The Mousetrap

The Mousetrap

3323 Tates Creek Rd, Lexington, KY

★★★★4.4(160 Google reviews)

Crema's Take

This Lexington neighborhood gem excels at curation over volume, with an acclaimed house-made pimento cheese spread that strikes an impressive balance of garlic-forward flavor, plus a carefully sourced selection of authentic Italian meats that's earned loyal devotion from locals. The hospitable staff and lovely atmosphere make it a destination worth seeking out, though fair warning—this isn't the spot for quick delivery orders, as quality clearly takes priority over speed.

What to expect

Specialty coffee. Quick-grab spot. Light food on the menu.

Light foodSpecialty drinksTraditional drinksQuick grab

Google Reviews

Preston Clark
★★★★7 months ago

If you can't get your orders out in a reasonable time don't be on delivery apps, simple. Waste of my time to have to stand in here 30 min for 2 God Damn sandwiches. Pathetic.

Sarah Garcia
★★★★★a year ago

If you have no reason to go to The Mousetrap, go to get their Original Pimento Cheese spread. Its amazing, the perfect blend of flavors! A touch garlic forward makes it a winner, especially when compared to the bland goop that many other businesses sell. We found that it not…

Alexea McMahan
★★★★★2 years ago

This place is really lovely. I live down the road and stopped by with a friend, as we were looking to find cute restaurants that were in our neighborhood. The staff were extremely hospitable, and were so kind to let us try a few samples! The pimento cheese (while I am not a…

Mario Jiordano
★★★★★3 years ago

Since my family moved to Lexington from the east coast, we have exclusively used The Mousetrap in the Lansdowne Shoppes as our source of authentic Italian meats. Since taking over as manager Chris has continued to uphold The Mousetrap's decades old tradition of high standards…

Joshua Kempton
★★★★★5 years ago

I can be difficult to please and I find that I'd rather have my fingers broken off than go to many "beloved" restaurants. That being said I was very very impressed by today's visit to The Mousetrap. At the advice of an employee I tried the pastrami with swiss on light rye and…

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