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The Front Porch: Deliciously Off the Beaten Path Restaurant in Marion, KY

June 30, 2018 by Joi Sigers 2 Comments

The Front Porch Restaurant in Marion, KY

The Front Porch Restaurant in Marion, KY

There are few things in this world I enjoy more than trying new restaurants. While having to eat gluten-free  makes this somewhat like taking my stomach through a field of land mines, I have very few incidents, surprisingly.

I can’t tell you how excited I get when we pull into a Kentucky restaurant that we’ve never tried before…. and the excitement, somehow, reaches new heights when it’s an “off the beaten path” restaurant. The local vibe of such restaurants fascinate me and they always have. I got this from my dad, actually. Whenever we’d travel, he’d find the most obscure places to eat! My vacation memories almost never involve a chain restaurants… in fact, did we ever go to chain restaurants?!?

On the way home from Kentucky Lake a few weeks ago, we planned to stop by Feed Mill Restaurant in Morganfield, KY (wonderful restaurant in its own right!). We happened to drive past The Front Porch along the way and looked at each other like, “Hmmm…” Sure enough, my husband asked if I’d like to grab my iPhone and check their menu.  It’s a routine we’re forced to go through to see if there’s anything I believe would be safe for me to eat, given the fact that my body believes gluten and wheat are poisonous.

Ridiculous body.

I saw that they had grilled catfish, beans, potatoes, salad… you know, non-poisons, and told him I’d love to check The Front Porch out.

The Front Porch Restaurant in Marion, KY

The Front Porch – As Charming Inside as it is Outside

Although we’d never stopped before, I’d always admired the charming restaurant and its adorable sign from afar. It’s one of those restaurants we always meant to “check out” (as in find the menu online and give it a once over) – I’m extra happy, now, that we finally just went to check it out in person.

So much funner… and tastier… that way!

The Front Porch Grilled Catfish and Baked Potato with Pickle and Onion

Before I had to give up wheat and gluten, my favorite food in the world was fried catfish. Still is, actually, it’s just harder to find gluten-free catfish in restaurants than it is to find a white Tic Tac in a snow storm. Sure, I can make it at home, but unless we’re seated in Catfish Kitchen, ordering fried catfish in a restaurant is O-U-T. So, I’ve fallen in love with grilled catfish – if it’s done right. Wrong is dried out and tough. Right is moist, tender, and flavorful.

The Front Porch’s grilled catfish redefines right, if we’re being completely honest. It is phenomenal. It’s ties for the best grilled catfish I’ve ever gotten at a restaurant (tying with Cracker Barrel’s, which I’m obsessed with). It was simply seasoned (the route to go, more times than not, when dealing with catfish or shrimp, for that matter), tender, moist, and absolutely delicious.

Three bites in and it occurred to me, grilled catfish can be (and should be, by gosh!) just as delicious as fried catfish IF it’s done properly.  I have a confession to make – 9 times out of 10, when I order grilled catfish, there’s tiny voice in my head that sobs because she’d rather be ordering fried. This grilled catfish was so ridiculously good that she stopped sobbing and said, “What? What a minute? Is grilled catfish supposed to be this good?”

The Front Porch Fried Catfish and Baked Potato

Fried Catfish at The Front Porch

Okay, as you can see from the picture above, my husband IS able to order, eat, and enjoy every single bite of fried catfish. Enjoy? Well, that’s not quite the word with this particular fried catfish.

With each bite, he exclaimed that it was the best fried catfish he’s ever gotten out. Given that he has eaten fried catfish at every restaurant around the lakes and beyond, that’s saying something.

I mean… take my word for this one, we know our catfish.

At one point, he even asked to speak to the cook – to tell him how wonderful it was and to double-check and make sure that there was flour involved. I think he hoped against hope that the breading was only cornmeal so I could have had some.

Funny thing is, my grilled catfish and I were having a moment all our own!

The Front Porch Restaurant's Tossed Salad

Beautiful, Fresh, and Delicious Tossed Salad

Okay, so you probably can understand (and possibly even relate to) my obsession with catfish, but I may lose a few of you  here. I normally do! I am also incredibly obsessed with salads. Yes… salads. A great tossed salad makes me perfectly giddy.

You should see the masterpieces I create at home. I throw a little bit of everything in my cart in the produce aisle and come home and make like Rembrandt. But getting a great tossed salad at a non-chain restaurant is generally uninspiring. You know the drill – it’s normally straight out of a bag – iceberg lettuce, rubbery radish slices, and tiny little orange strips that claim to be carrots.

The tossed salad at The Front Porch came to the table looking like something I would have assembled at a salad bar! See the proof in the picture above. Colorful, beautiful, fresh, and delicious.

The Front Porch just kept making me happier and happier.

Even the sweet tea was outstanding.

{Review Concludes Below the Beans…}The Front Porch Beans and Red Pepper Relish

White Beans with a Delicious Red Relish

Last, but certainly not least, the sides.  If you read many of my restaurant reviews, you know I love good sides. Actually, it’s more than that – I love good sides with personality. Don’t just trot out the predictables, give something that sets you apart. The Front Porch has the traditional catfish sides like baked potatoes, coleslaw, and beans and they’re all good. Like The Pond, in Aurora, they have a delicious red pepper relish for the beans that floats my boat. It’s a lovely extra that I’m in love with. It’s served on the side, so you can add it or not… though I have no idea why anyone would choose not. Unlike most restaurants, they also serve both corn muffins and hush puppies with their meals. My husband loves both, so he couldn’t have been happier.

Something else that made them stand out was really simple, yet deliciously cool – a pickle spear and bit of onion accompanies each catfish meal. Maybe I’m a simple kind of gal, but this really made the experience even cooler for me.

I am ALL about restaurants flaunting their individuality – giving their guests more than they’d expected or hoped for. Sadly, it’s pretty tough to find these qualities in restaurants (or anywhere) these days. The Front Porch proves that these old fashioned traits still, in fact, do exist.

Sometimes you just have to get off the beaten path to find them.

The Front Porch is a very friendly and charming little restaurant with food that’ll blow your mind. It’s located at 914 S Main St in Marion, KY. It is definitely worth the trip!

The Front Porch in Marion KY
The Front Porch Menu
The Front Porch Fried Beans Cornbread Muffins and Hush Puppies

 

Filed Under: Best Catfish, Off the Beaten Path, Restaurant Reviews Tagged With: Catfish Restaurants in Kentucky, Kentucky Restaurant reviews, Off the Beaten Path Kentucky Restaurants

Grilled Shrimp and Blackened Catfish at The Pond in Aurora

November 2, 2017 by Joi Sigers Leave a Comment

Grilled Shrimp and Blackened Catfish at The Pond

Grilled Shrimp and Blackened Catfish at The Pond

I’ve written about The Pond in Aurora many, many times on Genuine Kentucky and know beyond the shadow of a taste bud that I’ll write about this restaurant many more times in the future.

What can I say, I have a thing for wonderful food, charming ambiance, and uncommonly friendly people.

The Pond Menu

The Pond’s Menu (With the Adorable New Logo)

The problem with writing restaurant reviews for favorite restaurants is the feeling that you can’t possibly cover all of the things you want to cover. Seriously, everything is so delicious and the service is so above par that I have to pause every now and then to make sure I’ve covered everything.

However, due to time constraints (translation: my cats are getting hungry and restless), I’m going to simply stick with a few new (and maybe not so new) menu items we’ve tried.

  • The Grilled Shrimp. I’ve ordered the grilled shrimp many times over the years and it has always been great. See, here’s the thing – I am an avid cook and food blogger. I cook every single day of the week – usually more than once – so, when I go out to eat, I like to eat things I don’t normally fix at home. Shrimp is not on the home menu very often simply because of the price (Have you bought a bag recently? Holy cats, Kroger thinks I have a money tree I guess!), so when I can find it in a restaurant, I order it right away. Problem is, a lot of restaurants don’t have grilled shrimp available. The Pond is one of the few who do.  Like I said, the shrimp has always been fantastic but, somehow, it’s even better than ever. It has a more “grilled” flavor and it is the best shrimp in the world.
  • Blacked Catfish. When I had to give up wheat and gluten, I had to part ways with one of my favorite things in the world (at most restaurants, anyway): Fried Catfish.  I just started getting Grilled Catfish instead, which was also delicious. I’ve fallen hard for the blackened catfish at The Pond however – it’s a total knock-out.
  • Salmon. My husband, who loves salmon like I love catfish, was delighted to see it on The Pond’s menu and has ordered it each time we’ve been for the past few months. I tried it and can certainly see why he has remained so loyal to it. It’s wonderful.
  • Naturally, the baked potatoes, beans, and coleslaw are as delicious as always.

When you’re at Kentucky Lake or the Land Between the Lakes, you have to go to quiet little Aurora and have dinner at The Pond. New logo, new name but same outstanding food and service.

Tell them Joi (“Joy”) at Genuine Kentucky sends her love and will see them and their catfish and shrimp very soon.

~ Joi

P.S. A word about the grilled shrimp – the shrimp comes with a little package of cocktail sauce. DO NOT mess the shrimp up with this cocktail sauce. No, no, no… don’t even think about it.  Not only does the shrimp not need it, the sauce is simply not on par with the deliciousness of the shrimp. It’s a packaged sauce, kind of like the kind you find in stores, and it simply doesn’t deserve to be seen in the company of this wonderful grilled shrimp!

Hushpuppies at The Pond

Filed Under: Best Catfish, Kentucky Lake Restaurants, Off the Beaten Path, Restaurant Reviews Tagged With: Aurora Restaurants, Catfish Restaurants in Kentucky, Restaurant Reviews, The Pond

Catfish Kitchen at Kentucky Lake (Make. A. Reservation.)

August 7, 2017 by Joi Sigers Leave a Comment

Gluten-Free Fried Catfish at Catfish Kitchen

Gluten-Free Fried Catfish and Baked Potato at Catfish Kitchen

My husband (Michael) and I take a lot of “daycations” – during each of the four seasons, not just summer. We don’t play favorites, after all. A daycation, simply put, is a vacation packed into a single day. Some people take week-long vacations but we kind of beat the system. By taking one 3-4 times a month, we have a lot more actual vacation time than most people.

Our daycations are usually on Saturdays, but occasionally we’ll take one on a Sunday (not during NFL season, though – I mean, that’s just not done from what I hear).

We’ll wake up, have our Bulletproof Coffee, feed our cats (while promising to bring them something back), map out the route (him), and grab a large tumbler of sweet tea (me) – then off we go. As I’ve mentioned before on the Kentucky blog, I have to eat gluten-free for health reasons. So, unfortunately, our daycations and destinations have to take that bit of information into consideration.

If I were to end up in an area or at a destination where I couldn’t safely eat lunch or supper, it would not make for a lovely daycation or a happy me. Quite frankly, years ago, we used to visit a lot more places (remote State Resort Parks, for example) that are pretty much off the list these days.

There just aren’t a lot of restaurants that will or are able to take the extra measures to provide “gluten-free” food. Thankfully, one of our favorite daycation destinations (Kentucky Lake and the Land Between the Lakes) has a couple of delicious options. Catfish Kitchen actually has gluten-free fried catfish (it isn’t listed on the menu, but you can certainly order it – goodness knows I do often enough!). Paired with beans, coleslaw, green tomato relish, and a baked potato – it’s one of my favorite meals.

Beans and Green Tomato Relish

Beans and Green Tomato Relish

There are bottles of relish on the tables for the beans, but I prefer the Green Tomato Relish (it is ridiculously delicious). It’s less than $1 and is the perfect accompaniment to the beans.

Take it from me, just because you have to eat a certain way doesn’t mean you don’t thoroughly enjoy dining out as much as the next person!

The pictures in this post are from our last visit to Catfish Kitchen. The fried okra and hush puppies may be off-limits for me, but that doesn’t mean my husband can’t enjoy the heck out of them.

Fried Okra

Fried Okra: Not Gluten-Free (Unfortunately!)

Here’s a word to the wise, MAKE RESERVATIONS. Call the restaurant as soon as you possibly can and set a reservation. The restaurant has limited seating but unlimited popularity – when those two combine, there’s only one thing you can do to make sure you get to eat before you’re ready to eat your own shoes… MAKE RESERVATIONS. On our last visit, there was a very, very disappointed and unhappy lady who had apparently driven a long way to visit Catfish Kitchen and who was, understandably, upset about having to wait at least an hour.

The nicer the weather, the more vital it is to make reservations. A few weeks ago, when my husband called to make a reservation, it was already too late for a “reasonable” dinner hour. This restaurant is incredibly popular and people just seem to come out of nowhere to pull into the parking lot. MAKE RESERVATIONS!

Hush Puppies

Hush Puppies: Also NOT Gluten-Free

Catfish Kitchen is located at 136 Teal Run (between Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park and Benton). Their phone number is (270) 362-7306.

Catfish Kitchen Hours
Monday: Closed
Tuesday: Closed
Wednesday: 4–8PM
Thursday: 4–8PM
Friday: 4–8PM
Saturday: 4–8PM
Sunday: 11AM–8PM

Green Tomato Relish

Green Tomato Relish: Trust Me, You’ll Want to Order This Every Time!

Filed Under: Benton, Best Catfish, Dining Out Gluten Free, Kentucky Lake, Kentucky Lake Restaurants, Restaurant Reviews Tagged With: Catfish at Kentucky Lake, Catfish Kitchen Benton, Catfish Kitchen Kentucky Lake, where to eat at Kentucky Lake

The Pond Restaurant in Aurora, Kentucky (Previously Willow Pond)

May 16, 2017 by Joi Sigers 4 Comments

The Pond Blackened Catfish, Coleslaw and Loaded Baked Potato

Loaded Baked Potato, Blackened Catfish, and Vinegar Coleslaw

As you can tell from the multiple Willow Pond (in Aurora) reviews on Genuine Kentucky, this is one of our favorite Kentucky Lake Restaurants. The food is consistently delicious and the people couldn’t be any friendlier if they were your own family. None of that has changed (or is it ever apt to), but the name HAS changed. This legendary Kentucky Lake restaurant is no longer Willow Pond…. it is now The Pond.

Some people get kind of confused when it comes to the Willow Pond restaurants near Kentucky Lake – so I’ll just give a brief recap:

  1. There was a Willow Pond in Calvert City that was pretty darn good. While the Willow Pond in Aurora has always been my favorite, this restaurant wasn’t at all bad. Unfortunately, the Calvert City Willow Pond is closed now – for good, apparently, because there now a new business in their old location. This Willow Pond had different owners than the Willow Pond in Aurora.
  2. The Willow Pond in Aurora (my favorite since Day 1) is still standing strong and delicious. It is simply now going by the name The Pond. The signs out front have not changed yet, but trust me… it’s not The Pond. We ate there a few days ago and the overall-wearing frog (pictured below) assured me, the change is a done deal.
  3. There is a Willow Pond in Eddyville that is… for lack of a better word… horrible. The last time we ate there (out of severe hunger and desperation), we actually sat in a shocked kind of silence trying to tally up all the things they did wrong. Everything was cold, everything was bad, and the servers were aloof and acted kind of detached. Not that I wouldn’t try to detach myself from the food served, too, but still. The Eddyville Willow Pond owners are NOT the ones who own the Aurora restaurant. They aren’t even the ones who owned the one in Calvert City (though I wish they were in case we were ever hungry and desperate in that area again).

{Review Continued Beneath My Buddy the Frog….}

The Pond's (Aurora) Welcome Frog

While The Pond (this is going to take some getting used to after years of typing Willow Pond in Aurora!) has a little bit of everything on their menu, they are famous for…

  1. Fried Catfish
  2. White Beans
  3. Red Pepper Relish (for the beans)
  4. Grilled Catfish
  5. Grilled Shrimp
  6. Fried Green Tomatoes (appetizer)
  7. Vinegar Coleslaw
  8. Their Hush Puppies

After our recent visit, I’m going to do my part to make sure they become equally famous for their blackened catfish and loaded baked potato, but before I get to that, a few words about the above legends. The red pepper relish and vinegar coleslaw have, literally, ruined a lot of other restaurants for me. I find myself in other restaurants, eating their beans and thinking, “Beans are better with The Pond’s red pepper relish…” Or I’ll take a bite of coleslaw and think, “Not as good as The Pond’s…”

A few years ago, I had to completely stop eating wheat and gluten (health reasons – my body made the decision, not my brain). Before that fateful moment, The Pond’s hush puppies and fried catfish had ALSO ruined other restaurant’s attempts as well.

When I had to give up wheat, I had to give up fried catfish and hush puppies at The Pond. I was quickly and greatly relieved to discover that their grilled shrimp, blackened catfish, and grilled catfish are phenomenal.

In fact, when we were there this past Saturday, the blacked catfish was better than ever. It was simply too good to be true and I told it so.

Yes, of course I talk to my food. Try not to judge me – all I can do is ask you to try.

I also branched out this time and ordered the Baked Potato “loaded,” which proved to be one of my smarter moves of the year. It was extra, extra delicous – the entire meal was, to be honest.

But the thing is… with The Pond… I would expect no less.

William Shakespeare said, “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” Joi (that’d be me) says, “A Restaurant this good… by any name it chooses… will knock your knickers off.”

I never claimed to be as eloquent as Mr. Shakespeare.

The Pond is located in Aurora, Kentucky – perfectly situated between Kenlake State Resort Park/Kentucky Lake and The Hitching Post and Old Country Store. I hope you’ll make The Pond your dining choice when in the Land Between the Lakes region or anywhere near Kentucky Lake or Lake Barkley.

~ Joi (“Joy”)

P.S. One more example of how good The Pond is and how much we love it: We live in Owensboro, Kentucky and have actually made the trip to Aurora JUST to have dinner at The Pond. What’s more, we’ve done it more than once.

What’s MORE… we’ll do it again!

The Pond Blackened Catfish and Loaded Baked Potato

 

 

Filed Under: Aurora, Best Catfish, Kentucky Lake Restaurants, Restaurant Reviews Tagged With: Catfish Restaurants Kentucky, Kentucky Lake restaurants, The Pond Aurora

Review: The Feed Mill in Morganfield, Kentucky

February 7, 2017 by Joi Sigers Leave a Comment

The Feed Mill Fried Chicken, Coleslaw, and Green Beans
My last Feed Mill Review on Genuine Kentucky was way back in 2013. Mind you, I never fell out of love with this one-of-a-kind, off the beaten path restaurant. It became one of my favorite Kentucky restaurants on my very first visit and it never fell from grace. Although I haven’t been able to enjoy their fried catfish for years, now, I do recall that it’s in a league of its own.

Not only is the food exceptionally delicious, I love the entire atmosphere – the decorations, the ambiance, the… well… vibe. It’s always Mardi Gras at the Feed Mill, as far as the directions go, and it’s just a really fun place to enjoy a meal.

So why so long between visits and reviews?

A few years ago, for health reasons, I had to completely give up gluten and wheat. That meant giving up many things I loved, including two particular things that were great sources of joy to me – the Feed Mill’s fried catfish AND their fried onion rings. You will not find better fried catfish or onion rings in the world – this, I promise you.

When my body and health kind of turned on me, my husband and I quite frankly stopped going.  Like many non-chain restaurants, The Feed Mill does not have a gluten-free menu or nutritional information on their website. Most independently-owned and/or smaller restaurants don’t have these sources, so it’s completely expected. I would imagine that the procedures for each are time-consuming, confusing, and expensive, so I do not (in any way) fault restaurants for this – I actually expect it.

The Feed Mill Morganfield, KY
If you have to eat gluten-free for health reasons, I would (ironically) advise you to stick with restaurants that do have gluten-free menus and/or information on their website. I say “ironically” because I don’t follow my own advice! That’s just so me, you know?  But, in my defense, I have gotten incredibly good at knowing what foods are safe and what ones may pose problems. If I’m ever even slightly suspicious of a food, I avoid it like I would a two-headed man in a dark alley.

Or woman – I do not discriminate with monsters.

Having said that, I list (at the bottom) my own guidelines for eating at restaurants without gluten-free menus.

Onto the deliciousness that is the Feed Mill Restaurant!

The Feed Mill Salad with French Dressing
Last time we were at the Feed Mill, I remember thinking that their tossed salad was really pretty “average.” Not great, not bad. Average. Which was really completely unexpected because absolutely nothing else in the restaurant is!

When my husband and I went a few nights ago, I was pretty darn hungry when we got there. Since they make everything fresh, I knew my wait would be at least 20 minutes, so I decided to order a salad to hold me over. You may not know this about me, but I’m a salad fanatic – I’m absolutely obsessed with them. When I saw the beauty above approaching my table, I couldn’t believe it. The restaurant has upped their salad game and it’s a beautiful thing… and delicious, too!

The French dressing (my favorite dressing) is perfection, too.

The Feed Mill Citrus Peppercorn Tilapia, Coleslaw, and Baked Potato
Since fried anything is off my list, for one of the only times in countless visits, I had to order something besides their PERFECT fried catfish. I narrowed it down to grilled chicken, hamburger off the bun, or grilled Citrus Peppercorn Tilapia. I love fish more than the fattest penguin in Antarctica, so I went with tilapia. Later, the server (who was incredibly sweet and friendly) told me that you can also order their catfish “grilled.”

I assured her I would do that the next visit – and I’m really excited to try it.

The tilapia was out of this world. It’s not usually even a fish I get that excited about but the citrus and pepper were extraordinary. It was as delicious as it was pretty, and that’s saying something.

Since coleslaw and baked potatoes are almost always completely gluten-free, I ordered them for my sides. Perfect potato and… well, as for the coleslaw… I said it best in a previous review – it’s why coleslaw was ever invented in the first place.

In my opinion, it’s the best coleslaw you can get in any restaurant. It is phenomenal and worth the visit, itself.

The Feed Mill Fried Chicken, Coleslaw, and Green Beans
 

My husband, who (obviously from the picture above!) has no issue with gluten or wheat ordered the fried chicken, green beans, and coleslaw (he’d read my review) and thoroughly enjoyed the amazing roll that comes with each meal.

It tugged at the old heart to ask for bread to be left off of my plate, but the deliciousness of everything else more than made up for it.

It has always boggled my mind how one of the consistently best restaurants in the entire state of Kentucky (or any other state I’ve been in, for that matter) is in little Morganfield but I no longer spend time questioning it, I simply enjoy it. Every delicious bite.

I also love the staff at the Feed Mill. Our server on this particular visit was just the sweetest and she was very knowledgeable about the menu and the way the food was prepared. She didn’t seem to mind whatsoever when I asked her a few questions and honestly couldn’t have been more helpful or kind if she’d been one of my own daughters.

I hope you’ll visit the Feed Mill Restaurant‘s website today and check out their menu.  I don’t care where you live in Kentucky (or Indiana, Missouri, Tennessee, Florida, Arkansas, Canada, Italy….), it’s worth the drive and I strongly urge you to make the trip right away.

It’s the only way you’ll find out, for yourself, why this is one of Genuine Kentucky’s absolute favorite restaurants. I take my restaurant reviews and recommendations incredibly seriously. I have had SO MANY people e-mail me (or leave comments) telling me that they’ve taken my advice and eaten at a particular restaurant or visited a particular Kentucky State park. I realize that many people plan an entire weekend around these visits and spend money and time – often driving many miles! – to take me up on my recommendation.

I do NOT take this responsibility lightly and would never recommend anyplace so strongly unless I believed in them 110 percent. When it comes to the Feed Mill Restaurant in Morganfield, I believe in them 110 percent and then some. Amazing food, amazing place… no place quite like it.

Check out the location and the menu at Feed Mill Restaurant!

The Feed Mill Morganfield, KY

A Word About Dining Out Gluten-Free

I always recommend for people with health issues such as mine to only visit restaurants with gluten-free menus.  When you visit restaurants that don’t have these menus, you’re dealing with the  great unknown. For me, personally, the unknown can cause two weeks of misery, flu-like symptoms, gut pain, mouth sores, and even five extra pounds.

Good times!

As I’ve said, however, I’ve gotten pretty good at ordering out and very seldom run into problems. Oddly enough, the times I HAVE run into trouble have been in restaurants WITH gluten-free menus when the staff either didn’t follow procedure or the server thought “picking out most of the croutons” equaled “no croutons whatsoever.”

A Few Guidelines I Suggest, If You Do Wade into Unknown Waters….

  • Baked potatoes, coleslaw, green beans, grilled fish, grilled chicken, hamburgers (off bun, of course!) are almost always safe.
  • Baked beans are a mystery. Some restaurants have gluten-free baked beans and some do not. While I always LOVED The Feed Mills baked beans (they’re fantastic.. very original and just amazingly delicious), I wouldn’t order them now simply because of the unknown.
  • Salads are safe, but you have to be careful with dressings. If in doubt, ask what brand of dressings they use – if you (like me) are familiar with which brands are gf, you’re golden. If they’re “made in house,” it depends upon the dressing, itself. If (for example) mayonnaise that isn’t gluten free was used in Ranch or Blue Cheese, you’d be in trouble. Also, always say “no croutons.”
  • If it’s a restaurant that provides bread with the meal, ask that it be left off of your plate.
  • When it comes to fries, if you avoid gluten/wheat for health reasons, you’d be safe to simply skip the fries. They may be fried in the same oil as breaded food such as onion rings or chicken tenders. Not all restaurants have a separate fryer for fries, but you could (of course) always ask. Personally, I just go with baked potatoes or mashed potatoes when I have the chance. Safer, that way.. plus I think they’re better, so win-win!

If you are also really good at choosing wisely or if you don’t have to eat gluten-free, the Feed Mill Restaurant is one you have to visit ASAP. All caps – ASAP. If not sooner. Please go… you’re going to love, love, love Feed Mill Restaurant!

The Feed Mill Morganfield, KY

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A personal goal is to visit, photograph, and enjoy each and every one of our state parks and eat at each of the state resort parks. Make no mistake about it, we're well on our way!

Bird Watching in Kentucky!

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Kentucky Restaurant Reviews

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