T
he previous location of Louisville’s
classic restaurant
“KTs” at 2300 Lexington
Road on Grinstead in
Louisville is now occupied by a brand new Le
Moo restaurant. KTs was
related to Austin's on US 42 near Holiday Manor
(both restaurants are now defunct). Le Moo is
an ambitious, whimsically elegant, high-end
restaurant and its website describes it as a “dimly-lit, glitzy dining room that inspires an elevated
menu of steakhouse fare, plus drinks.”
Louisville has earned a reputation now as one
of the best American food cities. The restaurant
has eclectic menu items and a festive, yet elegant, atmosphere. Owner Kevin Grangier is a
well-known entrepreneur and restauranteur who
opened his first Louisville restaurant, the Village
Anchor, in Anchorage about eight years ago. A
marketing veteran, Kevin Grangier started Le
Moo as a fine dining establishment with a display of quirky ambience—velvet, brocade and
chandeliers—and an abiding ethics for serving
the best steaks.
On entrance through a heavy iron door, customers are greeted with an original 17th century
fountain (from an Argentinian Catholic church)
topped by two cherubs and an elegant gold swan
ready to fly. The fountain has a large bowl filled
with iced bottled water. The bar area and Sunday
brunch seating are on the right. The bar is lined
with custom stools and the rest of the restaurant
mostly has blue velvet lined chairs. Napoleon’s
brass bust graces a rather imposing wine wall.
Full length pictures and paintings of cows are
pervasive and line many walls. Cold beef cuts
are on display and available for purchase from
the case. Besides the well-appointed dining area,
there are cozy booths available for small parties
for an intimate dining experience. The Louis Vuitton booth, with its glass chandelier and
well-known logos on the sofas, requires $500
minimum for a group reservation.
Sally and I went for dinner after making reservations (highly recommended) and had an overall fantastic culinary experience. We were shown
to our booth in the main dining area promptly
and were served with water. Our waiter, Jonathan, was quite friendly and knowledgeable.
After reviewing the large menu printed on both
sides, we shared an order of jumbo tiger coconut
covered shrimp with four pieces that was quite
delectable and served with pineapple-habanero salsa. The steak menu is truly eclectic and a
detailed description of different steak cuts is
described in a separate information sheet. Most
restaurants in the United States, serve USDA
Choice beef while USDA Prime constitutes only
two percent of the volume. Wagyu beef is more
marbleized and quite expensive. The New York
Tribeca bread was delicious but had a very hard
crust. Sally ordered Haricot Verts & Asparagus
Salad which she enjoyed. I ordered the ground
beef black bean chili, which was a large portion
and quite good. Regarding our main course, we
selected the sharable steak flight for the two of
us. It consisted of 6 oz. portion of USDA Choice
steak, 6 oz. portion of USDA Prime steak and 6
oz. portion of the famous Wagyu steak without
any extra sauces or any additions. We ordered
our steaks to be prepared medium well. We
thought that the USDA Prime tasted better than
the two others. We did not consider the Wagyu
beef extraordinarily special but other more discerning customers may have different opinions.
We ordered chocolate cake for dessert. Overall,
the quantity of the food was quite generous and
we took more than half of it home.
Dining at this whimsical place was a delight
and the culinary experience was superb.
Dr. Seyal pract