Labor Day Weekend trip (Franklin, Germantown: rent, homes, buying)

[long101]

Hey All,

My gf and I are making our 2nd trip to your fine city, we are staying Friday-Monday. We are both still in our 20s, love country music, southern cooking and Irish wine. Last year we took a trip to the JD distillery, went to a fair, ate at Jack's bbq everyday, and spent most days on Broadway listening to music. Was hoping to branch out of the downtown area a bit this year, or at least the touristy areas.... Last year Ryman was closed, so Im sure we will check it out.

Are there any good honky tonks with some good acoustic out of the city limits that we should check out? Would love to experience some places that the locals hang out at (as long as I dont look like an outcast We will have a car so driving a bit to the 'country' isnt a problem.

Good southern cooking... Went to the pancake pantry, but I dont think they even had grits on the menu. Was hoping to find a couple good homestyle cooking. Chicago has just about everything else, so I'm not too concerned with fine dining or anything.

Maybe some good fishing (if I can talk her into it) or lakes where we can just lay out?


I will be sure to bring back a couple cases of yeungling this time, not going to make that mistake again

Thanks

[dustinsn3485]

Buy growlers of Yazoo, skip the cases of Yeungling. Go take a tour of the yazoo brewery too.

[CountryGirl2b=]

The Blue Bird Cafe (The Bluebird Cafe | Nashville, TN) for music?

I just moved here but for food, I like

the Loveless Cafe (food is decent, atmosphere is fun),
Loveless Cafe

Pucketts Grocery (Franklin, downtown, or Leipers Fork)
Welcome to Puckett's Grocery and Restaurant - Franklin - Nashville - Leiper's Fork
Pucketts has music, too, but the schedule is not up for Sept. yet)

Barbara's Home Cookin' in Franklin
Barbara's Home Cookin

(if you continue down Old Hillsboro, right out the driveway from Barbara's, away from Franklin, you'll pass The Castle, a recording studio with a lot of history - Castle).


There IS fishing at Percy Priest Lake - it's HUGE! But be sure to get a one day license. The bait shops sell them. Non-resident rate is $8 for a "no trout" license. $16 with trout. I don't think that guarantees you'll actually CATCH anything though. Just thought Labor Day weekend they might be checking. You can rent boats but the last time I did, it was pretty expensive.

Have fun!

[GWoodle]

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[long101]

Originally Posted by dustinsn3485

Buy growlers of Yazoo, skip the cases of Yeungling. Go take a tour of the yazoo brewery too.

Thanks for the recommendation, looks like they have some great brews. Will be buying tickets for that Saturday when they become available

[long101]

Originally Posted by CountryGirl2b=

The Blue Bird Cafe (The Bluebird Cafe | Nashville, TN) for music?

I just moved here but for food, I like

the Loveless Cafe (food is decent, atmosphere is fun),
Loveless Cafe

Pucketts Grocery (Franklin, downtown, or Leipers Fork)
Welcome to Puckett's Grocery and Restaurant - Franklin - Nashville - Leiper's Fork
Pucketts has music, too, but the schedule is not up for Sept. yet)

Barbara's Home Cookin' in Franklin
Barbara's Home Cookin

(if you continue down Old Hillsboro, right out the driveway from Barbara's, away from Franklin, you'll pass The Castle, a recording studio with a lot of history - Castle).


There IS fishing at Percy Priest Lake - it's HUGE! But be sure to get a one day license. The bait shops sell them. Non-resident rate is $8 for a "no trout" license. $16 with trout. I don't think that guarantees you'll actually CATCH anything though. Just thought Labor Day weekend they might be checking. You can rent boats but the last time I did, it was pretty expensive.

Have fun!

Loveless looks amazing, plan to stop by for Breakfast on Friday since we will probably get to town around 8am.

Also looks like you can rent some waverunners and what not at the lake, might as well do that too.

Thanks!

[DonCorleone]

Loveless is very popular and a scenic drive...I'd recommend hopping on the Natchez Trace Parkway and heading south for awhile after your meal. Very beautiful drive.

As far as other country style restaurants go, I'd suggest Arnold's Country Kitchen on 8th Avenue (open for breakfast and lunch only...won a James Beard Award last year), Monell's in Germantown (just north of downtown...family style classic southern food), and if you're downtown, there is a Puckett's grocery on the corner of 5th and Church now.

I would definitely second the Bluebird for live music. It's a singer-songwriter haven in the middle of a strip mall in affluent Green Hills...not what you'd expect...but a lot of songwriters catch their breaks here. If you want bluegrass, check out the Station Inn in the Gulch, which is one of the premiere bluegrass spots in the country. There are a couple of cool spots to hear music in East Nashville too, but mostly that part of town isn't "country"...more folky/Americana. If that's your thing too, then maybe check out the Family Wash on Greenwood. They also have fantastic food and beer selection.

[CountryGirl2b=]

I had a question about Monells . . . by "family style" do you mean if I went alone, I would be given a 'new' family to eat with? What if they didn't like me and kept the mashed potatoes at the far end of the table????

[NashvilleNewbie]

Originally Posted by CountryGirl2b=

The Blue Bird Cafe (The Bluebird Cafe | Nashville, TN) for music?

I just moved here but for food, I like

the Loveless Cafe (food is decent, atmosphere is fun),
Loveless Cafe

Pucketts Grocery (Franklin, downtown, or Leipers Fork)
Welcome to Puckett's Grocery and Restaurant - Franklin - Nashville - Leiper's Fork
Pucketts has music, too, but the schedule is not up for Sept. yet)

Barbara's Home Cookin' in Franklin
Barbara's Home Cookin

(if you continue down Old Hillsboro, right out the driveway from Barbara's, away from Franklin, you'll pass The Castle, a recording studio with a lot of history - Castle).


There IS fishing at Percy Priest Lake - it's HUGE! But be sure to get a one day license. The bait shops sell them. Non-resident rate is $8 for a "no trout" license. $16 with trout. I don't think that guarantees you'll actually CATCH anything though. Just thought Labor Day weekend they might be checking. You can rent boats but the last time I did, it was pretty expensive.

Have fun!

I wish I could rep you more than once!

[long101]

Originally Posted by DonCorleone

Loveless is very popular and a scenic drive...I'd recommend hopping on the Natchez Trace Parkway and heading south for awhile after your meal. Very beautiful drive.

As far as other country style restaurants go, I'd suggest Arnold's Country Kitchen on 8th Avenue (open for breakfast and lunch only...won a James Beard Award last year), Monell's in Germantown (just north of downtown...family style classic southern food), and if you're downtown, there is a Puckett's grocery on the corner of 5th and Church now.

I would definitely second the Bluebird for live music. It's a singer-songwriter haven in the middle of a strip mall in affluent Green Hills...not what you'd expect...but a lot of songwriters catch their breaks here. If you want bluegrass, check out the Station Inn in the Gulch, which is one of the premiere bluegrass spots in the country. There are a couple of cool spots to hear music in East Nashville too, but mostly that part of town isn't "country"...more folky/Americana. If that's your thing too, then maybe check out the Family Wash on Greenwood. They also have fantastic food and beer selection.

Bluebird looks like a great place. Will certainly be making reservations for Friday or Saturday. I'm a big fan of 'underground' country, its just a bit hard to come across in the midwest.