Hardin County Restaurant Reviews

Britten McDowell — the Experienced Eater — reviews a new Hardin County restaurant every Wednesday on Hardin Local Weekly. Honest takes on what to order, what to skip, and the people behind the food.

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2B Thai Review: E-town's Anniversary-Dinner Standard

An anniversary dinner turned review: the sampler platter, the peach mango spring rolls, and why Britten calls 2B Thai his highest-rated restaurant in Hardin County.

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Experienced Eater Tours the New Kroger Marketplace

The Experienced Eater's first-ever grocery store review: inside the new Kroger Marketplace on Ring Road, from the impressive aisles to the adventurous parking lot.

Dewster's Homemade Ice Cream and Bakery review — the Experienced Eater's anniversary dessert run in Elizabethtown

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Dewster's Ice Cream Review: An Anniversary Dessert in E-town

Britten and Michele celebrated 15 years together with a dessert run to Dewster's, where every flavor is made in-house by the family.

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HubHaus Review: Brisket Poppers, Reuben & More

Hardin Local ate live at HubHaus in downtown Elizabethtown. Brisket jalapeno poppers, a standout Reuben, and onion rings you can hear, plus a complimentary-beer offer this week.

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109 N Mulberry: Downtown's New German Café Reviewed

Britten and Michele McDowell taste-test the new 109 N Mulberry German-American Café from Janine Washle — sorghum pork belly, schnitzel, and a soft-opening worth some grace.

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Song's Kitchen Review: Radcliff's New Korean Dinner Buffet

Britten and Michele McDowell return to a Radcliff spot they reviewed in 2025 — now reborn as Song's Kitchen under new ownership, with a dinner buffet and a spicy rice cake worth the drive.

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Contreras Eatz's New Mexibachi Bowl: A Food Truck Review

Britten and Michele McDowell review Contreras Eatz's new Mexibachi Bowl and a surprise jerk-chicken taco from Food Truck Friday in Vine Grove.

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Experienced Eater Review: Bussin Pizza in Hardin County

Britten and Michele McDowell review Bussin Pizza — the new wood-fired Neapolitan truck from the Bussin Bites team. Verdict: winner winner pizza dinner.

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Little Charlie's REVISIT — The Reno Sub with Diablo Sauce

Britten and Michele revisit Little Charlie's Pizza for some of the best sandwiches in Hardin County — Reno Sub, Buffalo Chicken Calzone, Chicken Parm Garlic Knot.

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Sabor Cubano Radcliff Review: Opening-Day Cuban Sandwich

Opening day, reviewed the same afternoon. The Experienced Eater takes on Sabor Cubano in Radcliff — a brick-size Cuban sandwich, Congrí, roasted pork, croquettes, and hand-filled empanadas at 359 S. Wilson Rd.

Britten and Michele McDowell review Donato's Pizza Elizabethtown for owner Phillip Justice's one-year anniversary on Hardin Local Weekly.

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Donato's Pizza Elizabethtown One-Year Anniversary Review (Hot Honey)

One year in. Owner in the building every day. Hot Honey Pepperoni and cinnamon bread reviewed at Donato's Pizza Elizabethtown — 1511 Ring Road.

The Experienced Eater reviews Backstreet Cafe in Muldraugh, Kentucky — the only local restaurant serving German food, on Thursdays and Saturdays — on Hardin Local Weekly Episode 18.

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Backstreet Cafe Muldraugh Reviewed — German Night Thurs + Sat

Britten and Michele review Backstreet Cafe in Muldraugh — the only local restaurant serving German food, twice-weekly German nights, cordon bleu and jaeger schnitzel, $14/person.

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