KingFish Louisville: Still Frying to Please

KingFish Louisville, a local landmark since Derby Day 1948, continues to ply diners with the same traditional seafood fare — and in the same generous portions. Yes, KingFish Louisville 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.

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, IN.

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