Woman-Owned Wallet, a shop in Nulu, features a directory of the women-owned restaurants, stores and services based in Louisville. One of the nine included restaurants is Biscuit Belly, a Southern-style biscuit sandwich shop, with many locations- three of which are in different parts of Louisville.

Lauren and Chad Coulter are the owners of Biscuit Belly, which was an idea that first came from their Georgia upbringing.

“My husband and I are from Georgia – specifically where he is from, you can get some great biscuit sandwiches from any traditional corner store. He first mentioned opening a biscuit concept pretty early on in our time in the restaurant world. I thought he was NUTS! Then I started seeing other similar concepts pop up in Florida and in Nashville. So we gave it a whirl,” Lauren Coulter said.

In addition to their locations in Nulu, St. Matthews and Middletown, there are other locations of Biscuit Belly in Georgia, Indiana, and Lexington, KY. There are also two locations opening soon in Alabama.

“The first location was ‘easy.’ It’s the replicating and consistency that is difficult,” Coulter said.

As one might assume, owning and operating a restaurant comes with many challenges. Coulter shared that some food items, like eggs and bacon, can be expensive.

“So much out of our control with construction and development – it can be really frustrating to be dependent on others in a lot of aspects,” Coulter said.

There are many fun parts to owning a restaurant as well.

Coulter shares that her favorite part is “THE FOOD! And the people of course – we have a great staff who work their tails off to make the food so photo-worthy. It’s a fun space to be in,” Coulter said.

“If I’m looking for something a little sweeter, I go with the G.O.A.T. because I LOVE goat cheese. The pepper jelly is delicious and complements the goat cheese so well. But if I’m in the mood for something spicy, I get the Fire in Your Belly.”