Category Archives: Eating Out

Quick Takes IV – It’s All So Yummy Still a Favorite

Posted on November 12, 2015 by

My wife did something she almost never does yesterday. She stayed home sick because she was sick, not because our son was. So when I was bringing The Boy home from daycare, I asked if she wanted me to bring … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes III – Five Points Pizza and More

Posted on July 19, 2015 by

We made an overnight trip to Nashville recently to attend my nephew’s birthday party, so we were able to enjoy an afternoon and evening to ourselves while The Boy got to have fun with his cousin and grandparents. First, we … Continue reading →

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Review – Scotty’s Restaurant

Posted on June 15, 2015 by

Eight years ago I attended a writer’s workshop in Dayton, Ohio, which meant I drove North on I-75 for about 4.5 hours and got to see parts of Tennessee & Kentucky I’d never seen before. As I was returning to … Continue reading →

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Review – Mario’s Pizza and Grill

Posted on April 1, 2015 by

We’ve added a new restaurant to our regular weekly list in the last couple of months – Mario’s. I can’t recall exactly why we tried Mario’s for the first time, but it was likely because it is near our church in … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes I

Posted on March 30, 2015 by

Blackhorse Pub & BreweryWe had dinner at Blackhorse on a Friday night recently and one of the specials was a Mahi Mahi dish served over pasta. The cream sauce was good, the pasta was plain but well-cooked, and the fish … Continue reading →

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Quick Review: Forte’s on the Square

Posted on November 30, 2014 by

On the way back from enjoying Thanksgiving with my family in Nashville, my wife asked me if I wanted to stop for dinner in Crossville. We’d never eaten dinner in Crossville, and based on having lunch there during a couple … Continue reading →

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Quick Review: Gondola House Pizzeria

Posted on November 29, 2014 by

We spent Thanksgiving with my family in Hermitage this year, and on Black Friday we decided to take everybody out to dinner. We tried Gondola House Pizzeria, mainly because it is the number 2 rated restaurant on TripAdvisor for the … Continue reading →

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