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Nashville has some great places to eat. I was able to try out a few of them on my various trips to the city. Here are the places I tried on my most recent trips:
Five Points Pizza
I can highly recommend Five Points Pizza. My friends Isaac and Sara took us there on a visit on Halloween 2017. We had to wait a good 30 minutes for a table, but it was well worth it. The pizza is excellent.
Martin’s Bar-B-Que Joint
On a trip in December 2018, my favorite restaurant was Martin’s Bar-B-Que Joint. It’s a huge place with a great atmosphere and live music upstairs.
We went to a window to place our order and the food was brought to our table a few minutes later. I had an awesome brisket with a side of mac and cheese and cornbread. The beer selection is great, too.
Jeff Ruby’s Steakhouse
For dinner with friends in December 2018, we went to Jeff Ruby’s Steakhouse. It’s a beautiful place with excellent service, but the food fell short of expectations.
The best part of the meal for me was the selection of oysters on the half shell. I couldn’t remember the last time I had oysters so fresh. After that, I had a delicious crab bisque.
I ordered the cowboy steak, which is a 22 ounce dry aged bone-in ribeye. I asked for it rare and it came to me medium. The price was US$69, which for a swanky steakhouse is good, but I’ve had much better at cheaper joints.
Our group ordered the mac and cheese, which is supposedly rated one of the top 10 best in the country, as a side, along with asparagus and mashed potatoes. None of us were impressed enough with the mac and cheese to believe the rating.
