Thursday, February 2, 2012
Restaurant openings Lucy's Country Cafe Serving Lunch at Blue Bar
Posted by Nicki Wood on Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 5:58 AM
Lucy Pinson and husband, the extraordinarily prolific songwriter Bobby Pinson, have turned a love of homemade food into a menu of home-cooking favorites from their own repertoire, family recipes and friends' favorites.
Though they're still tweaking the recipes, the food just three days after their debut showed plenty of thought and care. Steak fingers were generously cut and fried crisp, served with a impressive, peppery homemade white gravy. Okra in a cornmeal coating was fried crisp and chewy. Corn muffins have a touch of jalapeno. Sour cream gives the devastatingly rich banana-less banana pudding a meltaway consistency, while crushed vanilla wafers make a crunchy counterpoint.
Bobby Pinson's sense of humor translates well to his menu choices, including fried spam and bologna "fries," and "Backward Tuesday," when the spare ribs were fried and the chicken was baked.
The Pinsons have been serving lunch on a smaller scale from a suite on Music Row and saw the need for a straightforward lunch spot in the neighborhood. "There are all these big buildings going up around here, and lots of people, and so many $18 lunches," said Bobby, who does his songwriting in a space above the restaurant.
The food is priced like meat-and-three, with an all-you-can-eat price ($12.99) for that guy in every office who can eat like that and stay thin.
Though the address is 1911 Broadway, the entrance is on Division. Hours are Monday-Friday, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., and "Sing for Your Supper" on Wednesdays, when Pinson's songwriter friends and colleagues will be performing and the food will be plated and served at the tables. See weekly menus here, and get updates on Twitter, @lunchatlucys
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So Bobby, instead of $18.00 for good food, you offer $13.00 for the Dr. Kervorkian diet? Or is that the Paula Deen approved meal plan, not sure.
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It's hard to get people from out of town to believe how many restaurants in this city are closed at night. We may have the record for that...
@bmazor, it's the meat-and-three/homecooking tradition to be open for lunch only, for a bunch of reasons. It's usually one or two people running the place, and by 3 p.m., t heyve been working 9 hours. You'd have to cook twice, or make twice as much. Plus, without alcohol or huge customer volume, you can't make money at night. Having said that, Swett's is open at night in Green Hills, and Sylvan Park.
paying more for food certainly does not imply that its better in quality or nutrition. meat and three is not meant for the dieter in most cases. for those who want that sort of food then the meat and three offers a quick convenient option - and usually affordable. the lunch special described offers an All You Can Eat option but it also offers regular lunch options. most people interested in "all you can eat" are not interested in calories as much in some cases. people who want to eat a lot - hey there is there option. i know one person who opts All You Can Eat because he can eat ONLY meat and greens and fill up without carbs etc on his plate to temp him or to leave to waste.
the thing i dont understand is why does blue bar have someone coming in to do the lunch? do they only open their kitchen at night? if so., it seems like a creative idea. also...offers really different food options for lunch and dinner. i hope the idea works for them.
