The fridge may have been full of Thanksgiving leftovers, but I have a craving for pancakes this morning. It’s not that hard to make some pancakes, but I decided to order some using DoorDash. Both my mother (who lives with me) and I have limited mobility and use walkers, so DoorDash is often much easier than trying to cook something.
One of the many reasons I love Nashville is there are so many amazing restaurants on DoorDash. When we lived in Ohio, the majority of the restaurants on DoorDash were part of national or regional chains. They can be great, but I love eating dishes from some of the great local restaurants in Nashville. Elliston Place Soda Shop, which first opened in 1939, has a long reputation for great food. I’ve eaten lunch from there and had a slice of the amazing pie, but I’d never eaten breakfast from Elliston Place Soda Shop. This morning, I decided to try it.
It’s easy to get bad pancakes, especially when they are being delivered. They can dry, not fluffy or not have enough butter or syrup. The pancakes I received looked great and I couldn’t wait to start eating them. I had ordered the pancakes with chocolate chips, I also asked for fruit. I loved that there was a good portion of fresh blueberries and strawberries. They looked like someone had taken the time to place my meal in the to-go container so I would get the same thing as I would if I sat down for a meal in the restaurant. Those small touches make a big deal to them.
I put my butter and syrup on my pancakes and started to eat. There was no knife needed for these pancakes. It was easy to cut them with a fork. They were not hard at all. I noticed there was a much larger than expected amount of chocolate chips in them. The chocolate was well-melted and even distributed so I would have chocolate in every bite or nearly every bite. It made for a desirable eating experience. I savored every bite of those pancakes and I was satisfied when I was finished.
I also bought Buster, our dog, some scrambled eggs with cheese. As I fed the egg to him, I was impressed at the amount of cheese in the egg. I have ordered cheesy eggs from other restaurants and I have never seen so much cheese in a scrambled egg.
If you are looking for breakfast, check out Elliston Place Soda Shop. Breakfast is every bit as good as their lunches, dinners and scrumptious pies.