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Bubba

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Deviled eggs topped with pecan-smoked bacon at Bubba
A private dining room at Bubba with hats on the wall

Photos courtesy of Bubba.

Southern comfort food with a Midwestern accent, from biscuits and fried chicken to shrimp and grits and gumbo, plus a cocktail lounge and patio in the Western Gateway.

What to order

  • Southern Bread Basket
  • Buttermilk fried chicken
  • Shrimp and grits
  • Kentucky Hot Brown at lunch

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