It’s been a minute since I’ve sat and really wrote out a good restaurant review here on SoBros Network. But, truth be told, between the rigors of my work schedule during the NFL Draft cycle and a propensity for staying on my side of town, I haven’t tried a whole lot of new stuff! Hell, the places we’ve been eating on Friday nights already have reviews up on the site. We have our rotation and we generally stick to it. But, as I scrolled through my phone and looked at all of the random pictures of food I have on it, this felt like a good time to round them all up together and do a bit of a catchup on what we’ve been eating here in Mount Juliet for the last month.
Quick hits
- In case you missed the news about a month or so ago, Pelican’s SnoBalls is now open for the season. I believe we’ve already been a dozen times, but I can’t help myself. That honeydew hit hard.
- The Bagel Barn is now open in the Midway Center off Lebanon Road. We’ve driven by it each of the last two Saturdays, but the line has spilled out into the parking lot. It’s a small space, so my social anxiety screams at me and we end up passing it by, waiting for a day when it isn’t so crowded. That day may never come, but hey – good for Bagel Barn.
- It feels like there are a million coffee shops in Mount Juliet, so it’s easy for me to lose track of them all. But, recently, my wife said she wanted to try 7 Brew, and man…we were glad we did. First of all, I’m a bit of an old school curmudgeon. I kind of want my coffee drinks to taste like actual coffee, and there’s does – I got a banana bread latte that was to die for. 7 Brew has quickly become our weekend go-to when we have a little more time to spare on a Saturday or Sunday morning.
- We always complain about a lack of good breakfast spots in the area, but then, we turn around and forget that MLRose actually has a pretty decent brunch. We stopped by a few weekends ago and enjoyed a quiet brunch – their breakfast burrito and hashbrown casserole both get high marks from me.
Memo’s Mexican Kitchen
I’m always game for a bowl of birria or enmoladas, but I would remind you guys that you have to stop in Memo’s every once in a while just to see what the specials are. I still think Memo’s is the best restaurant in Mount Juliet, and some of my favorite meals there, I’ve had because I’ve listened to Andres recite the specials and said, “yeah, gimme that.” I did that a few Friday nights ago with this dish that I can’t even remember the name of! It was like pulled pork with molé on top. Of course, Memo’s has the best rice and beans in the game to go with it, and no meal can start at Memo’s without an order of the grilled jalapeños and/or the guacamole autentico.
The Goat
We were on our way back from a gathering down near Spring Hill late one Saturday night recently. We weren’t really hungry, but we wanted to graze on something a bit and both of us had a sweet tooth. It was late, so a lot of stuff was starting to close. Thankfully, we saw apple crumble on The Goat’s dessert menu, and we saw that they were staying open until 11PM. Winner winner! We stopped by to the peaceful environment of a restaurant winding down for the evening. We got an order of boneless wings that were just what we needed to feel satisfied. Then, we might’ve gone a little overboard with the dessert – getting that apple crumble along with an order of churro bites. That apple crumble had us thinking we needed to add this routine to more Saturday nights. For more on The Goat, check out their website.
The Trailer Park
The concept of a big dining hall that serves beer with an armada of food trucks outside the building surrounding it is pure genius. We made a trip out to the Trailer Park for brunch a couple of weekends ago. There, we moseyed on up to the Waffle Wheels truck and ordered a mess of French toast sticks, funnel cake fries, and a Honky Tonk Hash Wrap (sliced beef, tater tots, peppers, onions, cheddar, and mayo wrapped in a tortilla). It was a decadent way to start the day, but I make no apologies for our choices. It was awesome. For more on the Trailer Park, and to see which trucks are there on a given day, check out their website.
Texas Roadhouse
We wanted to treat my mother to something different for her birthday a couple of weekends ago. Considering that every time we drove by the new Texas Roadhouse on Golden Bear Gateway, there were approximately five million cars in the parking lot, we never stopped in. But, for a special occasion, we were willing to give it a shot. Luckily, we’re early dinner fans! We stopped by around 3:30ish on a Sunday and maybe had to wait five minutes before we were en route to our table with a basket of bread. Let me tell you guys something – I can’t eat a meal like that every weekend or I’ll be 500 pounds by Labor Day. The bang we got for our buck was insane. My mother, my wife, and I all ordered a big hunk of meat – sirloin, prime rib, filet. I had the combo…a 6oz filet with some ribs to go with it, a cup of chili on the side, and a house salad to start. I topped it all off with an ice cold Shiner Bock. We were all struggling to make it back to the car after a meal that grandiose, but every bit of it was worth it. We’re already looking forward to the next special occasion, when we can meet at the Texas Roadhouse yet again. Check out their menu on their website.
If there’s something new around town that we might’ve missed, hit the comments to let me know that I need to try it!
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