Visiting Kingsport area & looking for healthy lunch option. What a refreshing cafe filled w/country…read morecharm. We had a party of 6 which they easily accommodated. We ordered the tomato soup, kitchen sink salads, cranberry chicken quiche & pick 4 salads. Everything was delicious! We will always come back here when we visit! Pics are proof of lunch served well!

The Connie's sandwich is my favorite…read more Soups are great! Salad is fresh. I was shocked that a tomato pie was fantastic. Consider the pick three option. I was worried about new ownership, but I did not notice a change.

Came for breakfast with my parents, left after a cup of coffee. The thing is, we were lured in by…read moretheir expansive menu, hoping for a good, filling, southern breakfast. But when we arrived, right after they opened on a Sunday morning, we were told that they only serve "what we refer to as 'brunch' on Sundays", and were handed paper menus with five items on it. Slightly confused, hoping we could still order off of their main menu, we waited for the waitress to return with our coffee (three Americanos and one latte). And we waited. And then we waited. And we waited some more. While we waited, three other parties came in, sat down, questioned the menu, then got up and left. Had it been just us that had that reaction to the abbreviated menu, I would have voted to woman up and just stay put. I didn't want to be "those tourists" who get all riled up about something local that doesn't fit their expectations. But once we (finally!) got our coffee and asked the waitress for clarification, we realized we had to go. The menu was the menu. Their sides - which are referenced on the menu but are never explained - were lackluster for the "base" and even less impressive for the "premium" options, which of course would have cost us even more money. That, paired with the uninspired and surprisingly one-note menu just drove us right out the door. My latte was at least delightful, but that's all I can say. Also, the place was likely very clean, because we were hit by a powerful smell of disinfectant and/or cleaner when we walked in. And finally, the waitress removed my menu after she saw me taking a picture of it. She didn't touch anybody else's menu, just mine.

Amazing food and service. We were looking for a small,…read morelocally owned breakfast spot and we hit the jackpot with this one.

I needed a reprint of a receipt for a purchase order. The staff member on the phone went above and…read morebeyond to get it for me and ensure I received it in the most convenient way possible. Excellent customer service!

This has got to be a prank. I think I've been punk'd. I…read moreordered a 1/2 soup and 1/2 sandwich combo, a fruit bowl, and a bowl of chicken noodle soup today from Panera. We received our order and the first thing out of the bag was the fruit bowl. The pictures showed strawberries, cantaloupe, and blueberries. Picture will be posted. No strawberries and very thinly sliced cantaloupe. Then I pull out the bbq 1/2 sandwich. There is only a very tiny amount of chicken on the middle of the half sandwich. Hey they put a good amount of bbq on there. Pictures posted on this as well. If this is the amount of food you get on the sandwiches there will be one less Panera bread customer. So I called thinking surely there was a mistake. Manage says we have measuring cups for the food and it was indeed correct. They didn't have strawberries for the fruit cup so they couldn't give any. No apologies, no added other fruit or more of one of the other fruits. When I stated the chicken was only in the middle part of the sandwich she stated once again they have measuring cups for that. I surely hope Panera is not that stingy with their food that comes at premium prices.. I'm telling you if I could give it a zero I would. I ate bbq bread, thin slices of cantaloupe and a few blueberries. Soup cups 1/2 full, I can only imagine they use measuring cups for that as well.. What little circle of chicken I did eat was ok. The 1/2 cup (bowl according to them) was warm and Thank Goodness my daughter was sick because the half "bowl/cup" would not have been enough otherwise. Absolutely do not recommend and won't be back.

Olivia at McAlisters always so upbeat and happy willing to help. I'm such a regular here she knows…read moreall my orders and phone number by heart. She is truly one dedicated employee! I'm so glad she works there .

I have always been able to place my order online and pickup getting gluten free bread. well…read moreSOMEBODY in Corporate ( according to store personnel) made decision to remove that option when placing order. I do not hv time on lunch break to order at counter thus my placing online order. Come on people. it can't be that hard why would this option be removed. everytime I have asked someone they give me that deer in headlight look and say "it's corporate". no offer to reach out to get the option fixed. why. why???????!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh my goodness! This is the best place to get a ribeye or prime rib! Absolutely the most tender and…read morejuiciest steaks you can eat! Also there salads are the best around!

They fit us in on a very busy night (Mother's Day) and we could not have been treated better on our…read moreonly night in town. We had a booth in the bar (excellent cocktails) and our waitress was delightful. (A cat mom - we too have furry feline family members!)

I visited this sandwich shop / ice cream shop during lunch on my 2nd day in town while on a…read morebusiness trip. Inside its pretty eclectic with many items posted on the walls. To me it looks more like a tea shop than a sandwich shop. During our visit, they played fairly loud religious music for a sandwich shop. Next door was an ice cream shop but I didn't feel like any ice cream after eating and I'm not a big Blue Bell fan anyway. They have 2 menus and a lot of items to choose from but most are breakfast or lunch items. I went with a specialty sandwich, the Victoria (a chicken sandwich on ciabatta bread) and a sweet tea. I added their homemade potato salad for $1 more. The sandwich - this was a tasty sandwich on soft ciabatta bread but only 1 problem, the kitchen put American cheese on it. The menu indicated it had cheddar. Luckily they were able to bring me some cheddar from the kitchen while I was scraping off the processed cheese. Overall, it was pretty good because of a sauce they put on it which is slathered all over the shredded chicken. Potato salad - this is mayo based, quite different than the mustard based potato salad in the south. They added plenty of dill on the sandwich which made my colleague cringe since he also substituted for potato salad, but I thought it was pretty good. The service was a little strange as I heard our waitress keep making mistakes with another nearby table too as she kept saying "sorry" to that table as well.

When in downtown Kingsport it can be hard to find good food. We finally found a terrific place for…read moresandwiches! FYI...there are two locations with similar names. One is for breakfast and lunch and one serves sandwiches, coffee, and ice cream. We chose the latter one. Small dining area but it was not busy so we seated ourselves. Promptly someone came and took our order after giving us some very helpful suggestions. We chose The Rose with broccoli salad and the Smoking Cricket with potato salad. All of it was delicious. But our favorite is The Rose. Their homemade pimento cheese with bacon and pepper jelly on ciabatta was amazing!

My wife and I finally got to try this Eggs Up in Kingsport!…read more When you first walk in a casual and clean ambience is apparent as well as fun decor! The staff was super friendly and knew the history of these restaurants. Our waitress, Kenley, made great recommendations from the menu. The food was fantastic! Even their coffee was good. It's hard to find decent black coffee anywhere. Most places serve weak coffee but not this place. I got the Texas omelette and my wife chose the home style breakfast bowl. Mine came with cheesy garlic grits and a grilled biscuit. Very good !!

Very bad food except for eggs. They were ok. Interiors was depressing. Will not go againread more

Zaxby's offers a variety of chicken meals…read more The place was very busy on a Sunday afternoon. The establishment offers drive through service, dine-in, and order on app. We chose dine in for our first experience. We ordered the Zax Big Snack and wanted to try one of two chicken taco flavors, Avocado Ranch. (The other is Chipotle Ranch.) It took almost 10 minutes to get our 2 items, but as mentioned earlier, it was extremely busy when we arrived. The meal reminded me of Raising Cane's, I'd often dined in Texas. The chicken strips were not as crispy as I would have hoped, but the fries were well seasoned, and the chicken taco was tasty to eat. I'd like to give this place another visit and try the Zalads.

Food was ok. Chicken wasn't very crispy. Fries had little flavor…read more Disappointment was the ladies' bathroom. Went in to use prior to ordering. Two stalls..first had blood on and in the toilet. 2nd had a very dirty bowl that had obviously not been cleaned for some time. Used that toilet carefully but no TP in holder next to toilet. Had to far reach across to a second holder. Ate lunch and after about 25 minutes went back to bathroom before we left. First toilet same; never addressed. And now the SECOND toilet is covered in blood. This tells me it is a worker doing this. The place itself had only a few male patrons when we walked in and only 2 women when we left. Nasty. People suck. CLEAN!

Great lunch buffet on Sundays. Always plenty of pizza and salad and drinks. People are nice and…read morethe place is clean.

The food is excellent. The pizzas are best in Kingsport. The service is great especially when…read morepicking up a call in.

While traveling for business I was looking for a sit down place that has some good low calorie…read moreoptions. Well, I found one that has many opportunities to eat as healthy as you'd like. I have eaten at Cheddar's before but typically not watching what I was eating. They have a vast menu of quality downhome options. As I'm on a health journey, this will focus on their healthier options. The restaurant itself is in a busy part of Kingsport that has many restaurants of different kinds. It was clean and well laid out. There was ample parking and it was easy to get to. The service was good, as the waitress was attentive and checked on me regularly. She brought out the honey buttered croissant and was able to make recommendations. As for the food, there was several healthy options. A couple types of chicken, sirloin steaks, and fish options (salmon and white fish). I chose the Lemon Pepper chicken breast with rice and carrots and green beans as the side. The chicken was very good and flavorful. There were 2 breasts included so it was nice and filling. The rice was just enough to supplement the chicken with a little bit of carbs. The carrots were tender but lacked flavor. The green beans were average. Overall, this location was clean and friendly and had some healthy options to allow health conscious patrons some options. The chicken was very tasty while the carrots and green beans were pretty standard.

Hosts were amazing. Our waitress was nice. The issues are with the training and knowledge of…read moreeveryone in the restaurant. I ordered and told my waitress that I needed gluten free. (I ordered off the GF menu) when the food was brought out there was a cup of sauce on the plate. I asked what it was. She said it is bourbon glaze. I questioned her on if this was GF bc it was not listed as GF. I was told by her and another man that helped her carry out our food "I think so." I asked that they make sure because to my knowledge nothing with bourbon is GF. She walked back to the kitchen and came back and said, "I just asked the kitchen manager and he said, "It is gluten free." I really didn't trust it bc there was clearly a lack of training. I asked for the ingredient list for the glaze she goes back to the kitchen. While she was in the kitchen I pulled their GF stuff up and it wasn't there. Within the menu online it clearly stated "gluten sensitive served without bourbon glaze." So, when she came back and to tell me again it was GF and the kitchen manager told her it was safe. I told her that the glaze was not GF and was listed online as it was not GF. She was like yes it is I asked twice. I then asked for a manager bc I know it is a lack of training and it is a very serious issue. If I would have eaten it I would have had a bad allergic reaction. She teas like I just asked him. So I said "Please I'm asking you to ask the Manager to come out." It took forever for the manager to finally come out. When one of the people I was with said it is taking him forever to come out. I said, " he is probably back there brushing up on the ingredients before he comes out so he knows what he is talking about." When he finally came out that was confirmed. He told me that he was sorry bc they told me wrong and that it isn't GF. I told him that he needed to do better at training the staff bc it isn't a waitress issue at this point it is a management issue bc the training isn't in place and if I didn't know what I was talking about I would have ended up with an allergic reaction that could have sent me to the ER. Giving someone with an allergy to Gluten can KILL them. I share this story for my other allergy people to triple check and if you have a gut feeling you need to sit there and research before partaking in the food. I did tell the waitress that it wasn't her fault that they didn't train her for this. My brother who is a manger and has taken the safe serving class told her to never take her managers word for it to always make them come out to talk to the person so if this was to happen and the person was to eat it she wouldn't be at fault. You could see the effect the situation had on her that it almost happened. Just an FYI she knows we were not mad at her.