Strike 1: Location. Very awkward, hard-to-reach parking lot bordered by two VERY busy one-way streets. Strike 2: Service. Visited around 2:00 p.m. on a weekday; very few customers. We were our waiter's only table and he was extremely inattentive. One waiter stupidly stared at me as I exited the restroom, and as I made my way back to my table, he arose from a stool near the bar and crossed right in front of my path, pretending to not notice me. I called him on that immediately. Strike 3: Food. Mediocre, and the rye bread was quite stale. Limited authentic German menu; the "American" side of the menu is almost as large as the "German" side! Strike 4: Cleanliness. The ceiling is disgustingly dirty, with dust-bunnies hanging from the air vents and black dirt surrounding them. Highly unpleasant. I'm third-generation Bavarian, and I wasn't amused or impressed with Gerst Haus. I may not bother returning.

I used to order at least twice a month from them. They were runnin‘ some kinda super-duper buy-1-git-1-free special to celebrate their 20th anniversary, or 20, 000, 000th pizza served, I ferget which. I place order online, ensuring that I click on the option to receive the bonus pie. 25 mins. later, one pizza arrives. I informed the driver that I‘d ordered online, making sure that I had "opted in" to their free-pie promo. He told me they‘d been "having problems like that" with online orders, and if I‘d just phone the store and speak with the manager, they‘d make up another and get it right out to me. Yes, I still tipped him the usual 25 to 30% that I‘ve always tipped. (After that, many probably wouldn‘t have.) <br> So, I git on the horn to the PJ‘s manager, calmly and politely asking what happened. He totally lost his temper and screamed at me: "That‘s not MY problem! You need to deal with the people running our website!!" Mind y‘all, this was totally unprovoked. Stunned by this reply, I just said "okay" and hung up. <br> Y‘all better believe I contacted PJ‘s corporate first thing, by phone, the next morning. Described the problem to some CSR who clickety-clack typed away and promised a call from someone there soon. Following day, I git a call from some PJ‘s "regional manager" in charge of all of Nashville, TN, who proceeded to defend the uncalled-for rudeness of the store manager. "Well, you must have said something to set him off like that!" "Uh, no, " I replied. As final remedy, he mailed me one certificate for any PJ‘s pizza, any size, free of charge, with his signature on it, which could be used at ANY Nashville, TN PJ‘s. Deciding that (1) there are other options in my area and (2) my local store probably knew they‘d been "reported to corporate, " I decided to sever my longstandin‘ relationship with PJ‘s forever. I deleted their website from my bookmarked sites and gave the certificate to a bud who lives on the other side of town (still within Nashville city limits though). <br> Almost done with this -- bud decides to use the certificate, well before its expiration date, at HIS local PJ‘s, right down the street from his apartment. He calls in his order and describes the certificate. They tell him "no problem." When he arrives at the store to pick up, they decide they don‘t want to honor the certificate after all, and he had to argue his case for about 10 minutes, threatenin‘ to report THEM to PJ‘s corporate, before they "decide" to honor the certificate and give him his free pie. <br> This is a complete lesson in HOW ABSOLUTELY NOT to treat a customer, under any circumstances, especially a regular who was always kind and always tipped the drivers well. PJ‘s can rot in &*%@, as far as I‘m concerned. Good thang I gotta Roma‘s nearby!

Easy to get addicted to this joint. Smokey-flavored barbecue -- you can taste the wood! Pulled pork sandwich or plate is my usual here, and it is always, consistently, juicy and smoky. The side dishes are done right, too, whether you get fries or greens or anything else -- never greasy, never overcooked. They stick to their formula here, and it works. Service is VERY prompt and personable. The room is way cool, with vintage posters, plenty of TV's, exposed brick walls, high ceilings with beams and ductwork -- kinda "lodge meets loft." Did I mention easy to get addicted to this joint?

Beware -- they will nearly ALWAYS omit something from your order, whether you placed inside or through the drive-up window. It's a repeated problem at this location which needs to be addressed by their corporate offices.

Generally overpriced, and they often omit ingredients. Watch any carry-out orders you place here -- something is ALWAYS missing from your order. Dining room service can be either very attentive or, at the opposite end of the spectrum, extremely careless. A truly beautiful dining room and bar in a great location. They will shoot themselves in the foot, though, if they don't improve service and quality control. They opened for business in September 2004, and they're making a rather inauspicious start. The potential seems to be there, though.

High-quality, properly prepared Southern food. My mother, visiting from Chicago, and I had dinner here -- her first catfish dinner. Homemade cole slaw, pinto beans in gravy and hush puppies are delivered to your table immediately. Cole slaw extremely fresh; 'puppies were exactly right -- no hint of grease either. Catfish was fresh and meaty, with a crunchy breading likewise without a hint of grease or excess oil. My sides were fried okra and french fries. The okra was EXTREMELY fresh, lightly breaded and bore no excess oil. These folks know how to fry things properly. Beverages served in mason jars with handles. (I drink from mason jars at home, without handles, and yes, I'm college educated. They make practical drink glasses.) Service was really personable and efficient -- friendly, cool guy playin' host at the door; waitress very sweet and attentive. Although I live 12 or so miles north of this place, I will absolutely be a return customer.

Ordered delivery from work; was kept on hold over 3 minutes right after call was answered. Ordered 2 entrees and an egg roll; delivery time was 52 minutes (quoted 30-45 minutes). Egg roll and rice were room temperature, entrees were hot. My entree was a breaded chicken which, according to the menu, would be "crispy" and would contain red peppers and be quite spicy. Breading was quite soggy, there were no red peppers and it was not very spicy at all. <br> For their slow, lackluster service and food not as described on their menu, I will reward China Panda with no more of my business.

WAY over-hyped and over-crowded. Food is of average quality; service is brusque and inattentive. For some reason which eludes me, it's a place to "see and be seen."

I perused the previous reviews with skepticism... many like the place but don't comment specifically about the high quality of the food here. I dined here last evening with 10 friends, and the food and service were wonderful. They rate "5 Stars" because what they give their customers for the reasonable prices. I ordered pepper steak, one friend ordered pot roast, my mother ordered a hamburger, one friend ordered lasagna and another had spaghetti with marinara. I sampled their dishes... the marinara sauce was not at all "watery", as two prior reviewers commented. It was thick and flavorful. The lasagna was likewise rich. (Another prior reviewer stated it was "a step above Stouffer's -- completely inaccurate.) My fellow diners are Chicagoans (several are Italian, as well) and KNOW Italian food! And I am a Chicago transplant now residing in Nashville, and I know restaurants -- much more than most Nashville natives do. All cuts of meat were very tender and without a hint of gristle. Mom's burger was quite large, and formed of very lean beef. Demos' obviously has a good meat supplier. <br> The service was most excellent and very attentive. This place wants its customers to be well-fed and happy and it generates a great deal of goodwill -- the hallmark of a successful business, whatever its nature. I hold places up to a much higher standard than most folks born and raised here -- and Demos' impressed my fellow diners and I. I will be a repeat customer.

Nice atmosphere; very friendly 'n competent employees. Bar @ one end, square-shaped dinin' room, lotsa TV sets (includin' projection TV in front). Ordered 14-oz. New York strip steak; nice cut. Smallish house salad (but fresh); side of creamed spinach 'n buttered bread wedge were included.

Wonderful, colorful, comfortable family-owned taqueria at the east end of the Drury Inn-Nashville South Hotel. Peppers el rellenos were stuffed full with lean ground beef and properly cooked. Salsa 'n chips always fresh. The service is extremely warm and friendly (not to mention efficient and accurate) -- no one is a stranger here. Full bar is adjacent to the smokin' section, too.

Awesome, authentic, fresh BBQ. Sauce has won several awards; has thick consistency and peppery flavor. Beef and pork cooked to perfection -- still juicy, the way they're supposed to be. Pick 2 sides with any entree; steamed veggies were perfect (not overdone). Service friendly and extremely professional. This place rules the Roberts Road BBQ joints!

Had only one experience here; ordered a pork sandwich with 2 sides for take-out. Service extremely incompetent; middle-aged woman at register overcharged me, and then after correcting her original mistake tried to give me back a nickle in change when I was due a $5! I then waited nearly 20 minutes for my sandwich, while 3 employees nearly confused my order with someone else's. It was truly like the Keystone Kops -- these incompetents could screw up a 2-car funeral procession. The pork sandwhich had more bread than meat to it. Their BBQ sauce tastes like Open Pit, directly from the bottle. Cole slaw side was not fresh at all and had no flavor. Also, numerous employees just standing around doing nothing behind the counter. I will never return here. The Pit, in my opinion, is truly "the pits."

Fantastic fresh barbeque. Mild and hot sauces are very good. Friendly service too.

Table wasn't prepared, even though we had a reservation. Our waiter was extremely inattentive and had poor command of English! It mystifies me as to why people rave about this place. The food is okay, but you can eat at Papa Joe's about 4 blocks up LaGrange Road, for about the same price with much better and friendlier service. Had words with the manager on our way out. Will never dine there again.

Overpriced. Lackluster service. Had the "mixed grill" which consisted of a small boneless, skinless chicken breast and 12-15 very small beef tips. Both the chicken and the beef were EXTREMELY salty; 2 or 3 pieces of beef were quite gristly and inedible. House salad that came with dinner was packaged in clear plastic container and really small and basic. Baked potato that came with dinner was huge -- sort of too large. Overall, not very good quality for the money.

Excellent, mild-flavored, not-to-sweet, not-to-hot barbecue. Tender, melt-in-yer-mouth meats carefully trimmed, without a hint of fat or gristle. I enjoyed the pulled pork plate which came with 2 sides of my choice. I chose homemade yellow-mustard cole slaw (absolutely delicious) and homemade potato salad. Fast, no-nonsense service from the kitchen. Basic, clean dinin' room with a roll of good, thick paper towels on each table.

Yup, it's franchised fast food but it's GOOD. Their signature sandwich is a lightly-breaded, seasoned, thick, boneless-skinless chicken breast on 2 thin pickle slices on a plain bakery-made bun. The juices are sealed into the meat. It's almost addictive. Their "Waffle Fries" are square-shaped, "holey" fries that aren't at all greasy. Restaurant is clean, service extremely courteous and efficient.

Nice family-run place popular with folks livin' in the area. Had the "Horseshoe" platter -- 1/3-pound burger open-face on top of bun and plate full of fries; all smothered with chili 'n cheese (had 'em add grilled onions). Real tasty, and I didn't hafta eat 'til the next day! Friendly customers and service, too. Good people.

Part of a national restaurant chain. Overall quality good; service efficient and friendly. Flat-screen TV's in opposite ceiling corners of the smoking section showin' CNN. Large salad upgrade (only 99 cents) was abundant. Popular with area residents as well as travelers stayin' at the AmeriHost Inn behind it.