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Dizzy Whizz Drive-In
🍔Cheeseburgers · Louisville, KY
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Louisville, KY
Dizzy Whizz Drive-In
🍔Cheeseburgers · Louisville, KY
Your Crown Jewel pick earns this restaurant a bonus point on the leaderboard.
Dizzy Whizz Drive-In
Louisville, KY
Dizzy Whizz is a Louisville drive-in from the 1940s. The Whizz Burger with chili and onions is pure nostalgia. They still do carhop service.
Royals Hot Chicken
Louisville, KY
Royals Hot Chicken brought Nashville-style heat to Louisville. The medium is plenty hot for most people. Crispy skin, juicy meat, pickles on white bread. Simple and devastating.
The Comfy Cow
Louisville, KY
Comfy Cow makes small-batch ice cream with local dairy. The Bourbon Ball flavor is peak Louisville. Multiple locations now but the Frankfort Ave original still has the best vibe.
Feast BBQ
Louisville, KY
Feast BBQ in NuLu smokes everything with local fruitwood. The ribs have a cider vinegar mop that's tangy and sweet. The bourbon list is deep, which makes sense for Louisville.
Nord's Bakery
Louisville, KY
Nord's has been baking donuts on Lydia Street since the 1930s. The glazed are still warm when you get there before 7am. No fancy flavors, just a perfect donut.
Vietnam Kitchen
Louisville, KY
Vietnam Kitchen on South 3rd has the most aromatic pho broth in Louisville. Star anise and charred ginger hit your nose before the bowl arrives. The Vietnamese community shops here, which tells you everything.
Clay Oven Indian Restaurant
Louisville, KY
Clay Oven's chicken tikka masala has a slow-cooked tomato sauce that's rich and complex. The garlic naan from the tandoor is soft and charred in the right spots. Poplar Level Road staple.
Amazing Thai
Louisville, KY
Amazing Thai on Bardstown Road does pad Thai with perfect wok hei. The rice noodles have that slight char and the sauce is tamarind-forward, not ketchup-sweet like some places.