After a much enjoyed trip back east, spent some time in New York and had a blast seeing everyone in Leesburg it was back on the road. Flying out of Dulles at the wee hours of the morning, I arrived in Indianapolis with some time to kill. I made the trip to Carmel, IN which is a very artsy district and looked like a fun town. The reason for my trip was to visit Bub's Burgers & Ice Cream. This restaurant was featured on Man V. Food, and it lived up to the reputation. The staff was very friendly and the atmosphere was great. It was a modestly sized establishment, but the walls were covered with photos of champions of the Big Ugly challenge (1 lb. hamburger). There were also larger photos of individuals who ate more than 1 Big Ugly - the more you eat; the bigger your picture. I felt somewhat adventurous and ordered an Elk Burger - which was suppose to be high in protein and low in fat. It was very good. As you can see from the pictures - they have a very large cut-out of Adam Richman as well as his victorious photo from eating 3 Big Uglies.
After crushing the elk burger, I picked up Seth at the airport and we headed down to Kentucky. That evening we spent in London, KY which is a small town which is known for being home to the one and only Colonel Sanders. It is an hour or so outside of Lexington and about 2 hours away from Louisville. So after working in London, we head west to Louisville.
Louisville, KY was a treat we visited a bar, Brick House Tavern and Tap, which was a glorious "Man Cave". They had 70-ish beers to choose from and quite the menu. Breakfast foods were served all day, I ordered the Mahi-mahi and hashbrowns and it was delicious. Right in the middle of the bar was a giant fire-place that you could sit around, and the seating situation was excellent. You had the choice of sitting at the bar, at a standard table or booth, at tables surrounded by couches, or my personal favorite the Rec Room section - which was adorned with 12 leather recliners and 4 flat screen tvs. We sat in the recliners all night long, and had wonderful service from Norma, when our food came out the brought a tray out for us to use while sitting in the recliner. The wait-staff were all women, the uniform was daisy dukes and tiny black golf shirts, and all had "trading-cards" to provide you their name, interests, and favorite sport teams. When ordering beers you had the choice of the "Sissy-size" 16 oz or the "Man-size" 22 oz. They also had cheap canned beers (PBR and Natty Light), bottles (domestic and imported), 40s, mini kegs, and beer bongs (see picture). The beer bong was basically a giant graduated cylinder that sat on a chilled base with a draft tap attached. You could get a half-bong (4 beers) or full-bong (6-7 beers). Adorning the walls were inspirational quotes and a "Man Cave" mural. After spending several hours here we went up the street and visited Fox and Hound bar, and it was here that I taught Louisville 'How to Dougie'.
A wild and crazy night in Louisville to start the week, and now it's off to Chicago for the rest of the week, and perhaps a Chicago Blackhawks Game!
