with warm bacon & fingerling potato salad, pole beans and jalapeño vinaigrette or Fresh Tagliatelle Pasta with heirloom tomatoes, garlic, parmesan and EVOO

3 Homemade Staci Cake or Key Lime Pot de Crème with key lime meringue

Holly Hill Inn

2 for $27 Chef Special

1 Local Tomatoes and Fresh Cheese – toasted white bread, fresh cow’s milk cheese, peeled and sliced heirloom tomatoes, olive oil, black pepper and arugula

2 Stuffed Rainbow Trout – whole boneless trout filled with garden sage and thinly sliced country ham, smothered in a sauce of white wine, tarragon and butter, served over bay-scented fresh corn grits and sautéed escarole with toasted almonds

3 White Chocolate Pot de Crème – creamy white chocolate custard, with a layer of bourbon-blackberry sauce and sealed with a dark chocolate “shell”

Honeywood Restaurant

2 for $27 Chef Special

1 Heirloom Tomato Salad – local watermelon, cucumbers and lettuce, served with Feta-Green Goddess dressing and sunflower seeds

2 Marinated Stone Cross Pork Chops – jalapeño-corn relish, Weisenberger grits, sautéed local zucchini and squash

3 Bourbon Chocolate Pecan Pie from The Midway Bakery

J. Render's

1 Pick an app to share: Nachos or Smoked Cheddar Bacon Fries or Smoked Buffalo Chicken Dip or Spinach & Artichoke Dip

2 Each choose your entree: 2 Meat BBQ Platter – Pulled Pork, Pulled Chicken, Beef Brisket, Purnell’s Ky Proud Smoked Sausage, Quarter Chicken (excl. ribs) or Meatloaf Dinner or Martin’s Buttermilk Fried Chicken or Smoked Chicken Salad

3 Pick a dessert to share! Nancy’s Banana Pudding or Ghiradelli Chocolate Brownie

Jean Farris Winery & Bistro

1 French Onion or Seasonal Soup of the Day or Fried Green Tomatoes with Bacon Ranch Dressing or Simple Farm Salad – fresh greens, tomato, cucumber, carrot, red wine vinaigrette (*GF & VGN)

2 Garden Pasta – linguine, estate vegetables, white wine sauce, parmesan (*VGT, *GF pasta avail) or Chicken Creamy Corn – garden beans, grilled scallion, jus (*GF) or Pork Honey Peach Glazed Pork Loin – grilled peach, southern corn pudding, crispy bacon brussel sprouts (*GF) or Grilled Flank Steak – whipped garlic potatoes, grilled squash and zucchini, Bourbon Barrel Worcestershire sauce (*GF)

3 Seasonal Cobbler & Vanilla Ice Cream (*VGT) or Key Lime Pie Tart

Lockbox at 21C

1 Mixed Lettuces – spiced pecans, feta & sorghum-lime dressing or Chilled Cucumber Gaspacho – marcona almonds & buttermilk crema

2 Smoked Brisket – crispy new potatoes & green chile or Pan Roasted Salmon – rice middlins’, green tomato & pecan relsih

3 Rasberry Panna Cotta – local berries, streusel & whip or Fried Chocolate Donuts – lots of powdered sugar

Malone's

$27 Chef Special Sample

1 Signature Steak & Potato Soup or Buffalo Shrimp – Blue cheese slaw or Baked Oysters Florentine – rich creamed spinach and parmesan crumbs or The Lexingtonian Salad or Blue Cheese & Apple Salad

2 Oven Roasted Stuffed Salmon stuffed with shrimp, blue crab and rich brie, lemon butter sauc, whipped potatoes or Black & Bleu Filet – Cajun-seasoned twin filets finished with Blue cheese Mornay & a classic side or Jamaican Jerk Chicken – citrus-brined “frenched” chicken breast, Caribbean-roasted and grilled with jerk sauce; sweet potato mash and pineapple salsa or add a premium entree: Aged Prime Center Cut NY Strip – 14 oz, choice of classic side +$15 or The Randall Cobb Prime Bone-In Filet – 12 oz, choice of classic side +$20

3 Piña colada Key Lime Mousse Pie – graham crust filled with a light, mousse made with authentic Key lime juice; whipped cream, toasted coconut and sweet pineapple or Strawberries & Amaretto Cream – fresh sliced berries topped with amaretto cream and toasted almonds

Merrick Inn

1. 1/2 Grouper Fingers – a local favorite, mustard sauce or Trick’s Beer Cheese – Wisconsin cheddar or Smoked Jalapenos with Country Boy Brew or Merrick’s Fried Calamari with Asian slaw, sesame giner vinaigrette or Artichoke & Rock Shrimp Dip on La Vosh flatbread

2 Walleye Pike – Dad’s favorite fish, seasoned and broiled or crispy fried or Grilled 12 oz. Smoked Pork Chop topped with Chef’s Four Roses Bourbon, bacon, red onion and cranberry compote or Fresh Atlantic Salmon delicately broiled, dill hollandaise or Magherita Chicken – grilled, roasted heirloom tomatoes, pesto & mozzarella cheese (*VGT option sub. Portabella for chicken)

3 1/2 Cannon’s Bread Pudding – house favorite, changes daily or Tiramisu – espresso-infused cake with clouds of mascarpone mousse or Cookie Crunch Strawberry Short Cake – fresh strawberries, rich whipped cream and white cake or Mountain Pie – Grandma Hellmann’s Recipe with ice cream

Minglewood

1 I’m High on Cheese – cheddar and parmesan pimento cheese topped with pickled jalapeno, served with grilled bread or The Wedge – crisp iceburg, creamy roasted garlic and parmesan dressing, cherry tomato, cucumber, fried banana peppers

2 Jamaican Shrimp Cakes – pan fried shrimp cakes topped with chipotle aioli and watermelon and tomato salsa or Green Pork Chili Tacos – green chili tomatillo braised Marksbury Farm’s pulled pork finished with Jalapeno infused mescal macerated blueberries and avocado creme or Fried Chicken Hot Brown – wheat toast, city ham, toamto chutney smoked cheddar mornay, spinach and bacon crumble (*VGT/VGN opt avail)

3 Donut Holes – dusted in cinnamon, nutmeg, sugar and cayenne with dark rum blueberry sauce, sorella gelato, chocolate hemp seeds or Kentucky Breakfast – Knob Creek smoked maple whiskey and rumchata on ice

Nick Ryan's

$27 Chef Special

1 Layered Tomatoes – mozzarella cheese & basil, topped with balsamic reduction

2 Grilled 8 oz USDA Prime NY Strip topped with a brandy red peppercorn sauce, fried oyster mushroom, potato pancake, sautéed brussel sprouts

3 Fresh Baked Warm Chocolate Chip Cookie with vanilla ice cream & chocolate syrup

OBC Kitchen

$27 Chef Special Sample

1 Strawberry Cucumber Salad – rice wine and fresh mint Pimento Cheese ciabatta crisps; house pickles or Kale & Quinoa Salad – sunflower seeds, green apple, white cheddar, red onion, golden raisins, cider-honey vinaigrette

2 Maple Pork Belly Tacos – crispy maple-brined pork belly, cider-honey slaw, lemon-tabasco aioli or Seared Blackened Mahi – zucchini noodles and saffron lobster tomato broth or Blackhawk Farm Wagyu Pimento Cheese Sliders – wood-grilled, premium (KY Proud) American wagyu beef, 1000 island, house pickles, lettuce, tomato, butter-toasted mini brioche buns

3 Bourbon Hone Pecan-Bacon Cheesecake – rich, smooth vanilla bean cheesecake with a graham cracker crust, topped with candied pecan bacon crumble and bourbon-honey; finished with whipped cream or Berries & Amaretto Anglaise – fresh seasonal berries topped with amaretto custard and toasted almonds

Palmers Fresh Grill

1 Fried Green Tomatoes Caprese – fresh mozzarella, herb pesto, balsamic reduction or Truffled Sidewinder Fries – smoked ketchup, Bearnaise

2 Norwegian Salmon – orzo, seasoned vegetables, sun-dried tomato beurre blanc or Shrimp & Grits – Cajun shrimp, creole cream, Weisenberger mill smoked gouda grits or Champagne Chicken – whipped potato, seasoned vegetables, sauteed spinach, mozzarella, champagne mushroom cream

3 Bourbon & Salted Caramel Bread Pudding – praline ice cream or Coconut Cream Pie – fresh whipped cream, toasted macadamia nuts

Proud Mary BBQ

2 for $27

1 Pick an app to share: Fried Banana Peppers, Bite-size Catfish or Mother Fries

2 Pick 3 to share: Pork, Brisket, Chicken, Sausage, Ribs, Fried Catfish, Fried Shrimp, Fried Frog Legs and Crawfish Etouffee with 2 sides

3 Share a dessert: Bread Pudding, Chocolate Moose Cake or Strawberry Short Cake

4 Green Tea Ice Cream

Sutton's Restaurant

2 for $27

1 Each choose a salad: Caesar or House

2 Pick 1 to share: Bruschetta or Garlic Bread with cheese

3 Each choose an entree: Family Recipe Lasagna, Chicken Parmesan, Baked Chicken and Broccoli Pasta or Eggplant Parmesan

4 Each choose a dessert: made from scratch, ‘soon to be world-famous’ Bread Pudding with our secret Bourbon caramel or Chocolate Mousse with toffee crumbles

The Ketch

$27 Chef Special Sample

Deadliest Ketch Bucket – one pound of Bering Sea Alaskan Snow Crab Clusters with choice of sauces. Served with corn on the cob and red skin potatoes

During Lexington Restaurant Week add an extra half pound of Snow Crab at no extra cost.

The Sage Rabbit

1 Gazpacho

2 Fresh Fettuccine with shiitakes, sun-dried tomatoes, spinach & lemon cream, topped with Asiago or Noodle Bowl with seasonal vegetables, red light sauce & green onion or Chef’s Risotto of Choice or Chef’s Garden – selection of seasonal vegetables, changes nightly

3 Chef’s choice of seasonal dessert

Walker's of Lexington

$27 Chef Special

1 Booming Rockefeller Shrimp – stuffed with portobello mushroom caps

2 Athenian Salad – romaine, spinach, marinated olives with feta and red wine vinaigrette or Soup du Jour

3 Lemon Dill Salmon – pan seared over fettucine, served with asparagus and fresh lemon dill cream sauce or NY Strip – 10 oz. strip on bed of roasted garlic mashed potatoes with her buerre rouge and seasonal vegetables

4 Dessert du Jour