Dandgure's Classic Southern Cooking

Cafeteria · Downtown

Dandgure's Classic Southern Cooking

Cafeteria · Downtown

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538 Lafayette St, Nashville, TN 37203

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Southern cafeteria serving meat & three classics like fried chicken  

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Nashville Meat-and-Three Institution Dandgure’s Closing After 30 Years - Eater Nashville

"Dandgure’s, the longtime Pie Town meat-and-three that has grown to legendary status over the decades, will close permanently on June 30, the restaurant announced on Facebook earlier this month. Dandgure’s owner Dandgure “Dan” Robinson is retiring, happily, taking some of the sting out of the news." - Clair Lorell

https://nashville.eater.com/2022/6/16/23171598/dandgures-cafeteria-nashville-meat-three-institution-closing-after-30-years
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Tony went to this cafeteria style restaurant with Jesse Boyce (songwriter/producer),and ordered a combo popular in Nashville called the "meat & three" which includes a meat dish and 3 sides. Tony chose fried chicken with okra, corn, and mashed potatoes.

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Eater Boston’s Favorite Boston Foods, Updated Weekly - Eater Boston

"Meat and three concept, with dishes like fried chicken, green beans, mac and cheese, and jalapeno cornbread." - Rachel Leah Blumenthal

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Samuel Edmondson

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It was pretty good. The green beans were probably my favorite of what I got. You could taste the pork in them, and they were greasy bit good. The corn and mashed potatoes could have used more flavor. The fried pork chop had a good crunch.

Jenny Casey

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Truly authentic, incredibly delicious real food served by kind, hard-working people. These kinds of places are disappearing fast. Nashville has been lucky to have this place for so long.

Harrison Shields

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A favorite lunch spot spot for locals. One of the best meat&3s of the city that invented meat&3s. A must for anyone visiting the Music City. Today had greens, pinto beans, fried okra and corn bread. Delicious, as always!

Wendy Douglas-Khin

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Your true wholesome experience of true southern home cooking set in a cafeteria. A must for anyone visiting Nashville.

Liliana M

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We visited this place after seeing it on Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown. It was everything he promised and more. The portions are huge. The service is fast. The food is delicious. I will return!

Lora Glende

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This is what down home cooking is all about. One of the few places left in Nashvile that is authentic and what Nashville is (was) all about.

Paula “The Traveling Unicorn” Moore

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Having been in Nashville a week, I couldn't take it anymore. I had to eat here. I apparently saved the best for last. I had the fried catfish, turnip greens, Mac n cheese, country corn, & cornbread. And for dessert, blackberry cobbler & banana pudding. Couldn't help myself. I couldn't decide, so I got both. It was like eating at my Grandma's house again! Good ol' southern comfort food made with southern love! The servings were plentiful. (I ate on it for 2 days!) If I'd known the food was this good, I would have been Monday through Friday for lunch.

Carl Binkley

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Food is pretty good. Only bad thing is that they are ridiculously slow at serving food. Also, they will stop making your plate just to make a carry out plate. We stood in line today for 20 minutes with only about 4 or 5 people in front of us. Then after we went thru the line, there was 2 fellas behind me that wanted something cooked fresh and instead of having them step aside to serve the others behind them, they just had the line held up for about 17-20 minutes (no exaggeration). Good food, but terrible at getting it to you in a prompt manner