Wednesday, August 29, 2007

Best of India

Nashville Restaurants and FoodBest of India5815 Charlotte PikeNashville615-352-5335It’s always hard to judge a restaurant by the buffet line and it seems especially tough at an ethnic restaurant. You wonder if the food is just dumbed down for the cheap eats crowd. Now, we happen to be proud members of the cheap eats crowd, but we also demand good food. And with Indian restaurants in Nashville the

Wednesday, August 22, 2007

El Jaliciense Taqueria

Nashville Restaurants and FoodEl Jaliciense Taqueria6321 Charlotte PikeNashville615-354-5600Guacamole can be a revealing appetizer at Mexican restaurants. There are dozens of different styles, some regional and some just a matter of taste. One thing that remains standard at all good Mexican restaurants: the Guacamole has to be fresh and homemade. We were off to a good start at El Jaliciense. We

Thursday, August 16, 2007

Prince's Hot Chicken Shack

Nashville Restaurants and FoodPrince’s Hot Chicken Shack123 Ewing DriveNashville615-226-9442This Nashville legend lives up to the reputation. The fried chicken is unlike anything else around: incredibly spicy and amazingly tasty. Hot Chicken is a Nashville specialty thanks to Prince’s and it really needs to be about more than the heat. Prince’s delivers. The batter is a complex mix of spices that

Wednesday, August 8, 2007

Scoreboard Bar and Grill

Nashville Restaurants and FoodScoreboard Bar and Grill2408 Music Valley DriveNashville615-883-3866Just across from Opryland lies working class tourist land. It’s a kind of worn strip mall area, where you can wander around the Willie Nelson Museum, see Ernest Tubbs' original tour bus or even go to church at the Stardust on Sundays. This area also happens to be a real neighborhood for folks who

Friday, August 3, 2007

Thai Taste

Nashville Restaurants and FoodThai Taste395 Haywood LaneNashville615-834-9250The Nolensville Road restaurant scene continues to expand into a true avenue of the world, adding Thai to the many ethnic choices available. Thai Taste is on Haywood Lane, perched on a hill just off Nolensville Road. It’s not much from the outside. As for the interior, the owners have managed to turn a cinder block