One of the oldest...

restaurants in Louisville is the Cottage Inn located on Eastern Parkway. It has been family owned and originally opened in 1929. It definitely has that "homey" feel going on...no doubt because it IS a house! You walk in, sit where you like and prepare your bellies for REAL down home cooking. Which is a little oxymorish (is that a word? LOL!) because it's now owned by a Bosnian family that immigrated here about 15 years ago. BUT, the food is AWESOME! They say they have the best fried chicken, and while I'm not a big fried bird fan I must say it was the best I had ever had. I'm telling you, this is how grandma used to cook and they have perfected it. They have a variety of entrees to choose from all of which where mouthwatering making it hard to choose when Blake and I visited on Saturday. They have many sides as well...all the regular country sides including their homemade mashed potatoes!!!! WOOHOO!!! And you all know how fond I am of smashed starches. :) The most amazing thing about this place is how cheap it is! Most entrees are around 9 to 10 bucks and the portions sizes are huge. You can't beat this place, especially if you are on a budget in this economy. Let's keep Louisville's little piece of history alive and be patrons of the Cottage Inn!!! Tell em' Dana sent ya. Yeah, you won't get anything for doing that but it would be fun!