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Restaurants

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BARBECUE

George's Bar-B-Q

1362 E. Fouth Street 270-926-9276

Locally-owned, serving Owensboro-style barbecue mutton, pork & chicken, with homemade burgoo, sides and desserts.

Moonlite Bar-B-Q Inn

2840 W. Parrish Avenue 270-684-8143

Locally-owned with a world-famous buffet with homemade sides, burgoo, and desserts, plus a full salad bar. Dine-in or carryout

Old Hickory Bar-B-Q

333 Washington Avenue (at 25th & Frederica Street) 270-926-9000

Locally-owned with dine-in, carryout, drive-thru and gift certificates.

Ole South Barbeque

3523 Highway 54 270-926-6464

Locally-owned offering barbecued pork, mutton & chicken with homemade sides, burgoo, and desserts.

DOWNTOWN DINING

Barney's Café & Grill

420 Frederica Street 270-683-2363

Locally-owned, open for breakfast & lunch offering homestyle plate specials, plus a soup & salad bar.

Colby's Deli & Café

401 Frederica Street 270-684-2495

Locally-owned, offering great breakfast items, sandwiches, salads, cookies & ice cream.

Colby's Fine Food & Spirit

202 W. Third Street 270-685-4239

Locally-owned offering lunch and dinner entrees, specials, salads, sides and a separate bar area.

El Toribio's

101 Frederica Street 270-685-2040

Authentic Mexican cuisine, with separate bar area and patio dining on the riverfront. Locally-owned

Famous Bistro

102 W. Second Street 270-686-8202

Locally-owned, serving lunch & dinner, everything from sandwiches to fine dining with a Mediterrean emphasis on Greek cuisine.

Skeetor's Café

222 Allen Street 270-852-2323

Locally-owned offering plate lunch specials and diner meals.

The Créme Coffee House

109 E. Second Street 270-683-7787

Locally-owned offering a relaxed atmosphere with gourmet coffees, specialty drinks, desserts, soups, and panini sandwiches, all in an historic downtown building.

FAMILY DINING

Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar

5120 Frederica Street 270-926-3472

American classics, also offering a Weight Watchers Menu. Separate bar area.

Bob Evans

3123 Highway 54 270-683-3515

Offering everything from classic homestyle favorites like sausage, eggs and hotcakes, to delicious, homestyle holiday menu items.

Briarpatch Restaurant

2760 Veach Road 270-685-3329

Owensboro's finest localy-owned steakhouse since 1971. Large soup and salad bar, with full bar service and fine wines.

Cadillac Restaurant & Grecian Pizza

1315 W. Second Street 270-685-1120
Diner meals and plate specials.

Cheddar's Casual Cafè

3040 Highland Pointe Drive 270-685-2092
Family dining at affordable prices.

Country Ham Restaurant

6421 US Hwy 60 W. 270-926-9249
Great country-style cooking.

Cracker Barrel

5311 Frederica Street 270-684-4118

Homestyle cooking, down-home service. Sit and rock a spell on the front porch in a comfy wooden rocker. Or browse the country store.

Deloris' Café

2123 Triplett Street 270-689-0997
Down-home-friendly diner where you can feel at home with a home-cooked meal.

Denny's Restaurant

4545 Frederica Street 270-684-5488

Breakfast served 24 hours a day. Full menu also offered.

Diamond Lake Restaurant

7301 Hobbs Road 270-229-0881

Great weekend buffet meals. Friday, fish buffet; Saturday, prime rib buffet; Sunday, breakfast/brunch buffet.

Dinner Bell Restaurant

6057 Hwy 2830 270-586-5267
Diner meals and plate specials.

Jack & Jenny's Diner

201 E. 9th Street 270-685-0226
Diner meals and plate specials.

JD's Restaurant

1420 Breckenridge Street 270-683-9419
Diner meals and plate specials.

Little T Diner

1743 Daviess Street 270-684-7996
Diner meals and plate specials.

Miss Daisy's Tea Room & Gift Shop

404 East 24th Street 270-684-5001
Luncheon Tea served 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday
Tea served (and giftshop hours) 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday
Cottage-style dining, quiet, relaxing, calming atmosphere; no smoking or children under 10 years of age. Reservations suggested .

Montana Mike's Steakhouse

3349 Villa Point 270-926-5066

Full-service steakhouse,with an atmosphere reminiscent of a mountain lodge, with steaks hand-cut at the restaurant and grilled to your liking.

O'Charley's Restaurant & Lounge

5205 Frederica Street 270-686-8780

Menu with an emphasis on fresh preparation, featuring several specialty items such as hand-cut and aged steaks, seafood, fresh chicken, homemade yeast rolls, a variety of fresh-cut salads with special-recipe salad dressings and their signature caramel pie.

Red Lobster

3410 Frederica Street 270-926-4044

Family restaurant specializing in seafood dishes. Serving for lunch and dinner, a full menu of appetizers, salads, soups, entrees and desserts is offered.

Royce Restaurant

704 W. 2nd Street 270-685-5940
Family-owned for 50 years; full menu plus plate lunch specials daily. Open 24 hours.

Ruby Tuesday Restaurant

Towne Square Mall 270-926-8324

Casual dining restaurant that provides great food and great service. Banquet facilities are available for up to 70 people.

Ryan's Family Steakhouse

4500 Frederica Street 270-691-9787

From the remarkable Mega Bar buffet to USDA approved fresh cut steaks, Ryan's satisfies your family's hunger for quality dining.

Shoney's

4710 Frederica Street 270-686-7217

Family-style dining off the menu or buffet. Serving breakfast, lunch and dinner.

T.G.I. Friday's

5135 Frederica Street 270-686-1910

Family dining offering a full menu, including Atkins-approved, low carb items.

Texas Roadhouse

943 Moseley Road 270-689-0086

Fresh-cut steaks, made-from-scratch side dishes, fall-off-the-bone ribs, fresh-baked breads and lively atmosphere. Happy hour specials.

Tumbleweed

5257 Frederica Street 270-685-4111

Tex-Mex menu choices include mesquite grilled steaks and ribs, salads, burritos, and sandwiches. Tumbleweed also offers a full bar. Patio seating is available year-round, with live entertainment on Monday nights from 6-9 pm.

Waffle House

3970 Frederica Street 270-852-3720

3200 Bold Forbes Way 270-688-9042
Good, old-fashioned diner food from a full menu; breakfast served 24/7.

Windy Hollow Restaurant

8260 KY Highway 81 270-785-4088

Open Sundays 7a.m. to 1:30 p.m., brunch buffet featuring country ham, fried chicken, red eye gravy & biscuits, fried potatoes, and their famous homemade doughnuts.

Z's

1100 Walnut Street 270-852-2322

Located in the historic Cigar Factory Mall, Z's offers a great atmosphere with private rooms and booths available, family seating, and a sports bar area. Full menu.

CHINESE / JAPANESE / VIETNAMESE

Fuji of Japan

4028 Frederica Street 270-685-0046

Full hibachi menu plus sushi bar.

Hong Kong Chinese Restaurant

1650 Starlite Drive 270-852-7777

Authentic Chinese cuisine.

House of Canton

2845 W. Parrish Avenue 270-683-7662

Locally-owned. Fine Cantonese, Szechuan & Thai cuisines, with full bar service. Dine-in or carryout.

New China Buffet

4768 Frederica Street 270-683-7363

Largest buffet in town, featuring Szechuan, Hunan & Mandarin cuisines. Dine-in or carryout.

Ninki Hibachi Steakhouse & Seafood

3500 Villa Point 270-685-9913

Full hibachi menu plus sushi bar.

Pho Viet

3600 Frederica Street (Halifax Square) 270-691-9022
Traditional Vietnamese cuisine featureing 75 dishes and drinks.

Shogun of Japan

5010 Wildcat Way 270-685-9980

Hibachi meals prepared on grills at the tables. Also offers a full bar service as well as sushi bar.

Super Buffet

3200 Villa Point 270-684-5585

Large buffets featuring Chinese food, Japanese sushi, American food, salad & dessert bars, and barbecue.

Tokyo Japanese Restaurant

3415 Frederica Street 270-926-1020

Japanese-themed restaurant with hibachi meals prepared in the kitchen, plus sushi at affordable prices.

ITALIAN RESTAURANTS

Fazoli's Italian Restaurant

5116 Frederica Street 270-926-8767
Reasonable prices, food quality traditionally associated with casual dining and quick service, they've got something for everyone!

Niko's Italian Cuisine

2200 E. Parrish Avenue 270-852-1618

Fine dining, wine & spirits with an emphasis on Italian cuisine. Locally-owned.

Olive Garden

5204 Frederica Street 270-683-4848
Casual Italian dining featuring authentic entrees, soups, desserts, wines & more.

MEXICAN RESTAURANTS

Casa Martinez

3332 Villa Pointe 270-683-4191

Authentic Mexican food in a relaxed, friendly atmosphere.

El Toribio's

101 Frederica Street 270-685-2040

630 Emory Drive 270-691-6133
3034 E. Fourth Street 270-683-8361
Locally-owned. Authentic Mexican cuisine with daily lunch and Happy Hour specials. Mexican & American beers.

Fiesta Grande

3955 E. Highway 60 270-926-8234

Tipico Mexican restaurant & bar featuring fajitas, burritos, enchiladas, steak, shrimp & more. Dine-in or carryout.

Los Amigos

1146 Carter Road 270-926-4560

Authentic Mexican cuisine.

Real Hacienda

636 Southtown Boulevard 270-685-5950

3118 Alvey Park Drive E. 270-684-5595
Authentic Mexican cuisine, serving real south-of-the-border dishes with great atmosphere and fair prices.

Salsarita

3500 Villa Point 270-686-7505

Casual restaurant serving fresh Mexican foods, including tacos, burritos, quesadillas, nachos & salads.

ICE CREAM

Cold Stone Creamery

5140 Frederica Street 270-683-6570

From unique ice cream creations to smoothies, cakes and shakes nobody serves up the ultimate indulgence like Cold Stone.

Dairy Queen

5030 Frederica Street 270-926-1581

3030 E. 4th Street 270-684-4189
3224 New Hartford Road 270-683-6248
1715 Frederica Street 270-684-6351
Soft-serve ice cream treats, cakes, brazier foods & beverages .

Frailley's Dari Cream

7140 Highway 81 270-785-4076

Soft-serve ice cream treats.

Lic's Deli & Ice Cream

2120 W. Parrish Avenue 270-684-3571

Complete line of hand-dipped ice cream and deli sandwiches in the style of an old-fashioned soda fountain shoppe; also bread, cakes, cookies, and chili.

Scoops, Smoothie & Pretzel

5000 Frederica Street (Towne Square Mall) 270-686-7336

COFFEES

Joe Muggs

4606 Frederica Street inside Books-A-Million 270-685-5585

Specialty coffee & tea drinks.

Starbucks

2402 Frederica Street 270-684-0272

Specialty coffee and tea beverages (Also located in the Starlite Drive Kroger and the Target Store)

The Créme Coffee House

109 E. Second Street 270-683-7787

Locally-owned offering a relaxed atmosphere with gourmet coffees, specialty drinks, desserts, soups, and panini sandwiches, all in an historic downtown building.

PIZZA

54 Pizza Express

3101 Alvey Park Drive 270-683-5454

1700 Starlite Drive 270-683-5400

Cecelia's Pizza

6530 Highway 231 270-729-5700

Domino's Pizza

1003 Burlew Boulevard 270-683-8777

3333 Frederica Street 270-926-6400

Home Run Pizza

5615 Highway 144 270-281-4691

Little Caesar's Pizza

1216 Carter Road 270-685-0022
3429 Frederica Street 270-926-8822

Mama Lea's Pizza & Kid Zone

4748 Frederica Street 270-685-4700

Mancino's Pizza & Grinders

Hwy 54 E. (Woodlands Plaza) 270-926-9005


Noble Roman's Pizza

5000 Frederica Street (inside Towne Square Mall) 270-688-0990

Papa John's Pizza

2510 Frederica Street 270-684-3300

Papa Murphy's

3221 Frederica Street 270-685-1800

Pizza By The Guy

3115 Commonwealth Court 270-686-8603

Pizza Hut

3189 Fairview Drive 270-683-1544
1332 Frederica Street 270-685-3400
4127 Frederica Street 270-684-0040

PizzAroma

3020 US Highway 60 E. 270-691-0580
1401 Carter Road 270-684-1171
3011 Frederica Street 270-684-0611

FAST FOOD

Arby's

3401 Villa Pointe Drive 270-926-4223
4610 Frederica Street 270-684-9999
2960 W. Parrish Avenue 270-683-1584
Large variety of sandwiches and sides.

Big Dipper

2820 W. Parrish Avenue 270-684-4806
Opened in April 1954, the Dipper offers real old-fashioned drive-in burgers, fries, shakes, and ice cream treats.

Burger King

1738 Triplett Street270-685-0949
Clean restaurant, friendly employees, fast service. Drive-thru open 24 hours.

Captain D's Seafood Restaurant

830 Chuck Gray Court 270-684-4206
Offers fried or boiled fish and shrimp and a variety of side items.

Colby's Deli & Café

401 Frederica Street 270-684-2495
Locally-owned and operated deli offering great sandwiches, salads, and treats.

Culver's Frozen Custard & Butterburgers

3020 Highland Pointe Drive 270-689-4040
Frozen custard treats, burgers, salads, kids' meals, chicken to go.

Daily Delicious

603 Park Plaza Drive 270-685-2468
Burgers and sides.

Eight Ball Restaurant

1846 Triplett Street 270-683-3693
Enjoy a round of pool and a great hamburger topped off with an ice cold drink.

Gary's Drive In

2200 Veach Road 270-683-4289
Burgers, homemade soups, ice cream and specialty items such as salmon, turkey and veggie burgers.

Grandy's

5000 Frederica Street 270-683-4877
Breakfast, lunch and dinner served. Dine in, carryout, or drive-thru. Chicken, country-fried steak, and cinnamon rolls.

Lee's Famous Recipe

1001 Burlew Boulevard 270-685-5653
1800 Carter Road 270-683-0584
Chicken dinners for one or for a family. Dine in, carryout, or drive-thru.

Long John Silver's

2770 Frederica Street 270-685-3740
3005 US Hwy 60 E. 270-684-1875
4939 Frederica Street 270-686-8113
2519 W. Parrish Avenue 270-685-4814
Fast seafood, fish and chicken. Dine in, carryout, or drive-thru.

McDonald's

4800 Frederica Street 270-926-0570
324 Wesleyan Plaza 270-683-7971
2306 US Hwy 60 E. 270-683-5053
2730 W. Parrish Avenue 270-683-3545

Panera Bread

4600 Frederica Street 270-683-9033
Bakery offers freshly-baked breads, bagels, baked egg souffles, pastries and sweets. Café offers sandwiches, soups, Crispani, hand-tossed salads, beverages, kids' menu.

Penn Station

3525 Frederica Street 270-683-1515
Made-to-order East Coast grilled sandwiches and sides.

Quiznos

3500 Villa Point 270-686-7774
Hot, freshly-made sub sandwiches.

Rally's

1301 Frederica Street 270-685-2788
Burgers, sandwiches and sides, fresh and hot.

Ritzy's

4925 Frederica Street 270-691-9195
4527 Hwy 54 E. 270-852-8887
Hamburgers, hot dogs, chili, ice cream made in the store, and salads served in a style reminiscent of the corner soda fountains and diners of the 50's.

Samy's Sandwich Shop

4801 Towne Square Court 270-683-8888
Samy's features Boar's Head Premium Quality Meats & Cheeses in all their sandwiches. Top off any meal with one of Samy's homemade pies and desserts.

Sonic Drive-In

3107 Frederica Street 270-688-5999
Old-time drive-in offering burgers, sandwiches, sides, and frozen treats.

Steak 'N Shake

4601 Frederica Street 270-926-8711
Steak burgers, hand-dipped milk shakes, chili, melts, and sides.

Wendy's

4565 Frederica Street 270-686-0051
2932 Hwy 54 E. 270-685-4311
Burgers and sandwiches, sides, salads and desserts.

White Castle

4641 Frederica Street 270-926-5333
Burgers and fries, open 24 hours a day.

Wyndall's Wonder Whip

2343 E. 4th Street (US Hwy 60 E.) 270-684-8575
Locally-owned and operated old-style drive-in offering burgers, sandwiches, sides, and frozen treats.

BAKERIES

Diane's Bakery Delights

2710 US Hwy 60 E.270-684-1108
Donuts, pastries, cookies & decorated cakes made fresh daily.

Great American Cookie Company

5000 Frederica Street (inside Towne Square Mall) 270-685-0225
Cookies ready-made or made-to-order, large or small.

Great Harvest Bread Company

3211 Frederica Street 270-691-0093
100% whole-wheat breads baked fresh daily, from scratch. Serving signature sandwiches and paninis during lunch hours.

Koehler's Bakery

1801 Carter Road 270-683-2253
Full line retail bakery offering donuts, pies, cakes, cookies, and breads.

Laval's Cakes & Candies

231 Williamsburg Square 270-684-3809
Cake by order only; candies, candy-making supplies, cake toppers, boxes, bags, etc.

Rolling Pin Pastry Shop

1129 E. 18th Street 270-683-8363
Donuts, pastries, cookies & decorated cakes made fresh daily.

Tammy's Cakes & More

2410 W. Parrish Avenue 270-689-1988
Custom-made specialty cakes and baked goods.

SPORTS BARS

2nd Street Bar & Grill

820 W. Second Street 270-683-7433
Meal specials offered at breakfast & lunch; ten pool tables; good selection of beers, alcohol & soft drinks.

Beef 'O Brady's Family Sports Restaurant

3189 Fairview Drive 270-685-4969

Locally-owned, family sports pub and restaurant to enjoy good food & sports in a friendly atmosphere.

Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar

4736 Frederica Street 270-686-7800
New York-style wing joint and sports bar offering salads, appetizers, burgers, and a variety of specialty items.

Crazy Scorpion Saloon

4416 US Hwy 50 E. 270-683-9878
Big screen TV, plus five other televisions; pool tables; karaoke Thursday & Friday.

Frankie's Sports Bar

1230 Burlew Boulevard 270-689-0200
Sports bar; live entertainment; darts; games; pool tables.

Johnny B's II

4820 Frederica Street 270-688-8100
Pizza crusts made fresh daily and hand-breaded mushrooms are just two of the offerings at this sports bar located on the Towne Square North site.

Maloney's Roca Bar Pizza & Wings

3030 Highland Pointe Drive 270-684-8080
Restaurant has a seperate, sound proof sports bar with over 30 flat screen TV's, serving pizza, wings, salads and more.

Oscar's Place

3332 Villa Point Drive 270-691-9676
Sports Bar.

Our Place

718 W. 9th Street 270-683-9882
Pool tables, jukebox, video games; APA Pool Leagues on Mon & Wed; Jack & Jill Pool Tournament on Tues; Eight Ball Tournament on Sat, followed by a Nine-Ball Tournament.

Wildcat Saloon

1108 W. 9th Street 270-688-0333
Sports bar through the week with pool tournaments and five television; weekends offer karaoke and live music.

NIGHT LIFE

Bacchus Bar & Grill

119 E. 2nd Street 270-684-9880
Sandwiches, entrees, fresh fish daily, appetizers, and a full bar; live music.

Boiler Room

1100 Walnut Street 270-684-4999
Locally owned, live music.

The Dallas Room

1308 Triplett Street 270-684-4415
Dancing for everyone. No alcohol or smoking.

Milligan's Lounge

3136 W. 2nd Street 270-685-3941
Located inside the Ramada Inn.

O'Bryan Bar & Grill

7006 Highway 815 270-229-9100
Live music.

 

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