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| - We had really been anticipating our first visit to Watson's, and it did not disappoint. I'm from the south, spent 22 years living in Nashville, and I was really excited to check out a place in town that serves a lot of wonderful southern-influenced foods. Everything was top-notch. The food was seriously wonderful; flavorful, beautifully cooked, and the portions were perfect. It's a great value for the price. Watson's food gave me tons of great nostalgia for home
We put our names in at 8pm on Friday, and were able to get a two-top about 20 min later. The food and drinks all came out promptly, the service was great. We started with drinks, I got the Sculpin' the night away, which is grapefruit IPA + grapefruit juice + tequila. For $11, I got a drink that lasted me the whole meal, was tasty, plenty boozy. Win! The food was just wonderful. Started with the crab hushpuppies. I've had plenty of dense, dry, overcooked hushpuppies, but these were the dream: light, fluffy, lots of flavorful crab, with a delicious sauce alongside. We split the Nashville hot chicken and the chicken & waffles for dinner. The hot chicken is not hot by Nashville standards, but it is definitely Midwestern spicy, and has a nice slow burn and tons of flavor. It's served atop white bread with tasty house-made pickles (as it should be!) and a few potato wedges. The chicken & waffles was just as wonderful, and a good meal for anyone who likes things on the sweet side. A full waffle, nice heaping helping of butter, syrup, and a crispy, moist chicken!
Some folks have commented on the portion of chicken. With both our entrees, we got a drumstick and a thigh. They are smaller sized than grocery store chicken; that's because the chicken is high-quality and locally sourced. The flavor is fabulous and it was ample food for the price ($11 and $15).
We also tried two of the sides, the grits (special that night, and fabulous) and the mac & cheese, which was yummy as well!
We were stuffed, but talked ourselves into the key lime pie, which was amazing. Very strong, creamy lime filling, with a wonderfully crumbly crust.
We will definitely be back. I was impressed with a place that make both pie and chicken this delicious!
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