Category Tenneessee
Sugar’s Ribs – Chattanooga, TN
As you drive south on I-24 from Nashville, there are repeated signs touting the glories of Sugar’s Ribs (“Best Barbecue – 2011”, etc). Then as you head through Chattanoga, just as you’re about to go into the giant curve toward Atlanta, you’re suddenly confronted by this giant woman holding a tray of ribs, with a […]
Bar-B-Cutie – Murfreesboro, TN
When you drive by a place and see the cowgirl on this sign, how can you not stop? That was the dilemma I was faced with. I had seen another location on Friday afternoon and had then driven by this one on the way to Fat Mo’s. (Whenever I see a tag line like that […]
Fat Mo’s – Murfreesboro, TN
My original plan for Saturday morning included having breakfast in downtown Nashville. The first restaurant that I tried had a line out the door and down the street, so I went to the second. They told me that there was an estimated forty-five minute wait. For breakfast? For one? I ultimately ended up skipping breakfast […]
City House – Nashville, TN
One of the articles I reviewed, before I made my trip to Tennessee, was from Garden and Gun Magazine, in the 50 Best Southern Foods article from the October / November, 2011, issue. In it, they raved about the locally produced ham belly pizza served at City House in Nashville. After a day of wandering […]
Rotier’s Restaurant – Nashville, TN
I had decided, on the drive up to Nashville, that this was the day to try Rotier’s Restaurant for a burger. They’ve been atop Nashville’s best burger list for years. Located in Nashville’s West End, the parking is, effectively, non-existent. There is street parking available (a total of about five spots in front of the […]
Martin’s Bar-B-Que Joint – Nolensville, TN
I first heard about Martin’s Bar-Que Joint in an article in Garden & Gun Magazine titled “100 Southern Foods You Absolutely, Positively, Must Try Before You Die”. The author “didn’t care for the slur” in their “Redneck Taco”, but loved the sandwich. I had intended to go there on an earlier trip back from Nashville, […]
Brown’s Diner – Nashville, TN
Occasionally, we end up at a spot to eat and Jo won’t get out of the car. On more than one occasion, she has been right. When we arrived at Brown’s Diner (which was on my original list – from Hamburger America) I understood completely what George meant when he wrote: “To the untrained eye, […]
Puckett’s Grocery & Restaurant – Nashville, TN
I was very excited as we planned the trip to Nashvegas to see that that the Grand Ole Opry would be at the Ryman on the weekend we were in town. We had taken the girls to The Opry over at Opryland twelve or thirteen years ago, but it wasn’t the experience I remembered as […]
Burger Up – Nashville, TN
I heard about Burger Up in the USA Today 51 Burger Joints Across the USA article. It said, “Known for local beef and organic fare from area farms, the new Burger Up in Nashville is based on “thoughtful consumerism.” Feeling the hot chicken hangover from Prince’s Hot Chicken, organic fare sounded pretty good…. We arrived […]
Prince’s Hot Chicken – Nashville, TN
When we were heading to Nashville, one of the first food goals was hot chicken. What is hot chicken, you ask? It is a Nashville creation and a local delicacy, created by marinating the chicken in buttermilk, then breading it then rubbing it with a paste that is heavily spiced with cayenne pepper. And the […]
Burgers, Barbecue and Everything Else 