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Burger Shake sign, 1999
Sign for the Burger Shake restaurant on New Circle Road, March 25, 1999. In 1957, Burger Shakes opened on the Northern Beltline, now known as New Circle Road. Back then, burgers and shakes were 19...
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Saratoga restaurant, 1978
The Saratoga restaurant at 856 East High Street was a Chevy Chase landmark and was known for its characters: bookies, college professors, socialites and city hall types. Totsie Rose opened it in 1953...
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Dudley’s former home, 2001
The bar area of iconic Lexington restaurant Dudley’s on May 14, 2001. Dudley’s was on Maxwell Street for 28 years until it moved to its current home on West Short Street, between Mill and Market...
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Gratzi’s becomes Fazoli’s, 1989
Martin Sherrod, left and Clint Sherrod of the Sherrod Sign Co. changed the sign on Gratzi’s, on North Broadway in Lexington, to its new name, Fazoli’s, on Feb. 10, 1989. Jerrico’s first Italian...
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Lexington’s first White Castle restaurant, 1980
Crowds lined up inside and stretched out the door when Lexington’s first White Castle restaurant opened on Dec. 1, 1980. One day shortly after its opening, the restaurant at New Circle and Bryan...
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Allman’s Restaurant catches fire again, 1976
Firefighters from Clark and Madison counties fought to save Allman’s Restaurant on Athens-Boonesboro Road on May 15, 1976. The popular restaurant overlooking the Kentucky River had previously burned in...
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The first Long John Silver’s, 1981
Gene Stathas left after eating at the very first Long John Silver’s on June 8, 1981, at 301 Southland Drive in Lexington. It originally was called the Cape Codder, and Jerrico Inc. renamed it Long...
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Brooking’s restaurant, 1982
Brooking’s Restaurant at 504 East Euclid Avenue, near the intersection of Woodland Avenue on November 7, 1982. G.E. “Ed” Brooking opened the restaurant, near UK’s campus, in 1938. It became famous for...
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Pineville Burger Queen, 1980
The Burger Queen in Pineville was a popular lunch spot, including two coal trucks that stopped at the Bell County restaurant on June 24, 1980. Photo by David Perry | Staff
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Magee’s Bakery, 1990
Joyce Higgins, who co-owned Magee’s Bakery with her husband, Ralph, displayed Christmas cookies, petits fours and other treats on Dec. 6 1990. The popular bakery on Lexington’s Main Street is...
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Kenny Rogers Roasters, 1996
Kenny Rogers Roasters in Patchen Village on Richmond Road, May 12, 1996. The chicken restaurant chain was founded in 1991 by musician Kenny Rogers and former Kentucky Gov. John Y. Brown Jr. The chain...
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Construction along Nicholasville Road, 1985
Storm and sanitary sewer construction along Nicholasville Road, shown at left, on May 8, 1985. The area shown is just south of Fayette Mall, near where what is now the Courtesy Acura dealership and...
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Nickel beer, whiskey, sandwiches at downtown Lexington bar, 1949
For a couple of hours on June 14, 1949, Fisher’s Bar, 105 North Limestone, was jammed with patrons. The reason? Nickel beer and whiskey and five-cent sandwiches. According to the Deptment of Labor, a...
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A1A Sandbar and Grille, 2003
The patio area of A1A Sandbar and Grille, overlooking a sand volleyball court, on June 18, 2003, in downtown Lexington. The bar used to be on Wilhite Drive but moved to 367 East Main Street in 1994. It...
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Saratoga restaurant, 1978
The dining room of the Saratoga Restaurant, 856 East High Street in Lexington, in April 1978. The Saratoga was a Chevy Chase landmark and was known for its characters: bookies, college professors,...
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Rogers Restaurant, 1965
George Rogers in front of his restaurant at 601 West Main Street in June 1965 after announcing plans to move the popular eatery to 808 South Broadway. Rogers had bought a former confectionery at...
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Applebee’s original Richmond Road restaurant, 1988
Applebee’s restaurant, the the first business to open at French Quarter Square on Richmond Road, on Aug. 8, 1988. This restaurant, operated by Lexington company Thomas and King Inc., was the nation’s...
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Max’s Loudon Square Buffet, 1990
Max Flannery, owner of Max’s Loudon Square Buffet on North Broadway in Lexington, Feb. 20, 1990. The cult restaurant, which has thrived for 42 years, is known for its avid followers. Photo by Michael...
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Green Lantern restaurant, 1979
Virginia “Mom” Haycraft, left, and Lorraine Taylor behind the bar at the Green Lantern restaurant at East Seventh Street and Elm Tree Lane in January 1979. Haycraft owned and operated the restaurant...
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Lexington dining guide, 1976
A dining and entertainment guide for Lexington, published in the Oct. 3, 1976, Herald-Leader. Some of the popular places were The Springs, Blue Boar, The Zebra Lounge and Roger’s Restaurant. Dining...
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