The Road, No. 1: Dunya Kabob [Eating Our Way Down Nolensville Pike]

Welcome to The Road, my new column in which I'm going to attempt — key word: attempt — to eat at every non-chain restaurant on Nolensville Pike between I-440 and the county line. I'll readily admit that even though I live right off Nolensville — Paragon Mills represent! — and revel in the diversity and quantity of its eateries, I have barely scratched the surface of what the strip has to offer. But now I'm going to rectify that, and hopefully you'll join for what's likely to be a wild ride.

Episode 1: Dunya Kabob

Address: 2521 B Nolensville Pike

Phone: 242-6664

I'm gonna come right out and say it: I'm a beef kebab junkie. I love 'em, especially when they're done in the Persian fashion — it's kinda like a ground beef tube rather than the usual meat-on-a-stick style — and Dunya does 'em right, even when it's buffet time! While I'm not usually a buffet dude, $9.99 seemed like a fair price to at least remind myself why I usually hate buffets. And why do I usually hate buffets? Because they are rarely this good.