Monday Munchies- Nashville Biscuit House
There are a few things that the South is known for in the culinary world: barbeque, shrimp and grits, fried green tomatoes. The last one is so distinctly popular in the region that they made a movie for it and got Kathy Bates to star in it; fine, a bit of a reach, but people down here love those things. But my favorite “southern delicacy” is of the breakfast variety, and it’s biscuits and gravy. Now, I know that other portions of the country might have this on their breakfast menus as well, but it all comes back to calling the South home anyway. My favorite variation is the once-a-year enjoyment that I get of chocolate gravy ladled over hot biscuits that my Gram makes every year on Christmas morning. I like it so much that she gave me a big container to freeze for last Christmas morning after the boys were born so I could make my own breakfast feast since we weren’t travelling with two-week old boys. Since my Gram’s Christmas morning cooking is off limits to y’all outsiders, I’m going to give you another option to find your biscuit and gravy fix, without having to pay $20 for a biscuit and a slice of bacon that some of these ridiculous tourist traps will charge you. Nashville Biscuit House is the hole in the wall sweet spot that you need in your breakfast life.
The first time that Hillary and I went here was to meet my first ever real estate client to discuss what he was looking for in a new home. Based on the name, I figured it was just a standard breakfast spot that would have your standard menu. I will get in to the particulars later. After about a 15 minute wait, we walked in to this crowded little dining area that would shock you to think it’s five minutes from a downtown area bustling with modernity and chicness of the Gulch or Demonbreun brunch spots. The tables are probably older than I am. The coffee cups have probably been filled with enough black coffee to fill up the Cumberland. They are only open for breakfast and lunch daily (closed Wednesday) so those will be what I’m going over today, but breakfast packs enough punch to make the visit worth it. It’s so great that post ‘snip-snap’ this past May, I told Hillary beforehand that that would be my deserved reward post procedure and went ahead and told her what I wanted in case I was incapacitated. So-my first memory post grogginess was shoveling biscuits and gravy in my mouth- and I was not mad about it.
Firstly, this is a top-three greatest comedy scene of all time. Second, having had one of these, ain’t no way there will be a second.
Many a TV shows have become popular because mankind loves to consume massive quantities of food in one sitting. Man vs. food, Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, you know the gist. Well, Nashville Biscuit House’s (NBH from here on out) “Ultimate Platter” is worthy of that kind of feat. Honestly, writing it all out doesn’t even do it justice so make sure you look at the picture for an accurate feel. The Ultimate Platter is as follows: three full biscuits, lathered in gravy, topped with bacon and ham chunks, cheese, oh and just go ahead and put four eggs on top of that. It’s one of those things, that if you’re in to trying to track your calories throughout the day, that you just try and tell yourself it didn’t even happen because no one wants to try and log a 1500+ calorie meal. That’s beside the point. Throw some hot sauce and salt and pepper on that bad boy and just enjoy. It is one of my favorite gluttonous delicacies. Every bite is spectacular. They do have a half-order that you can get that is a bit more stomachable and doesn’t make you feel like Violet Beauregaurde after the fourth course. Just look at this beautiful, hand-crafted dish.
I’m pretty positive this is only a half-order, so imagine this beauty doubled up.
Another great looking breakfast dish is the Lumberjack breakfast, which as you probably can guess, contains a large amount of carbs and protein. The pancakes on some of the photos are the size of three hands. The dish includes two pancakes (that you can add blueberries, chocolate chips, strawberries or bananas to all for $1.00) or french toast, three eggs, bacon or sausage, homefries or grits, and a biscuit. As I said about the Ultimate Platter, just another mass quantity of food. Gotta love the ol US of A!
Paul Bunyan would be proud. The Lumberjack.
Aside from the ginormous monstrosity that is the Ultimate Platter, they have some really good breakfast dishes that you can easily get alongside a coffee for less than $10, something that you can’t do at most places around town in 2019. There’s the “Nashvillian”, which is two eggs, homefries or grits, and toast or a biscuit. With bacon, ham, or sausage it’s only $6.50. You can do a pork chop or steak and make it $9.50. For the bread lovers, you can get the “Hot Off the Griddle” and do pancakes or French toast with the usual breakfast sides for $7.50. For a three egg omelet that comes with homefries or grits, or a slice of toast or biscuit, the cost comes in at a low $5.75. You can’t get them at Piggly Wiggly that cheap. They also serve a la carte biscuits and other breakfast sides if you wanted to go that route. Limitless options.
During lunch, you can do the also classically southern thing of getting the meat and three for $10. The meats range from chicken, pork chop, baked ham, catfish, etc. and the sides are all the fixins, from mixed veggies, to onion rings, fried okra, cole slaw, and potato salad. All of the things that make us the most obese country in the world are free to choose from! I kid; just make better food choices and don’t waste your money on waist trainers or detox teas. They also carry a plethora of sandwich options that come with fries or slaw; all under $10. Six different burger choices under $10, and one that is a FULL POUND burger for $12.50. And then there are a few salad options for you types of people that like to make the person that you’re going out to lunch with feel bad for consuming three biscuits and four eggs in one sitting.
NBH probably isn’t going to be the place that you dudes go out to Saturday brunch with hoping to see your favorite Insta model setting up the décor for her freshly photoshopped pic out to her 500k followers. Or where you want to go for a fancy first breakfast date. But if you’re looking for a place that is going to deliver good food that is going to fill you up at a more than reasonable price, Nashville Biscuit House is going to do right by you. I’m craving some biscuits as I think about it.
SCORE- 7.3/10