Last week I took a date to Drake’s of Louisville, located in St. Matthews. I had never even heard of this place before I met this gal. Anyways, I took her since it was one of her favorite places to eat. To be honest, the sushi there was good. Drake’s was actually a decent place for dinner.
Drake’s is a nice size bar, right in the heart of St. Matthews. They have around 15 beers on draft, along with different sizes to choose from. They have a sushi bar along with tons of bar food. My date loved sushi and I like it. We started out with fried chicken dumplings. They were excellent. I am not sure what the dipping sauce was, but it rocked. I tried white tuna rolls along with veggie rolls. Both were pretty good. Not the best sushi I’ve ever had, but not bad at all.
I ordered a Guinness. They poured it in the typical pint glass. I must admit, it was decent. Some bars have no clue on how to hook up a Guinness keg correctly, more less pour one correctly. I would give their pour a 7.5 out of 10. It’s no Irish Rover pour, but I’ve had much worse. My only disappointment was the fact they had a sign for BBC Bourbon Barrel and yet, they didn’t have it on tap.
Late nights the bar turns into a nightclub. By looking around at the crowd there, I doubt this would be my type of bar. It was your typical trendy bar geared toward the ages of 21-25. I could care less about their “house” music and watching pretend tough guys drinking their fruity drinks. I’m a man. I prefer some Dropkick Murphy while sipping some Irish Whiskey or Scotch. Just saying.
Overall, I would give the place an 8 out of 10. That’s only judging the early dinner hours, price level and the food. Like I just stated above, I highly I doubt I would like the “clubbing” scene of Drake’s. The place is worth checking out. Do yourself a favor and try the fried chicken dumplings.
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