Wendell Smith's Restaurant

Diner · Richland

Wendell Smith's Restaurant

Diner · Richland

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407 53rd Ave N, Nashville, TN 37209

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Meat-and-three diner serving Southern classics, mac 'n' cheese  

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4.0
Featured in The Infatuation
Featured in Eater

407 53rd Ave N, Nashville, TN 37209 Get directions

wendellsmithsrestaurant.net

$10–20 · Menu

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407 53rd Ave N, Nashville, TN 37209 Get directions

+1 615 383 7114
wendellsmithsrestaurant.net

$10–20 · Menu

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The Best Restaurants in Nashville | Eater Nashville

"Nashville mainstay Wendell Smith’s Restaurant has been feeding hungry customers since its doors opened in 1952. The charming diner serves meat-and-three-style fare that rotates daily, including BBQ spare ribs every other Monday, meatloaf on Tuesdays, and a fried pork chop on Thursdays. Pair your main with a selection of good-for-the-soul sides ranging from creamed potatoes to fresh fried corn and baked apples. —JGJ" - Ellen Fort

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Best Meat and Threes in Nashville | Eater Nashville

"The third generation of local ownership is currently training the fourth at Wendell Smith’s, which opened in 1952. The long-tenured Charlotte Avenue diner pulls double duty as a breakfast haunt and a meat and three, offering daily mainstays like roast beef, baked ham, and creamed potatoes alongside other rotating options." - Kellie Walton

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The 25 Best Restaurants In Nashville 2024

"For over 70 years, this meat-and-three mainstay in The Nations has been serving up a rotating menu of classic Southern and soul food dishes and sides. You can’t go wrong with the meatloaf or fried pork chop as your meat and the fresh fried corn, marshmallow yams, and mac and cheese as your “three.” Post up for lunch in one of the well-worn booths and for a brief second, it’ll almost feel like you’ve time-warped to 1950s Nashville. Always order some banana pudding or chess pie for dessert." - jackie gutierrez jones 2, carlo mantuano, ann walczak

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Where to Eat in The Nations | Eater Nashville

"This Nashville mainstay has been feeding hungry customers since its doors opened in 1952. The charming diner serves meat-and-three-style fare that rotates daily, including BBQ spare ribs on Mondays, meatloaf on Tuesdays, and a fried pork chop on Thursdays. Pair your main with a selection of good-for-the-soul sides ranging from creamed potatoes to macaroni and cheese and baked apples." - Kellie Walton

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Wendell Smith's Review - The Nations - Nashville - The Infatuation

"For over 70 years, this meat-and-three mainstay in The Nations has been serving up a rotating menu of classic Southern and soul food dishes and sides. The menu changes daily, but you can’t go wrong with the meatloaf or fried pork chop as your meat and the fresh fried corn, marshmallow yams, and mac and cheese as your “three.” Post up for lunch in one of the well-worn booths and for a brief second, it’ll almost feel like you’ve time-warped to 1950s Nashville. Always order some banana pudding or chess pie for dessert. " - Jackie Gutierrez-Jones

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