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BY JD DOTSON
Floyds Knobs Field Trip
THE MID-MARCH DAY WAS MILD IN TEMPERATURE BUT GRAY AND DRIZZLING EARLY . MY HUSBAND AND I WANTED TO HAVE A GOOD DAY TOGETHER , LUNCH AND TIME SPENT OUTSIDE , MAYBE COFFEE AND SHARE A DESSERT LATER , BUT DECIDED TO JUST GRAB A BITE AS THE WEATHER WAS AGAINST US . TODAY WOULD DEFINITELY BE A DAY OF PLEASANT SURPRISES .
Sam ’ s Tavern
702 Highlander Point Drive Floyds Knobs 812.923.2323 www . samstavern . com
We started our day with lunch at Sam ’ s Tavern at Highlander Point . We ’ ve been to Sam ’ s in the past and have always enjoyed our meals there , but today I wondered what I could find to eat . Summer is coming , so I am being careful with my diet , and I am always looking for a healthy option . Sam ’ s has a pretty great lunch menu with $ 8 and $ 9 options as well as the full restaurant menu . Mostly filled with salads and sandwiches , the lunch menu had a variety of options to pick from , including fried fish and clams with French fries and broiled lemon pepper cod with rice and broccoli . As much as I love a fried anything , I chose the chopped kale salad with salmon . My other half went with a light lunch of pot roast and mashed potatoes with a cup of the most delicious broccoli cheddar soup I ’ ve had in a long time . My salad was really beautiful , and if I wasn ’ t writing about it for this story , I would ’ ve taken a picture of it anyway . Topped with carrots , purple cabbage , red onion , edamame , sunflower seeds , cashews , blueberries and dried cranberries with kale , I opted for blackened salmon and finished it off with balsamic vinaigrette . This was a huge salad with just the right proportion of everything on it and plenty left over to take home for later . What a great surprise finding so many healthy options . Jonny loved his pot roast as well . The lunch menu is available 11 a . m . to 3 p . m . Monday through Saturday . We had a great lunch , fantastic service and noted on the way out that Sam ’ s has a pet-friendly front porch . Our pups are coming along on the next trip .
34 EXTOL : APRIL / MAY 2018