Awards

50 years of dedication to providing our customers with gourmet products and elevated experiences led us to these wonderful awards and accolades.

Our sincerest thanks goes out to all of our customers and anyone who voted for us. We truly appreciate your support throughout the years. To you, we vow to continuously work towards our mission of providing gourmet products and new flavors to the Lexington area.

Best of Lexington

Best Deli

2022 Gold Winner

2023 Silver WInner

2024 Bronze Winner

2025 Silver WInner

Mousetrap Day – a declaration by Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton to celebrate The Mousetrap’s 50th Anniversary

2026 Best of Lex: Food & Drink – Pimento Cheese Category Award Winner from Smiley Pete Publishing

Mousetrap won third place in the Winchester Beer Cheese Festival in June 2023.
Urban Innovation Award-Recognition of Entreprenuerial Spirit
Lexington Addy Award- 1st Place Advertising Arts, Logo/Trademark Design
Proprietor, John Kennan, Commissioned as a Kentucky Colonel by Governor Brereton C. Jones
Best of the Bluegrass Readership Poll- 1st Place Gourmet Shop