Comment Archives: Locations: 4 Stars
Re: “Shalimar”
Good food, but the portions have shrunk over the years. On our last visit my wife and I had a spoonful of aloo gobi each.
Rating Detail:
Food: 4
Service: 4
Atmosphere: 3
Value: 3
Overall: 4
Re: “Loud House Coffee”
nice grassroots approach and atmosphere. . . art, music, coffee, fun!
Rating Detail:
Service: 4
Atmosphere: 4
Value: 4
Overall: 4
Re: “Douglas Corner Cafe”
Austin resident, Toni Price, hit the stage last night in Nashville, at the Douglas Corner Cafe. The dimly lit venue, with it’s brick lined walls and green tinted lighting, was a quaint compliment to the singer’s sultry voice. The evening, which started as a low-key acoustic session, quickly morphed into a whiskey driven walk down memory lane for Price and her audience. Reminiscing about late night jam sessions, Price became not only the evenings entertainment, but an instantaneous friend, drawing her audience in like a moth to a flame.
Known as “the queen of the back-porch blues,” Price belted out songs about the blues, life, love, and learning, with numbers like ”Cats and Dogs,” “Lucky,” “Like the Sun,” and “Moonlight Blues,” many of which were written by Gwil Owens, who provided last night’s acoustic guitar. Each song was followed by a shot of whiskey, making the bar tender a permanent part of the act.
Price’s voice is definitely what draws people to her. A self confessed talentless songwriter, she laughed and slurred, “if I had to write my way out of a paper bag, I’d still be in it.” Owens, on the other hand, is better left to the writing and playing, as heard in his attempt to throw in background vocals on a couple of songs.
Dressed in a nude-pink shimmering dress, that came inches above the knee, Price posed and smiled through many of the more upbeat songs, while drunkenly weeping through the sadder ones. Her performance, though whiskey fueled, was nonetheless a delight for all in attendance. She joked that she was going to write a memoir entitled “Who the Hell Remembers?,” which seems ever so appropriate, and explained what “irons” are. According to Price, “irons are tiny pieces of irony.” which was followed by a wave of laughter, as were many of her interjections.
Price appears as a cross between Emmy Lou Harris, Sheryl Crow, and Janis Joplin. The singer, now 48, resembles Emmy Lou, with her long flowing grayed hair, sounds eerily like Sheryl Crow, and drinks more whiskey than even Janis Joplin could have. With her red draped shawl, which she clung to in a manner that would make any burlesque fan proud, her tiny sequined dress, and unshaved “all natural legs,” Price surprisingly came off as a sexy, sultry blues singer, worthy of any good Vegas lounge. It’s no surprise that she has long been revered as one of Austin’s diamonds, rough as it may be.
Price currently has seven albums available, all of which are available on Amazon.
Swim Away (1993)
Hey (1995)
Sol Power (1999)
Low Down and Up (1999)
Midnight Pumpkin (2001)
Born to Be Blue (2003)
Talk Memphis (2007)
For more info on Toni Price, visit:
www.toniprice.com
And check out NPRs feature on Toni at:
http://www.npr.org/programs/morning/features/2002/feb/price/020218.price.html
Author: Rosemary Haskins, co-owner of WaterWorks Entertainment
ORIGINAL POST @
http://rosemaryrocks.wordpress.com/2009/04/19/toni-price-30-songs-and-30-shots/
Rating Detail:
Service: 4
Atmosphere: 4
Value: 4
Overall: 4
Re: “Miss Saigon”
just wanted to comment. i started eating at kien jiang yrs ago and when ms saigon opened i went back and forth between the two. my fave is pork vermicilli and the fresh spring rolls. personally, i like mine the best, but preparation is time consuming.
having chosen ms saigon a while back because they have many vegetables, mint and lean pork, alas, they were tonite. tried kj again. fatty pork, no bean sprouts, and almost no mint.
love saigon, and they have recently totally renovated their interior............beutiful and warm.!!!!!!!!
Rating Detail:
Food: 4
Service: 4
Atmosphere: 4
Value: 5
Overall: 4
Re: “Horn of Africa [Closed]”
I used to live in Ethiopia as a teen and this is like "home cooking" to me! It is the closest thing to sitting at a friend's home and eating homemade wat and ingera. It's so wonderful, I routinely bring my family (who didn't live in Ethiopia) as well as co-workers desiring something different. No-one has been disappointed. I will return again and again.
Rating Detail:
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 4
Value: 4
Overall: 4
Re: “Springwater”
I have been in the company of many coots ,drunkards ,old farts. Young hip musical genius from time to time,from local bands to international bands. Bands that were famous (may I add with everyones refusal to let me in on the little secret).
I have enjoyed it all.Springwater is just out and out plain old fun or boring no in betweens.The one place on earth you can go no matter who you are and be annoyed or be buzzing and/or drunk and leave with tons of friends.A new place for old faces and Hoffa is buried out back.
Rating Detail:
Service: 2
Atmosphere: 5
Value: 1
Overall: 4
Cool Cafe on Hillsborough rd is a great meat and three..
only problem is that the portions have become skimpy and they dont give you the food they used to give you ( for what they charge ). THey used to give a lot of food but i think the amounts have become skimpy..hope they change this or its gonna go out of business in these hard economic times
Rating Detail:
Food: 5
Service: 3
Atmosphere: 3
Value: 3
Overall: 4
Re: “417 Union”
The food is really good but I don't like the prices. I usually end up spending 10 or 11 dollars for meat and two and drink.
Rating Detail:
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Value: 3
Overall: 4
Re: “Family Wash”
Very friendly service and great music all the time. Wonderful, intimate-yet-funky atmosphere. Eclectic crowd - definitely a favorite!
Rating Detail:
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Value: 4
Overall: 4
Re: “Sushiyobi”
My boyfriend and I frequent Sushiyobi so much that we are known by the chefs and the servers - and always get the same thing. I recommend this place to all those looking for great sushi in downtown Nashville! Check out the American Dream Roll and Dragon Roll; don't forget to try their Volcano Roll and start your sushi off right with an order of Edamame! The servers have great attitudes and the food is always served fresh and tasty! Highly recommended!
Rating Detail:
Food: 4
Service: 3
Atmosphere: 3
Value: 3
Overall: 4