Swett's

"Far away from good barbecue, we find this picture hard to look at. Too temptatious!"
Michael Stern






"A star of the Swett's vegetable roster: squash casserole"
Michael Stern



"We never knew we liked cabbage so much until we began tasting it in the soul food restaurants of the South."
Michael Stern



"Swett's also makes first-rate desserts. Here is their terrific peach cobbler."
Cliff Strutz



"A warm cake of cornbread, as seen on a Swett's cafeteria tray."
Michael Stern



"We thought the yams won Best of Plate."
Bruce Bilmes and Susan Boyle



"Flat beans are a springtime favorite of ours at a meat-and-three."
Bruce Bilmes and Susan Boyle



"Stewed apples go well with any entree (and they're fine as part of an all-side-dish meal), but they are especially wonderful alongside a heap of pulled pork."
Michael Stern



"Vinegar hot sauce, laced with peppers, is for sprinkling on collard greens, or perhaps on pulled pork."
Michael Stern



"This portrait of the founders graces the entrance to the great cafeteria that is their legacy."
Michael Stern



"This lovely black and white mural takes up the entire back wall of the dining room."
Cliff Strutz



"One of Nashville's premier cafeterias, since 1954"
Michael Stern