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    Bea's Restaurant

    4.0 (185 reviews)
    ModerateSouthern, American
    Closed 11:00 am - 8:00 pm

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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Jacobia D.

    Excellent food and amazing services. First visit to Bea's restaurant and I see why it's been around since 1950. Tasty traditional southern comfort food hit the spot for Sunday family dinner. The inside is a nod to yesterday's nostalgia. The inside is homely, welcoming and nothing pretentious. The food is served family style on a lazy susan in the center of the tables. Refills are by request. Sunday dinner included fried chicken (breast only), ham, pulled pork, pinto beans, cabbage, collard greens, slaw, beets, corn bread, rolls, potatoes, tea, water and dessert if the day which was strawberry or peach pie. The service was excellent. The food was good. There is ample parking out front and it's great for a family dinner. Big plus is this place is locally owned and not a big chain. Definitely worth a visit

    Jenn S.

    If you are in the Chattanooga area and Judy can't decide what you want for dinner... Just book it to Bea and let them set you up! $21pp and you get a crazy selection of hot and cold dishes, fresh and pickled veggies, fried chicken, fried fish, pulled BBQ pork, corn bread, biscuits and whatever dessert is on the menu for the day. And then you get to ask for additional servings of the sides and mains you want more of! I don't think the decor has been changed must since they opened 50 years ago but that's ok because it's still all clean and comfortable. The staff is phenomenal and so friendly and the owners came by each table asking if all was well too. No frills, just great stick to your gut, home style Southern cooking! Seriously cannot wait to go back!

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    Robert B.

    This place was a great surprise! The service was prompt, friendly, attentive, and make the experience memorable. The food was great. We had chicken, ribs, collard greens, corn, potatoes, cornbread, rolls, and likely some other things I forgot. The Apple cobbler dessert was great! This meal was a flat fee when you enter and the food just kept coming. The food is placed on a table that spins so you can bring the food right around in front of you. Look forward to visiting again.

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    Daniel M.

    Southern excellence, very tasty and abundant. Peach and apple cobbler with cookies completely satisfied my appetite.

    The giant lazy Susan.
    Kathy F.

    I really was hoping that Bea's was going to be as good as the person who recommended it to me!! Unfortunately it was not. The food was not very good. It's the kind of place where they bring out little dishes to the table, like a buffet without getting up. The greens were super salty. The potato salad was too sweet. The coleslaw was bland. The catfish and chicken were just okay, nothing special. And the peach cobbler was disgusting. However, the pasta salad was delicious and the rolls were light and fluffy. The service was excellent, fast and friendly. The restaurant was built in the 1950's and I doubt anything has changed since. Large tables with a lazy Susan in the middle. Old pictures from the 50's on the walls. I really wish it would have been better, but I just can't recommend it.

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    The best southern home cooking EVER! Reminds me of granny's kitchen! If you go away hungry from here, then it's your own fault!

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    The place is wonderful which you do not find much anymore in a corporate world. Love stopping by when traveling.

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    Like stepping back in time. Excellent southern home cooking, all you can eat, and served family style on lazy Susans.

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