Welcome to The Road, my 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 3: Istanbul Restaurant
Address: 2361 Nolensville Pike
Phone: 615-248-6888
I swear one of these days I'm going to run into a restaurant on The Road that I don't like. But not today! Admittedly, researching this column is the highlight of my work week, the only day I allow myself a midday excursion beyond the kinda weird confines of my lonely, lonely office. Also, the principal tenets of this experiment — in my neighborhood, non-chain shops, budget friendly food — tend to put me in a good mood, so really, a restaurant would have to work at really sucking really hard to earn my ire. So it's possible, but frankly if a restaurant has survived on Nolensville for any significant amount of time, it's not terribly probable. Again, I'm just happy to be away from my crazy cat and thinking about something other than music. Especially when I get to eat lamb.
