The Doublewide embodies a lot of conflicting emotions for me.
PRO: I believe they have the greatest seitan wings & pulled seitan sandwiches in town - this can go a long way for a vegetarian.
CON: I am decidedly uncomfortable with their version of "Southern garage" culture. Section 8 meals? Oh god. I'm actually from a place with Southern "hick" mechanics, and it is a little excruciating to see realities be turned into themes.
PRO: Their beer draft lift is exciting, with a nice balance between old friends and new adventures.
CON: The brunch is gross. Veggie menu options are slim and everything we ordered was just gross. Brunch is very important to me, almost sacred.
The service is almost always fantastic, though, the servers are quick and knowledgeable. The food is solid & portions are manageable yet filling, but the seitan wings are a-mazing. I think the price point is a little high, but I guess it's alright to indulge in dressed-up down-home faves occasionally. The chairs and tables are big & sturdy, and the decor is some creative mash-up of a service station and a shiny corporate restaurant.
Good place to take a date: It's not so loud you can't talk, and I've never been gay-bashed there or anything.