On the Menu: Cedar Creek B's and G's food truck opens ahead of new Nashville brewery

Carol Kugler
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The Southern burger, available at Cedar Creek's B's and G's food truck, has two smashed patties with bacon, slices of onion, lettuce, tomato and pimento cheese.
The Southern burger, available at Cedar Creek's B's and G's food truck, has two smashed patties with bacon, slices of onion, lettuce, tomato and pimento cheese.

With a little luck of the Irish, Cedar Creek's B's and G's food truck had its first day of business on March 16, first at Cedar Creek Winery and Brew Co. in Martinsville and later in the day at the Sinkhole Craft Beer Bar in Bloomington.

The food truck is the latest addition to the Cedar Creek lineup, which includes a winery, brewery and distillery in Martinsville.

Its Saint Patrick's Kegs and Eggs menu had a green option of Brussels sprouts tossed in a roasted garlic sauce and sprinkled with bacon crumbles; soft pretzel bites served with house-made beer cheese or pimento cheese dip; basket of fries Shamrock style with sidewinder fries covered in house-made sausage gravy and scrambled eggs, topped with shredded cheese and diced green onions; and various smash burger options that included Coney Island chili and pimento or pepperjack cheese and other trimmings. The B's & G's is two fluffy biscuits, split open and smothered in house-made sausage gravy.

While the biscuits and gravy has the same name as the food truck, B's and G's stands for beers and grub. At the Sinkhole, Cedar Creek's Irish Red beer also was available.

Basket o' fries Shamrock style was one of the special items available March 18 at the Cedar Creek B's and G's food truck. Crispy sidewinder fries were covered in house-made sausage gravy and scrambled eggs and topped with shredded cheese and diced onions.
Basket o' fries Shamrock style was one of the special items available March 18 at the Cedar Creek B's and G's food truck. Crispy sidewinder fries were covered in house-made sausage gravy and scrambled eggs and topped with shredded cheese and diced onions.

Kelsy Groover, general manager at Cedar Creek, said the company plans to open a tap room at 124 Locus Lane in Nashville in April and the food truck will be located there most days. The Nashville location will have about 18 beers available and may offer wine tastings as well. While the food truck may sometimes be in Martinsville, Cedar Creek Eatery already offers food at the Martinsville winery. The appetizers, entrees, pizza and other food there will not be the same as what the food truck serves, she said.

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Cedar Creek began in Martinsville in 2010, when Larry and Donell Elsner opened with winery. In 2015, their son Bryce Elsner opened the brewery. A year later, daughter Alyssa Sims opened the distillery. In 2019, Cedar Creek Cigars was opened by Bryce Elsner and Josh Dowler.

Sugar Creek Barbeque: a place in Nashville to try

While it may be a little hard to find in Nashville, Sugar Creek Barbeque Co. doesn't lack of customers. Anyone who has tried the house-smoked pulled pork, beef brisket or smoked sausage and the sauces that go with them will be back for more. The menu also has chicken tenders, cheeseburgers, baby back and St. Louis ribs and a Creek's brisket Philly sandwich with chopped and grilled beef brisket served with grilled onions and green peppers, covered in queso cheese served on a toasted sub roll.

Sugar Creek Barbeque Co. is at 51 Chestnut St. E, Nashville, which is off Ind. 46 east of downtown behind the Salt Creek Inn, accessed on Hawthorne Drive. Hours are 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and 4-8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday. For more about the menu and catering options, go to www.sugarcreekque.com.

Bru Burger expected to open in Bloomington

It was recently announced by the Indiana Business Journal that Indianapolis-based Cunningham Restaurant Group is planning to open a Bru Burger restaurant in Bloomington. Bru Burger Bar locations currently are in Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky and offer burgers made from a special grind of sirloin, chuck and brisket as well as classic sandwiches, appetizers, beer-battered onion rings and french fries served with homemade ketchup. The Indianapolis Star awarded Bru Burger as the No. 1 local burger in its "2020 Best Things" collection.

Stay tuned for more in future columns.

Contact Carol Kugler at ckugler@heraldt.com, 812-331-4359 or @ckugler on Twitter.

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