John G. Carlisle Cafe
Independent
KIDS
red tomatoes, and candied bourbon bacon on topped with greens and a dash of brie vinaigrette Cheese Flatbread
6
toasted sourdough, rye, or gluten-free bread Brie BLT brie with candied bourbon bacon, lettuce, and
tomato on toasted sourdough, rye, or gluten-free bread Toasted Crustless PB&J
6
SALADS
Italian Dagwood
14
ham, salami, pepperoni, provolone, tomato, banana
DESSERTS
peppers, lettuce, brie vinaigrette, and pickled red onion Add A Protein
4
on toasted sourdough, rye, or gluten-free bread grilled chicken, turkey burnt ends, or Cheesecake
8
Turkey Club
14
sliced deli turkey with lettuce, tomato, candied bourbon Garden Breeze Salad
13
bacon, pickles and cherry balsamic vinaigrette on topped with smoked feta, pickled red onion, diced Warm Chocolate Chip Cookie
3
toasted sourdough, rye, or gluten-free bread
WRAPS
candied apples, croutons, and a creamy brie vinaigrette Fresh Brewed Iced Tea
2
Veggie Wrap
14
hummus, slaw, pickled red onions, cucumber, and
SOUPS
banana peppers in a toasted spinach wrap Bottled Water
2
Add A Protein 4
Bottled Freddie’s Old-Fashioned Sodas
2
root beer, ginger beer, ginger ale Barrel Aged Coffee hot or iced
SIDES
Chicken Wrap
14
with pickled red onion, pepper jack cheese, shredded lettuce, tomato, and salsa ranch dressing
in a toasted spinach wrap Cucumber Tomato Salad
4
Add Bourbon Cream 2; Add A Protein 4
Fruit Medley
4
COCKTAILS
Bag of Chips
2
sandwiches, wraps, flatbreads, and salads served with chips – substitute sweet vinegar slaw, cucumber tomato salad, or fruit medley (+2)
Buffalo Trace Old Fashioned
6
Buffalo Trace Bourbon, Stirrings Old Fashioned Mix, Barrel Aged Peychaud’s Bitters
Seasonal Cocktail
6
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Menu as captured Aug 30, 2026 · source ↗
We hold 113 venues in Louisville, KY and could score 15 of them. This one is not among them, so it has no position — not a low one.
There is no score breakdown to show: nothing we read about this venue earned points in any of the four categories, so a bar chart of zeroes would look like a verdict on the kitchen rather than on what it publishes. What we did read is below.
v1.7.4 0.0/100 = sourcing 0.0/50 (named-farm 0 distinct, named-region 0 distinct, attribute 0 distinct, buzzword 0 distinct) + farm partners 0.0/20 (none scored) + registry 0.0/12 (none listed) + press 0.0/18 (capped at 35% of the 0.0-point evidence base).
Buzzwords only. This venue uses sourcing language ("farm-fresh", "locally sourced") but names no farms, regions, or verifiable attributes.
See the week▾
| Sunday | 11am – 5pm |
|---|---|
| Monday | 9am – 5pm |
| Tuesday | 9am – 5pm |
| Wednesday | 9am – 5pm |
| Thursday | 9am – 5pm |
| Friday | 9am – 5pm |
| Saturday | 9am – 5pm |
Page carried 2 separate day/time blocks; the highest-scoring one was used. Days not named in it are 'unknown', not 'closed'.
Hours checked Aug 30, 2026 · source ↗ · these hours were read from the page text rather than published schedule data, so we show the week instead of calling it open or closed · Always worth confirming with the restaurant.
Book on the restaurant's own site ↗link checked Aug 30, 2026
Coverage
- Courier-Journal (Best Thing I Ate, 2026) restaurant guide entry: John G. Carlisle Cafe ↗
Courier-Journal (Best Thing I Ate, 2026)
Press