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If you’ve heard of only one dining establishment in Owensboro, Kentucky then you’ve probably heard of Moonlite Barbecue. Not only has Moonlite been around for a long time, they’ve done an excellent job of creating a BBQ menu that allows guests to sample not only BBQ pork, beef and chicken, but also BBQ mutton. And, if that’s not enough, they’ve got some great sides which include cheesy mac ‘n cheese, baked beans, potato salad, corn and too many other great sides to list here.
But, as a visitor to the Owensboro area, you may not realize that Owensboro has some of the best places to dine in Western Kentucky. We’ve spent the last several weeks visiting every single one of them (and sometimes more than once) to give you this list of the best places to eat in Owensboro, Kentucky.
Note that we’ve intentionally left out the chain restaurants as you’ve probably “been there, done that” or can easily look them up in the yellow pages if you are craving riblets from Applebees or a Concrete Mixer from Culvers.
Moonlite Bar-B-Q Inn – Busy every day of the week — because it’s the best in Western Kentucky.
2840 West Parrish Avenue
Owensboro, KY 42301
1-800-322-8989
Bee Bops – Great 50′s Diner (Downtown)
122A West 2nd Street
Owensboro, KY 42303
(270) 663-0623
Big Dipper – Bring cash as they don’t accept American Express, or anything besides cash for that matter!
2820 W Parrish Ave
Owensboro, KY 42301
(270) 684-4806
El Toribio Authentic Mexican Restaurant– As close to the river as you will get in Owensboro. Authentic and reasonably priced Mexican cuisine.
101 Frederica St
Owensboro, KY 42301
(270) 685-2040
Famous Bistro– This restaurant is the absolute best in Owensboro.
102 W 2nd St
Owensboro, KY 42303
(270) 686-8202
Fuji of Japan — we highly recommend this hibachi style dining establishment.
4028 Frederica St
Owensboro, KY 42301
(270) 685-0046
Ninki’s Japanese Restaurant– Another “don’t miss” restaurant in Owensboro.
3500 Villa Pt
Owensboro, KY 42303
(270) 685-9913
Old Hickory BBQ – very good BBQ. Be sure to try the turkey which is one of our favorites.
338 Washington Avenue
Owensboro, KY 42301-5450
(270) 926-9000
Ole South Barbeque – A nice change of pace, but not our first choice for BBQ
3523 Hwy 54 E (across from Kohl’s)
Owensboro, KY 42303
(270) 926-6464
Pangea Cafe and Catering — check out the full review.
1320 CARTER RD.
Owensboro, KY 42301
(270) 689-9824
Roca Bar Pizza — great lunch buffet and excellent pizza and wings.
3030 Highland Point Dr
Owensboro, KY 42303
(270) 684-8080
Tokyo– if you like Japaneese cuisine then you’ll really like this place.
3415 Frederica Street
Owensboro, KY 42301
(270) 926-1020
Shogun of Japan Steakhouse — very good, but we prefer Fuji of Japan
5010 Wildcat Way
Owensboro, KY 42303
(270) 685-9980
If you will be visiting Daytona Beach for this year’s Daytona Beach 500 or simply getting some sun on their world famous beach, then make sure that you also visit:
4009 Halifax Drive, Port Orange, FL
386.767.4768
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This family owned and operated restaurant not only has catfish (fried, grilled, Cajun style) and other seafood (lobster, shrimp, oysters, scallops, shark), but also has a variety of other entrees including prime rib, roasted chicken and Kansas city pork ribs.
On my visit I went with the Catfish sampler which includes the salad buffet. While the selection on the salad buffet was typical, I did find the items to be very well prepared and fresh with selections like cheese, eggs, cucumber, carrots, chick peas and some not so typical items such as bread and butter pickles and corn relish. In addition, most entrees include what Aunt Catfish calls the relish bar. This bar has slaw as well as baked beans, grits and cornbread.
The catfish was excellent and the portions plenty. I spoke with a few other diners and their experience was excellent as well. This was confirmed by my short wait for a table on a Monday night which is usually one of the slower nights for any restaurant in early February.
I’ve visited a few other places in the area, but this one will be the only one that I make sure that I return to on each visit to the Daytona Beach area.
Roger’s Tip: Try the Key Lime Pie.