Big Fatty's

Big Fatty's
5005 Kingston Pk
Knoxville, Tennessee 37919

Big Fatty's is a little diner in Knoxville, with home cooked meals.  The decor looks like a typical country kitchen restaurant.  It was late on a Sunday, so we were the only ones in the restaurant.  Our server was attentive, but of course, it was only us.  They have PBR, which I had one.  

Garrett had the catfish plate, which came with fries, slaw and cornbread.  He said it was good.  

I had the fried chicken.  It only came with one piece, which is enough, but not typical.  They obviously bought there plates used as mine was from Shoney's.  The mac n cheese was good.  The baked spinach maria was awesome and creamy.  It was my favorite part of the meal.  I would go back just for it.  The cornbread was good, too.  

It's a great place for veggies and a good home cooked meal.  

Ku Bar, England

Ku Bar
Chinatown
30 Lisle Street
London WC2H 7BA
UK
 +44 20 7437 4303

Another popular gay bar that we enjoyed is called Ku Bar.  We got there early and probably got the last table in the place on the first floor.  The clientele seems to be young professionals.

The downstairs was well lit.  

As the place got busier, they start taking away tables.  It seemed awkward to watch people being asked (or told) to give up their table.  Before they could get to our table, we got up, so they couldn't get us.  

There is also an upstairs that had less people in it, so if you want to talk, that's available upstairs.  If you like to people watch and be amongst the crowd, downstairs is for you.

Four Way Grill

Four Way Grill
998 Mississippi Blvd
Memphis, TN 38126
(901) 507-1519

Four Way Grill is a soul food restaurant in the Soulsville area of Memphis.  OMG!  I just recently ate here, and I cannot believe that it took me this long to eat here.  

Their turkey and dressing is to die for.  I wish I could have some now.  Their peach cobbler is also delicious.  

This is hands down one of the best soul food restaurants in Memphis.  I can't believe that it took me more than 30 years (most of my life) to try this place for my first time. This is THE place to go when you need some soul food, especially if its for dressing!  

The Cupboard Restaurant

The Cupboard Restaurant
1400 Union Ave
Memphis, TN 38104
(901) 276-8015


The Cupboard is a long time Memphis restaurant.  It's a staple in midtown.  It serves country food with different specials every day.  It also serves breakfast every day.

I have been here several times in the past.  Once with a dishcrawl event.  

The restaurant looks like a typical country restaurant.  

For this particular meal, I had the country fried steak and italian spinach, which are two of my favorite foods.  The country fried steak was good.  However, the spinach was just ok.  I prefer it a bit cheesier.  

For dessert, I had the lemon ice box pie, which was good.  

The Cupboard is a good restaurant for country food.  They have little cornbread muffins which are really good.  However, I prefer my country foods with a little more soul.  I mean I prefer to eat soul food.  Soul food has a bit more seasoning.  The restaurant also seemed somewhere that my grandparents would prefer.  Everything is fine, but there are better restaurants in Memphis.

I would like to give their breakfast a shot, though.

Punjabi Spice, England

Punjabi Spice
6, Cavendish Parade, Bath Rd
Hounslow, Greater London TW4 7DJ
United Kingdom
+44 20 8577 8822

One evening, while heading back to our hotel, we decided to grab dinner at this restaurant.  We had a lot of Indian food in England.

They started us off with some bread and typical English sauces.  

It seems we always order the same thing at Indian restaurants.  Once again, we ordered the Palak Paneer.  As usual, this is a tasty dish.  

We also shared an order of Naan.  It was good, as well.  

At the end, you get some kind of fennel and candy mixture.  This is a typical Indian restaurant with good food.  It's at the Hounslow station near London.  We always took a bus to this stop, and then rode the Underground to central London.

Mot and Ed's Southern Eatery

Mot and Ed's Southern Eatery
1354 Madison Avenue
Memphis, TN 38104
901.249.8976

Mot and Ed's is a southern restaurant in midtown Memphis.  It is relatively new.  I recently had the chance to try out the food.  

 My first time here was with one of the dishcrawl's, so we got to sample the food.  We had fried catfish, greens, mac n' cheese, and cornbread.  Everything was delicious.  It's typical soul food, which means that everything is awesome.

It has a great vibe with a great ambience.  I'm glad that it's not too far from my house.  Sometimes they even have live music.  I can't wait to make it back here.  What I want to try next is the stuffed burgers.  

Tootsies Lounge

Tootsies Lounge
1 Terminal Dr.
Nashville, TN 37214

I was in the Nashville airport with just enough time to get a beer and some food to go.  They had live music, which was nice.  The bartender was also super friendly.  I had a Yuengling lager, which like all airports, was overpriced.  It was almost $10 for a 20oz.  

I had low expectations for this airport food, but I gave it a chance and ordered the special.  It was meatloaf with greens and mac'n cheese with cornbread.  



It was all very good.  The meatloaf was the best part.  The mac n'cheese was also good.  The greens were good.  They were seasoned, but they weren't cooked with meat, like I'm accustomed to.  

If you're ever in the airport, give it a chance.  Apparently, there is a non airport location, too.  If I'm in the area, I'll give it a try.