I was at Our Best Restaurant once before and got the fried pork chop which was thick and very tender with a wonderful crisp coating, mashed potates and fried green tomatoes both which were so very good. Also the fried cornbread, which I haven't seen seen I was a child. I highly recommend this place. The staff is friendly and so nice and anything you ask for they will get you. I've never tried any of there pies or cobblers, cause I simply have no room after the portions they give you with your meal. But go and experience this place where good country cooking has no equal.
I live about 20 min away, and it is definitely worth the drive. It feels like eating at my grandparents house. The owners are good people. Congratulations to them for keeping this treasure alive❣️
😊 Hello. I'm glad I came across your video about Our Best restaurant in Smithfield, Henry County, Ky I've never been, but now that I have seen your video I will go there to enjoy some Kentucky country cooking. 😅 Oh and by the way some of us city people do know about that fried 🌽 cornbread. Thanks for the video!
I grew up about a mile up the road from there and have been eating there since I can remember, my parents worked there when they were growing up and it’s been a staple in the community for generations, hopefully it stays for generations to come
The food really looked tasty. I can’t believe how many chicken livers that were served. I know your dad would score with the fried green tomatoes. I love them too but can’t get them anywhere locally so I bought some from an Amish gentleman at the Farmers Market $2.00 each. Don’t laugh but I wanted some southern food so went to Cracker Barrel and had fried orca , greens and chicken n dumplings. I got the hot sauce and put it on the greens and orca . Gooood! I had juice in the serving dish and wanted to chug it but my daughter told me, “Don’t you dare “! THEN I saw that you did what I wanted to do but it would not bother me but my kid would be totally embarrassed 🙈 so I kept the peace. She definitely will see you slurp that juice! Long story short????
That was a great story. I have never had a bad meal at Cracker Barrel. It’ll do in a pinch. Love their breakfast. I’m not wasting a morsel and too hungry to be embarrassed..
It’s been too long since I have eaten out there. I used to pass Our Best frequently when I was doing business in Eminence. The oysters, greens, and beans with onions have convinced me it’s time to make another trip.
That Henry Co lettermen's sweater is my uncle's who donated it to them. Meet my uncles & aunts there for lunch every other month. Good country cooking.
The Fried corn brad is GREAT but you missed one of my faves... the chicken friend pork chops or steaks with gravy. They were still are?) Well known for their pies...people used to come in and just order a pie to take home. When we'd have people come out to do work we'd tip them with a gift cert to Our Best, so they could enjoy a meal and get to know a great local biz.😃👍
That’s for the reminder about this restaurant. It’s been years since I’ve been there. I think it’s time to go back. The only way my mom cooked cornbread was fried.
I have been watching you for a few months now, was gonna tell you about this place to review, I live out in Henry County. Like that you are doing places all around the area!
I passed this place many times making deliveries to Eminence, truck was always too big for me to get in there. May have to take a little road trip down there, looks good!
@@flyinsaucer138 try it slowly at first. I don’t want you to hurt yourself. That took me five decades of experience to master the “double snapping turtle move”.
LOVE your videos! Karen from Dallas Texas, I love the way you enjoy your food, but......."You don't know nothing 'bout, Herdez Avocado Hot Sauce! You need to get some, it's got some heat, drops at a time. It is delicious on fish and chicken. Can't wait to see if you can find it Louisville KY. BTW, i'm native Texan, born and raised, keep posting food awesomeness! Giddy Up little doggies.
I’m gonna look for that sauce. I’ve never heard of avocado hot sauce. Thanks for the suggestion and for following my channel. I guess you’re a Cowboys fan?
Welllllll I’m a back in the day Cowboys fan, Robert Newhouse, Ed Too Tall Jones, Harvey Martin etc. Tom Landry legendary dream team. I’m a big college ball girl, and…….proud to be an Oklahoma Sooner die hard. Dallas isn’t what it was when I was growing up 😢 too my Californians that ran out of gas here, but wanted to make it to NYC. I’m an old soul 😊
Um sir… that’s called flapjacks…. Or hoebread here in ky. Not cornbread 😉🫶🏼 my grandma used to make me those when I was little and I couldn’t wait for them to come off the cast iron skillet nice and hot and put some butter on it!!!! YUMMMMMMMMY!
They used to have an old flour/cornmeal facility right across the street from them. I don’t know exactly when it shut down but it’s not there anymore 😢
Ok friend. Gonna drop a sad bomb. My mom died atv5:43 am on July 14th 2017. Hurts like hell. Seeing the food you're eating brings back memories. Mom never would have touched fried chicken, fish or livers.pork chops, beef, oh hell yeah. Mashed potatoes, cobbler, green beans. Lord yes. Please, love your parents while they're here. Hurts so much when gone ❤
I lived in Lagrange in the early 80's and the old Smithfield mill that used to be across the street from Our Best was still in operation. Their products were sold in all the little stores in the area, and their flour, whole wheat flour, and corn meal was hard to beat. I agree with everything you said about Our Best, it's still one of my favorite places to eat. I would disagree with one thing you said, though, some city people DO know a little something about fried corn bread. First fried cornbread I remember being served was in a short lived storefront restaurant at 9th and Broadway in Downtown Louisville. Place was called "Van's Gumbo" and just about anything you ordered came with some fried cornbread. It was only open for about a year or so, back in the early 2000's, but their food was fantastic, and they had the best chicken wings I've ever had.
I wish I knew all that great information about the mill before the video. We didn’t know much at the time and were just able to mention it. Unfortunately the fried cornbread in tge city must have been in a gone by era because you don’t get or see it anywhere. Thanks for reaching out.
I’ve been there! Such a great place. They tried to expand in Louisville but the story is there was some mishandling of money and the stores didn’t make it
I worked at the one that was open in Louisville, and idk if maybe we got different stuff, but literally nothing was "homemade", especially not the apple butter, it came in a plastic tub 😂 and the fried chicken came frozen and pre breaded.
Totally different those locations. Those were franchise stores. That’s why they went out of business. I talked to the owner and he told me about what you said.
That was probably Fern Creek. I enjoyed them when they first opened, but then they start cutting corners and closed because people could go to Cracker Barrel for mass produced food.
Also in this video I remember years ago when I arrived in Augusta and I went downtown and not to many people around so I looked at the menu and it was very limited but that didn't bother me but you have different parts of GEORGIA Atlanta being a major hub and where the majority of people live but it's big but not as big as NYC or Los Angeles which is hugh but a lot of land in California from north to south to the border of Mexico
Hello again sir, new follower here. Just been watching your videos and realize you like greens and can tell what kind they are. I’m curious as to what your favorite is…..Kale, Collard, or Turnip?
Was born in Campbellsburg live outside of Nashville, Tn my Aunt Willie Belle Tingle Cousin Anita Lynn took my wife Charlene and me (Boogie) to eat there. Wonderful!!!
I didn’t know your Dad was a Kentucky fan Barry, what went wrong with you? You must’ve been dropped on your head a couple times when you were a baby. Haha love the content, keep up the great work. Also know you don’t do chains and it’s not a restaurant but when Publix grocery opens up soon off Old Henry road you have to do a chicken tender pub sub.
I already have plans for a Pub Sub verses Subway and Jersey Mike’s. I’m a University of Evansville fan. Purple Ace through and through. Thanks for following my channel and for the kind words,
In this part of the video the portions are hugh and I have never heard of fried cornbread maybe baked but fried and I know of cornbread muffins which I enjoy with my tea or coffee like Iike my Danish but no croissant and I know how to make it and I know the base as I am not a pastry chef but I know the basic things like brownies pancakes french toast different pies basic home style things and because I am from Honolulu Hawaii I know how to make Malasadas which is a fritter rolled in sugar and the cousin is the Italian zeppolie which you can find in any Italian bakery but they are rolled in powered sugar and you can pipe pastry cream peanut butter jam and jellies pudding just use your imagination and come up with something lot of different things but it's got to be sweet and not savory and making Italian style tiramisu Italian classic dessert and it's not cheap but I know how to make it because they will charge you 6.00 per portion and I can make it for less than half the price retail as I know the difference between wholesale and retail retail is for the customer you have to know the price structure how it works and know how to purchase in bulk or no because if you mark it to high the consumer won't buy it and you will be stuck with it it's all about volume and turnover numbers is what speaks sales to on a retail level and how you market your products very important and the display is also very important
This guy ain't no country boy. Don't know tenderloin don't like chicken livers don't know bout mom's meatloaf....bring dat boy down to Southern coast and get some oyster schooling...
You were referencing the strong oyster culture in food heritage around Louisville, so you may enjoy a more in-depth look at the early history of them. southernfoodandmaterialculture.blogspot.com/2017/06/doc-that-was-damned-bad-oyster-william.html
One of the best hidden gems in Kentucky
I agree.
I was at Our Best Restaurant once before and got the fried pork chop which was thick and very tender with a wonderful crisp coating, mashed potates and fried green tomatoes both which were so very good. Also the fried cornbread, which I haven't seen seen I was a child. I highly recommend this place. The staff is friendly and so nice and anything you ask for they will get you. I've never tried any of there pies or cobblers, cause I simply have no room after the portions they give you with your meal. But go and experience this place where good country cooking has no equal.
I whole heartedly agree with every word.
I live about 20 min away, and it is definitely worth the drive. It feels like eating at my grandparents house. The owners are good people. Congratulations to them for keeping this treasure alive❣️
It’s definitely a treasure. Very nice folks as you said. Can’t wait to go back.
@@goodallscountrykitchen I hope to see you there❣️
😊 Hello. I'm glad I came across your video about Our Best restaurant in Smithfield, Henry County, Ky
I've never been, but now that I have seen your video I will go there to enjoy some Kentucky country cooking.
😅 Oh and by the way some of us
city people do know about that fried 🌽 cornbread.
Thanks for the video!
Lol!! Nothin like that cornbread. You’re gonna love it!
@@goodallscountrykitchen yes omg looks delicious, especially when you added the apple butter!
I grew up about a mile up the road from there and have been eating there since I can remember, my parents worked there when they were growing up and it’s been a staple in the community for generations, hopefully it stays for generations to come
Amen!
I was one of the people who recommended this place to you and i am glad to hear yall enjoyed it.
Thank you for recommending. It was awesome!
I wish I had your appetite. I love to watch you eat!
@@scottmcknight8805 thank you, my appetite could be considered a curse if you add up my restaurant tabs. lol!!
The food really looked tasty.
I can’t believe how many chicken livers that were served.
I know your dad would score with the fried green tomatoes. I love them too but can’t get them anywhere locally so I bought some from an Amish gentleman at the Farmers Market $2.00 each.
Don’t laugh but I wanted some southern food so went to Cracker Barrel and had fried orca , greens and chicken n dumplings. I got the hot sauce and put it on the greens and orca . Gooood! I had juice in the serving dish and wanted to chug it but my daughter told me, “Don’t you dare “!
THEN I saw that you did what I wanted to do but it would not bother me but my kid would be totally embarrassed 🙈 so I kept the peace.
She definitely will see you slurp that juice!
Long story short????
That was a great story. I have never had a bad meal at Cracker Barrel. It’ll do in a pinch. Love their breakfast.
I’m not wasting a morsel and too hungry to be embarrassed..
I do LOVE your vids always catch myself looking at them when I’m suppose to be looking at a movie or playing the game💯❤️
Thank you for for continuing to join me.
😍Love the '55👍 Food looked good too!!!👍
It was awesome all the way around.
@@goodallscountrykitchen 👍👍😊
Looks delicious!!! Thank you for the review!! I’m gonna try it next time I’m near Louisville
Thank you! You’ll love it.
Your dad reminds me of my dad eating that peach cobbler. I love you and your dad bond.
Love ❤️ your videos love good old county cooking 🍳 and I do a lot with the food you do amazing 👏
Thanks Jerry. As a west coaster, I can only dream to ever taste this great food. Dang. All the best. Karla in Cali. :) I'm in for the chicken livers.
I’m sorry you can’t get some delicious southern country cooking.
It’s been too long since I have eaten out there. I used to pass Our Best frequently when I was doing business in Eminence. The oysters, greens, and beans with onions have convinced me it’s time to make another trip.
Let me know how it was.
Alright! A real country place. Had not heard of that one. Thanks!
You’re welcome!
Started out with laughter and ended with some really great food 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
Thank you!
@@goodallscountrykitchen 🎉🎉YOU ARE MOST WELCOME🎉🎉
that place should always be packed beautiful beautiful dining room
Mustard in bean now that very interesting first time hearing that
I might try it sometime.
awsome! We ate at the one that used to be in fern creek, great chicken liver dinner! I didn't know about the original!
That Henry Co lettermen's sweater is my uncle's who donated it to them. Meet my uncles & aunts there for lunch every other month. Good country cooking.
Loved that place! Great food and clean as a pin. Friendly owners too.
Now they know what great food we here in Henry County get. I love that place.. Henry County has some good restaurants... Way to go Our Best.
I’ll be back in Henry county soon.
The Fried corn brad is GREAT but you missed one of my faves... the chicken friend pork chops or steaks with gravy. They were still are?) Well known for their pies...people used to come in and just order a pie to take home. When we'd have people come out to do work we'd tip them with a gift cert to Our Best, so they could enjoy a meal and get to know a great local biz.😃👍
That was very nice of y’all to give out gift certificates. What a bonus!!
That’s for the reminder about this restaurant. It’s been years since I’ve been there. I think it’s time to go back. The only way my mom cooked cornbread was fried.
@@robbin.s love that cornbread.
I have been watching you for a few months now, was gonna tell you about this place to review, I live out in Henry County. Like that you are doing places all around the area!
Thank you. My territory is starting to expand.
I think the misses and I are going to make the drive this weekend for this one, especially with the apple butter in a bottle.
Let me know what hall think afterward.
They had a location off Preston Highway in Louisville. I really missed it when they closed. They were always packed.
Great place love this restaurant
The nicest folks also.
I passed this place many times making deliveries to Eminence, truck was always too big for me to get in there. May have to take a little road trip down there, looks good!
Thanks for watching. Let me know how you like it.
Barry breaking down the science of the DD Snapper
@@flyinsaucer138 try it slowly at first. I don’t want you to hurt yourself. That took me five decades of experience to master the “double snapping turtle move”.
LOVE your videos! Karen from Dallas Texas, I love the way you enjoy your food, but......."You don't know nothing 'bout, Herdez
Avocado Hot Sauce! You need to get some, it's got some heat, drops at a time. It is delicious on fish and chicken. Can't wait to see if you can find it Louisville KY. BTW, i'm native Texan, born and raised, keep posting food awesomeness!
Giddy Up little doggies.
I’m gonna look for that sauce. I’ve never heard of avocado hot sauce. Thanks for the suggestion and for following my channel. I guess you’re a Cowboys fan?
Welllllll
I’m a back in the day Cowboys fan, Robert Newhouse, Ed Too Tall Jones, Harvey Martin etc. Tom Landry legendary dream team. I’m a big college ball girl, and…….proud to be an Oklahoma Sooner die hard.
Dallas isn’t what it was when I was growing up 😢
too my Californians that ran out of gas here, but wanted to make it to NYC.
I’m an old soul 😊
@@karenlozano6514 I can respect the Cowboy fans from back in the day. Many greats back then, including those you mentioned.
I would almost make the drive from Tennessee just for that peach cobbler
It’s worth it!
Um sir… that’s called flapjacks…. Or hoebread here in ky. Not cornbread 😉🫶🏼 my grandma used to make me those when I was little and I couldn’t wait for them to come off the cast iron skillet nice and hot and put some butter on it!!!! YUMMMMMMMMY!
They used to have an old flour/cornmeal facility right across the street from them. I don’t know exactly when it shut down but it’s not there anymore 😢
@@Amiereno84 I’m pretty sure the scale in the lobby was to weigh bags of flour.
It was really good, especially with the apple butter. I think I’m going back next eeek.
Nah man. Johnny cakes maybe. Flapjacks are pancakes. You are thinking of pancakes.
Ok friend. Gonna drop a sad bomb. My mom died atv5:43 am on July 14th 2017. Hurts like hell. Seeing the food you're eating brings back memories. Mom never would have touched fried chicken, fish or livers.pork chops, beef, oh hell yeah. Mashed potatoes, cobbler, green beans. Lord yes. Please, love your parents while they're here. Hurts so much when gone ❤
I sure will. I’m sorry for your loss. Next time you splurge take you a nice drive out there.
I'm sorry for your loss. I know it's hard. Search up Near Death Experiences. Your mama is simply waiting for you 🙏🏼
Thank you.😔
i like cornbread biscuits with lots of butter. im a yankee from iowa. wish we had places like you review.
No country cookin in Iowa? I thought that was farm country?
I lived in Lagrange in the early 80's and the old Smithfield mill that used to be across the street from Our Best was still in operation. Their products were sold in all the little stores in the area, and their flour, whole wheat flour, and corn meal was hard to beat. I agree with everything you said about Our Best, it's still one of my favorite places to eat. I would disagree with one thing you said, though, some city people DO know a little something about fried corn bread. First fried cornbread I remember being served was in a short lived storefront restaurant at 9th and Broadway in Downtown Louisville. Place was called "Van's Gumbo" and just about anything you ordered came with some fried cornbread. It was only open for about a year or so, back in the early 2000's, but their food was fantastic, and they had the best chicken wings I've ever had.
I wish I knew all that great information about the mill before the video. We didn’t know much at the time and were just able to mention it.
Unfortunately the fried cornbread in tge city must have been in a gone by era because you don’t get or see it anywhere.
Thanks for reaching out.
I’ve been there! Such a great place. They tried to expand in Louisville but the story is there was some mishandling of money and the stores didn’t make it
I talked to the owner about it. Some investors got involved that knew nothing about the restaurant business.
this is the kind of food i love. i'd prob even eat a few chicken livers too. looks beautiful out there.
It is really good and you’ll love the drive.
Damn Son!!! You boys eatin'' good.
Yup!
I worked at the one that was open in Louisville, and idk if maybe we got different stuff, but literally nothing was "homemade", especially not the apple butter, it came in a plastic tub 😂 and the fried chicken came frozen and pre breaded.
Totally different those locations. Those were franchise stores. That’s why they went out of business. I talked to the owner and he told me about what you said.
That was probably Fern Creek. I enjoyed them when they first opened, but then they start cutting corners and closed because people could go to Cracker Barrel for mass produced food.
You got me at fried chicken livers and oysters ,but I've never met a bean I didn't like either.
lol!!!
I come from rural Mississippi, never seen no fried cornbread or mustard on white beans. Interesting to see regional variations.
The mustard on beans is not necessarily a Kentucky thing. I think it’s more “My Dad’s” thing. Fried cornbread is common though.
Good to see Gambert
It won’t be a one and done now that he got his feet wet.
Making me hungry!
great place to eat been going to Our Best for years
I see why now!
Also in this video I remember years ago when I arrived in Augusta and I went downtown and not to many people around so I looked at the menu and it was very limited but that didn't bother me but you have different parts of GEORGIA Atlanta being a major hub and where the majority of people live but it's big but not as big as NYC or Los Angeles which is hugh but a lot of land in California from north to south to the border of Mexico
Great vid thank you!
Thank you!
If you haven’t tried it yet go to the chicken house in Sellersburg Indiana it’s really good
I reviewed it already and yes……..it’s awesome!
Hello again sir, new follower here. Just been watching your videos and realize you like greens and can tell what kind they are. I’m curious as to what your favorite is…..Kale, Collard, or Turnip?
Collard is my preference but like them all.
Awesome video. God to see you and dad hanging out. Do you drink beer?
Love beer.
Them livers looked good.😊
They are!
Love this place but I'm only minutes away as well. It's so nice not have to go into town to eat.
How lucky you are!
17:19 😅
Was born in Campbellsburg live outside of Nashville, Tn my Aunt Willie Belle Tingle Cousin Anita Lynn took my wife Charlene and me (Boogie) to eat there. Wonderful!!!
I didn’t know your Dad was a Kentucky fan Barry, what went wrong with you? You must’ve been dropped on your head a couple times when you were a baby. Haha love the content, keep up the great work. Also know you don’t do chains and it’s not a restaurant but when Publix grocery opens up soon off Old Henry road you have to do a chicken tender pub sub.
I already have plans for a Pub Sub verses Subway and Jersey Mike’s.
I’m a University of Evansville fan. Purple Ace through and through.
Thanks for following my channel and for the kind words,
Love to hear that, will be looking forward to the video down the road. Love what you do sir
@@Jmarty121 thank you!
In this part of the video the portions are hugh and I have never heard of fried cornbread maybe baked but fried and I know of cornbread muffins which I enjoy with my tea or coffee like Iike my Danish but no croissant and I know how to make it and I know the base as I am not a pastry chef but I know the basic things like brownies pancakes french toast different pies basic home style things and because I am from Honolulu Hawaii I know how to make Malasadas which is a fritter rolled in sugar and the cousin is the Italian zeppolie which you can find in any Italian bakery but they are rolled in powered sugar and you can pipe pastry cream peanut butter jam and jellies pudding just use your imagination and come up with something lot of different things but it's got to be sweet and not savory and making Italian style tiramisu Italian classic dessert and it's not cheap but I know how to make it because they will charge you 6.00 per portion and I can make it for less than half the price retail as I know the difference between wholesale and retail retail is for the customer you have to know the price structure how it works and know how to purchase in bulk or no because if you mark it to high the consumer won't buy it and you will be stuck with it it's all about volume and turnover numbers is what speaks sales to on a retail level and how you market your products very important and the display is also very important
Sounds like you know your way around the kitchen.
Did they used to have a location in Jefferson County? That must be them, the rose logo looks familiar. I really miss that place.
For a short time.
Yes, For a short time.
Off Antle Dr. near Commerce Crossing. Went there often.
@@carsonplays6834 They were also in Fern Creek for a while.
Come to Henry county Georgia
Is there a really good old restaurant?
Drooling
I'm getting chest pains just watching 😂
Lol!!!
Don't watch it then
@@Ninthuncle657 nobody asked you
@@knockitofff And yet here I am.
@@Ninthuncle657 ok then, piss off......better?
Goodall! My man!
You find the most interesting places!
Thank you. I have to do a lot of research and it pays off. 🤣
I have been here very delicious…
Cool little joint.
🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤
What kind of a car is that.
Chevy. I think it’s a 1955 or 56.
I grew up putting ketchup on my white beans, to each their own 😊
Me too, with cut up banana peppers.
Our Best is ok. I believe a little overhyped. But not bad. If you’re in the area stop by. Don’t drive hours though. Cracker Barrel just as good
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😄
Aww man I was hoping & thinking Tim waa a Cardinal fan. Disappointing.
@@heathertiller3644 lol! I won’t hold it against him.
Mr. Goodall? Do you have a Twitter/X?
No. They do not allow RUclips videos to be shared.
Coulda been yellow....
What?
This guy ain't no country boy. Don't know tenderloin don't like chicken livers don't know bout mom's meatloaf....bring dat boy down to Southern coast and get some oyster schooling...
how long are you planning to live, all that fat food
Over 100.
As my great uncle once told me;
"BICK NUMBERS, BICK NUMBERS!"
You don't know nothin' bout southern food and the longevity of
us heathens!
Ate here years ago, it's like 10 minutes away from where I live.
Awesome place!
You were referencing the strong oyster culture in food heritage around Louisville, so you may enjoy a more in-depth look at the early history of them. southernfoodandmaterialculture.blogspot.com/2017/06/doc-that-was-damned-bad-oyster-william.html
Thank you. I’ll be reading that this morning. Appreciate you reaching out.
They had a location off Preston Highway in Louisville. I really missed it when they closed. They were always packed.
They were also in Fern Creek for a while. They were good in the beginning and then they started cutting corners and soon they were gone.