362 Main Street Lexington, Kentucky 859-309-3039

Welcome to Carson's Food & Drink
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“We’re a rustic, yet refined concept with chef-driven recipes paired with prohibition cocktails, hand-selected wines, and craft beers.”
Our Founder Mark Fichtner

Mark Fichtner

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Ultimate dining experience like no other
Carson’s Food & Drink represents rustic refinement in a casual and comfortable atmosphere. You will feel at home the moment you step inside our doors. With our unique decor, using leather, wood, brick, and oversized chandeliers balanced with industrial materials combined with our amazing food and perfectly prepared cocktails you’re sure to become a regular.

 

AmazingDishes


Sausage Trio $14
served with bourbon mushrooms and onions, garlic truffle crustinis, sriracha bourbon bbq, and spicy house mustard

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Filet Medallions $32
two 4 oz. medallions grilled and served on garlic mashed potatoes with rosemary demi-glace, asparagus, béarnaise, and fried leeks

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Cowboy Ribeye $42
16 oz. bone-in ribeye, served with carson’s seasoned fries, steamed broccoli with smoked gouda cheese sauce, and finished with our house truffle butter

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Béarnaise Burger $13
topped with bacon, an over easy egg, garlic aioli, lettuce, tomato, and red onion

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PORK BELLY BEER CHEESE BURGER $14
topped with lettuce, tomato, fried onion strings, spicy aioli, and finished with our sriracha bourbon bbq sauce

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Ahi Poke Lettuce Wraps $13
ahi tuna sashimi, cucumbers, ginger, red onion, tomato, avocado, sweet and spicy soy, and wasabi aioli

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Grilled Salmon Oscar Style $28
served on garlic mashed potatoes and asparagus, topped with béarnaise and buttered lump crab

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Salmon Bruschetta $14
house cured salmon, goat cheese spread, red onion, capers, cucumbers, balsamic reduction, crème fraîche, and fresh dill

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Starters

Sausage Trio $14
served with bourbon mushrooms and onions, garlic truffle crustinis, sriracha bourbon bbq, and spicy house mustard

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Coconut Curry Mussels $13
steamed in our coconut curry cream sauce and served with a toasted baguette

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Béarnaise Truffle Fries $12
béarnaise, white truffle oil, shredded parmesan, and scallions ADD CRAB WITH GARLIC BUTTER or BBQ PORK BELLY 4

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Salads & Soups

Grilled Hearts of Romaine $11
with seasonal tomatoes, bleu cheese crumbles, red onion, cucumbers, chopped bacon, and dill ranch

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Spinach & Field Greens $12
with mandarin oranges, pears, candied pecans, granny smith apples, red onion, dried cranberries, tossed in our raspberry vinaigrette and topped with blueberry vanilla goat cheese

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Caprese Salad $14
fresh seasonal tomatoes, burrata cheese, fresh basil pesto, balsamic reduction, and extra virgin olive oil

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Sandwiches & Burgers

Shaved Prime Rib $16
with bourbon mushrooms and onions, horseradish cream, mozzarella, and rosemary demi-glace

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Grilled Ham & Gruyére $14
with bourbon pear chutney, house mustard, cherrywood smoked bacon, and topped with an over easy egg

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Bourbon BBQ Glazed Pork Belly $13
and piled high in bourbon BBQ with smoked gouda cheese sauce, lettuce, tomato, red onion, and garlic aioli

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Vegan & Gluten Free

Portabello Vegetable Stack $22
bibb leaf lettuce, grilled tomatoes, asparagus, red, yellow and green bell peppers, red onion, jalapeño, sautéed and topped with sliced avacado and a marinated portabello mushroom with balsamic reduction, cilantro lime vinaigrette and sriracha

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Tofu Stir-Fry $20
red, yellow, and green peppers, jalapeños, red onion, snow peas, and carrots all sautéed together in our vegan, gluten free teriyaki and placed on a bed of jasmine rice and topped with toasted sesame seeds and green onions

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Chickpea Curry $19
chickpeas, peppers, carrots, potatoes, onions, tomatoes, and snow peas sautéed in our house curry sauce and served over our jasmin rice

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Entrées

Cowboy Ribeye $42
16 oz. bone-in ribeye, served with carson’s seasoned fries, steamed broccoli with smoked gouda cheese sauce, and finished with our house truffle butter

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Filet Medallions $32
two 4 oz. medallions grilled and served on garlic mashed potatoes with rosemary demi-glace, asparagus, béarnaise, and fried leeks

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New York Strip $36
12 oz. flame grilled center cut new york, served with garlic mashed potatoes, steamed broccoli with smoked gouda cheese sauce, rosemary demi-glace, and our house truffle butter

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Prohibition Cocktails

Cowboy Ribeye $42
16 oz. bone-in ribeye, served with carson’s seasoned fries, steamed broccoli with smoked gouda cheese sauce, and finished with our house truffle butter

$
Filet Medallions $32
two 4 oz. medallions grilled and served on garlic mashed potatoes with rosemary demi-glace, asparagus, béarnaise, and fried leeks

$
New York Strip $36
12 oz. flame grilled center cut new york, served with garlic mashed potatoes, steamed broccoli with smoked gouda cheese sauce, rosemary demi-glace, and our house truffle butter

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Carson’s was designed to utilize all of your senses to their fullest capacity. With sight, smell, sound, touch, and taste it is a pure sensory journey the moment you step through our doors. Visit our gallery to sneak a peak.

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