Checkers Reviews

Great cooking, cold beer, and locally owned by very friendly people. I love their daily specials. Country Fried Steak is my favorite. I wish it were available everyday.

Great American-style menu! I recently took my mom to lunch here: she's 80+ and likes a mild, midwestern menu...so she really appreciated the food options (grilled cheese, meatloaf, etec). We split a salad and a chicken salad sandwich. Both were amazing! The chicken salad was all white meat, just the right amount of mayo, light on the salt, too. The salad was HUGE, and so delicious with mandarin oranges, dried cranberries, sunflower seeds and chicken chunks...super-fast lunchtime service, and fair prices. Attentive waitstaff, too. What's not to like?

Always a great place to get a quick bit and a cold beer

The food was very good. Everything tasted hot and fresh. The service was great and employees were super friendly. Will be going back!!

The employees were so friendly and food was greatly appreciated

IT'S A GOOD O BOY PLACE. THE FOOD WAS GREASY. KEPT LETTING THIER FRIENDS SING.NOT UNUSUAL FOR KARAOKE. ALSO DID NOT LIKE STANDING IN A LINE TO GET MY FOOD OR DRINKS. I LIKE TO BE SERVED. I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY STAY IN BUSINESS.

Loved this place for years! Pretty cheap and accessible street parking (some lot parking). Good food!

This is a neighborhood establishment with the friendliest people, the first time I was there, the customers and staff acted like they knew me forever, the food there is top notch, no matter what you order. Large helpings and really reasonably prices. The crowd there is mature, fun and friendly. I wish we had a place like this near my home. Will go back !!!

Always a great place to visit. My dad played pinball there when he was young.

Been few times in last few weeks and it's always good and service has been great. It's going to be a must have for me....

No paper menus just a tv menu. Had to go to cashier to order. Food was awesome .

Chilled out atmosphere and friendly staff. The food was good and the prices were right. It would be better if they brought napkins with the food.

I absolutely love this place. Old school- historic. Type of place where the staff knows your dad and their dads know your grandpa. Really cool. Great food and drinks.

Old fashioned place that takes you back to the days when restaurants weren't always trying to reinvent the wheel and charge $15 for a hamburger. Good old standards for good prices. Fish sandwich is huge and good as any in the city. Staff has been there forever as well as many customers. They are often packed for a reason while some of the flashier places are half dead at times. Nice hidden gem in Germantown.

Great restaurant. I've never had anything bad here. Great service and atmosphere.

Horrible experience!
First off called in was put on hold (not really hold just put the phone down for 10 mins!) Hear other people getting orders and such, finally I called back when they answered I asked if they were busy they said no... If they said yes I'd forgive the long wait.
Second ordered their famous fish and when we picked it up there were no tartar sauce and ketchup as requested.
Then let's talk quality of the 4 pieces we received 1 was good the rest tasted like they were warmed up with burned batter on them.
Last the sides were like rubber, and some had half of something else in them like these were leftovers!
Really think twice before visiting this place!
I know I won't refer anyone here nor will I return!

Friendly service, good home cooking, and great bartenders mixing good drinks!!

Ordered a kids meal, a fish sandwich meal and a fried livers meal. The liver meal was completely gone, the kids meal had no fries and the fish meal had neither side. When I called they basically said the driver should have checked the bag but they put the wrong stuff in the bag ( Including pudding I didnt order with my name)

Good food, interesting atmosphere. There weren't any signs indicating (that I saw at least) that you order at the bar, which says confusing.

Five stars just in variety of quality choices alone. Got a taste for something while enjoying some drinks? They may well have it and do a better than solid job of it from a fish sandwich to a bowl of bean soup and everything in between.

Great place to eat great place to meet up with friends and have quick bite or even just have a couple cocktails perfect place for a blind date come on in and enjoy

Fish was great. We had a party of 11 and were treated very well. Kathy helped with the arrangements.
Only complaint was the bean soup was terrible no taste and very watery.

Nice and friendly. Lot of variety on the menu. Loved it

I use to be a manager here and I can say checks Cafe is an all American place to go meet your friends and family for lunch or dinner and even a casual drink..I love checks Cafe and it's been apart of most of my life..

Always a great experience at Checks. Great atmosphere and good food.

If you want a great neighborhood bar that is a break from the usual pretentious hipster establishment, normally found in the area, this is your place.

A friendly neighborhood bar/restaurant, you order seat yourself, order at the bar, pick up your drinks, and go back to your seat to wait for your name to be called. Fried catfish (open face sandwich) was the special and it was SPECIAL! The fish was moist, the breading was crispy with a very distinctive, wonderful crunch. I enjoyed every bite of this fried catfish. I started eating the fish with some tartar sauce (it was good), but abandoned the tartar sauce so I could just enjoy the fish after the second bite. I also had fried apples (below average) and onion rings (very good). My wife had the chicken sandwich which she said was very good. But Check s gets 5 stars because the catfish was the best fish I have had in Louisville, and the best catfish I ve ever had. Dinner for two with sodas for under $25 makes Checks a great value - we were both stuffed. Street parking was readily available. There are TVs available if you want to catch a game and enjoy some drinks with or without dinner.

The catfish was a special! I am going back to try some of their other offerings. And I am going to try to find out when they have catfish so I can go back every time if is available.

Always good at Checks
Good food and staff...prices good

We come here regularly. It's not fancy but it's a classic Germantown spot. It can be very crowded at lunch and quite loud. They do tend to treat older regulars a little nicer than the rest of the world, but I don't mind that so much because the food is good and the beer is cold. I recommend the Reuben Sandwich with fries (batter dipped) or the chili cheese dog.

Good food. Service was disjointed last time, but servers are nice folks. I'll go back. I like the food and the 'neighborhood feel' of the place.

It was a little busy when we went, but not too overwhelming. It had a nice local atmosphere to it. I would recommend the Fish, Chilli as an entree and get the onion rings as a side and or a plate of chilli fries. They had some of the best sweet tea in the area. Really enjoyed it and would reccomend for a nice casual evening.

Reuben and German potato salad were great, just like Grandma Minty's!

Excellent food, friendly staff and nice down home atmosphere

This was one of the best meals I ve had in a long time. The potato salad is homemade and delicious, and the broccoli casserole and fried bologna was the perfect comfort food. Will definitely return next time I m in Louisville.

Good place, reasonable prices, check out the upstairs deck seating.

The chili is good but $8.75 for a bowl of chili and a drink makes this a fail. I guess they charge for cheese? Charge a lot for cheese. They should let you know that.

Great food, reasonably priced, fast service. No frills neighborhood bar, loud environment. Good people

Ate upstairs in the bar. Nice atmosphere. Quiet little downtown establishment. Fair service. Ordered a burger with fries and a fish sandwich dinner. The fish was awesome. The burger was ok.
Ticket with tip was $28.
I'd go back and recommend it as a great Friday or Saturday nighter.

Great long standing neighborhood establishment. Excellent food large menu order at the bar have a seat. Order is brought out to you. There are several TVs usually on a sports channel. Reasonable price for food and beverage

Great place to eat and visit with friends. Don't go in if you are in a hurry

Just a great gathering place to meet with friends and family. Food is pub fare, but reasonably priced and tasty.

Good bar food and drink prices. Great place to watch the game or dance on a Saturday night. Patron ages vary, friendly staff

Ordered fries with fish sandwich...To go. No fries in either order...Fish was really dry.

Lived nearby in Indiana all my life and always wanted to go so I finally did. Game day, so lots of sport watchers. Very nice, non-crazy crowd plenty of open spots for us non-sports types to get a bite. Friendly service. Great Chili lots of meat and spaghetti noodles. Not too hot just right. I had a burger it was perfect. Will be back. A new favorite destination in the friendly German town neighborhood.

Great Louisville bar and grill! Not fancy, trendy or expensive. Just good food and drink.

Great food. Has Karaoke on Thursday and Saturday nights.

There are so many choices on the menu, it's difficult to decide what to order. I ordered a double cheeseburger w/onion rings. It was excellent. I also ordered a bowl of chili to go for lunch the next day. I had a few bites of the chili before putting it in the fridge, and it tastes verg good. My friends ordered fried mushrooms, fish sandwiches w/fries, fried chicken, greens and bean soup.. Everyone was quite satisfied with their meal (and very full). The night we were there was trivia night. They also have karaoke nights. We will be returning soon.

Not super authentic german but extremely tasty! Such a great neighborhood spot. Amazing atmosphere, fun little place with yummy tavern style food! Has a bar, but also family friendly during the day. Love Check's. I can't believe I lived so many years in Louisville before I came here!

Fish sandwich was good huge beer was refreshing for hot day