Thursday, January 22, 2009

Old Fashion Bar-B-Que

Nashville Restaurants and FoodOld Fashion Bar-B-Que1784 Tom Austin HighwayJoelton/Springfield615-364-6513Ah, southern barbecue. You can find barbecue spots all over the country, but it seems like only in the south can you pull up next to someone’s house, smell the burning wood and find them selling barbecue by the pound, straight out of the cooker. Old Fashion Bar-B-Que is one of those spots. It’

Sunday, January 18, 2009

Copper Kettle-Downtown

Nashville Restaurants and FoodCopper Kettle-Downtown94 Peabody StreetNashville615-742-5545www.copperkettlenashville.comYou can never tell what will happen when a really good restaurant decides to open a new location. Will the quality be matched? Will the attention to detail be the same? We’re happy to report that the new Copper Kettle location downtown does the original proud.The building has

Friday, January 16, 2009

La Usuluteca back open and expanding

La Usuluteca folks report that they are back open. They say business has been great and they are expanding into the next room. Good news all around. Thanks again for the tip Alan. If you see anything interesting you think we should know about, or if you have tips, email us and we'll track it down and let readers know.You can reach us at nashvillerestaurants@yahoo.com

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

La Usuluteca update

This comes from a reader, Alan:After reading your blog and your review of La Usuluteca restaurant---I went there today for lunch. Apparently it's closed for renovation.I went in the front of the establishment and noted that there were several workers sanding on sheet rock and general construction disarray.I didn't ask but the impression that I got was they were combining with the store next door

Sunday, January 4, 2009

Gojo

Nashville Restaurants and FoodGojo415 Thompson LaneNashville615-332-0710http://www.gojoethio.com/The lunch buffet can be a mad rush of workers trying to cram in as much food as possible, with steam tables full of items that all taste the same. It doesn’t have to be that way. There are several places in Nashville where quality buffet food can be found in a peaceful environment. Gojo Ethiopian Cafe