I've seen this place rated highly on yelp and had a family member rave about it a few weeks ago. Even though he said it was worth the drive I only made a mental note to stop by if I was in the neighborhood.
Today we had business to attend to in Hodgenville and got there about an hour early so I asked my wife if she'd like a late lunch before the meeting (it was almost exactly 1 pm). She said yes so we found this place.
First impression: the smell. Smells like White Castle's.
Next thought, dang this place is tiny. Seriously between the barstools at the counter and the wall was barely wide enough for my shoulders.
Third, the place was PACKED. Then again maybe it was an illusion due to the cramped quarters. Thinking back I think there was about 10 others in there other than my wife and I. Someone behind the counter asked our order, we gave it.
After a few minutes my wife noticed a lack of a card machine and asked a patron...it's CASH ONLY. Â So I had to run to the bank on the opposite corner to use an ATM.
As it turns out, I didn't have to rush. A full 35+ minutes after the order was made I finally get it....a cheeseburger, a double cheeseburger, and fries. That is it....over a half hour.
So we go out to the car to eat and....totally underwhelming. These fresh burgers were squished. All you get is burger, bun and onion. Think of a white castle but more of the size of a regular McDonald's burger. Personally, I'd rather have either of those over what I got. The fried were store bought (Ore Ida maybe?) that were deep fried. Really tasteless. If you order a soda you get it in a can.
So really, I honestly have no idea what the big hubbub is about. The service was lacking (not bad, more none existent) and the food was just OK (I've had better at backyard cookouts). The wait though was incorrigible.
Nope, not fancy; but that doesn't mean it's not good! Â Yummy burgers and onion rings made in front of you - the opposite of gourmet. Fairly redneck, TBH. Â Barstools available, but nothing better than grab 'n' go, enjoyed outside on a sunny day!
Cash only, but you won't need much green.
The good news is I ate a few burgers here and did not get sick, when it looked like there was potential for me to get sick. Â The bad news is the burgers were average. Â
If you're in the area, it may be worth a stop, if you sorta want to play burger roulette. Â The people aren't the friendliest either but maybe because it was obvious I was not from the area.
Laha's (pronounced lay-hays) is a destination burger joint, run by Fourth and fifth generation Lahas. Brother Bruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuce and Walter drove into Hodgenville Kentucky, by chance, on the way to the Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site. After taking picture of  the statues in Lincoln Circle, followed the the smell of burgers & onions (free advertising) to Laha's Red Castle Hamburgers. Walter took one peek in the window and said to Bruuuuuuuuuuuuuce, "we need to go in here". Bruuuuuuuuuuuuuce ordered a plain burger & fries, Walter a cheeseburger & fries. After one bite, Walter proclaimed he would  never go back to White Castle. Later, at the Lincoln Birthplace Site, Bruuuuuuuuuuuce overheard one National Park worker say to another, "someone has been to Laha's", and other worker reply, "its those two over there". pointing to Bruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuce and Walter.
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