Merrick Inn Restaurant

Memorial Day belongs to those who gave everything in service to this country, and to the families who carry their memory. Our team is home with their own families today, taking that moment of remembrance.

We will return tomorrow, with the patio open, the bourbon bar ready, and the Southern menu that has made us a Lexington tradition for 50 years.

For generations, fried chicken at Merrick Inn has been more than a menu item, it’s been a Lexington tradition. 🍗

Since opening in the 1970s, Merrick Inn has built its reputation on classic Kentucky cooking, warm hospitality, and the kind of meals people come back for year after year. Our fried chicken has been at the heart of that story from the very beginning.
Hand-breaded, made with care, and served the way Southern comfort food should be, it’s the dish generations of guests have celebrated birthdays, anniversaries, Sunday dinners, and ordinary evenings around.

Some call it the best fried chicken in Kentucky. We simply call it tradition.