Restaurant #1: The Blind Pig

Restaurant: The Blind Pig

Address: 2317 12th Avenue South in Nashville, TN
Website: http://blindpig55.com/
Date: 10/03/10
Waitress: Jaime
Ambiance: Fancy Sports Bar

Feedback:

Heather T ate pork brisket with corn pudding. Paid $8.74 plus tip.
Corn pudding was creamy but brisket was not so good. Staff was very friendly, but the paint was peeling off the walls!
Only recommend The Blind Pig if her dad was coming into town or if on a date and wanted to watch a sports game.
If they added partitions in between the tables, that might make the ambiance better.

Ashley C had succotash salad with black eyed pea vinaigrette. Paid $10.83 plus tip.
Thought salad was bland. Very, very bland. Salad dressing was gross, so got ranch dressing instead.
Restaurant was clean and staff was very friendly. However, would not come back because food is not worth it. If their food was improved, she would come back.

Amanda G: Got Memphis baby back ribs with blue cheese sweet potatoes and friend green tomatoes. Paid $12.00 plus tip
Ribs had no flavor and the sides didn't compliment each other. It was not a memorable meal.
Very clean, typical BBQ places. Server was very friendly and attentive.
Might come back but would not recommend it to anyone.
To improve, the food would need to be more flavorful. Even have drink specials as well. There are just too many restaurants in Nashville to settle on anything mediocre.

Linda B-Had Brunswick stew. Total: $6.56 plus tip
Stew was really bland. Would only come back if she is sick and needs something bland.
More flavor would make the restaurant better.
The sports bar ambiance was surprising. The service and cleanliness was good.

Lyndsay C--Had chicken fried steak with corn pudding and macaroni and cheese. Total: $12.00 plus tip.
Chicken fried steak was blah. Macaroni and cheese was good. Corn pudding was definitely not like mama makes it. The peppers in it was unexpected.
Food not worth the price--probably will not come back unless prices were lower and food was better. Liked the service though and thought it was well located.

Liz B--Had pulled BBQ chicken sandwich with fries. Total $9.83 plus tip.
Chicken was bland and dressings were watery. Clean restaurant and the waitress was very friendly and attentive. It took a little long to get our food for how empty the restaurant was.
Food needs to have flavor added--more spices.
Would probably go to a different place for BBQ.

Lindsey C- Had smoked and pulled pork platter with macaroni and cheese and baked beans. Total: $12.02 plus tip.
The pork was just overall pretty bland. Tried all of the different sauces with the platter and not one of them did the trick of making it taste better. Has had much better BBQ at Jim and Nicks or even Famous Daves. Macaroni was okay, as were the beans.
Restaurant was clean and the waitress was incredibly friendly and sweet.
Would not come back again unless prices were cheaper and/or food miraculously became 10x better.

Overall Consensus:

Food is bland. Would not come back.

Meet the Ladies

Lindsey C--Loves all-American food! Burgers, fries, pizza, chicken wings, and chocolate
Hates Chinese food and anything slimy
Favorite restaurant for a night out: Jackson's
Favorite restaurant for a date night: Bound'ry
Favorite restaurant for birthday: Stoneyriver Legendary Steaks
Worst experience at a restaurant was at Mere Bulles on Valentine's Day. Bad service!
Was a server at the Front Porch Cafe for 2 years.
Will always tip at least 15% unless service is horrible!
Thinks that a great restaurant rule is to take a crying/irritable child out of the restaurant until they are calm. Trust me, everyone will appreciate it.

Liz B--Loves all kinds of food except for Indian
Loves J.Alexanders and Flemmings for a date night.
Will never eat food that she cannot recognize or any sort of animal organ.
Worst experience in a restaurant was with Maggianos. Horrible service!
Was a server at Demos Restaurant.
Strong believer in tipping well and being polite to servers, but also knows when a server is being lazy!

Ashley C--Loves Mexican, American food, Southern food. Lots of high protein and low carb foods.
Loves hibachi at Toyama for a date night.
Goes to Outback Steakhouse for birthday dinners, but loves the Cheesecake Factory cheesecake.
Would never touch sushi! But loves to eat most often at Moe's Southwest Grill.
Believes that at a restaurant, customer service is number one!

Lyndsay C--Absolutely loves Mexican food, Chinese food and green beans.
Favorite place to eat with girl friends is the Puffy Muffin.
Loves to go to Maggiano's for her birthday and the Cheesecake Factory for a date night.
Eats at Chick-Fil-A more than any other restaurant.
Would never, ever touch shrimp because she is allergic.
Worst experience was dinner at El Chico. Definitely had a roach crawl up her date's neck. Disgusting.
Was a server at O'Charleys and knows that people will do anything to get free food! It can't be your birthday every week!
She hates it when a server lets the salsa gets low--keep it flowing!


Amanda G-Loves Asian (Thai and Japanese) and pretty much anything! Loves food!
Best place to eat for a girl's night is Sambuca. Loves to go to the Mad Platter on a date night and enjoys the restaurant Lime for her birthday.
Would never touch oysters.
Worst experience was at the City House. Did not accommodate big groups very well.
Thinks that every time out to eat should be a memorable experience and servers have a very important part to play in that.

Linda B- Loves to eat Baja burrito salad, salmon and asparagus, pesto chicken and basil chicken.
Enjoys sushi for a girl's night out, but would never touch liver or tongue.
Had a horrible experience at Loveless Cafe. The cook was large and sweaty and she found a hair in her food.
Things good food and good ambiance is key to a great restaurant experience.

Heather T- Loves any and every food! Least picky eater ever!
Enjoys girl's nights at LaHacienda--or any Mexican restaurant really!
Loves to go to J.Alexanders for a date night and the Gerst House for her birthday.
Would never eat squid because, well, it's squid.
Worst experience at a restaurant had to do with the person she went with. Her friend kept returning the food and complaining. She even called out the chef! Embarrassing!
Restaurant rule she things is important is to never let anyone's water glass get empty.

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