I can’t believe it’s the start of another week! We headed up to Tennessee for the weekend to attend the graduation of a family friend and we had a great time! Of course since we’re all huge foodies we had to plan out every awesome place that we were going to eat beforehand. The standout place, and one that’s very appropriate to share with you this Soul Food Sunday, is the famous Loveless Café!
The Loveless Café in Nashville was founded in 1951 and has been famous for serving awesome Southern food to travelers since then. It used to be an actual motel run by the Loveless family, but the motel portion closed down in the 80’s and has been re-purposed as retail shops surrounding the restaurant.
The café itself is pretty small and the wait can be quite long (last time we tried to eat here we ended up bailing because the wait was 3 HOURS LONG), but we decided the wait would be well worth it so we just relaxed outside in the nice Tennessee weather.
After about 45 minutes our little buzzer went off and we excitedly went inside! We were seated quickly and after our very nice waitress got our drinks (sweet tea with lemon for me, of course) she said “I’m gonna go get y’all some hot biscuits!” YES. PLEASE.
Loveless is known for their handmade biscuits and all the hype is most definitely true. They were soft, pillowy, buttery, and SO fresh. You couldn’t ask for much more in a biscuit. They serve each batch with their homemade blackberry, strawberry, and peach jams, all of which were delicious. They were so good that the 4 of us ended up asking for a second plate later in the meal.
The biscuits were really the highlight of the meal, but all the other food at Loveless is great, too. For my entrée I got the fried chicken salad which was mixed greens, fried chicken strips, candied pecans, bacon, carrots, and tomatoes. I got their peach vinaigrette to go with it and the whole thing was awesome. Most of my family got fried chicken and everyone enjoyed their meals.
Overall it was a great visit and well worth the trip. I would highly recommend it to anyone traveling in the Nashville area! You’ll get to see a lot of nice motorcycles and the biscuits make you want to pinch yourself. And then eat another biscuit.
-Lauren