One of the favorite places for a good, quick lunch is Food City food market on Peavine Road. They have a super salad bar located in their deli, and the choices are many. So far, all that I have tried were delicious.

You can eat in the deli, or get your salad to go. At $4.95 per pound, you make your choices, then take your plate to the cashier who weighs it. On the day I am writing about, I had a medium-sized green salad with tomatoes, olives, turkey and ham, and some fresh fruit pineapple, grapes and watermelon. My cost was $4.69 plus a $1 soft drink. A pretty good, healthy lunch, for $6.24.

I will also have to brag on their salad dressing, at least I will on the one I used. I am a pretty good judge of Bleu Cheese, and theirs was thick and chunky with a smooth taste, not bitter.

I talked to the Food City store manager and he said there were plans on the drawing board to enlarge the salad bar, maybe combining it with their olive bar and including hot soups.

Food City already has a good crowd who enjoy their breakfast. I have overheard golfers talk about it before. While I live in The Homesteads, I still go to Fairfield Glade on business pretty often and to also to play golf.

Our group always tees off at 1 p.m., which means we usually eat lunch at the golf course. But since discovering the salad bar at Food City, I have been getting fresh fruit and tuna salad to go. It is a very nice snack on the course to enjoy the cold, fresh fruit (kept cold in a small cooler). Try it, I guarantee you will like it,

I have been a loyal Food City shopper since they were located in Woodmere Mall and was pleased when they decided to build a second store on Peavine. On the day I am writing about, I had a speaking engagement at Good Samaritans at Fairfield Glade. Afterwards, I stopped at Food City, made some photos of their salad bar (seen here) and enjoyed a healthy, fair-priced lunch. I also enjoyed reading the Nashville Tennessean, which was left in the window by the bench seats.