Archive for the ‘Nashville Eats’ Category

My daughter McKinley turned two years old yesterday.  I’m blown away at how fast she is growing up and I thank God everyday that he allows me the privilege of being this little girl’s Daddy.

We had her birthday party on Saturday evening and as a result we were exhausted yesterday morning.  We skipped out on church and slept in a little and when McKinley woke up, we all got dressed and decided to have pancakes at Dotson’s in downtown Franklin.

Dotson’s has become quite the Sunday morning tradition for us over the last month or so.  We get up, we go to church, we have breakfast at Dotson’s.  If you haven’t been to Dotson’s, do yourself a favor and make the trip.  I can’t vouch for the lunch or dinner menus as we’ve only had breakfast there so far, but their pancakes are the lightest, fluffiest pancakes I’ve ever had.  They are like the crack of pancakes: Instantly addictive.  My wife and I wondered yesterday if they whip their batter before pouring the cakes out.  Is that something one would do???

One thing catches my eye every time we visit Dotson’s: The pie case!  They have this glass case full of homemade pies that have the tallest mountains of meringue I’ve ever seen.  As a huge fan of meringue, I lust after these pies each time I see them, but I’m always disgustingly full of pancakes and sausage to give one of them a go.  Have you ever seen anything like this????

My wife and I recently had dinner with some friends at Chappy’s on Church. Great place. Atmosphere was good, food was good, and that Chappy is a character, no doubt. If you haven’t heard about Chappy’s story, brush up on your history here. What about you? Experienced any good restaurants lately?

How I had it: The standard issue Turkey Reuben comes with turkey, kraut & 1000 Island. Ihad it on wheat bread and added provolone, deli mustard, tomatoes, bell peppers and black pepper. It looked a little like this:

Yep, there’s no picture here. You know why? I was too hungry. It’s the truth people. I just plain forgot to snap a picture. Hey, it happens sometimes, right? Sorry about that.

I also had House chips and water. I forgot the veggies. Sue me.

How it was: Delicious. I had a sandwich epiphany today. The brilliance of WW is not the design of the store or the simple yet interactive ordering procedure. The brilliance of WW is that you can have your sandwich your way. Try walking into Jason’s Deli and ordering a Turkey Reuben with Cheez Whiz and jalapenos. It ain’t gonna happen people. I’ve always enjoyed Reubens, but you know what? I’ve never really liked rye bread and secretly I’ve always wanted to dress it up a little. So that’s what I did. I had it on wheat and added provolone and those veggies and deli mustard and black pepper to my Turkey Reuben. And you know what? It was the best Turkey Reuben I’ve ever had. Sandwich purists may scream “Blasphemy!” but to you I say this: “It’s my wich, my way. Now back off!”

So what about Monday? Should I have…

1. The Tuna Melt
2. The Bacon & Egg
3. The Italian Beef (with giardiniera)
4. The Myhami (ham & roast beef)
5. The Hummus & Bell Peppers

I’ve been blogging the whole Which Wich menu over at my personal blog for a while now. From now on I’ll be posting them here as well. For my previous WW posts, click HERE.

Seriously, Amy Mo (a friend of mine in the office) is starting to take this “arting” of my sandwich bags pretty seriously. She practically drew the whole freaking country of Greece on today’s bag. And look at the detail! I’m not sure if you can make it out, but that word written on the scroll that the Toga Dude is holding? Look closely.

It’s Greek for “sandwich.” Seriously.

How I had it: The standard issue Gyro comes with Gyro meat, Tzatziki, lettuce, tomato and onion. I had it on white bread and didn’t dress it up at all. It looked like this:

I also had: Veggies from home and a big glass of cold water.

How it was: The Gyro struck me as one of the neatest Wiches I’ve enjoyed. Neat as in clean. Very well put together. The bread was some of the freshest tasting I’ve had, but the overall taste of the Gyro was a tad bit on the bland side. A few suggestions that could really make it solid: 1)Feta cheese - A Gyro without feta is like a BLT without T. 2)More spice on the Gyro meat - The meat lacked a little in the flavor department. 3)Be liberal with the Tzatziki sauce - I didn’t have much on my Gyro, and I imagine a little more would have added quite a bit to the overall flavor of the Wich. If you guys really wanted to go nuts, you’d create some type of tabouli-esque relish to add to the standard issue Gyro.

I’ll be out of pocket tomorrow and Wednesday, so that will give you two strong days of voting on Thursdays Wich.

As for Thursday, what do you think? Should I have…

1. The Tuna Melt
2. The Turkey Reuben (kraut & 1000 island)
3. The Bacon & Egg
4. The Italian Beef (with giardiniera)
5. The Myhami (ham & roast beef)

Not cool. Not cool at all. chez bez has the scoop.

Here’s the deal: I didn’t eat there a lot, but when I did the food was good and the waitstaff was friendly. Not to mention that the place was kind of a Nashville institution…