Oyster Cracker: Crescent Cafe Closes
Nobody will find any more pearls, alas, at the Crescent Cafe & Oyster Bar across from Vanderbilt, tucked away next to SATCO at 416 21st Ave. S. in the old Guido's Pizzeria space. We walked past this afternoon and found the windows and door papered over and construction materials on the side deck.
A group of unhappy patrons had just arrived and were shocked to find the place closed. A Boston man who introduced himself as the new owner said he bought it four days ago. He said it will reopen around Oct. 15 as the Music Row Bar & Grill, serving gourmet Southern cuisine. It will also host live performances, including comedy and Nashville's own local version of The Gong Show.
Crescent Cafe was opened by Scott Crane, who ran the now-defunct ’80s hangout Ace of Clubs. Calls to the number listed on the website and MySpace page reached a disconnected number. Neither site mentions the change.
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"serving gourmet Southern cuisine"
Posted 09/09/2008 at 08:35:36 AMpaging Claudia, please pick up the white courtesy phone...
yes, confirmed, Crescent closed last Sunday.
Posted 09/09/2008 at 10:30:45 AMI saw the papered over windows on my way to St. Augustine on Sunday and said a quick prayer to Our Lady of Oysters On The Half Shell that it was simply for painting purposes...Sorry to hear this.
Posted 09/09/2008 at 12:19:57 PMAre there three more over-used words and unfulfilled execution than Gourmet Southern cuisine? Done by a Yankee carpetbagger?
On the other hand, very excited that Jimmy and Seema's place is opening. Jimmy is an excellent chef, and Seema knows her some wine. Not to mention she is beautiful, gracious and biz-savvy.
A Boston man ... serving gourmet Southern cuisine...and Nashville's own local version of The Gong Show.
Oh, bless his heart. Bless his pea pickin' heart.
Posted 09/09/2008 at 03:19:00 PMgourmet southern is all good, i guess.
if it works...
it's when they twist it with mediterranean, etc that i get annoyed. but hey - that's just me. in my universe, you don't fuck with good medeterranean food, ya know?
it's all good. whatever it is - let us just pray for ANY food that is of good quality and well executed...
Posted 09/09/2008 at 10:54:13 PMWhere am I going to go for my postpartum raw oyster binge? I've been waiting for 8 1/2 months!!!
Posted 09/10/2008 at 08:55:03 AMThe new owner was directing oyster lovers to South Street. (pause) I'm just sayin'.
So where are the good places for seafood in Nashville?
Posted 09/10/2008 at 08:59:43 AMMr. Pink, the good places for seafood in Nashville are in Florida. (And please, no Florida Seafood Kitchen jokes.)
Posted 09/10/2008 at 12:57:19 PM