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Appears in 17 stories · Last updated Nov 11, 2026
Maintains the active food establishment license list.
J-Town Big Bites no longer appears on Louisville's list of active food establishment licenses. The restaurant at 10224 Taylorsville Road was last on the list on Nov. 9, 2026, and has been missing from two consecutive readings since.
Updated 4 hours ago
Greenberg administration won a second term; county results are final pending state certification
Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg won a second four-year term with 54.8% of the vote, defeating Metro Council Member Shameka Parrish-Wright in the city's first nonpartisan mayoral general election. Final county totals showed Greenberg with more than 130,000 votes to nearly 97,000 for Parrish-Wright, plus about 11,000 write-ins.
Updated 2 days ago
Owner and manager of the Belvedere project
Crews began work Oct. 29, 2026, on the first floor of the Riverfront Parking Garage beneath the Belvedere. The rest of the garage stays open. The plaza closes after the 2027 Thunder Over Louisville and Kentucky Derby celebrations.
Updated Nov 2
Maintains the license registry that revealed the change
Nikki's Eatery, a soul-food restaurant at 7317 St Andrews Church Rd in Louisville, has dropped off the city's public list of active food establishment licenses. It last appeared there on October 25, 2026, and has been missing from two consecutive readings since.
Updated Oct 27
Maintains the food establishment license list
Chef Shaq Kitchen has closed at 612 S 5th St in Louisville. Taqueria La Guadalupana, run by chef Hermilio Perez, opened there Oct 7 in the space Chef Shaq Kitchen had occupied, WDRB reported.
Updated Oct 13
Licensing authority
Shreeji Vegetarian Street Food, a Louisville restaurant serving Indian chaat, has dropped off the city's list of active food establishment licences. Its licence, dated November 27, 2018, was last on the list October 11 and has been missing from two consecutive readings since.
As of October 2026: Permitting authority for food service establishments
Louisville Metro granted Yummi Yummi Sushi a food service permit for 403 Roberts Ave on September 15, 2026. The filing is the only public record tied to the business at this address.
Updated Oct 12
As of October 2026: Issued the food service permit
Biggby Coffee held its grand opening at the Packerland Way shop September 29, National Coffee Day, with Q103.1 broadcasting live from the store. The Michigan-based franchise received its Louisville Metro food service permit September 14.
Updated Oct 10
As of October 2026: Publishes the open data portal with the active food establishment license list
Eatz Vietnamese permanently closed Sept. 30, 2026, after eight years in business. The owners announced the closure in a June 12 Facebook post, citing owner Nam Huynh's health and family.
Updated Oct 7
As of October 2026: Maintains public food establishment licence registry
Goss Ave Deli closed permanently in June 2026, about six months after opening on New Year's Eve 2025. Owner Eric Morris announced the closure on June 15 and said he hoped to revive the concept.
As of October 2026: Issuing authority for food service permits
Louisville Metro issued a retail food service permit to Sk Market on September 9, 2026. The permit covers a food retail business of 10,000 square feet or less at 10604 National Turnpike.
Updated Oct 5
As of September 2026: Permitting authority publishing licenses on its open data portal
Voila Cocktail Bar now has a food service permit and an alcohol license in Louisville city records for 425 W. Chestnut St. The city's public records now show two approvals for the bar at 425 West Chestnut Street: a food service permit and an alcoholic beverage license.
Updated Sep 21
As of September 2026: Issues permits and enforces zoning for the Terra Crossing site
A Dutch Bros Coffee drive-thru is taking shape next to the Publix at 13600 Terra Crossing Court, on Louisville's east side. Louisville Metro recorded a food service permit for the site on September 8. It's one approval in a chain of steps the company needs before serving its first drink.
As of September 2026: Permitting authority for the new store
A new corner store at 2112 Duncan Street in Louisville's Portland neighborhood is working through the city's licensing system. Two records surfaced on Louisville's open-data portal in early September 2026: a food service permit for stores under 10,000 square feet and an annual alcoholic beverage license. Neither one means the store has opened or holds every approval it needs.
As of September 2026: Issues food service permits for businesses
Dutch Bros Coffee received a food service permit from Louisville Metro for a new drive-thru at 10611 Fischer Park Dr, records show. The filing is dated September 3.
As of August 2026: Issued food service permit
Wing Zone, the national delivery-focused chicken wing chain, is cleared to open at 3505 Poplar Level Rd in Louisville. Louisville Metro filed a food service permit for the site on July 30, 2026.
Updated Aug 28
As of August 2026: Permit issuer
A Louisville Metro food service permit, filed August 3, gives Family Supermarket the green light to operate at 7136 Southside Drive. The license covers retail food stores up to 10,000 square feet. The address had previously been home to Habesha Restaurant and Grocery, an Ethiopian eatery.
Updated Aug 27
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