- Porta Via is at the southern end of White Bridge Pike, less than a mile from the Belle Meade Plaza. This Italian eatery has a casual atmosphere and cooks its pizzas and some entrees in a wood-fire oven. The dining room has hardwood floors and bright yellow walls with abstract artwork. Dinner entrees include chicken Milanese, lobster ravioli and the fiorentina Porta Via--a T-bone steak cooked in a wood-fire oven. As of January 2011, the price range is $15 to $30 for entrees. Porta Via serves lunch and dinner on Mondays through Saturdays; the restaurant is open to private parties on Sundays.
- White Bridge Road offers options for Pan Asian cuisine, including Japanese and Thai dishes. The dining rooms at these restaurants have dim lighting and tranquil atmospheres. Décor includes Asian artwork, vases and--at Sonobana--Japanese-style seating.
Sonobana is a Japanese restaurant on the southern end of the White Bridge Turnpike. The menu includes Bento Box dinners, a plate with six different foods, including sushi rolls, steamed vegetables, seafood and rice. As of January 2011, the price range for the restaurant is $10 to $15; sushi prices are $5 to $10. Sonobana has a grocery section. The restaurant is open for lunch and dinner.
Located in the White Bridge Mall strip mall, Siam Cuisine is a Thai dining establishment, open for lunch and dinner. Thai entrees include kang karee gai--a combination of chicken and potatoes--and pla lard prig--steamed red snapper. The price range, as of January 2011, is $15 to $20. Parking is available in the strip mall parking lot. Catering services are offered. - Founded in 2003, Anatolia serves Turkish cuisine and is in the Lion Head Village shopping center, right off the southern end of White Bridge Turnpike. This family-owned restaurant has a casual atmosphere, and the dining room features Turkish rugs and a mural of Istanbul on the walls. The restaurant is open for lunch and dinner every day of the week. The dinner menu includes shish kabobs---beef and lamb--and Turkish gyros; the mixed grill platter is a combination of lamb, chicken and beef kabobs. The price range for entrees, as of January 2011, is $10 to $20.
- Cinco de Mayo is on the northern end of White Bridge, less than a mile off of Interstate 40. Mexican dishes include the bistec a la tampiquena--a 10-oz. T-bone steak--a steamed vegetable plate and chili Colorado--a combination of beef chunks in red chili sauce. The price range for Mexican specialties is $8 to $15, as of January 2011. The restaurant has a festive atmosphere with Mexican memorabilia, such as paintings of the Mexican desert, and a full-service bar. The restaurant accepts reservations, except on Fridays. Cinco de Mayo is open for lunch and dinner every day of the week.
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