“ Hoosier fries,” which are waffle-cut fries topped with cheese, bacon bits and grilled onions and jalapenos.
You want breadsticks? A large soft pretzel? Fried pepper-jack cheese cubes? How about an order of bunker bites? Bunker bites are giant tater tots stuffed with cheese, bacon bits and grilled onions and jalapenos.
Too much fried food? Is that really a thing? The 19th Hole Sports Bar also has salads: a small house salad, chef’ s salad, or grilled chicken or salmon salads topped with tomatoes, onions, shredded cheese and croutons.
The menu includes all of the usual bun sandwich suspects, including a“ sports burger,” chicken, fish, pulled pork; a Philly beefsteak and a“ golf club” with ham, turkey, bacon and cheese. There’ s also a bacon chicken ranch wrap, a grilled salmon bacon wrap, and a“ Bogey BLT.”
Out of that plethora of sandwich options I found myself attracted to the Salt Creek tenderloin: an in-house breaded pork cutlet on a grilled bun with lettuce, tomato.
It was delicious, with the traditional tenderloinoverlapping-bun that makes the sandwich seem gigantic. It came with a little bag of chips, but I also managed to scarf quite a few of my grandson’ s waffle fries.
Mrs. Sampler was in the mood for pizza, and the 19th Hole Sports Bar offers a number of specialty pizzas, including“ meat lovers,”“ Buffalo chicken,”“ Porky Pig” and“ rancheroni” with 12-inch, seveninch and gluten free crust options. Or, you can build your own pizza.
She ordered the pepperoni with black olives. The thin crust, extra-cheese beauty arrived hot and delicious. Despite my own tussle with the tenderloin, I felt I ought to eat at least one slice, purely for professional reasons, you understand. I found it very suitable indeed.
Grandson Nick figured out how to use his phone to activate the video jukebox, managing to get his beloved Red Hot Chili Peppers blasting out. Teenagers are all about their cell phones. Add some fries, and they’ re happy.
There are also some healthier options down at the 19th Hole Sports Bar, including an Asian Maple glazed salmon dinner and a turkey burger or salmon burger.
When the weather is fine, there’ s an outdoor dining space with a fantastic view of the Salt Creek Golf Course.
The 19th Hole Sports Bar also has live entertainment on Friday and Saturday nights, a nice place to come for late-night drinks.
19th Hole Sports Bar offers carry-out for their entire menu. Call ahead at 812-988-4323 to have your order ready.
It is open all year round, seven days a week, and serves lunch, dinner, and, in season, basic breakfast items on weekends.
Hours are Sunday through Thursday from 11 a. m. to 9 p. m. and Friday and Saturday from 11 to 11( sometimes later). •
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Mail Orders- 812-988-7480 S. Van Buren( Shopper ' s Lane) Nashville
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