Be prepared for menu changes. Our server, who turned out to be owner Jo Wohlfeld, brought out some paper menus with lists of offerings, crossing off various items with a black marker to reveal what was available at that moment.
So, anything I ate then may or may not be available on any given day, but between breakfast offerings, the soup menu and brunch sandwiches, you are certain to find something that pleases your palate.
I had a bowl of spicy white bean, chicken, and cheese soup which was just spicy enough for a chilly day. Very satisfying and tasty.
Mrs. Sampler opted for Nolan’ s red lentil soup with a middle eastern flair. It was a bit more spicy and also very yummy with peppers and zesty flavors.“ It was really good,” she said. Other soups you might encounter at Nourish Café include vegan miso mushroom or New England clam chowder. My first choice,“ classic chicken salad” with roasted chicken, diced apples, celery and mayo, was off for the day. Instead, I had the BLT— marinated grilled turkey bacon with lettuce, tomato and mayo on sourdough bread. Yummy! It was very tasty and I was not at all put off by the fact that the meat was egg-born.
You can add guacamole for two bucks, but I will leave that sort of thing to my partner in dining, who opted for one of her favorites, avocado toast— guacamole, turkey bacon, tomato and pickled red onion. For three dollars more, you can add smoked salmon, but she wouldn’ t go that far.
Other brunch sandwich offerings of the day included egg salad with onion, garden dill, kosher pickle relish, lettuce and tomato— and you can add turkey bacon. Also, a black bean sandwich; a Chipotle black bean patty with guac, lettuce and tomato.
Sandwiches are served on sourdough bread with a side of chips.
On weekends, Nourish Café offers a breakfast menu from 9 a. m. until noon.
There, you might expect to encounter daily quiche specials with herb-roasted potatoes; gluten-free turkey gravy with biscuit; or a biscuit sandwich with scrambled egg, turkey bacon, avocado and tomato.
There’ s a gluten free classic coffee cake by the slice. You can have milk: coconut, oat or whole cow milk. There’ s drip coffee, cold brew, chai tea, and a variety of waters, juices and kombucha.
Nourish Café is located at 165 N. Van Buren St. in Nashville.
Winter hours are 11 a. m. to 5 p. m. Thursday and Friday; 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. Saturday and Sunday; and 9 a. m. until noon on Monday. Carry out meals are available. •
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