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    7 months ago

    Breakfast was meh but the cheeseburger my granddaughter had to help me eat it delicious

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    Tennessee Jed's - Loaded Frito Pie

    Tennessee Jed's

    4.7(588 reviews)
    0.7 mi
    $$

    One of the sandwiches I think is most difficult to find done extremely well is a Reuben. They did…read morejust that it was a delicious thick sandwich. There was tons of yummy corn, beef, brisket, and they were nice enough to put my thousand island on the side because the sandwich is huge. I couldn't finish it there. The potato salad I ordered on the side was delicious, it had some bacon in it, and it was more savory forward in it, Amish style potato salad that has some sweet relish. Which I enjoyed a lot! Now the sandwich wasn't cheap, but it was well worth it, and we luckily got some seating and some rest from the rain while enjoying our really good food! My boyfriend got the Cuban, he was a bit worried because he hadn't had the sandwich before, but I knew he would like it so I ordered it for him and someone ate their entire sandwich (not me) so let that speak for itself! They make sure to pile those sandwiches high with meat, and they move so quickly our food came out, not even 10 minutes after we put our orders in and we were starving so it was much appreciated after walking the strip in Gatlinburg. It is tucked away a bit from the main road, but if you walk back, you'll see it, there's a bit of indoor seating, ample outdoor seating, but you just have to help the weather agrees with you. It's really active because the amount of people hoping to try the sandwiches, and it seems like they do happen to run out of the meat for the platters and what meat is left, they prioritize using it on the sandwiches.

    Wow!! This place was a total surprise. I hate to say don't eat anywhere else on the Gatlinburg…read morestrip, but really. The Spicy Tofu Sandwich Combo blew me away!! If they have the hash brown casserole as a side, don't skip it! Literally the best I've had. 10/10 experience with food and staff! The restaurant is a tribute to the Grateful Dead, it's a fun theme.

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    Tennessee Jed's - Soda Area

    Soda Area

    Tennessee Jed's - Best Ruben!!

    Best Ruben!!

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    New Orleans Sandwich - Seafood gumbo was out of this world!

    New Orleans Sandwich

    4.6(271 reviews)
    0.7 mi
    $

    New Orleans Sandwich cafe was recommended to us by our trolley driver. The cafe is tucked in a…read morequiet side ally in Gatlinburg. We love Cajun food so this was a "must try for us. When we entered the tiny dining room, we were greeted by walls covered with hand colored dollar bills. A warm fire was welcome on the chilly morning. The owners quickly seated us and took drink orders. The owner explained that they moved from New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. All the food is prepared fresh by hand and authentic. I shared a Crab Cake Po'Boy with hubs. The sandwich was a daily feature and huge. Really huge. And delicious. My brother had the Oyster Po'Boy that I highly recommend. I tasted the large succulent, hand breaded oysters. This is the sandwich that makes you want to make the trip to Gatlinburg. My daughter and SIL had a half Muffalatta sandwich, which was huge and fresh packed with olives, meats, cheese and other good stuff. The kids shared a fish platter which came with a huge fried white fish and home fries. They actually ate their whole plate. The kid's meals are awesome. This is possibly the best cafe in Gatlinburg. The owners make you feel like family, the food is awesome and the dining room is interesting and cozy. We took the trolly into town so we didn't have to deal with parking. Parking is a bear downtown.

    Great family owned and operated local spot. I eat here whenever I get the chance. The catfish poboy…read moreis fire.

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    New Orleans Sandwich - Booth

    Booth

    New Orleans Sandwich - Jambalaya, seafood gumbo, mufelatta, shrimp po boy

    Jambalaya, seafood gumbo, mufelatta, shrimp po boy

    New Orleans Sandwich - Eclectic and fun place to eat.

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    Eclectic and fun place to eat.

    Split Rail Eats

    Split Rail Eats

    4.8(280 reviews)
    4.8 mi
    $$

    My parents and I were looking for a simple meal, close to our lodging at the Hippensteal Inn…read more My mom said, "Ive never had a house salad so big and so fresh. This is terrific" I enjoyed a grilled chicken sandwich while my dad dined in the Greek Bowl with tater tots. The food was fresh, very tasty, but it was mostly the attentiveness of everyone who works here. They stopped by and made sure we had everything we needed and always with a smile. My mom originally wanted to get "take out", but the outdoor seating with umbrellas in the courtyard was too pleasant to pass up. We will be back.

    Today we went off the beaten path to find a salad. We went…read moreup the mountain about 15 minutes and found this place. We kind of got lost but just keep looking for the signs. There's a bunch of other shops here. The place was beautiful lots of wood clean. Two unisex bathrooms. I got the Greek salad bowl. Which was lettuce tomato green onion tetraziki sauce and it had tater tots at the bottom kind of strange but I liked it I wish they would have had put some olives on it. It was $15. Scott got the Greek salad it looked much better you got more food for your money. Anyway nice place to get a salad and relax and get away from the hustle and bustle of downtown Gatlinburg. They have inside and outside seating and they also have some kind A beer tasting in there you can get a flight and they had like 10 different beers on tap. Check it out.

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    Split Rail Eats - Self serve drink wall!

    Self serve drink wall!

    Split Rail Eats - Rodeo Burger

    Rodeo Burger

    Split Rail Eats - Self serving beer taps!

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    Self serving beer taps!

    Mama's Chicken Kitchen - Fried chicken

    Mama's Chicken Kitchen

    4.5(383 reviews)
    2.7 mi
    $$

    I wish I could give this five extra stars…read more The food was hands-down amazing. Those biscuits or something to write home about, and the fried chicken was perfection! The staff are the friendliest I've ever seen. Everyone literally looks delighted to be at their job jobs.

    Sometimes the most frustrating restaurant experiences aren't the terrible ones…read more They're the ones that are so close to being really good. That's how I felt about Mama's Chicken Kitchen. I came in with high expectations. The restaurant has strong reviews, it's part of the Johnson Family of restaurants, and I've enjoyed several of their other establishments over the years. So I walked in expecting a meal that would have me planning a return visit before I even paid the check. What I got instead was one of the strangest cases of missing seasoning I've encountered in quite some time. Let's start with the positives. The people here are genuinely nice. Friendly, welcoming, and attentive. Everyone we encountered was pleasant and seemed to care about providing a good experience. The restaurant itself is clean, comfortable, and inviting. And the kitchen clearly knows how to cook food. The fried chicken was cooked beautifully. Crispy on the outside. Juicy on the inside. Exactly the texture you're hoping for when you order Southern fried chicken. The problem? The seasoning apparently called in sick. This chicken had all the flavor intensity of a weather report. No noticeable salt. No spice. No personality. It tasted like the chef had just completed community service at a nursing home and was legally prohibited from possessing a salt shaker. My piece of chicken was juicy and cooked properly. Unfortunately, my wife's chicken breast was noticeably dry, which didn't help matters. Then came the fried pickles. No seasoning. Chicken and dumplings. No seasoning. Coleslaw. Tasteless. At one point I started wondering if there had been some sort of building-wide seasoning shortage that nobody had told us about. The frustrating part is that none of the food was poorly cooked. Quite the opposite. The techniques were there. The textures were there. The execution was there. It just felt like someone got everything ready and forgot the final, critical step of making the food taste like something. This is a restaurant with good people, a pleasant atmosphere, and a kitchen that clearly knows how to cook. Now they just need to introduce their food to salt, pepper, and a few of their seasoning friends. Three stars. Because the potential is absolutely there. The flavor just never showed up for work.

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    Mama's Chicken Kitchen - Part of the dining area.  There is many more tables not in view and there is a screened-in seating area as well.

    Part of the dining area. There is many more tables not in view and there is a screened-in seating area as well.

    Mama's Chicken Kitchen - Chicken

    Chicken

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    Timbers Log Cabin - Coal Miner's Breakfast, Flapjacks & two-egg breakfast.

    Timbers Log Cabin

    4.6(160 reviews)
    4.0 mi
    $$

    Ambiance is really the best thing about this place. Their staff was friendly. But we waited 35…read moreminutes for our food. After watching 3 tables that ordered after us receive their food, I asked where ours was at and was told it was next. About 4-5 minutes later our food came out. Cold. Like it's been sitting for 20 minutes cold :/ if they left it on accident, they could've taken 5 minutes to remake and BLT and some French toast. Go a few feet further to Split Rail Eats, you won't regret it! Although the food came out cold, I will say the potatoes, BLT, potato salad and tavern toast were good. But they were all cold. I don't enjoy cold eggs or bacon so they were just a waste of money :/ Paying $50 for a BLT, Tavern Toast adding Eggs, getting our own drinks AND tipping 15% for them to take 35 minutes to deliver our food to us cold IMHO, isn't the characteristics of restaurant I'd promote to others. Had they stated they left it in the window too long and needed to make it fresh and we'd have to wait another 5-10, I'd be leaving a different review. We don't complain, that's why we didn't say anything at the time. We get things get busy and forgotten. Our food was definitely served cold so it was either intentionally left or forgotten. Either way, I don't ask for refunds for this reason. I share my experiences and let others decide how to vote with their wallets and choices. I'm not rude and demand to be refunded. I just don't function like that. Also no one ever asked if our food was good or we would've said something God Bless.

    This was such a great place to stop in and get some good food. Food was amazing, super kind staff…read moreand great service, the place had such great vibes to it. Highly Recommend

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    Timbers Log Cabin - Tavern Toast Breakfast with potatoes and bacon

    Tavern Toast Breakfast with potatoes and bacon

    Timbers Log Cabin - Outside of Timbers Log Cabin

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