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    Cravings Ala Carte

    4.1 (33 reviews)
    Closed 7:00 am - 2:00 pm

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    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Loud
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Jen J.

    I discovered this hidden gem on the first day of my trip to the city, and by the end of the week, the place was filled with my colleagues as word spread about their food. The colleagues I brought on my last day were foodies, and I could tell by their faces they were questioning my life choices as we entered the cafeteria. I recommended the "Cravings plate," which is a meat and two sides from the buffet section. I grew up eating made-from-scratch home cooked meals, and no kidding, this food rivaled my mom's meals! My skeptical colleagues were believers by the end of the meal. I enjoyed meatloaf, a pork chop, and a stuffedchicken breast with mashed potatoes, gravy, and cooked carrots and green beans throughout the week. This location is in the PNC Building at 5th/Main, downstairs immediately to your left. Zero stars for ambiance, but with a full belly, you will care not! I have zero food pictures because I inhaled everything immediately.

    3 egg breakfast for $12.5
    Stu F.

    Cafeteria style at very reasonable prices. I'm surprised they draw a bigger breakfast crowd with this offering. Only negative was I asked for over-easy eggs and they were over-med/hard

    two quesadillas with a side of sour cream
    Jenifer M.

    Delicious food but this was catered through work and so over priced! We eat the at least 2x a month. They charged 315$ to feed 15 people in the office! 20$ a person...I don't link so! I think that is a bit over priced for 1 tray each of... Fried chicken cutlets Green beans Mac and cheese Mashed potatoes with gravy Stewed tomatoes Onion rings A jug of tea 2 x 2 liters of coke

    Grilled cheese and chili on a cold day!   Yummmm!

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    Thank you for the kind words Tim! We appreciate your business.

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    Omg this restaurant is cafeteria style service I love everything they serve the location is tricking the people are outstanding

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    What a surprise! Excellent service, quick and tasty food. Cafeteria style so you can get anything you want.

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    The food was fantastic and the people were so friendly. We went back a second day for breakfast.

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    Quick and convenient place to grab food when you are downtown. The cooks are friendly! The grill is my favorite, especially for breakfast.

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    9 years ago

    Great place for breakfast! Their omelettes are delicious. Great service, nice folks! I eat there at least once a week!

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    Love the food. They are a bit pricey though. The premade salads are almost $8.00.

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    Fast, and filling, it's a no frills cafeteria style "restaurant" with plenty of options

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    Great cafeteria dining for a quick lunch downtown for local visitors or employees.

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    Me and my family came here with high expectations. We seen tons of Facebook post showing multiple…read morebars with food and wide variety. We showed up and they had one meat option out which was what looked like left over fajitas, and like 2 side items. We had to prepay full price and we thought maybe they are still putting items out or in the middle of refreshing. We was wrong they never added more food to bar or brought out more variety. The only thing they had a large variety of and wasn't almost out was prepackaged little Debbie snack cakes. Also place was not the cleanest.

    This is the best buffet I have had in 20 years! All the ingredients and real and fresh. It all…read moretastes home made. Almost every item was juicy and perfectly seasoned. I started with a huge center cut pork chop. It had a great grilled flavor and a very interesting tomato based sauce. Next there was tasty smoked sausage which was surrounded by a large variety of grilled vegetables. I don't eat veggies but I could tell those who do would be happy as well. Then I had some tasty taco beef and I topped it with some cool bean sauce and cheese and sour cream. I also had a nice piece of steak very flavorful. The iced tea was nice and strong. I also had a glass of orange and even it was better than normal it was strong on syrup with a good bite. Next the deserts. At first I was disappointed because they looked like they came from Walmart. However, when I tasted them I was blown away again. The lemon cake was moist and tasted like the delicious lemon archway cookies from my childhood. Next I tried a pumpkin cream log. The spices were perfect and the filling had an excellent balance of tangy cream cheese and sweet. The lunch buffet was $15 drink included. Not only was it the most real and flavorful meal I've had in years but the couple running the place are super friendly and keep the buffet very well maintained. The place was completely clean including the restrooms. The only thing I was missing was some bread or mashed potatoes, but I think they have those sometimes just not the day I went.

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    Went here for lunch because we had tickets for a free drink or dessert. I just love the ambience of…read morethe Brown hotel very a very classic historic vibe. I love that they had cute fresh flower arrangements at the table. Our server was very friendly and personable. Surprisingly my husband did not get the hot brown. He got the shrimp and grits. They looked amazing. I dont eat shrimp but I did sample the grits. They were delicious. I got the fish sandwich with fries. They were really good.

    Maybe we had a super off day, but based on this lunch, there's a reason why the Hot Brown has…read morestayed in Louisville and most people haven't heard of it. My top-tier chum who literally went to the school of hospitality and I came here two Fridays ago ahead of a bourbon tour (thinking, correctly, that we should probably have a hearty meal beforehand so we didn't end up face-first in a gutter somewhere). Several Kentucky natives told us that we had to try a Hot Brown during our visit, and since it was literally created at the Brown Hotel, this seemed like the logical spot. The actual Hotel has some gorgeous interiors, especially upstairs in the lobby. We didn't see that area until after our meal, so when we laid eyes on the Lobby Bar & Grill, we knew immediately that that was where we SHOULD have gone for this Hot Brown dish. J. Graham's, I'm sorry to say, doesn't have the history and personality of the rest of the building and just looks like a generic breakfast spot you'd find in any hotel. It probably exists solely because the other dining options in the hotel aren't open until later and they want to give tourists and their own customers a place to eat at all times of the day, which isn't a terrible reason in my book. But it's also unfortunately not very good, and the dirty walls and overall meh appearance of the establishment just make it very clear that the hey day for this hotel overall was decades ago. The service was the biggest miss here. Our waitress was scatterbrained, often not around or around but hanging out with co-workers or talking up other customers. It was honestly pretty mystifying because when she DID come by, she was often overly apologetic and trying to make amends. But the best way to make amends is not to have to keep doing that throughout the meal. She forgot my friend's coffee (didn't write anything down when we ordered, which is fine if you remember everything but...) and when my chum asked what was in the hummus (one of just three apps), she didn't know and had to go ask someone in the kitchen. That's arguably a nitpick and she DID try to figure it out, but the lunch menu is pretty small and it was a little odd that her menu knowledge was that limited. The bigger problem was that we were in there for over half an hour longer than we wanted to be because she wouldn't come by our table. I actually actively looked for her on the way to the bathroom so I could remind her to come to our table, but instead found her off to the side gossiping with other staff. Not a good look at all. So this might have been an overall positive experience if some of the hospitality from the hotel had spilled over here. We actually both enjoyed the apps, which were the only real positives of the experience. The Bourbon Barrel Fries and the Two Timer, featuring Smoked Bourbon Hummus (bourbon tends to be the theme of your days in this town, I've found) were both really good, and I probably ate more of those than the actual entree. The fries were cooked perfectly and were well seasoned/addictive. The Hot Brown was fine for what it was (we split it to try). It's basically a dramatic turkey melt, with slices of turkey coated in cheese and other sauces. It also came with strips of bacon on top, which on a personal palate level I didn't think really helped the dish so I barely nibbled on those. It's definitely a solid entry but it wasn't mind-blowing for either of us. Maybe it's just from where we come from in the Northeast, but I'm conditioned to like my turkey with accompanying stuffing, and usually in the latter part of November. I think it felt kind of weird to be eating turkey with warm cheese. But I'm glad we tried it and got the context at least. You might have a completely different experience with better service, but I'd still recommend going upstairs for any dining. It's a much better atmosphere and you can really appreciate where this hotel fits in the chronology of Louisville. You're not going to get that from going here.

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