Claudia Sanders Dinner House

Claudia Sanders Dinner House is located at 3202 Shelbyville Road, Shelbyville, KY and is open Tues.-Sun., for lunch and dinner (11:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m.).

Never let anyone tell you that it does not matter when you go to eat at a restaurant and I mean the time that you go. I am sure that the time of day is a factor in my experience at Claudia Sanders. You should know that when I stopped to have lunch/dinner, it was 3:00 p.m., but I was hungry and didn't want to wait until 5 or 6:00 p.m. to eat.

It was pretty empty when I went in, only about three or four tables were full, but I was excited because of my memories of being there several years ago ( before the fire and before when they had to shut down because some people had gotten sick after eating there) and remembering how delicious everything was. In any case, it had been some time ago that I was there.

I didn't know what to get, because I wanted everything on the menu. I finally decided on the Claudia's Kentucky Hot Brown for $9.50. The menu said it was layers of Baked Kentucky Country Ham and sliced Roasted Turkey Breast on toast points, smothered with their special cheese sauce broiled golden brown and topped with tomatoes, choice of soup or salad. I had the White Bean Soup. My husband quickly decided to have the fried chicken; he claims that I don't fry anything, anymore, so have at it. The mashed potatoes and creamed spinach were his side items. Let me just say that if you know me, then you know that I am a wordsmith of sorts and I hold dearly and literally words and statements directed at and towards me. I'm laughing right now because someone needs to re-write the description of these food items.

The Baked Kentucky Country Ham and sliced Roasted Turkey Breast was smothered in a special cheese sauce that I would define as cheese whizzzz and I am pretty sure that Roasted Turkey Breast was lunch meat out of the pack and I needed a knife to cut through the tomato ends placed on top of the Hot Mess that was broiled to a golden brown. By the way, I never have the kitchen remake an order or order something else if I can help it.

My husband gave me a piece of his fried chicken, not good. The fried chicken was rubbery and chewy and I was so disappointed. What has happened Claudia Sanders? I will say that the biscuits and corn muffins that you use to put on the table, that you are now doling out one-by-one, were pretty good. It is possible that I intruded on the staff's break time right before dinner service and it just was not a good time to go in and eat. 

If you go...

Don't go between 2:00-4:00 P.M. although the hours are from 11:00 A.M.-9:00 P.M.