Easygoing option spotlighting regional southern cooking & local artists in retro-style surroundings.
Zim’s Cafe honors Great-Grandpa Zim, who fed his family with vegetables from his garden, and found fun around every corner. He captivated me with tall tales and whimsical rhymes. Share stories with loved ones at Zim’s, and let us serve you from a menu inspired by the bounty from Kentucky farms. Welcome and thank you for dining with us!
4.5 – 432 reviews $$ • Restaurant
Menu
| Appetizers | |
| Artichoke Fritters Crushed artichoke hearts bound with feta and parmesan cheeses and fried crisp. Five to an order with remoulade |
$6.99 |
| Kentucky Cheese Spreads Blue pimiento cheese, bourbon barrel beer cheese and creamy feta spread, with two soft pretzel sticks, carrots and celery |
$7.99 |
| Fried Pickles Sliced dill pickles rolled in seasoned weisenberger cornmeal and fried, with our smoked tomato ranch dressing for dipping |
$5.99 |
| Fried Sweet Banana Pepper Rings Marinated in buttermilk, lightly dusted in seasoned weisenberger cornmeal then fried, served with cocktail sauce or smoked tomato ranch dressing for dipping |
$5.99 |
| Southern-Fried Buttermilk Chicken Fingers Kentucky proud chicken breast marinated in buttermilk then rolled in seasoned weisenberger cornmeal and fried until crisp, served with honey dijonnaise, half dozen per order |
$8.99 |
| Hot Soups | |
| Bourbon Trail Chili Bourbon trail chili kentucky proud beef, black beans and white beans simmered in bourbon-spiked chili gravy with tomatoes, peppers and jalapeños, served with crackers |
$3.99 |
| Whitesburg Soup Beans N’ Hoecake | $2.99 |
| Creamy Chicken & Mushroom | $2.99 |
| Farm Fresh Salads | |
| House Salad Local lettuce mix, shredded cabbage, carrots, cucumber and grape tomatoes with choice of dressing |
$4.99 |
| Greek Salad Local lettuce mix, grape toma- toes, red onion, cucumber, olive salad, roasted peppers, creamy feta spread and country croutons with italian vinaigrette |
$8.99 |
| Fried Oyster Salad Crispy select oysters rolled and fried in seasoned weisenberger cornmeal over local lettuce mix with shredded cabbage, carrots, grape tomatoes and cucumber. With choice of dressing |
$12.99 |
| Chicken Salad Plate Creamy chicken salad, made with all-natural chicken breast raised antibiotic/hormone free, dried cranberries and toasted almonds, served over house salad |
$9.99 |
| Kentucky Cobb Salad Local lettuce lettuce mix, mix, shredded cabbage, carrots, grape tomatoes, hard-boiled egg, southern-fried buttermilk chicken fingers, crumbled bacon, pimiento blue cheese and sassy sorghum vinaigrette |
$10.99 |
| Protein Power Chef Salad Roast turkey, ham, swiss cheese, red onion, tomato, local lettuce mix, egg and choice of dressing |
$9.99 |
| Breakfast – Something Sweet | |
| Buttermilk French Toast Served with bourbon buttermilk syrup |
$6.99 |
| Oatmeal With seasonal fruit compote and sorghum drizzle |
$4.99 |
| Fruit And Yogurt Parfait Honey-sweetened greek yogurt topped with seasonal fruit compote and housemade granola |
$5.99 |
| Breakfast – Breakfast Plates | |
| Steak And Eggs With two eggs cooked to order, home fries, white cheddar weisenberger stoneground grits, fruit and a biscuit |
$15.99 |
| Bacon And Eggs Crisp bacon, two eggs cooked to order, home fries, white ched- dar weisenberger stoneground grits and a biscuit |
$9.99 |
| Country Ham And Eggs Thin-sliced country ham, two eggs cooked to order, home fries, white cheddar weisenberger stoneground grits and a biscuit. Redeye gravy available upon request |
$9.99 |
| Sausage And Eggs Two patties, two eggs cooked to order, home fries, white ched- dar weisenberger stoneground grits and a biscuit |
$9.99 |
| Health Plate Your choice of scrambled egg whites or tofu with seasonal vegetables, fruit and toast. |
$9.99 |
| Biscuits And Sausage Gravy | $5.99 |
| Breakfast – Breakfast Sandwiches | |
| Classic Egg Sammich Egg omelet with your choice of ham, bacon or sausage and your choice of cheese with mayo, lettuce and tomato. On white, whole-wheat or rye breads or po-boy roll |
$8.99 |
| Country Ham Biscuit Thin-sliced country ham on a buttermilk biscuit |
$3.99 |
| Sausage Biscuit A real old-fashioned kentucky breakfast sausage patty on a buttermilk biscuit |
$3.99 |
| Sausage Breakfast Burrito Breakfast sausage, egg omelet, pepper jack cheese, home fries, sour cream and chipotle aioli stuffed in a grilled jumbo tortilla |
$7.99 |
| Breakfast – A La Carte | |
| Two Eggs, Cooked To Order | $1.99 |
| Breakfast Sausage, Two Patties | $2.99 |
| Bacon, Three Strips | $2.99 |
| Country Ham | $3.99 |
| White Cheddar Weisenberger Stoneground Grits | $1.99 |
| Home Fries | $1.99 |
| Single Biscuit & Gravy | $2.99 |
| One Slice French Toast With Bourbon Buttermilk Syrup | $2.99 |
| Breakfast – Cold Drinks | |
| Iced Tea | $2.49 |
| Soft Drinks | $2.49 |
| Lemonade | $2.49 |
| Milk | $2.49 |
| Orange Juice | $2.49 |
| Breakfast – Coffee & Tea | |
| Espresso | $2.99 |
| Americano | $2.99 |
| Cortado | $3.49 |
| Cappuccino | $3.99 |
| Latte | $4.79 |
| Sorghum & Spice Latte Zim’s signature latte double espresso, steamed milk, kentucky sorghum, touch of spice |
$4.99 |
| Honeybee Latte Local honey and bee pollen |
$4.99 |
| Desserts | |
| Chocolate Bourbon Pecan Pie | $4.99 |
| Sour Cream Apple Pie | $3.99 |
| Peanut Butter Mousse Pie | $3.99 |
| Midway Bourbon Buttermilk Chess Pie | $2.99 |
| Hummingbird Cake | $3.99 |
| Old-Fashioned Chocolate Cake | $3.99 |
| Bourbon Butter Cake | $3.99 |
| Martine’s Famous Pistachio Cake | $4.99 |
| Zim’s Breakfast | |
| Zim’s Breakfast Platter Your choice of bacon, sausage or country ham served with two 990s cooked your way. Midway crispy home fries or weisenberger mills white cheddar grits |
$9.99 |
| Breakfast Burrito Stone cross farm sausage, eggs crispy home fries, pepper jock and our own spicy sauce rolled up in a flour tortilla. Served with sour cream |
$8.99 |
| Zim’s Omelette Stone cross farm sausage, cara- melized onions, roasted red pep- pers, and white cheddar. Served with weisenberger mills white cheddar grits and a greens salad |
$10.99 |
| Breakfast Biscuit Sammy Breakfast biscuit sammy buttermilk biscuit topped with egg, american cheese, and your choice of bacon, sausage, or country ham |
$4.49 |
| Famous Sandwiches | |
| Shady Lane Chicken Salad Made with all-natural chicken raised hormone/antibiotic-free, dried cranberries and almonds, lettuce and tomato |
$9.99 |
| Country Ham & Swiss With our own bourbon mustard, mayo, lettuce and tomato |
$8.99 |
| Roast Turkey & White Cheddar With lettuce and tomato |
$7.99 |
| Pimiento Cheese Our homemade white cheddar pimiento cheese with lettuce and tomato ….. |
$7.99 |
| Sammi’s Super Saver Special Cup of bourbon trail chili, soup beans or creamy chicken and mushroom and 1/2 sandwich: roast turkey and white cheddar, pimiento cheese or all-natural chicken salad …. |
$7.99 |
| Santa Anita Club Roast turkey, pepper jack, bacon, guacamole, lettuce and tomato with chipotle mayo on toast |
$9.99 |
| Mediterranean Wrap Creamy feta spread with baby lettuces, roasted peppers, onion, olive salad, tomato and italian vinaigrette wrapped in a jumbo tortilla … |
$7.99 |
| Inside Out Hot Brown Roast turkey, ham, bacon, tomato and white cheddar momay,grilled .. |
$9.99 |
| The Wallace Cubano Our own slow-cooked and pulled pork with swiss cheese, ham, honey dijonnaise, sliced dill pickles, grilled with garlic annatto butter |
$9.99 |
| Grilled Country Country Ham & Pimiento Cheese Thin-sliced country ham with our zesty white cheddar pimiento cheese and tomato. |
$9.99 |
| The Turkey Rachel Roast turkey, russian dressing, swiss cheese and creamy slaw, grilled |
$9.99 |
| Kentucky Proud Burgers – The Best Burgers In The Bluegrass. | |
| Zim’s Burger 6-ounce burger with lettuce, tomato, red onion, our special sauce and pickles |
$8.99 |
| The Famous Big Brown Burger Guy fieri of “diners, drive-ins and dives” named the big brown one of his top 5 burgers! Griddled on the bun, with ham, bacon, tomato and white cheddar mornay |
$10.99 |
| Santa Anita Burger With our chipotle mayo, pepper jack cheese, bacon, guacamole, lettuce, tomato and red onion |
$10.99 |
| Pimiento Cheese Burger With our homemade zesty white cheddar pimiento cheese, lettuce, tomato and red onion |
$9.99 |
| Mabel’s Nut Burger A delicious family burger tradi- tion from mabel thompson, our own slightly spicy peanut dressing paired with creamy slaw on a local burger, dressed with tomato, red onion, pickle and special sauce. |
$10.99 |
| Bourbon Barrel Deluxe 6-ounce patty, lettuce, tomato, red onion, bourbon bacon jam, bourbon barbecue sauce and bourbon barrel beer cheese … |
$10.99 |
| Double Bacon Cheeseburger From Heaven Two local patties stacked with your choice of cheese and four strips of bacon, with lettuce, tomato, red onion and pickle |
$14.99 |
| Big Blue Burger 6-ounce patty dressed with lettuce, tomato, red onion, pickle, special sauce, bourbon bacon jam and pimiento blue cheese |
$10.99 |
| Signature Cocktails | |
| The Zim Old forester, punt e mes, coca cola redux, citrus |
$11.00 |
| Myrtle Molly Castle & key vodka, bramble hibiscus vodka, lime, hibiscus sugar |
$11.00 |
| Honeywood Woodford reserve rye, aperol, smoked honey, grapefruit |
$11.00 |
| Our Old Fashioned Old forester 100, woodford reserve barrel-aged bitters, orange |
$8.00 |
| Classic Cocktails | |
| Spanish Gin & Tonic Gin, jack rudy tonic, botanicals, citrus |
$10.00 |
| Our Perfect Manhattan Woodford rye, woodford reserve, vermouth, orange bitters, cherry |
$12.00 |
| Classic Martini Your choice of vodka or gin, dry vermouth, twist |
$9.00 |
| Negroni Castle & key gin, campari, vermouth |
$9.00 |
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Order and Reservations
Reservations: zimscafe.comopentable.com
Contact Zim’s Cafe
Address: 215 W Main St Suite 25, Lexington, KY 40507
Phone: (859) 785-3690
Website: http://www.zimscafe.com/
Hours
| Friday | 11AM–9PM |
| Saturday | 9AM–9PM |
| Sunday | 9AM–2PM |
| Monday | 11AM–9PM |
| Tuesday | 11AM–9PM |
| Wednesday | 11AM–9PM |
| Thursday | 11AM–9PM |
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