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When ordering by the plate, diners at Brooks BBQ No. 2 get a meat and two sides. This plate features ribs with baked beans and special slaw. Regular cole slaw also is available.

Take your 'cue from Lexington's Brooks BBQ No. 2

You never know what delights you will find on New Circle Road, the artery so dominated by chain businesses that it often takes a combination of purposeful attention and an eagle eye to spot the more interesting independents

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DAILY BUSINESS REPORT

Artisan pub to open at site of former Buddy's Bar and Grill

The former site of Buddy's Bar and Grill will serve Central Kentucky-produced beer and artisanal pub food when a new restaurant opens there later this year.

14 days ago
SHARON THOMPSON

Rosetta starts with lunch, readies for dinner service

Rosetta opened Tuesday in the former Mia's spot at Short Street and North Limestone. Chef/owner Brandon Owens named the restaurant for his maternal grandmother, Rosetta Napier.

14 days ago
SHARON THOMPSON

Restaurants are gearing up for May's many celebrations

May is a big month for celebrations — Derby, Cinco de Mayo, graduations, Mother's Day — and restaurants are jazzing up their menus for the occasions.

21 days ago
BUSINESS

Food truck gathering cooks up crowds to support mobile vendors

The Blue Grass Food Blast, a group of food trucks and food-truck supporters, converged on a vacant lot at Main and Vine streets on Friday to urge the city to ease regulations on mobile food vendors while selling bunches of food and sporting "Free the Food Trucks" T-shirts.

27 days ago
FOOD

Nearly 40 years on, Alfalfa retains its mix of food, atmosphere and style

"We were local before local was cool." That single sentence on Alfalfa's Web site says it all about the restaurant that opened in 1973. Tradition remains, but the menu has evolved and become somewhat more sophisticated in the past couple of years. Execution has improved, and the operation, while...

28 days ago
SHARON THOMPSON

Danville pub's owner grows produce that's on the menu

Seasonal vegetables served at Bluegrass Pizza & Pub in Danville are guaranteed fresh from the farm. Owner Colin Masters is starting an organic farm that will supply fresh produce to the restaurant at 235 West Main Street.

28 days ago
BUSINESS

Limited-service Chick-fil-A opens downtown

A limited-service Chick-fil-A restaurant opened Tuesday on the fifth floor of downtown Lexington's Chase Tower.

34 days ago
SHARON THOMPSON

New T Bar serves up sliders

Lexington pie baker Elizabeth Maggi is the chef at the new T Bar restaurant at the corner of Woodland and Euclid Avenues, serving a variety of gourmet sliders.

35 days ago
BUSINESS

Calistoga closes last Kentucky restaurant

Calistoga Artisan Sandwiches, which closed its Lexington location in summer 2011, has now shuttered its last restaurant in Kentucky.

37 days ago
BUSINESS

First Watch restaurant will be on Richmond Rd.

First Watch, a daytime-only restaurant chain, announced Monday that its first Lexington location will be at the intersection of Man o' War Boulevard and Richmond Road.

38 days ago