Comment Archives: Stories: Restaurants
Re: “Tickets on Sale This Friday for Alton Brown's 'Edible Inevitable' Tour”
Update- poor website design. The upcharge indicated at the purchase page disappeared on the emailed receipt.
Re: “The Weekly Open Thread: Where Should CMA Fest Folks Eat?”
Puckett's and Fleet Street would be high on my list, as would visits to the Arcade and the Farmer's Market food court...
Re: “Tickets on Sale This Friday for Alton Brown's 'Edible Inevitable' Tour”
Excited about the show. Very frustrated at website ticketing experience. No Flash, so had to find a desktop. Then I'm hit with a mandatory "roundup" "donation". Sorry if I sound cheap, but is that the price for early bird? Or just poor webpage design that I couldn't opt out?
Re: “Pub5: This Week's Dining Review”
A little more on the poutine. I'm very happy to even have it on a menu. The fries and the gravy are spot on but the actual cheese curds could be actual cheese curds rather than what looked and tasted like fresh pulled mozzerella. But I'll order it again.
Re: “Pub5: This Week's Dining Review”
I believe the food is better since the kitchen staff changes. Carrington's review certainly backs my conclusion. I could tell that the original crew was inventive but the execution was abysmal with some dishes that were inedible -- Hot Chicken Wings were a mess. It's my understanding that thay brought in help from their sister "Taproom." I believe that was a good thing.
Re: “They Smell Like Ladies Lying in the Sun (Cracking the Coconut Oil Recipe Dilemma)”
Though this sounds weird, I am super excited to try it!
Re: “Pub5: This Week's Dining Review”
Haven't been yet but I do know that the chef/kitchen staff that opened the place are now gone and it's a different chef/team in the kitchen....likely the reason for all the menu changes and the food going downhill :-(
Re: “Martin's Bar-B-Que to Open New Joint on Belmont Boulevard”
mr. pink- you got the diamonds? i assure you that i am hung like a tater tot which proves my point even more so. i ain't swinging too far and i am still banging the heck out of nashville bbq joints. george carlin must have foreseen my comment here when he said, ' i have never fucked a 10 but i have fucked 5 2's.' to me that is what nashville has to offer- quantity over quality in spades in almost everything these days.
local foodie- 'nowville'!!!!! you are my favorite for that. i wish i had thought of that one. but why do you hate to agree with dickie? dickie has a good record of quality control-isms.
why do people put "dickie" in quotes?
martin's will kill it regardless if they are selling perfect pig or swine shit. doesn't matter in nashville. look at edley's success. i have had better bbq from whitt's than edley's and they are full all the time. lowest common denominator food for people who want to belong to something. as someone who is anti-affiliation to a detriment (unfortunately, being anti-affiliation affiliates me with other people who are anti-affiliates) i see the food craze of the now for what it is- fad. we all gots to eat but lets keep our eyes on the prize....7:15am tomorrow morning. constitute!
Re: “Pub5: This Week's Dining Review”
I agree that I felt prices were a tad high for what was offered, and the ever-changing menu seems to have gone downhill a little bit. I'd love for Pub5 to do well because downtown needs something like it - it's a step above pub grub. But if you charge slightly higher prices you have to deliver on that, and I don't quite think this restaurant is there yet. Also I felt the food was pretty bland to be honest - the wings, fish tacos and burgers all tasted bland and yes I've been there a few times because I knew things were still changing. I also liked the poutine as Frank did. Love the decor and the feel of the place. It's a nice, relaxed feeling inside.
Re: “Pub5: This Week's Dining Review”
I went with different friends 3 times within the first month they were open, and loved it. The menu was great, food was great, prices were right. We were really excited and hopeful that Pub 5 could fill a void with mid-range dining options for downtown residents. Sadly, our enthusiasm has waned since then. The menu has changed (several times actually) with some of our favorite dishes (kale chips as a side, daily flatbread) disappearing and prices being raised. Agree with Frank that the food is good, if not overpriced for what it is. Also disappointing, our feedback to the Owners was not well-received. I really want Pub5 to succeed because the space is amazing and the food good, but we'll see I guess.
Re: “They Smell Like Ladies Lying in the Sun (Cracking the Coconut Oil Recipe Dilemma)”
I've been supplementing with MTC oil lately, and I've heard of people dumping that and butter into their coffee.. I found it palatable well enough, but not really worth the hassle. I just continue to drink my coffee black and dump that sort of stuff into a protein shake..
Re: “They Smell Like Ladies Lying in the Sun (Cracking the Coconut Oil Recipe Dilemma)”
Trader Joe's is also unrefined.
Re: “Pub5: This Week's Dining Review”
We thought the entrees were priced a little too high for what this place is supposed to be. However, everything else on the menu is priced just right I think. The food we had was great: poutine, tacos, burger. The service was efficient and friendly. The only bad thing about this place is that the rooftop is too small. It's a great space if you are lucky enough to fit up there. Nothing they can do about that so it's sorta like complaining about the weather. We loved this place and will be back many times.
Re: “Martin's Bar-B-Que to Open New Joint on Belmont Boulevard”
Actually Mr. Pink, I think you and "dickie" are both right. In my opinion, Nashville has a plethora of both BBQ and Asian buffets and the real key to the BBQ side is what you said, "Good barbecue in this area is mighty hard to come by." And it is. There is plenty of mediocre BBQ joints and as far as I'm concerned, few decent Asian restaurants.
Re: “Crank It Up: It’s Time for Miss Martha’s Ice Cream Crankin’ & Summer Social”
Some great tips here, Lesley. Thank you!
Re: “Whiskey Wednesday: Angel's Envy Rye — In a Word ... Wow!”
Ok, this one goes on to my list of "things to eat/drink that I need to try in this lifetime" :) to be honest the names sounds more like something made in a whiskey still, in the comfort of one's home rather than in a distillery. but I will give it a go, anyhow.
Re: “Martin's Bar-B-Que to Open New Joint on Belmont Boulevard”
As a 20-year resident of the neighborhood, pre-12South branding back to when my side of Belmont was just called 'the bad side of Belmont' I'm thinking back to when the commercial building at Dallas and Belmont became available. Previously known as 'the murder market' (as was the building that is now 12South Taproom), the new owners were considering leasing one part of the building to a restaurateur who wanted to open a small French bistro. There was a neighborhood meeting which was memorably loud, divisive and cantankerous, with the loudest voices of dissent coming from the folks who lived on Belmont and did not want a restaurant in their midst, the patrons of that restaurant taking 'our parking spots' (never mind that Belmont Blvd is a public street) or walking drunkenly down the street after leaving proposed bistro. They succeeded in quashing the plan and instead the building leased to a hair salon, home accessories store and architect office. Personally I'm thrilled at the notion of not having to drive 20 miles to get me some Martin's BBQ and say howdee to Pat and Martha, but I'm laughing at the notion of the smell of smoked pig wafting into the manors of Belmont and congratulating the Martins for getting that space. As for the Edleys vs Martin's BBQ Battle, there is more than enough business for the both of them.
Re: “They Smell Like Ladies Lying in the Sun (Cracking the Coconut Oil Recipe Dilemma)”
if I had my way, I'd give a coconut to everyone
Re: “The Weekly Open Thread Asks, 'What's Your Favorite Lowbrow Indulgence?'”
Krystals, and Little Debbie Nutty Buddy's.
Re: “The Weekly Open Thread: Where Should CMA Fest Folks Eat?”
It all depends where thier hotel is located. I am a Concierge at a hotel here in Nahsville, I have been sedning them to Hattie B's, Pegleg, Watermark, M. Pub 5, Merchants, Etch, The Pharmacy, Patterson House, Whisky Kitchen, Fido, Tavern, Flyte. A lot of visiotrs are from New York, California, Overseas and looking for local fresh venues to dine. I try to steer them away from what they can try in other city such as Rock Bottom.