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old chicago A city like Chicago conjures up a few things in people’s minds. At Old Chicago, some of the cuisine synonymous with the windy city makes its way onto your table and later into your very full and satisfied stomach. This Hamburg establishment’s parking lot is packed on any given night for one of two reasons. First, families come together to dive into some pastas, calzones or its Chicago-style deep dish pizza that’s always made with fresh ingredients and a welcome changeup from the pies you usually get delivered to your house. However, the restaurant has an almost equally emphasized bar atmosphere that will take you around the world through its selection of 110 beers and over 30 draft beers. In fact, you can sign up for Old Chicago’s World Beer Tour, a free program that awards prizes like t-shirts, ball caps and sweatshirts while you sample some suds. Mon - Sat: 11a to 2a | Sun: 11a to 12a | Happy hours: Mon - Fri: 3 to 6p | Every day: 10p to close | $7 to $19 1924 Pavilion Way | 859.977.4640 | oldchicago.com/lexington

regatta’s b oathouse For those feeling a bit landlocked and would like to get away, you could pack and head to the coastline for a vacation. Then again, you could just pop over to Regatta Seafood Grille for a meal on its noteworthy patio by the pond behind Lexington Green patio and walk away with similar feelings. “The patio and our patio bar makes you feel like you’re temporarily on vacation,” said the restaurant’s managing partner, Ethan Brown. “You don’t feel like you’re in Lexington.” The patio may be a big draw, but the food has kept customers coming back since 1994. A wide variety of fish and seaside favorites like shrimp, scallops and oysters on a half shell are flown in daily and are culinary dishes that can accommodate a fine dining evening or a bar food craving. Oh yeah, and if the patio on its own isn’t enough to make you stop, it has live music there every night of the week.