Mary Hance Nashville Tennessean Published 11:23 AM EST Feb 12, 2019 As Ms. Cheap, I'm always looking for lunches that my readers and I can enjoy for $10 or less. Here are my columns on some of my recent finds for good food, good price, and in most cases good free parking. Most require that you drink tap water rather than soda or tea to stay under my $10 limit. But they are all great meal deals. And as I build this list of good affordable lunch spots, I always welcome your suggestions of places to go, and what to order when you get there. Check back because I will be adding new options every couple of weeks. This list is making me hungry. Dairy King This South Nashville mainstay serves affordable meat and three lunches and dinners Monday through Friday, as well as burgers and assorted ice cream treats. The menu rotates from day to day, but owner Jeff Jones says popular items include the Thursday … [Read more...] about Lunch near me: Nashville restaurants offer meals for $10 or less
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The Breakfast Boys Leisure League
Words: Donny MorrisonPhotos: Sarah NorthropOutside of Luckey’s Club, a local Eugene bar known for live music and antique pool tables, a group of mostly young people are smoking cigarettes and talking loudly at each other. Blanketed behind a dense layer of smoke, a speaker radiates music from inside, which at the current moment sounds like an improvisational jazz set. Loud horns and keyboard strokes merely act as background music for lazy conversation and audible exhales.A loud voice emanates from the speaker, cutting through the music and the nondescript bar chatter. “Where’s Brax? Brax comes to the stage.” The voice is melodic, as it rides a wave of instruments. One by one everyone begins to shuffle inside. Half-smoked cigarettes are put out early and hidden along the side of the building for later, others are tossed in the street or stuffed in purses and pockets.Spencer Smyth, a local producer and hip-hop artist who graduated from the University of Oregon this … [Read more...] about The Breakfast Boys Leisure League
Piston’s now serves breakfast on weekends
Aimee Blume Evansville Courier & Press Published 8:09 AM EST Dec 27, 2018 EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The choices of breakfast spots in Evansville continues to expand as more chefs begin to offer their own takes on classic breakfast fare. A very recent addition to the breakfast scene is Piston’s Bar and Grill on W. Franklin St., where chef Dontae Hines has put together an evolving weekend breakfast menu of standards and exciting twists. Hines, who has been the chef at Piston’s since fall of 2014, is known for his creative sandwich and plate lunch specials and plans to bring the same outside-the-box thinking to breakfast. “Breakfast is a whole other beast,” he said. “The menu we have now is what we’re starting with, but it will be changing over time.” On the current breakfast menu, you’ll find traditional breakfast ingredients and some zingy Mexican-inspired items such as chorizo, shrimp, eggs, jalapenos, white queso and salsa … [Read more...] about Piston’s now serves breakfast on weekends
Asada Grill & Cantina moving to former Zuni’s spot in Highland
The well-regarded and popular Asada Grill & Cantina is moving from its home near the train tracks in downtown Griffith to a much larger location at the former Zuni's House of Pizza spot in Highland, which has sat vacant for two years.The Mexican restaurant, voted one of the top 50 in Indiana by Yelp users, is moving about three miles northwest to 2907 45th Avenue. It's already posted a sign in front of the building that has previously been home to many restaurants and nightclubs, including Sabor Restaurant & Tequila Bar and HiFi Roadhouse."Rumors are true!" the restaurant posted on its Facebook page. "We are moving to the Former Zuni's House of Pizza, on 45th Ave. Thank you Griffith for your support, and also to all our wonderful customers!"The owner did not immediately return a message.Diners have praised Asada for its carne asada, pork tacos, queso poblano and margaritas. It specializes in Mexican City cuisine and has an extensive menu that includes whole … [Read more...] about Asada Grill & Cantina moving to former Zuni’s spot in Highland
Breakfast buffet is back at Middlebury’s Das Dutchman Essenhaus
MIDDLEBURY -- On Wednesday morning, a few dozen folks gathered at tables near the breakfast buffet at Das Dutchman Essenhaus.Waitresses kept coffee cups filled. Kitchen staff kept the pans stirred and full on what came back with the spring robins and budding flowers to the largest restaurant in Elkhart County.While Essenhaus has its breakfast buffet on Saturdays year-round, it’s offered from 7 to 11 a.m. weekdays only when the weather is warmer and business is more brisk.Throughout the summer in particular, the buffet is busy, said Operations Manager Joel Miller, whose parents started Essenhaus in 1971. The buffet started in the late 1990s and has become a tradition for many families.These days, Amish families come in swarms on warm Saturdays.“We don’t have enough buggy parking,” Miller said. They’re also coming on bike via the Pumpkinvine Nature Trail and 100 or so bikes are parked outside, he said.It’s comforting to slide into a booth, have a cup … [Read more...] about Breakfast buffet is back at Middlebury’s Das Dutchman Essenhaus