Chef, caterer and veteran Jason Harvey is bringing a new restaurant to the old Catfish House building at 116 Salem Road in Clarksville. Whiskey Bravo Southern Kitchen & Smokehouse will open in January, Harvey told What Now Nashville.
Whiskey Bravo, a reference to the NATO phonetic alphabet, draws on Harvey’s background as a veteran and chef. Harvey took over ownership of North Meets South Catering in Clarksville earlier this year and saw a need in the community for a local restaurant serving high-quality food.
“Whiskey Bravo is the natural next step — the brick-and-mortar evolution of everything we’ve already built with our customers,” reads a statement provided to What Now Nashville. “It’s a place where people can sit down, relax and enjoy the same quality, warmth and Southern hospitality that have defined our catering company for years. A restaurant shaped by the community, supported by the community, and created for the community.”
The all-day Southern-inspired menu will feature hardwood-smoked meats and comfort dishes with an emphasis on local ingredients. Breakfast items will include pastrami benedict with house-smoked pastrami, cornbread rounds and whiskey hollandaise; smoked brisket hash; blueberry bourbon pancakes; and hot chicken and waffles. Lunch items will include whiskey-brined fried chicken, smoked meatloaf with a tomato-bourbon glaze, prime rib sandwiches with bourbon au jus and a smoked chicken co-op salad with fried okra and a honey-bourbon vinaigrette.
The dinner experience will highlight Southern smokehouse favorites such as slow-smoked prime rib with rosemary-bourbon jus, bourbon butter shrimp and grits, and brisket glazed with house whiskey BBQ, along with sides such as cheddar grits and roasted garlic potatoes.
There will also be a whiskey-forward bar program, featuring signature cocktails such as a bourbon peach smash, smoked maple old fashioned and bourbon cold brew.
The space will aim to offer a warm, inviting atmosphere with a rustic-industrial design. It will offer three dining spaces and a bar area and will have 120-140 seats. It will feature images of iconic locations in Clarksville throughout the space, cementing its identity as a community restaurant.
“I hope this becomes our beginning restaurant where we can branch out further, opening a location in Nashville and some of the other larger cities within our region,” Harvey said. “We want to provide good Southern food along with Tennessee whiskey, which is a big part of the identity of this region.”
