This Kentucky Restaurant Serves Some Of The Country's Best Biscuits And Gravy

Biscuits and gravy is a quintessential American breakfast dish, as much of a morning staple as a pot of black coffee and stack of pancakes. Each household has its favorite and getting fierce about the thickness of your preferred gravy is par for the course. Still, there are some iterations of this stone-cold classic that breakfast lovers see eye-to-eye on. One of them is Doodles, a Kentucky restaurant serving best-in-class biscuits and gravy.

Doodles is a NoLi neighborhood spot in Lexington owned by locals for over 18 years and sources local ingredients. In fact, the comfort food restaurant shops at different Kentucky farms throughout the week to ensure its dishes are as fresh and flavorful as possible. According to its suppliers list, there's a good chance Doodles turns to Critchfield Meats for the sausage in its gravy and Weisenberger Mill for the flour in its biscuits.

Listed for $13 on the current breakfast menu, Doodles' biscuits and gravy is made up of a grilled biscuit smothered in homemade sausage gravy with two local eggs from Clark Family Farm and a choice of fried potatoes or cheesy grits (or both for an extra $5 during weekend brunch). If you're in the mood for a boozy upgrade, there's always the well-liked mimosa or glass of milk punch for $7, too.

Making biscuits and gravy isn't as straightforward as it might seem, and to hold the title of one of America's best means Doodles has nailed flaky, cotton-soft dough and a meaty, creamy gravy. A less than scientific study conducted by one Reddit user concurred, "I decided to try as many [biscuits and gravy] as I could over the course of a couple months ... I found Doodles to be probably the best for my tastes." Another commenter on the same thread agreed but suggested bringing reinforcements to also sample the beignets. Elsewhere, fans put the excellence of Doodles' dish down to the biscuit griddling technique, which gives a crunchy, buttery crust while maintaining an airy soft center.

One comment on Doodles' Instagram account is similarly unequivocal about these being the best around, while another mentioned they were a go-to dish. One TripAdvisor user went so far as to call them the best biscuits and gravy they'd ever had. This is high praise given the other tantalizing plates at Doodles, like glossy cinnamon rolls blanketed in frosting and deep-fried sandwiches stuffed with layers of turkey and Swiss cheese.