Before the Levon Helm concert the other day, my parents, my wife and I had happy hour drinks, appetizers and dinner at the Eastland Cafe (97 Chapel Ave, 615.627.1088) and once again I was reminded how much I love this place and the food is only part of the reason.
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I am not a restaurant critic, though I love to eat and I do know what's what in the kitchen. The reason I'm writing this is to let everyone know that I have yet to have anything but a superb experience there. I am a stickler for customer service. One thing about Eastland Cafe is that everytime I've gone, every server, everyone who took the order, everyone who mixed the drinks and every chef who cooked the food has been extremely friendly and seemingly pleased that I chose to go there. I have to stop and remember if I know some of these people because they treat me like they've known me forever. That's a place I want to spend my money at. It doesn't take that much effort.
Our server the first time we ate there was (and excuse me if I spell this incorrectly) Darreth. She was really patient and helpful when we were tring to decide on what wine to drink. We aren't connoisseurs so we're a little slow at it. We just described the kind of taste we wanted and she suggested the exact wine. It was awesome. We sat outside in the back patio, it was a little early so we had the place to ourselves...but instead of disappearing as servers can, Darreth was always there when or before we needed her. The items she suggested were out of this world.
I have not had any less of an experience since and so far, and the food is heavenly. The happy hour is a great time to go because they have drinks for $5 and appetizers for $5. We went one time as a group of five, got one of everything on the appetizer menu and had so much fun trying the different items. When we got the bill it was no more than going out to some regular old eatery, but we tasted the time and effort that they put into their menu. So there you go...it's a great place to spend your money.
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So how do YOU pronounce it?
A few weeks ago, I pronounced the Piggly Wiggly on Gallatin Rd D.O.A. It stunk like rotten meat, it was dirty and there was no rhyme or reason or harmony to the array of cut rate food choices they peddled. There name had gone from the PIG to IGA but now...
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Imagine my suprise when I walked in on Monday, July 16th to grab some burrito fixins (yup...I went to Piggly and said fixins) and immediately upon entering, I was not hit in the nose with the smell of a rotten cow carcass shoved in the blowhole of a rotted whale. Instead, the best smell of all greeted me...the kind of smell you want when you enter a grocery store...NO SMELL at all.
The aisles were CLEAN! The food choices on the shelves were lined up in a military uniformity and there was a GREAT NEW GARDEN SECTION. Now, we aren't talking Whole Foods here, but c'mon...this Piggly went to market.
And another thing...the young cashier was FAST and very courteous...THAT was very refreshing.
So "Oink and Huzzah" to the Piggly Wiggly on Gallatin Rd, next to Cat's Music. You did an about face...or snout...that will bring me back again when I need to make a quick stop on the way home.
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