| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Fast casual restaurant |
| Founded | 2012 in Nashville, TN |
| Founders | Karl Worley Sarah Worley |
Number of locations | 3 |
Area served | Nashville, TN Franklin, TN |
| Products | Breakfast Lunch Brunch |
| Website | biscuitlove |
Biscuit Love is an American restaurant chain in Nashville, Tennessee founded by husband and wife team, Karl and Sarah Worley. [1] [2] [3] The company specializes in southern-inspired breakfast and lunch dishes that are locally sourced and made from scratch. [4]
After attending culinary school together at Johnson & Wales University, Karl and Sarah Worley initially opened Biscuit Love as a food truck in the spring of 2012 with just three items on the menu. [3] The food truck gained a devoted following and widespread acclaim, and the Worleys opened their first brick and mortar location in The Gulch neighborhood of Nashville in January 2015 under a new partnership with Fresh Hospitality, a restaurant investment group. [5] [6] This new location featured an expanded menu with a wide variety of southern-inspired breakfast and lunch dishes. [7]
In June 2017, Biscuit Love opened a second location in Nashville’s Hillsboro Village neighborhood. [8] [9]
In January 2018, a third location was added in the historic downtown section of Franklin, Tennessee. [10]
In August 2019, Karl and Sarah Worley opened a new restaurant called ‘Za Wood-fired Pizza in the same building as their Hillsboro Village location of Biscuit Love. [11] [12]
The flagship Biscuit Love location in The Gulch has become a popular attraction for locals and tourists alike, with lines regularly extending out the main door and down the block. [4] [2] [1]
In 2015, Biscuit Love won Andrew Zimmern's “Munchies: People’s Choice Food Award” for Best Food Truck. [13] Later that year, the East Nasty was named “Best Sandwich of 2015” by Bon Appétit. [14] [15] In 2016, Food Network star Alton Brown said that Biscuit Love’s shrimp and grits were the best he had ever eaten. [16]
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