My frequent Partner in Dine, my mother, has a friend who recommended a lunch spot to us, Unique Flavors Cafe. Tucked away in a commercial strip on Trousdale, the exterior does not exactly scream "Tasty food here!" but then strip malls tend to be pretty generic looking. They have a fairly limited menu, which is fine by me, I'd rather you make a few things well than a 100 mediocre ones. Their food selections are especially attractive during this long, hot summer we've been having, with cooling salads and fresh, surprising sandwiches. They'll cool you off, or at least stop your stomach from doing flips at the thought of a hot, greasy burger in 90º heat! Generally, I'm not a person to get sandwiches from a restaurant, the thought being that I could surely make the same, if not better, at home. At Unique Flavors Cafe, however, they add that little something extra to make it special. So far I have sampled the Steeplechase, the Grassmere, a pizza of the day (Muffaletta) & the Bella Bleu Salad and they have all rocked my face off! I have tried both their brownies and their lemon bars and they were superb as well. The brownies are rich and fudgey without being overwhelming and lemon bars are so very light & lemony! (I often feel that lemon foods are always too light on the lemon flavor, these are juuuuust riiiight!) The employees are nice and the atmosphere is welcoming and relaxed, but could probably use a little bit of polish. Honestly though I'd eat these sandwiches in an unair-conditioned, cinder block room if necessary. Affordable, quick and convenient I would highly recommend it to anyone. They have recently expanded their hours and are offering dinner, I can't wait to go there in the evening and give that a try!
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Trousdale? You better swing by here next time!
ReplyDeleteDid you ever check out "What The Pho" off the meetup site? I had forgotten I had mentioned it on the 'Persian' post a few months. You should try to go to one of their Dim Sum meetups at the Lucky Bamboo. It's awesome food and also good company as well.
ReplyDeleteI'll probably see them at the Celebrations of Cultures festival coming up soon as well.
I did sign up for that group. Because I work 2 jobs and try to do craft fairs & whatnot I don't have a lot of free time for meet-ups. My food adventures just get fit in where ever I can. However, it is an excellent tool to find out about new places that I want to check out. I hope that sometime soon I will have more free time and can actually wrangle an actual meet up.
ReplyDeleteLucky Bamboo is right down the road from me, I love it. I just have to watch myself when I go, or I'll spend too much dough!
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Your follower, Dave, commented on my friend, Mandy's, blog. Alas, that is how I discovered you....and I'm so glad I did! I live in Memphis but I come to Nashville several times a year at worst, monthly at best. You've definitely given me some delicious ideas. =)
ReplyDeleteI need to get back on the ball and post some more food adventures. I have been so incredibly busy with the holidays and then an art show that I am embarrassed to say that I've neglected this.
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Thanks for reading!