Southern Trails opens in Erlanger

Southern Trails restaurant and banquet center opened in Erlanger a few months ago. It’s in the homey-looking house that once held Andriola’s Italian restaurant. Southern Trails concentrates on down-home Southern food, particularly for banquets and large parties, but it’s also open to the public as a restaurant.

The menu features drop biscuits, fried macaroni and cheese, shrimp baskets, burgoo, catfish, burgers, fried chicken, pork fritters, country fried steak, pies, cake and cobblers. It’s open 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Sunday, with a Sunday brunch buffet until 3 p.m. 480 Erlanger Road, Erlanger, 859-342-9300; www.southerntrailsrestaurantandbanquet.com.

-Polly Campbell