Lockbox — Restaurant in Lexington

Pros- Service, ambiance, decor, shared board was fantastic. Pepper jelly was done well, biscuits were flaky and buttery. Great job on the pickles and chow chow. The deviled egg spread was an easy 8/10 too. The sweet potatoes were good but the roasted garlic yogurt tasted mote like flavorless sour cream

Cons- The rest of our food.

My wife's dish was the Parisian gnocchi. One of my favorite dishes to have but this one was DOA. The gnocchi was not toasted just boiled then it looks like they tried to saute it but they failed and it just became a pale dumpling. The brown butter was non existent, again another reason for the lack of toasted gnocchi. When they say "carrot" they mean Carrot. There were slices of carrots and this thick sauce of what I'm guessing was Carrot juice that was thickened to the point it could have been used as a jelly. Herbs were lacking it just had a flavorless green sprinkle of what I would think is parsley but whos to know from the overpowering flavor of the orange "goop."

The Hog Chop. When I hear "Hog" I assume Boar. I was wrong and that's not a big deal at all. The Chop was flavorful with a great sear and smoke. The down side was the temperature it was cooked to. When I eat at a restaurant like Lockbox I assume that they won't cook their pork well done, especially when the server doesn't take a temp. Assuming MR/M for pork at an fine dining restaurant is pretty standard. Well they made sure that my pork was done. It was done 10 mins before they thought it would be a good idea to say it's finished cooking. The butternut puree was smooth but fell flat. The Brussels were shaved into a slaw which was the best part of the plate. There was no hint of blue cheese as advertised.

Shaker Lemon Pie I love lemon anything. It's my go to for a sweet finish but this was far from sweet. Shaker Lemon should be sweet with small pockets of bitterness from the whole lemons. This was all Lemon no curd. It was so bad that I had to spit it out. The lack of cooking of the Lemon before was apparent. Big chunky bitter pockets of undercooked Lemon with no sweetness killed the experience. To top it off the malt ice cream was half melted when it arrived. At least the crust was good.

I hate leaving this review. I feel like a jerk but at the same time I feel like it is needed. You may ask why I didn't speak to a manager. It was a busy Friday night and I wasn't about to ruin someone's night. They are busy and all they could have done was comped my meal. I still ate everything, except the pie that was inedible, so I have no issue paying but the next Friday when we go out it for sure won't...

It started with good art and a glass of water, the water tasted like nothing, this was perfect and exactly what one would hope for with a perfectly filtered glass of water

My waitress gave me just enough time to get comfy but not so much that I became distracted. She laid a menu in front of me, she's attentive but not over kind, my favorite. She asks if I would like a drink other than water, I order a bloody mary.

I overlook the menu, nothing is especially catching my eye, I am picky today. She explains the weekly plate to me, it's perfect, I order it.

She gives me my bloody mary with a cute striped paper straw, it's perfect, a little spicy, VERY tomato, and comes with an olive for me to consume. I drink about half of it by the time my food arrives, I was chugging honestly because the food only took about ten minutes to get to my table.

One look at my plate and I have seen the face of God.

There he is, a medium sized breaded slab of trout, crucified on a bed of leafy greens. His blood? a lemony dressing. His tears? They're sprinkled about in the form of roasted pistachios and GOAT CHEESE.

I FEAST as if this is the last supper

plot twist, I know something in this story you don't know:

My server asks me if I want a box, I've only eaten half of my food but I say yes. I'm saving myself for something

My server appears once again with my food beautifully boxed and BEHOLD she lays a single spoon in front of me.

I'm getting sweaty, the ANTICIPATION is KILLING ME

Five minutes pass, I don't know my own name anymore, I am so excited.

The choir begins chanting, my waitress arrives and she lay in front of me THE MOST PERFECT TIRAMISU I HAVE EVER CONSUMED

I hound it down in two minutes, pay my bill, grab some coffee,...

Impressions of Lockbox is moderately fair. The menu has Kentucky inspired flavor with the cheapest dinner plate being 15 and the most expensive being 30. With an average of 24 dollars.

I ordered the hamburger and fries and it was spot on. The vegetables are not as good as I would have hoped. The tomato pie is watery and can be messy. My wife ordered the hog chop and the plate was presented well, however it did not seem to be cooked all the way through. I recommend the House made toulouse sausage which has a unique semi-sweet flavor with pickled purple cabbage.

The space is designed well with art and lighting. The acoustics are not on par with everything else though, it can be a bit of a problem when it is a full house.

It approximately took a little over an hour to get our main supper from the time of ordering. It was about one hour and fifty minutes total being there. Order a drink if you are of age because there is a lot of waiting. If you need a place for a date or somewhere to get to know someone this is probably one option to consider.

Service was professional and pleasant. The only thing out of place was we were not asked if we wanted dessert we just received a menu and forks assuming we wanted some...