Swamp Travel Guide: Five Pound Basses Take NashVegas

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Thu Jan 11, 2024 1:52 pm

We're going to see American Aquarium and Murder By Death at The Ryman next weekend. I have some decent ideas for non-food (but a lot of alcohol) places, but my friends who recently went don't really care about food. Any recs on good places to eat downtown or anything else you would recommend doing in a 48-hour period (of course, we have the concert and the Texans second-round game already planned)?

duff · Post by **duff** » Thu Jan 11, 2024 2:09 pm

When I was down a few years back we did The Pharmacy for bugers and it was better than most. Another place was Von Elrod's by GEODIS Park. In house made sausage and beer garden.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Thu Jan 11, 2024 2:11 pm

duff wrote: ↑Thu Jan 11, 2024 2:09 pm When I was down a few years back we did The Pharmacy for bugers and it was better than most. Another place was Von Elrod's by GEODIS Park. In house made sausage and beer garden.

Would’ve guessed you’d prefer your homemade bugers.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Thu Jan 11, 2024 2:12 pm

duff wrote: ↑Thu Jan 11, 2024 2:09 pm When I was down a few years back we did The Pharmacy for bugers and it was better than most. Another place was Von Elrod's by GEODIS Park. In house made sausage and beer garden.

Well The Pharmacy has a bacon cheeseburger with Gifford smoked bacon so I think that means we have to eat there.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Thu Jan 11, 2024 2:54 pm

If you guys are up for super fancy coffee and tea, my friends opened up a spot at the Continental inside the Grand Hyatt at 1000 Broadway called Now and Then. I'm dying to get up there and check it out. It's part of Sean Brock's food empire. I'm pretty sure there's a restaurant there as well, and the spot where they sling coffee is a Japanese style HiFi cocktail bar/listening bar in the evenings. The Black Keys were spinning there the other night. If you go for coffee and tea, make sure to tell Davy and Demi I sent you.

Now and Then doesn't really strike me as a place where two dudes meeting up for a concert would go, but it's just 5 blocks up the road.

Also, I hear East Nashville is the neighborhood you want to hit. My only time in NashVegas was for the Bolts' outdoor game vs. the Preds a few years ago and none of our crew wanted to get out that way. I really did not enjoy Broadway at all.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Thu Jan 11, 2024 2:57 pm

govmentchedda wrote: ↑Thu Jan 11, 2024 2:54 pm If you guys are up for super fancy coffee and tea, my friends opened up a spot at the Continental inside the Grand Hyatt at 1000 Broadway called Now and Then. I'm dying to get up there and check it out. It's part of Sean Brock's food empire. I'm pretty sure there's a restaurant there as well, and the spot where they sling coffee is a Japanese style HiFi cocktail bar/listening bar in the evenings. The Black Keys were spinning there the other night. If you go for coffee and tea, make sure to tell Davy and Demi I sent you.

Now and Then doesn't really strike me as a place where two dudes meeting up for a concert would go, but it's just 5 blocks up the road.

Also, I hear East Nashville is the neighborhood you want to hit. My only time in NashVegas was for the Bolts' outdoor game vs. the Preds a few years ago and none of our crew wanted to get out that way. I really did not enjoy Broadway at all.

Discount cigarettes, liquor and wine. Anywhere, anytime, we deliver.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Thu Jan 11, 2024 2:59 pm

East Nashville Skyline is a great album.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Thu Jan 11, 2024 3:03 pm

sancarlos wrote: ↑Thu Jan 11, 2024 2:59 pm East Nashville Skyline is a great album.

Was my first Todd snider album I think. It's full of slappers, bangers and certified twangers.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Thu Jan 11, 2024 3:06 pm

govmentchedda wrote: ↑Thu Jan 11, 2024 2:54 pm If you guys are up for super fancy coffee and tea, my friends opened up a spot at the Continental inside the Grand Hyatt at 1000 Broadway called Now and Then. I'm dying to get up there and check it out. It's part of Sean Brock's food empire. I'm pretty sure there's a restaurant there as well, and the spot where they sling coffee is a Japanese style HiFi cocktail bar/listening bar in the evenings. The Black Keys were spinning there the other night. If you go for coffee and tea, make sure to tell Davy and Demi I sent you.

Now and Then doesn't really strike me as a place where two dudes meeting up for a concert would go, but it's just 5 blocks up the road.

Also, I hear East Nashville is the neighborhood you want to hit. My only time in NashVegas was for the Bolts' outdoor game vs. the Preds a few years ago and none of our crew wanted to get out that way. I really did not enjoy Broadway at all.

Is the coffee shop now and then? Or am I not reading good.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Thu Jan 11, 2024 3:24 pm

Yeah, the coffee shop is Now and Then, and it's inside the Grand Hyatt Nashville.

https://www.instagram.com/nowandthen.nashville/?hl=en

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Thu Jan 11, 2024 3:32 pm

govmentchedda wrote: ↑Thu Jan 11, 2024 3:24 pm Yeah, the coffee shop is Now and Then, and it's inside the Grand Hyatt Nashville.

https://www.instagram.com/nowandthen.nashville/?hl=en

Gotcha. I always try to find a new coffee shop wherever I go, so this sounds like a winner.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Thu Jan 11, 2024 3:44 pm

Giff wrote: ↑Thu Jan 11, 2024 3:32 pm
govmentchedda wrote: ↑Thu Jan 11, 2024 3:24 pm Yeah, the coffee shop is Now and Then, and it's inside the Grand Hyatt Nashville.

https://www.instagram.com/nowandthen.nashville/?hl=en
Gotcha. I always try to find a new coffee shop wherever I go, so this sounds like a winner.

My one hesitation with recommending this place is that it is going to be the highest end coffee place you've ever been to (and that I would have been to either). They're veteran baristas that moved there from Tampa a little over a year ago. They'd do monthly popups at different spots down here with their "elevated" takes on coffee and tea. Guessing it'll be ~$7-15 per drink, depending on what you choose. They're definitely still spinning records on the HiFi system in the morning, but I think they don't really want/allow anyone to use it as a workspace (i.e. sit on their computer), like most other coffee shops. I suspect you'll love it, but I don't want to send you there with an expectation that it's just a "fill your cup from the 3 gallon drip coffee urn" type spot.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Jan 11, 2024 3:51 pm

"One venti pumpkin spice latte, please."

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Thu Jan 11, 2024 4:01 pm

mister d wrote: ↑Thu Jan 11, 2024 3:51 pm "One venti pumpkin spice latte, please."

And a coke for my friend here.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Thu Jan 11, 2024 5:36 pm

A_B wrote: ↑Thu Jan 11, 2024 4:01 pm
mister d wrote: ↑Thu Jan 11, 2024 3:51 pm "One venti pumpkin spice latte, please."
And some coke for my friend here.

FIFY.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Thu Jan 11, 2024 5:40 pm

(Is handed powdered Sprite)

“Thank you”

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Mon Jan 15, 2024 1:12 pm

Looks like they're way ahead of us.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Mon Jan 15, 2024 1:21 pm

Haha perfect.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Tue Jan 16, 2024 10:38 am

Me and Giff driving in from the airport

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Tue Jan 16, 2024 10:53 am

Kinda surprised he even got a talking to.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Tue Jan 16, 2024 10:57 am

"Sorry sir, I couldn't see you were white before I pulled you over."

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Tue Jan 16, 2024 10:59 am

I mean, east nashville seems like a fun place

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Wed Jan 17, 2024 10:35 am

We're gonna need an East Nashville Thread.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Wed Jan 17, 2024 10:41 am

I'm getting drunk on the plane and we're headed straight there.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Fri Jan 19, 2024 10:59 am

Last year I went to Cali when they had their coldest week in a decade. Now I'm headed to Nashville with one of their worst winter storms. Lexington isn't great right now either.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Fri Jan 19, 2024 11:00 am

How are the roads looking? Is my competitor truck twin 4WD?

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Fri Jan 19, 2024 11:04 am

Giff wrote: ↑Fri Jan 19, 2024 11:00 am How are the roads looking? Is my competitor truck twin 4WD?

I think it will be Ok. And yes, anyone who buys a pickup truck without 4wd is a maroon unless you live in a dry climate I guess.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Fri Jan 19, 2024 11:05 am

A_B wrote: ↑Fri Jan 19, 2024 11:04 am
Giff wrote: ↑Fri Jan 19, 2024 11:00 am How are the roads looking? Is my competitor truck twin 4WD?
I think it will be Ok. And yes, anyone who buys a pickup truck without 4wd is a maroon unless you live in a dry climate I guess.

I'll let you decide which one I am.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Fri Jan 19, 2024 8:59 pm

Giff is about to have his first Zombie Dust. We are at the pharmacy. I’m so excited.

P.D.X. · Post by **P.D.X.** » Fri Jan 19, 2024 9:12 pm

can someone translate

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Fri Jan 19, 2024 10:09 pm

Zombie Dust is an IPA from Indiana.

P.D.X. · Post by **P.D.X.** » Sat Jan 20, 2024 12:24 am

Clearly I need to have my first

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Sat Jan 20, 2024 10:54 am

duff wrote: ↑Thu Jan 11, 2024 2:09 pm When I was down a few years back we did The Pharmacy for bugers and it was better than most. Another place was Von Elrod's by GEODIS Park. In house made sausage and beer garden.

These burgers were on point.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Sat Jan 20, 2024 11:22 am

I had the bratwurst and it was fantastic.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Sat Jan 20, 2024 11:55 am

Giff is dressing like we are going skiing. Down Everest.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Sat Jan 20, 2024 12:51 pm

These people haven’t seen a Texan alive since their grandparents bought one

duff · Post by **duff** » Sat Jan 20, 2024 2:44 pm

Giff wrote: ↑Sat Jan 20, 2024 10:54 am
duff wrote: ↑Thu Jan 11, 2024 2:09 pm When I was down a few years back we did The Pharmacy for bugers and it was better than most. Another place was Von Elrod's by GEODIS Park. In house made sausage and beer garden.
These burgers were on point.

You guys took my recommendation on the pharmacy and had an indiana beer. My Hoosier heart is warm on this frigid Saturday.

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Sat Jan 20, 2024 3:34 pm

mister d wrote: ↑Fri Jan 19, 2024 10:09 pm Zombie Dust is an IPA from Indiana.

It's delicious and in heavy rotation in the fridges of this 'hood in MD.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Sat Jan 20, 2024 3:46 pm

A_B wrote: ↑Sat Jan 20, 2024 11:55 am Giff is dressing like we are going skiing. Down Everest.

Who was whining he didn’t have long johns on about 32 minutes after this post?

rass · Post by **rass** » Sat Jan 20, 2024 4:19 pm

Giff wrote: ↑Sat Jan 20, 2024 3:46 pm
A_B wrote: ↑Sat Jan 20, 2024 11:55 am Giff is dressing like we are going skiing. Down Everest.
Who was whining he didn’t have long johns on about 32 minutes after this post?

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