Ramsey's

Opened in 1989, Ramsey's has four locations across Lexington. Touted as being known for southern food done right, we had to give it a try. So last Sunday, during our weekender in Lexington, the hubster and I began our day at Ramsey's Harrodsburg Road location. Their breakfast menu is, in my opinion, limited. Basically you have a choice between an omelet or a Ramsey's traditional breakfast, each at a cost of only $9.95. But as we soon discovered, those are the only choices you need.

The hubster ordered the omelet which allowed you to choose three fillings and your choice of cheese. You could order extra fillings for a nominal fee. His choice was ham, green pepper and mushroom with cheddar cheese. His omelet was the size of a dinner plate. Not only was it massive, but it was delicious too.

 

My monster breakfast--the Ramsey traditional--started with five (yes, five) eggs, cooked in any manner you liked. A mountain of crispy home fries took up the other half of the plate. And piled on top--because really, there was no room left on the plate--was several strips of bacon and a couple of sausage patties. As if that wasn't enough, on a separate plate were three humongous pancakes. I must mention the breakfast also comes with toast which I had to decline, because there wasn't a spare square inch of space left on the table at that point. 

After a day of sightseeing, we ended our Lexington trip at Ramsey's, the same place we started our day at that morning. We never eat at the same place twice on a road trip, so this is a true testament to their food.

 

I don't know if you're familiar with the term "meat and three" but basically that means you choose a meat and three sides. Its a popular type of restaurant in the south and with good reason. The hubster opted for the double pork chops with sides of stewed tomatoes, green beans, mashed potatoes and gravy. While I went with fried catfish, macaroni and cheese, fresh asparagus and a medley of fried white corn, okra and tomatoes. Both of our large meals were served with cornbread sticks. The best way I can describe the food is to have you close your eyes and imagine a Sunday dinner at your southern grandmothers house where she's cooked all of your favorite foods.

It doesn't stop there though. Ramsey's is apparently known for their pies. They have a long list a fresh baked pies, but we were in the midst of a food coma and therefore asked the server to choose for us. She brought us a generous wedge of warm Mayday pie. Really a Derby pie, it had a filling reminiscent of the gooey part of a pecan pie complete with pecans and massive amounts of chocolate chips. Topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, we dove into the treat without stopping to take a picture of it as we normally would. So you'll just have to take my word that it was fabulous.

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