NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 07 Jun 1998 17:51:13 EST Xref: rec.food.restaurants:39641 W G. wrote: >I'll be visiting Nashville, TN later this week & moving there later this >summer. Finding great food and dining experiences is more important than >the type of cuisine. > >This visit I´m probably looking for Italian or Eclectic American. I'm an old Chicago boy. I can assure you ... Nashville has NO decent Italian. Not even pizza. Not sure what you mean by eclectic American. >For future reference I´d also like suggestions for any great ethnic dining >(especially Thai, Indian, Middle Eastern, Moroccan, Ethiopian)... My fave Indian place is Cuisine of India, on 21st Avenue near Vandy. -- Geno in Nashville ****************************************************** If you see an asterisk (*) in my return address ... please remember to remove it before hitting reply. Still trying to thwart the blasted spammers, you know. ******************************************************
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Someone wrote: > W G. wrote: > > >I'll be visiting Nashville, TN later this week & moving there later this > >summer. Finding great food and dining experiences is more important than > >the type of cuisine. > > > >This visit I´m probably looking for Italian or Eclectic American. > > I'm an old Chicago boy. I can assure you ... Nashville has NO decent Italian. > Not even pizza. have you tried 'mario's' [21st ave]? it has a 4 star rating... very expensive though. also, 'sole mio's' [1st ave] is a fine family owned italian resturaunt. > >For future reference I´d also like suggestions for any great ethnic dining > >(especially Thai, Indian, Middle Eastern, Moroccan, Ethiopian)... > > My fave Indian place is Cuisine of India, on 21st Avenue near Vandy. good thai food at 'the orchid' [white bridge road], 'the mediteranean' [21st ave] has some good middle eastern dishes.
NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 07 Jun 1998 17:37:56 CDT Organization: Internet Doorway, Inc. -- http://www.netdoor.com/ Xref: rec.food.restaurants:39643 I think Amerigo (on West End, I think) is decent italian-american fare eclectic food can be found at 12th & Porter (name is the address), Blackstone (a brew-pubish sort of thing) on West End, as well, Senachie (more or less a Celtic pub downtown, in the district), Sunset Grill (on music row), Davinci's pizza is pretty good, imo---there are really no knock out eating places there, imo have fun anyway, it is a great town---- -- ____________________________________________________________________________ _- I was sad that I had no shoes 'til I met a man that had no feet... So I took his--I mean, he's not going to need them, right? [email removed] > >>I'll be visiting Nashville, TN later this week & moving there later this >>summer. Finding great food and dining experiences is more important than >>the type of cuisine. >> >>This visit I´m probably looking for Italian or Eclectic American. > >I'm an old Chicago boy. I can assure you ... Nashville has NO decent Italian. >Not even pizza. Not sure what you mean by eclectic American. > >>For future reference I´d also like suggestions for any great ethnic dining >>(especially Thai, Indian, Middle Eastern, Moroccan, Ethiopian)... > >My fave Indian place is Cuisine of India, on 21st Avenue near Vandy. > >-- Geno in Nashville > > >****************************************************** >If you see an asterisk (*) in my return address ... >please remember to remove it before hitting reply. >Still trying to thwart the blasted spammers, you know. >******************************************************
Valentino's on West End is excellent Italian and Mid-Town Cafe also off of West End is really good for a little something different....also F.Scotts in Green Hills...oh well, I could go on forever. I love to go out and eat...can you tell? Carla -- http://www.outsane.com W G. wrote in message ... >I'll be visiting Nashville, TN later this week & moving there later this >summer. Finding great food and dining experiences is more important than >the type of cuisine. > >This visit I´m probably looking for Italian or Eclectic American. > >For future reference I´d also like suggestions for any great ethnic dining >(especially Thai, Indian, Middle Eastern, Moroccan, Ethiopian) and my >husband's favorites are steak, Mexican, BBQ, and Chinese. Of course, I >realize Nashville will probably not provide a really wide range of cuisines >. . . > >Advice is equally appreciated for places to *avoid*! > >Thanks, >WG > > > >
Unless you are one of those who thinks to elevate himself by knocking everything else, you will have to admit that Antonio's of Nashville(NOT the one in Franklin) is at least decent, if not excellent. Objective reviewers would call it decent. Admitting to some prejudice, I consider it one of the best all around restaurants in Nashville and go there at least twice a month. Two of the three chefs are Italian and they are more than decent. Heck,they even have a bartender named Gino....... Did you just miss this or something? Someone wrote: > I'm an old Chicago boy. I can assure you ... Nashville has NO decent Italian. > Not even pizza. Not sure what you mean by eclectic American. > > > > -- Geno in Nashville >
When I was there a year ago, my favorites were Bound'ry and Cakewalk. Both had interesting (eclectic?) menus and the food was very well prepared. Both a tad pricy. I'll second someone's recommendation of The Orchid for Thai. Stay away from Chinese--never found good Chinese food in Nashville. Red, Hot & Blues has pretty good Memphis BBQ. W G. wrote: > I'll be visiting Nashville, TN later this week & moving there later this > summer. Finding great food and dining experiences is more important than > the type of cuisine. > > This visit I´m probably looking for Italian or Eclectic American. > - Bryan gros <at> bigfoot.com
NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 08 Jun 1998 10:48:48 EST Xref: rec.food.restaurants:39649 On Mon, 08 Jun 1998 08:20:31 -0500, Dave Staats wrote: > Unless you are one of those who thinks to elevate himself by knocking everything >else, you will have to admit that Antonio's of Nashville(NOT the one in Franklin) >is at least decent, if not excellent. Objective reviewers would call it decent. On Old Harding Road? *Just* decent, and that's being objective. Too pricey for what you get. Mediocre service (I hate being forgotten for 10 or 15 minutes, when it's time to be on our way). Compared to, say, Chicago's Italian Village, a moderately-priced, atmospheric place where two or three attentive staffers make sure you've got everything you need and then some, Antonio's rates a C-plus or B-minus at best. Maybe I caught them on a bad night, but I rarely give a place a second chance after a negative experience. This has nothing at all to do with "(elevating myself) by knocking everything else". >Heck,they even have a bartender named Gino ... Did you just miss this or >something? Ten points for the great name (although he spells it wrong) <G> ... -- Geno ****************************************************** If you see an asterisk (*) in my return address ... please remember to remove it before hitting reply. Still trying to thwart the blasted spammers, you know. ******************************************************
Red hot and Blue has gone black. As for Chinese,atmosphere is of the pigs at trough variety but Golden Dragon in Lion's Head on White Bridge Road has an excellent buffet. They go through the food so fast it stays pretty fresh. Dinners include Crab legs which are sometimes really good. Other that that I have not found any really good chinese restaurants here either....... Bryan G. wrote: > When I was there a year ago, my favorites were Bound'ry and > Cakewalk. Both had interesting (eclectic?) menus and the food > was very well prepared. Both a tad pricy. > > I'll second someone's recommendation of The Orchid for Thai. > Stay away from Chinese--never found good Chinese food in > Nashville. > > Red, Hot & Blues has pretty good Memphis BBQ. > >
Someone wrote: > On Sun, 7 Jun 1998 17:08:00 -0400, "W Garrard" > wrote: > > >I'll be visiting Nashville, TN later this week & moving there later this > >summer. Finding great food and dining experiences is more important than > >the type of cuisine. > > > >This visit I´m probably looking for Italian or Eclectic American. > > > >For future reference I´d also like suggestions for any great ethnic dining > >(especially Thai, Indian, Middle Eastern, Moroccan, Ethiopian) and my > >husband's favorites are steak, Mexican, BBQ, and Chinese. Of course, I > >realize Nashville will probably not provide a really wide range of cuisines > For Thai, the only restaurant I have found is between 2nd & 3rd on > Commerce Street downtown (under the commerce street garage). For ambience you might try the always genial International Market on Belmont, right there near the college. Steam tables let you see exactly what you'll be eating and the clientele is as broad as anyplace I've been in Nashville. > If > serious dining out is in the picture, try Mere Belles on 2nd Ave. You > will need a reservation. Unless you catch their Sunday brunch, which is still walk-in as far as I know. A lot like Shoney's breakfast bar except for the harpsichord or string quartet playing softly against a monied backdrop, and what are strawberries without a split of champagne? > > Another neat treat is the dinner train. On Friday and Saturdays it is > a two hour ride with a 7 course meal in a dining car. It leaves at 7 > PM sharp from the station at first and Broadway (on the river). With a 10% discount if you come dressed as Hercule Poirot or Miss Marple. > > For a different treat, you can try Fat Mo's hamburgers (do not order > the large one). They are on Murfreesboro, just east of I-24. And on Franklin Road, which is 8th Avenue as it rolls away from town IIRC. Their 27oz burger will kill you, it is true, but the half-pound is what God eats when He's in town. > > BBQ? I would try Hog Heaven near Centennial Park or Whitt's Bar-B-Que. > Both are good, and both are stands. I would favor Hog Heaven and > making a picnic of it in the park myself. This is an *excellent* suggestion and would put you in the park, too, which is directly across the street from Wendy's on West End Avenue. Picnic tables, swings, good-sized duck pond and a full-scale replica of the Parthenon. Add Hawg Heaven to that mix and you'll start thinking about relocating to Nashville. > > Yes, Nashville is not a mecca of food, but you should be able to find > a decent variety. > > As far as avoid. Almost anything in west Bellevue (mall area) is out. > The food is not the problem, the service is. Also check out the > restaurant review at http://www.newschannel5.com for the cleanliness > of certain restaurants. > > GB > When you leave this place, you can only take your > name. That's why I am making this world a better > place, one promise at a time. > > Cowboy, > MCP Good response here, Cowboy. Makes me want to go out for a meal. Hardison
Thanks very much to all of you who responded with your favorite eats in Nashville. This is a compilation of the suggestions I received. -- Enjoy! ======================== NASHVILLE EATS ======================== AMERICAN/ECLECTIC: ------------------------------ -12th & Porter (name is the address) -Blackstone (a brew-pubish sort of thing) on West End -Sunset Grill (on music row) -Bound'ry -Cakewalk -Faison's on Belcourt Ave. - good beef, fish and pasta dishes, wonderful desert list - about $20-25 per person -Rotier's Grill - 25th Ave. ? near Centennial Park. Old-time diner/grill, excellent burgers, good meat & three -Jimmy Kelly's for steak -Demo's for steak and italian -Fat Mo's hamburgers -Beux's Cajun (a little stand) located on Murphy road. -Dinner Train at first and Broadway. On Friday and Saturdays it is a two hour ride with a 7-course meal in a dining car. It leaves at 7 PM sharp from the station. ======================= BBQ ---------------------------- -Hog Heaven BBQ near Centennial Park -Whitt's Bar-B-Que. ======================= ITALIAN: ---------------------------- -Mario's' [21st ave]? it has a 4 star rating... very $$$ -Multi-Bob on 21st Avenue S (in Hillsboro Village) - unusual pizzas, good pasta dishes -Sole Mio's' [1st ave] is a fine family owned italian resturaunt. -Amerigo is decent italian-american fare -Provinos at Nippers Corner, Hickory Hollow Blvd -Valentino's (West End) is excellent Italian -Antonio's of Nashville (not in Franklin) West on 40 to Old Hickory exit (toward Memphis) Left on Old Hickory to 70s. -Mid-Town Cafe (West End) is really good -F. Scotts in Green Hills -Finezza Tratoria -- interesting Veal Gorgonzola dish. -Mere Belles - serious dining, on 2nd Ave, need reservations. ======================= MISC ETHNIC: ---------------------------- -International Market on Belmont, near the college -Cuisine of India, on 21st Avenue near Vandy -The Orchid' [white bridge road], good thai food -The Mediteranean'[21st ave] -China Hut out I-65 towards Franklin -Ethiopian restaurant near Metro Center (just north of downtown across I-265). -Thai, between 2nd & 3rd on Commerce Street downtown -Korean restaruant on West End across from Days Inn -Senachie (more or less a Celtic pub downtown) ======================= PIZZA ---------------------------- -Davinci's pizza is pretty good -K's in Hermitage ======================= SUSHI ---------------------------- -Ben Kay (White Bridge Road) -Asahi (Harding Road near the 100 & 70 split (west)). -Shintomi, in Green Hills, ======================= MEXICAN ---------------------------- -El Palenque in the Green Hills area. -Green Iguana. Go out 21st towards I-400. ====================== TIPS -------------------------- 1. Always inspect the kitchen in a French restaurant. 2. Never inspect the kitchen in a Mexican restaurant. 3. Inspect the kitchen in a Chinese restaurant, but expect to be amused! Check out the restaurant review at http://www.newschannel5.com for the cleanliness of certain restaurants.
NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 12 Jun 1998 14:50:59 PDT Xref: rec.food.restaurants:39749 Don't forget about having goats in the kitchen!! A couple of years ago now, the health inspectors were out at the Golden Dragon on Lebanon Rd in Hermitage and found the goats. I thought it was hilarious. Still, I've never had a bad experience there, but it is definitely not as good as the Golden Dragon across the street from Lion's Head. Remember the buffet restaraunt is in Lions' Head, the sit down is across the street. FWIW, the best Chinese food I've had in Nashville is at the restaraunt at Hickory Hollow in the little shopping center where Friday's and the movie theatres are. The name is Peking something or other I think. Good food. caesurae wrote: > > Someone wrote: > > > Red hot and Blue has gone black. As for Chinese,atmosphere is of the pigs at > > trough variety but Golden Dragon in Lion's Head on White Bridge Road has an > > excellent buffet. They go through the food so fast it stays pretty fresh. > > the one in hermitage has been shut down in the past for health dept. > violations / failing inspection. problems included improper food storage, > open containers of meat prepared next to cleaning chemicals, rodent feces, > etc... > > -- > caesurae
These are really good Restaurants in nashville : Merchants Mere Bulles Marios Wild Boar Ruth Chris Steak House Try Em out ! D W G. wrote: >Thanks very much to all of you who responded with your favorite eats in >Nashville. This is a compilation of the suggestions I received. -- >Enjoy! >======================== >NASHVILLE EATS >======================== >AMERICAN/ECLECTIC: >------------------------------ >-12th & Porter (name is the address) >-Blackstone (a brew-pubish sort of thing) on West End >-Sunset Grill (on music row) >-Bound'ry >-Cakewalk >-Faison's on Belcourt Ave. - good beef, fish and pasta dishes, wonderful > desert list - about $20-25 per person >-Rotier's Grill - 25th Ave. ? near Centennial Park. Old-time diner/grill, > excellent burgers, good meat & three >-Jimmy Kelly's for steak >-Demo's for steak and italian >-Fat Mo's hamburgers >-Beux's Cajun (a little stand) located on Murphy road. >-Dinner Train at first and Broadway. On Friday and Saturdays > it is a two hour ride with a 7-course meal in a dining car. > It leaves at 7 PM sharp from the station. >======================= >BBQ >---------------------------- >-Hog Heaven BBQ near Centennial Park >-Whitt's Bar-B-Que. >======================= >ITALIAN: >---------------------------- >-Mario's' [21st ave]? it has a 4 star rating... very $$$ >-Multi-Bob on 21st Avenue S (in Hillsboro Village) - unusual pizzas, > good pasta dishes >-Sole Mio's' [1st ave] is a fine family owned italian resturaunt. >-Amerigo is decent italian-american fare >-Provinos at Nippers Corner, Hickory Hollow Blvd >-Valentino's (West End) is excellent Italian >-Antonio's of Nashville (not in Franklin) West on 40 to Old Hickory exit > (toward Memphis) Left on Old Hickory to 70s. >-Mid-Town Cafe (West End) is really good >-F. Scotts in Green Hills >-Finezza Tratoria -- interesting Veal Gorgonzola dish. >-Mere Belles - serious dining, on 2nd Ave, need reservations. >======================= >MISC ETHNIC: >---------------------------- >-International Market on Belmont, near the college >-Cuisine of India, on 21st Avenue near Vandy >-The Orchid' [white bridge road], good thai food >-The Mediteranean'[21st ave] >-China Hut out I-65 towards Franklin >-Ethiopian restaurant near Metro Center (just north of > downtown across I-265). >-Thai, between 2nd & 3rd on Commerce Street downtown >-Korean restaruant on West End across from Days Inn >-Senachie (more or less a Celtic pub downtown) >======================= >PIZZA >---------------------------- >-Davinci's pizza is pretty good >-K's in Hermitage >======================= >SUSHI >---------------------------- >-Ben Kay (White Bridge Road) >-Asahi (Harding Road near the 100 & 70 split (west)). >-Shintomi, in Green Hills, >======================= >MEXICAN >---------------------------- >-El Palenque in the Green Hills area. >-Green Iguana. Go out 21st towards I-400. >====================== >TIPS >-------------------------- > 1. Always inspect the kitchen in a French restaurant. > 2. Never inspect the kitchen in a Mexican restaurant. > 3. Inspect the kitchen in a Chinese restaurant, but expect to be amused! >Check out the restaurant review at http://www.newschannel5.com for the >cleanliness of certain restaurants. Nashville's TN USA complete & biggest information guide : Exclusive Relocation & Tourism Section ! http://www.nashvillenet.com An AOL, Mindspring & City Connection partner Real Estate, Travel, Business, Fan Fair, Music, Dining, Jobs. A Cybersoft Systems production www.cybersoftsystems.com
> > If > > serious dining out is in the picture, try Mere Belles on 2nd Ave. You > > will need a reservation. > > Unless you catch their Sunday brunch, which is still walk-in as far as > I know. A lot like Shoney's breakfast bar except for the harpsichord or > string quartet playing softly against a monied backdrop, and what are > strawberries without a split of champagne? Mere Bulles is not bad off the menu. The brunch is really only seen as good by people who don't get out of town much. Lots of cold food picked over by other people,surly help fixing omelettes etc.> > > Another neat treat is the dinner train. On Friday and Saturdays it is > > a two hour ride with a 7 course meal in a dining car. It leaves at 7 > > PM sharp from the station at first and Broadway (on the river). > With a 10% discount if you come dressed as Hercule Poirot or Miss Marple. For you Antonio's knockers ,Tony is doing the food on the train now and the traffic has increased dramatically since the prime rib and 'tater days> > > For a different treat, you can try Fat Mo's hamburgers (do not order > > the large one). They are on Murfreesboro, just east of I-24. > And on Franklin Road, which is 8th Avenue as it rolls away from town > IIRC. Their 27oz burger will kill you, it is true, but the half-pound is > what God eats when He's in town. OK fine,They're big already! But they just aren't that good and the place is awful. For the same price you can go out west to the split (or two other locations) to Sportsman's Grille for a damn good burger in a comfortable environment. > > Yes, Nashville is not a mecca of food, but you should be able to find > > a decent variety. > > > > As far as avoid. Almost anything in west Bellevue (mall area) is out. > > The food is not the problem, the service is. Also check out the > > restaurant review at http://www.newschannel5.com for the cleanliness > > of certain restaurants. The only real restaurant in Bellevue is Antonios of Nashville and the service is just fine there. The rest is mostly chain crap or "local favorites" like Bud's where you can pay 8 bucks for catfish and beans right out of the can.Good Luck >