KingFish: still frying to please
KingFish restaurant, a Louisville landmark since Derby Day 1948, continues to ply diners with the same traditional seafood fare — and in the same generous portions.
Yes, KingFish now boasts grilled tuna, salmon or blackened chicken Caesar salad ($11.99), a coconut shrimp platter ($14.99), the Black and Bleu Chicken Sandwich ($6.99) and a grilled tuna entree ($11.99). And yes, these days, just about any dish can be ordered grilled or broiled instead. But the real attraction to KingFish is old-fashioned fish and seafood, served fried and with golf ball-sized, non-greasy hush puppies, fries and coleslaw or salad.
Whether it's the fried whitefish platter ($13.99), the sea scallops platter ($17.99), the pan-fried oyster platter ($13.99), clam strips platter ($8.99) or a 20-jumbo shrimp Shrimp Feast ($14.99) — all come hand-battered or breaded and gently fried. Dinners come with hush puppies and two side dishes.
Can't decide? Opt for the Seafood Feast ($13.99) — a tilapia filet, shrimp, clam strips and catfish — or the Seafood Platter ($17.99), a heaping helping of cocktail shrimp, fried shrimp, whitefish, sea scallops, oysters, a crab cake and a pair of frog's legs. The Broiled Seafood Platter runs a dollar more. Or you could create your own combination from 14 fried and 10 grilled or broiled options. The first two items cost $13.99, while each additional item costs an extra $3.
On the KingFish kids' menu, options are priced from $3.99 to $5.99. The restaurant offers a wide selection of desserts, including that Louisville favorite, Derbie Pie® ($3.99).
The restaurant has free wi-fi, and all locations are handicapped accessible.
KingFish offers an assortment of discount coupons. A 15 percent gratuity is automatically added for parties of eight or more. KingFish provides banquet and reception rooms for parties, celebrations and meetings, both inside and on the scenic Riverwatch Deck. The banquet facilities can accommodate 20 to 200. Call 339-0194 to make arrangements.
Accompanying pictures were taken at the restaurant's 3021 River Road location. Others are at 1610 Kentucky Mills Dr. in eastern Jefferson County and 601 W. Riverside Dr., just across the Ohio River in Jeffersonville, Ind.
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- by Ivonne Rovira, Louisville Reporter for HelloMetro
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Ivonne RoviraA graduate of the prestigious Columbia University School of Journalism in New York City, Ivonne Rovira worked as a reporter for the Miami News, The Miami Herald and The Associated Press. She has written articles for The National Catholic Reporter and The Courier-Journal. For more than 15 years, Ivonne wrote and edited articles aimed at middle-school children.
