Comment Archives: Locations: Goods & Services
Re: “Chase's Sports Bar & Grill”
This 10,000 sq. ft. Music and Sports Venue is only 15 minutes north of Nashville right off the 65 FWY at exit 97 located in the Music City Shopping Center! Over 12 TVs for sports, 20 x 40 Sound Stage with full Sound and Lights for the best live bands ever. Big dance floor and great Food... Altho you pay $8 cover for Friday & Saturday Night you receive FREE Domestic longneck beer for 7pm to 12 midnight.. Parking is Free and Safe. Karaoke on Thursday Nights at 8:30 with no cover. Wedneday Nights is FREE Texas Hold-em Poker games and Live Band Jam that you can sing with! Chase's is clean and fun for you 21 and up! Try it, you'll see!
Re: “3 Crow Bar”
My favorite neighborhood bar and one of the best places to meet friends and new people. Beers selection is great, although not a HUGE variety, but just what you need. Sundays are great for the 2 for 1 drink specials and watching sports (or not...depends on where you sit). When the weather is nice, sit by the opened front windows to people watch. Stays open late and staff is super friendly (although frequently busy, so give them a break). And... can't forget... free wi-fi!!
Re: “FooBar”
Great funky atmosphere, cheap drinks, fun staff, awesome music!
Re: “Ri'Chard's Louisiana Cafe”
Boy oh man do I love me some Ri'Chard's! What a great place to dine. I have tried a bunch of the items from the menu and loved them all. My favorite is the Red Beans and Rice. .... and the Jambalaya and the Fried Pickles and the Fried Mushrooms and the Shrimp Creole and the Muffalettas and the funky snosage and the po boys and the ... well you get the point. The wait staff is not only beautiful but friendly and fun. The cooks know what dey doin too! The music is always a delight. Home grown singer songwriters. All original music, which is refreshing. The owner, Richard Trest is a good good man and loves to entertain the crowd throughout the day and evening. R'Chard's = one of the bright spots of Nashville.
Re: “Sambuca”
I've dined at Sambuca many a night and have never had anything less than a great experience. The service is always exceptional, the food is better than phenomenal, and there's something fun happening onstage nightly. Mike Reynolds is one of Nashville's best bartenders and Chefs James Reesor and Mitchell Spivey are a great culinary duo. I'm always impressed and love to introduce friends to the Sambuca Scene. It's been one of the best things to hit the Gulch!
Re: “Arrington Vineyards”
Arrington Vineyards is the perfect place for a sunset picnic, complete with breathtaking views of rolling Tennessee hills! The scenic drive is only 30 minutes south of Nashville. There are plenty of places to spread out a blanket, as well as less-romantic picnic tables to make use of. Aaand they allow you to bring your own food. Free award-winning wine tastings all day, every day till 9pm! (I love their Raspberry Dessert Wine!)
Many nights feature live music as well, which is also free!
Just note that grills, pets, and outside-alcohol are not permitted! Also, they do not sell wine by the glass. (Personally, just one glass isn't enough, so it's never a problem with me!)
Be sure to bring good company to soak it all up. I highly recommend a trip to Arrington Vineyards!
Re: “Blue Bar”
I like this place, its got a laid back vibe ... not pretentious. I've seen some really talented artists come through during the week. Weekends are more for the dancing type, I would prefer to see a band.
Re: “Vanderbilt's Langford Auditorium”
I can’t believe David Dorfman Dance is coming to Nashville!! I have been waiting to see them for so long!
Re: “F. Scott's Restaurant”
For the sake of brevity, I will just touch upon F. Scott’s Restaurant and Jazz Bar, who boasts nightly jazz with rich, extravagant fare. Jazzy it may be, F. Scotts is far from cool; this vanilla ‘hotel lobby’ is a favorite among old wealth, and I mean old.
I came in after 9 p.m. for their half priced entree specials, during a happy hour so to speak. This is an incredible deal for their extravagant preparations, and after having dinner, wine, and dessert once already that evening, my wallet didn’t need anymore of a workout.
I showed up expecting to have my cake and eat it too; sitting to watch free jazz with a half-priced entree sounded like a great deal. But the jazz groups play in the bar section which is separate from the dining room: the only place half price entrees were available. Reluctantly I sat in the dining room and as I gazed about, folks triple my age dined quietly which made this space feel even more out of style than it already was. The decor was a lousy attempt at a 1920s theme, with a few art deco murals on the walls. The ambiance lacked intimacy and romance, unless you really wanted to impress your grandma (Atmosphere for romance -5). I was hoping for more of an east egg mansion feel or perhaps a downtown NYC speakeasy theme.
F. Scott’s ambiance disappointed but the food soothed with its use of ‘easy-pleaser ingredients’, which were essentially bacon and cream. The shear quantity of these fatty fillers unfairly biased my opinion with guilty pleasure, but I know better now. The menu at F. Scott’s is cohesive and extravagant. Dishes include a lot of components with bold flavors, and seem to be composed in creative and delicious ways. Regionally, I would classify its style as French-southern fusion, like many of Nashville’s fine restaurants. And of course, dishes are rich, so the health conscious should dine with discretion.
Cauliflower puree soup with lemon brown butter and cornmeal fried oyster $9
The dish came looking like it had a rough journey from kitchen to table; the brown butter had diverged from a cutesy squirt design, to a hot, runny mess (Presentation -1). Aside from aesthetics, the soup was delicious. But basic it was, with an extremely high cream to cauliflower ratio (Use of easy-pleasers -1). The cornmeal fried oyster added a nice brininess to the round flavors of the soup and showed a bit of creativity. A chardonnay paired nicely with this bowl of cream, but the combination of the wine and oyster, was spectacular. The lemon was lost in the brown butter, leaving just butter. And ultimately, it was this pool of butter on top of cream that left me feeling quite fat (Use of easy-pleasers -1, Sin factor +1).
REVAMPED Cauliflower puree soup with lemon gastrique, brown butter, and cornmeal fried oyster $9
The menu description was not deceiving; I expected lots of cream, and the inclusion of butter was disclosed. The only aspect I would change is the lemon component. A separate lemon gastrique along side of the brown butter would have really made the soup pop.
Rainbow trout with fennel and bacon, greens and roasted red pepper-scallion butter $27 ($13.50 after 9 p.m.)
My entree arrived looking much more presentable than the soup. Two identical roulades of trout stood at either end of a long rectangular plate. Local greens rested under the fish and ‘red pepper-scallion butter’ was pooled about. It was visually appealing, and if you really like butter and bacon, this dish had an affinity to the heart, in a very threatening way. In this extremely rich ‘up do’ of trout, there was too much grease and butter, and frankly more fat could not have been squeezed into this dish. Let’s break it down. After trout, there was fennel, which according to the menu, was a feature. Then came the bacon, and finally the market greens which were smothered in what F. Scott's has called a roasted red pepper-scallion brown butter. This brown butter appeared more like diced roasted red peppers and scallions in brown butter. The dish sounded good on paper, looked good on a plate, but tasted like microwave pizza. Well sort of, the roasted red pepper, smokey bacon, and shear fat content reminded me of pizza. The smokiness of Benton’s bacon was so overbearing that I tasted not much else (Flavor pairing fundamentals -2). The roasted pepper and butter came through, like they would, but the fennel was completely lost in the smoke. Even the trout was hard to taste, which on a side note, was over done. This over doneness was disguised by the quantity of added fat in the dish (Doneness precision -2). This dish was also very salty and I must revoke a point here (Use of salt -1). Ultimately this dish was pretty good in a really smokey, unhealthy way (Use of easy-pleasers -2). I also preemptively deduct one point for ‘Health dish execution’ because I have a hunch that this would be out of F. Scott’s comfort zone (Health dish execution -1).
REVAMPED Rainbow trout with fennel and bacon, greens and roasted red pepper-scallion butter $27 ($13.50 after 9 p.m.)
I would have not used Benton's bacon, it's just too smokey and pedestrian for high cuisine. Prosciutto would have been perfect wrapped in the trout roulade. Fennel is too delicate for all the big flavors of butter, ham, and red pepper. I think the dish would have worked well without it.
Additional grudged deductions:
F. Scott's has no sex appeal (Sex factor -3)
The waitstaff bored me just like the crowd (Waitstaff enthusiasm -2)
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1. Menu cohesion 0
2. Pricing 0
3. Beverage pairings -1
4. Atmosphere for romance -5
5. Cleanliness 0
6. Waitstaff competence 0
7. Waitstaff enthusiasm -2
8. Overall management 0
9. Flavor pairing fundamentals -2
10. Flavor pairing originality 0
11. Texture Profile 0
12. Use of "easy-pleasers" -4
13. Use of salt -1
14. Doneness precision -2
15. Dish sin factor +1
16. Dish sex factor -3
17. Presentation -1
18. Dish practicality 0
19. Healthful dish execution -1
20. Kitchen speed 0
1st visit (100-21 = 79)
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Re: “B.B. King's Blues Club”
Always ejoy myself at BB Kings.
Re: “Cool Beans Restaurant & Tavern”
Best place to drink cold beer and eat a great cheeseburger on the UT Strip!!
Go Vols
Re: “417 Union”
oiiiiiiiiii vovo tudo bem eu estou morrendo de saudade
Re: “Regal Opry Mills 20 & IMAX”
I miss this theatre!!! It's unfortunate that the flood forced this theatre to close! It was my favorite and I really am longing for the IMAX to return! It can't reopen fast enough for me! I loved it!
Re: “The Stage on Broadway”
The best damn bar in Nashville!!! Thnx The Stage for being my first hang out in Nashville and my only hang out haha! I'm a true fan....
Re: “The Stage on Broadway”
The Stage is the best bar to me because it has clean restrooms, awesome bartenders, the koolest security (sexy too), lots of history, and the best music in Nashville. Plenty of room to dance well unless its Friday/Saturday night and then it's packed because everyone knows that the Stage is where it's happening. All kinds of music and on Monday night it's Twang-Free 70's and 80's with the Randy Nations Band. They are the best band in Nashville to me. Also if you are a real fan and love to meet the stars then The Stage is the place to be. I've met so many stars and have had my picture made with them esp on Monday nights. The Stage is a very clean bar compared to some of the other ones. It's pretty bad when customers and staff from other bars come to The Stage to use the bathroom because the other bars..not mentioning any names are nasty! Thnx, The Stage staff, for a great place to meet new people and have a great night with great music and friends!
Karen Pacini, RN
Re: “Ri'Chard's Louisiana Cafe”
Positively DELIGHTFUL in every way! TREMENDOUS food. FRIENDLY people. INCREDIBLE music. COOL atmosphere with or without the kids! I'm sure I'm leaving something out... AWESOME from A-Z :) !!!
Re: “FooBar”
It would have been nice if Nashvillescene.com would have had the dates for the show correct. I wouldn't have driven over three hours from.North of Knoxville to miss the show.. Other than a wasted trip FOOBARR is a great place with awesome staff..l