est. 1982; won James Beard award ("America's Classics"); cafeteria-style Southern favorites & innovative desserts; "meats and three" (meat entree & 3 vegetable sides)
Chik'n-Bacon-Ranch Club fried tofu chik'n, seitan bacon (vegan), vegan ranch, spinach, tomato, carrots, & pickles; served on toasted sourdough; side of choice, available as a wrap
Chorizo Burrito seitan chorizo (vegan), cashew cheese, roasted potatoes, pico, spinach & vegan sour cream, wrapped & grilled in a flour tortilla; "it's giving me goosebumps. I'm not kidding...it's that kind of revelation!" -Guy Fieri; looks good
Hot Fried Chicken double-dipped batter & deep-fried in soy bean oil; offered in 5 degrees of spiciness (mild, medium, hot, "Damn Hot!" & "Shut the Cluck Up!"); looks good
Famous Loveless Cafe Country Ham (7oz) served w/ two eggs, red-eye gravy & choice of grits, hash brown casserole, or home fried potatoes, plus hot biscuits & homemade preserves
Biscuits made by the "Biscuit Lady" (Carol Fay); Martha Stewart tried to get the recipe (but didn't get it); looks good
opened in 1952; Southern cooking; known for their biscuits, they serve 4,000 to 7,000 biscuits a day; also a 14-room motel; Other Recipes: Peach Glazed Ham with Peach Corn Relish
Holiday Tamale masa mixed w/ whipped chicken fat & filled w/ "tinga" (spicy tomato-sauced chicken), steamed in husks & topped w/ green tomatillo salsa; available only during holidays & Wednesdays; "one of the best I've ever had"-Guy Fieri; looks good
opened in 2010; chef/owner lived in Mexico to learn the craft & started in a 1974 Winnebago-turned-mobile-kitchen; food truck also available; Other Recipes: Chicken Tortilla Soup
opened in 2007; inspired by Prince's Hot Chicken Shack; offer "bibs" made of customer-designed tee-shirts; moved from original airing location (at 319 Peabody St)
opened in 2014; new American cuisine w/ an emphasis on farm-to-table comfort food; features an open kitchen w/ a large fireplace grill, wood-burning oven, white quarter-sawn oak bar & cooks' counter
"The Gertie" named after chef's daughter; caramelized banana jam, Southern chocolate gravy, peanut butter & pretzels on a buttermilk biscuit; looks good
"Bill Neal's Shrimp & Grits" gulf shrimp, roasted mushrooms, bacon, green onions, lemon Tabasco beurre blanc, served over cheese grits; looks good
The Wash Park sandwich w/ buttermilk biscuit, 2 beef burger patties, Pimento cheese, bacon jam, 1 egg; looks good
est. 2012; started as a food truck that offered an assortment of southern menu options sourced from local purveyors and farms; eventually became a brick & mortar establishment in 2015...now has 3 locations; long lines
Pimento Mac & Chee Melt top seller; housemade pimento cheese w/ local cheddar, macaroni, Benton's bacon bits, sliced tomato on country white bread; recommended w/ side of homemade tomato soup (as a dip); looks good
started in 2010; serving up gourmet grilled cheese melts & nostalgic treats featuring seasonal, local products; run by husband-and-wife team...she is a Le Cordon Bleu trained Chef; formerly a food truck; Trace Adkins (country music artist) made special visit
Redneck Taco BBQ on top of cornbread hoe-cake topped w/ slaw & sauce; choose between pork, brisket, sausage, chicken, turkey or catfish (Michael gets the chicken)
Whole Hog Platter smoked w/ hickory pulled pork; Michael get sides: broccoli salad & hush puppies; looks good
"Hey Paisano" Pizza white pizza w/ smoked mozzarella, house capicola, red onion & spicy honey; "you come to a place like this to get a pizza like that!" -Guy Fieri
"Mama G's" Meatballs top seller; family recipe w/ house marinara, homemade pasta & Grana padano; looks good
Santa Fe (Pancakes) 3 stone-ground cornmeal pancakes w/ chunks of bacon, cheddar & roasted green chiles cooked inside; recommended w/ maple syrup, hot picante salsa & sour cream
Sweet Potato Pancakes most popular; looks good
Village Smithy Sante Fe Cornmeal Pancakes Three stone-ground cornmeal pancakes with chunks of bacon, Cheddar cheese, and roasted green chiles cooked inside. Recommended with maple syrup, hot picante salsa, and sour cream; "one of the coolest, best thing I've ever tried"-Adam Richman
#48 (101 More Amazing Places to Chowdown); opened in 1961; Nashville breakfast mecca; 23 pancake variations; long lines; where QB Ingle Martin ate growing up
[CLOSED]; #1 (Top 5 Restaurants-Best Hot and Spicy Foods); #23 (101 More Amazing Places to Chowdown); cozy joint specializing in Nashville-style hot fried chicken; specialize in fried chicken offering in varying degrees of hotness: Southernfied, Light Mild, Mild, Medium, Hot, X-Hot & XX-Hot; moved from original airing location (2821 Gallatin Pike)
Spicy Hot Chicken spicy hot (lots of cayenne pepper); served on white bread and capped w/ slices of pickle on top; history: great uncle--a womanizer--upset a lady friend and she served him chicken spiced super hot to get back at him...he liked it
Bacon lamb Burger grilled and lightly spiced (w/ homemade "love spice") ground lamb patty, strips of bacon topped with melted Swiss cheese and a pinch of crushed red pepper; looks good
Kotopita like a "Greek pot pie"; slowly baked cubes if chicken breast, Greek cheese & veggies wrapped in layers of flaky phyllo dough; looks good
Suzukaki Greek beef meatballs topped with light tomato sauce
