Easter takeout guide: Whether ham or lamb, Lexington restaurants have options
Even during a global pandemic shutdown — or maybe especially during a global pandemic shutdown such as coronavirus — people need to celebrate the arrival of spring and renewal that promises.
This year, unlike most years, you can’t make a brunch reservation for Easter on April 12.
But you can still order a ham or leg of lamb, get those melt-in-your-mouth butterflake rolls, and wow everybody with cute bunny cookies.
It’ll just be takeout. Your family gathering, as long as it isn’t too big, can still go on.
And local restaurants, bakeries and caterers need your help now more than ever.
Lexington Easter takeout guide:
▪ Athenian Grill will have items for a Greek Easter including traditional red eggs and a Lamb Feast meal with leg of lamb roasted in a firewood oven with homemade bread, tzatziki, cheese pie triangles, Greek salad, roasted vegetables, lemon potatoes and baklava. It feeds four for $65.
▪ Azur Restaurant & Patio is offering a family-style Easter meal with choice of rosemary garlic-rubbed and smoked leg of lamb with red wine reduction for $150 or maple-mustard glazed ham for $120 to feed eight. Comes with sides of smoked gouda scalloped potatoes; spring succotash with asparagus, peas, corn, mushroom and tomato; buttermilk-yeast rolls and a butterscotch meringue pie. Appetizers also are available to add on, including pimento cheese and biscuits with bourbon peach chutney, artichoke and shrimp dip or deviled eggs.
▪ Bayou Bluegrass Catering and Copper Roux will have Easter takeout items available. Menu of entree, side and dessert options will be at bayoubluegrass.com. Call 606-560-0376 to order or place an order online.
▪ Bonefish Grill is offering Easter Dinner Family Bundles for carryout on April 11 and April 12 with seasonal seafood. Dinner for six for $65 includes wood-grilled mahi and jumbo shrimp with citrus aioli and a choice of salad, served with family-style sides including bacon mac and cheese plus seasonal veggies, fresh bread with pesto and a dessert duo of classic cheesecake slices and cookies. A bottle of wine can be added on, starting at $15. Call 859-233-3474 in advance to place an order.
▪ Caramanda’s Bake Shoppe is taking orders for dessert cakes (strawberry cake, red velvet, german chocolate, coconut cream,white chocolate raspberry), and have a new spring offering of Hummingbird cake made with bananas, pineapple, coconut and pecans and iced with cream cheese frosting. They also have Easter-themed decorated cakes available as well. Call 859-278-7172.
▪ Carson’s Food & Drink will have, in addition to its brunch menu from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and lunch, dinner, family dinners, Carson’s Cuts menu all day, a special Easter menu starts at 3 p.m. for take-out. The heat-and-serve Easter Dinner serves 4-6 people and comes with choice of prime rib, honey-cured ham or salmon filets with crab and bearnaise sauce, plus Yukon gold garlic mashed potatoes with rosemary demi-glace gravy, sautéed French green beans in garlic and truffle butter, smoked Gouda mac and cheese and truffle rolls, with bread pudding for dessert.
▪ Critchfield Meats and store will have to cook or pre-cooked: leg of lamb, lamb racks, spiral hams, standing rib roast all available to take home and cook or pre-cooked, whole beef tenderloins, fresh turkeys, and sides including broccoli casserole, green beans, corn pudding, fried apples, mashed potatoes, scalloped potatoes, sweet potato casserole, rolls, pies, cakes. Call to order, go online critchfieldmeats.com or come in the store.
▪ DV8 Kitchen will have a pop-up on April 8 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in its parking lot at 867 South Broadway. You can get cinnamon rolls (choice of Easter, cream cheese frosting or plain) for $4.25 for one or $24 for six. You can also order the Chicken Salad Family Meal Deal with 3 pounds of DV8’s famous chicken salad and one loaf of fresh sourdough bread for $20.00. Homemade jams, chocolate chip cookies and gluten-free chocolate chip cookies are also available. You can order online through dv8kitchen.com or call 859-273-4663 by by 5 p.m. April 7.
▪ Donut Days Bakery has Easter cookies, cupcakes, cakes and butterflake dinner rolls. You can get in store or call 859-277-9414 to pre-order for curbside pickup.
▪ Dupree Catering is offering an Easter dinner menu with choice of a salad, an entree, two sides and yeast rolls, all ready to heat and eat. Entree choices include spiral ham, chicken pot pie, pork chop, oven-fried chicken and braised brisket, with a choice of sides and desserts. It’s $48 for four, $72 for six, and $96 for eight. Add an additional entree, side or dessert for $4 per person. Call 859-231-0464 to order. Pick up on April 11.
▪ European Delights Bakery, open Monday-Saturday 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. for curbside pickup, has traditional Easter bread, Easter egg cakes, hot cross buns, Princess Cake, chocolate mousse, Easter gift baskets, assorted cookie trays, challah bread and raspberry meringue cups.
▪ Fresh Market grocery will have a complete ready-to-heat Easter meal to order online. Serves eight to 10 and includes spiral sliced honey ham, garden green beans, white cheddar scalloped potatoes, cored pineapple, golden dinner rolls and a white layer cake. Available for $69.99 and can be ordered in-store or online through April 9. Orders can be picked up in-store on April 10, 11 or 12.
▪ Good Foods Co-op will have Easter favorites in their grab & go cooler to take home for heat and eat. Choices include an Easter dinner plate with Marksbury ham, scalloped potatoes and Good Foods kale. A la carte options include: Marksbury ham, scalloped potatoes, Good Foods kale, broccoli and corn stuffing, Good Foods mac and cheese, vegan devilish potatoes, maple whipped sweet potatoes, vegan mashed potatoes, vegan mac and cheese and hot cross buns. You can pick up items in the days leading up to Easter, or call ahead 859-278-1813 to place a special order.
▪ The Goose & Gander in Midway will be open for takeout on Easter with holiday and seasonal specials, plus most items from their regular menu, from noon to 7 p.m. Call 859-846-9933 to ask for curbside pickup. Specialties include pizza, burgers, meatloaf and beer battered fish. For larger orders, please call a day in advance.
▪ Gus’s World Famous Fried Chicken will have a family meal special, with eight pieces of bone-in chicken, six tenders, large mac n’ cheese, large slaw and two dipping sauces. Feeds four to six people for $26 plus tax.
▪ Heirloom in Midway is offering a three-course dinner for $30 per person. For appetizer, choose deviled eggs, smoked potato and leek soup or dressed arugula. For main course, there’s steak frites, quiche Lorraine, egg frittata, shrimp and grits, buttermilk fried chicken or French toast. For dessert, there’s chocolate mousse or pistachio chess pie. Call 859-846-5565.
▪ Holly Hill Inn in Midway will continue its Suppers To Go program Easter weekend with special family dinners available for curbside delivery at the restaurant, 426 North Winter St., Midway, and at Zim’s Cafe, 215 West Main St., Lexington. Entrees include ham or leg of lamb with sides and dessert. Online options also include whole quiche, cinnamon rolls, a mini Easter confetti cake from The Midway Bakery and Ouita’s Favorite Cookie Box with chocolate bunny or peanut egg. Each dinner serves two or four people, and will be packed for reheating with instructions. Curbside pickup at both locations on Friday and Saturday. Restaurants will be closed Easter Sunday. Other restaurant options will be posted on ouitamichel.com.
▪ J. Render’s Southern Table & Bar is offering smoked spiral ham for $45, with a pan of holiday sides for $26.99 each. Options include hashbrown casserole, broccoli casserole, sweet potato casserole, Mary’s Corn Pudding, sweet jalapeno cornbread, green beans, collard greens, Render’s potato salad, smoked mac & cheese and mashed potatoes. Call 859-533-9777 or email info@jrendersbbq.com to order.
▪ Keene Dining is offering a family-style Easter feast you can pick up on Saturday for $100 to feed five or six people. It includes brown sugar honey glazed ham, au gratin potatoes, pickled onion deviled eggs, Brussels sprouts sauteed with pancetta, sweet corn pudding, pineapple upside down cake or Derby-style pie. You can also add on beef tenderloin with sauces. Other sides available. Email orders to keenedining@gmail.com. Call 859-224-4653, ext. 4.
▪ Martine’s Pastries has Easter decorated sugar cookies for $3.50; Easter decorated cakes for $28 and $48; hot cross buns by the dozen and ordered in advance; and an Easter cookie decorating kit for $25. Call 859-231-9110 to order and prepay for curbside pickup between 9:30 am to 1:30 pm Tuesday to Saturday.
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▪ Minton’s at 760 is offering an Easter dinner with garlic & cheddar buttermilk biscuits, thyme & three cheese potato gratin, bacon and balsamic Brussels sprouts, honey-glazed carrots and choice of oven-roasted chicken, brown sugar baked ham or herb-crusted brisket with lemon gremolata for $14 per person. Whole pies (coconut cream, key lime or chocolate cream) are also available for $20.
▪ Proud Mary BBQ is offering curbside pickup from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for Easter. Call 859-913-5611 to order. Options include spiral ham, whole fried turkey, sliced ham, sliced turkey, slab baby back ribs, sliced brisket, pulled pork, pulled chicken, and prime rib, jambalaya, dressing, broccoli casserole, sweet potato casserole, corn pudding, green beans, macaroni and cheese, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, baked beans, cole slaw, potato salad, rolls, gravy and desserts. Individual orders or family meals available.
▪ Ranada’s Bistro will have family-style meals available for Easter, in limited quantities. A meal for six to 10 is $150 and includes choice of entree, three sides and a dessert. Options include Easter ham with bourbon honey glaze, rosemary dijon crusted rack of lamb with mint jelly, citrus herbed salmon with dill butter or rosemary and garlic prime rib with au jus for $200. Go to Ranadas.com for full menus for online ordering. Curbside pickup and delivery available. Call 859-523-4141 for more information.
▪ Ruth Hunt Candy is open because it has a post office inside, so if you need Easter candy. Readymade Easter baskets with all the local delicious Ruth Hunt Candy also are available and can be ordered and mailed by calling our 800-927-0302. Go to ruthhuntcandy.com to see “extra” deals
▪ Selma’s Catering and Events is featuring an Easter Sunday menu, as well an Easter brunch menu with appetizers, entrées, quiches, salads, sides, desserts. Add-ons include wine, Mimosa & Bloody Mary Kits, and fresh flowers. You can select any combination they like from both menus, and can call 859-971 2763 to order. Selma’s is even offering Easter Sunday pick-up. Meals may only require a light heat-up. Brunch options include quiches, hash brown casserole and biscuits and deviled eggs. For lunch choose lemon & fresh herb roasted chicken, glazed carving ham or beef tenderloin and a variety of sides.
▪ The Stave in Millville in Woodford County, a family style menu for carryout or delivery with choice of roast beef, leg of lamb or honey baked ham with three sides (choose from cheese grits, braised greens, corn pudding, bourbon honey glaze carrots, mashed potatoes and gravy, potatoes au gratin and country green beans), plus biscuits or cornbread. For dessert you can add on a pie, strawberry shortcake or chocolate walnut bread pudding with bourbon butter sauce.
▪ Stein’s by Addie’s is offering a menu of four meals — bourbon citrus ham, pulled pork bbq, salsa chicken breast or pimento cheese, chicken salad, and tuna salad with sides. Each is $15 per person, ready to heat and serve. And for every meal you buy, they will donate a meal. Each meal comes with banana pudding for dessert. Call to order by April 8 for pickup April 11.
▪ Wild Thyme Cooking will have a full dinners, with entrees, sides, salads and desserts that can be ordered a la carte at wildthymecooking.com. Call 859-523-2665 for more information.
This story was originally published April 2, 2020 at 10:23 AM.
