To start off the staff there was very professional The food was phenomenal. To start off with I had the sampler appetizer and for my dinner plate was shrimp and grits It will definitely wake your taste buds up. And top it off with live music. This place is awesome relaxing and you don't feel rushed recommend this place if you just wanna get out have a good meal and have a good time listen to some good music read more

We went here for the all-you-can-eat Thanksgiving meal. We reserved a table for 2:15 but they didn't have our table ready for us when we got there. They don't really have a place to wait, so that was unfortunate. We walked around outside for a bit but it was very cold and they hadn't texted us that our table was ready, so we decided to just go back inside and wait by the front desk even though there wasn't much room. Thankfully, they were able to then get us a different table so we wouldn't have to wait anymore. The service was slow but they were very busy. I don't think anyone was being lazy, but maybe they could've used a couple more servers. We also weren't given rolls until we were almost done and I finally asked for some. We probably would've ordered more food but it was just taking too long to get service. So I was disappointed with that. The food was pretty good though. However, I wouldn't go back for Thanksgiving. read more

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Was not bad, but I don't think I would go back. The staff were really nice, but the food was not my favorite. The vibe of the restaurant was a modern Cracker Barrel. read more

Awesome experience, some of the best food, great wait staff and managers. Clean, bright & cheerfull. A big hearty burger and super tasty seasoned fries. So good, we boughr the bbq sauce & the seasoning from the fries. read more

Puckett's Restaurant - Southern Near Me - Chattanooga, Tennessee

Had a dinner here one night last week. We were early, while not crowded there were plenty of people. Our server was very quick and brought us menus and took our drink order. After we ordered we were given our food fairly quickly. I was very pleased with mine and the quantity was plentiful. Definitely will go back. read more

Great service at the bar. Had a chicken club with pimento cheese and sweet potato fries Great! My wife had the Nashville Hot Chicken sandwich and fries Also great! We've been to the Franklin store and this didn't surprise us! Very Good! read more

Not good! Went there for Thanksgiving. Selections were turkey, ham, meatloaf and some sides. Turkey was terrible- looked more like spam. Meatloaf was just as bad. The sides were also bad... either no flavor or bad flavor. Dessert was overly sweet. Seems like most of the foods served were processed or packaged, not 'home made'. Very disappointing. Will not be returning. And don't get me started on the price... geez. read more

Honestly the foods flavor was really dull, but the service was ok. Took a while before anyone greeted us.

What a fun place to dine!.... Truly southern Chattanooga'n food here. We ordered 'the farm' which is a bit of everything meat, slaw, collards, and corn cakes....yummm.. all was done to perfection, including the crispy chicken flesh that just crunches in your mouth. The brisket, ribs, and chicken were heavenly... the collards, yes, when you eat southern food ya gotta try collards, they know how to cook em. The place was humming, small groups and one 4-table group all without reservations and the staff kept up and in task! We were quite full for dessert but couldn't pass up the deep-fried-brownie topped with ice cream, pecans, chocolate and Carmel sauce.... Oh my! Death by Delicious Food!... lol! They have my endorsement! All five stars! , read more

Puckett's Restaurant - Whole farm plate.... And Yummm! Loved the collards, loved the corn cakes, beans and the succulent meats - Southern Near Me - Chattanooga, Tennessee

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I was visiting the area with my mom and some friends who live in nearby Lenoir City. We decided to come to Puckett's for dinner as it was recommended by the bartender of the hotel we were staying at and was within walking distance. The ambiance was family atmosphere, a little loud but fun. We placed our name on the wait list and went to the bar for a cocktail. My friends ordered the Liquid marijuana. It was strong! I got a cocktail with sweet tea vodka, peach schnapps and lemonade. An adult Arnold Palmer. Loved it. We had to wait less than ten minutes for our table. Renee was our waitress. She had quite a few tables to take care of but she worked her area well. We never felt ignored. The noise level was a little high so it made it difficult to chat but once the live music started people quieted down to allow everyone to hear. I was so surprised and thrilled to have live music. The singer songwriter Courtney Holder was performing and she was fantastic. She sang a couple of covers as well as her own material. If you have a chance to see her, give her a listen. My mom and I split the Whole Farm. It was a great way to sample multiple entrees. It came with beef brisket, pulled pork, chicken and ribs with baked beans. We opted for the skillet Mac and cheese over the collard greens. It was so much food. Three people could have easily partaken in the meal. The Mac and cheese was amazing. Ooey, gooey and delicious. We all had a very nice evening. read more

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We came in Thursday of last week for the first time and we were so impressed! We thought it would be a gimmicky bbq restaurant being that it was right downtown, but we were SO wrong. We were seated immediately for lunch service the first time we came and our drink order was taken right away. Our appetizer came out and we had plenty of time to eat it (absolutely delicious by the way) before our food arrived. The macaroni and cheese was PHENOMENAL and pushed the main course over the top. Lastly, the dessert was the star of the whole entire show. That deep fried brownie is different in the absolute best way and something really special to this restaurant! From the bar aspect, I was really intrigued with all of the different drinks on tap and the variety of styles (ciders, different lagers, etc.). We loved it so much we went back today for lunch and it's an hour and a half drive for us. We had different wait staff both days and they were equally wonderful. While we had a short wait today, it was exactly as quoted and everyone was so nice! I would highly recommend! read more

Puckett's Restaurant - Deep Fried Brownie - Southern Near Me - Chattanooga, Tennessee

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The worst experience both in service and the meal on Thanksgiving Day. Polar opposite from last year. I brought guests after bragging on how good last year was, also on Thanksgiving. Will not return. read more

Good food, great service and the live music was so fun. The deep fried brownie as the best. read more

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Come for the food stay for the beer! Great country bbq joint decor. Amazing beer menu and even better chicken wings! The best part of this place is the staff! You know I'm a sucker for a great bartender! Go see Kaylie! read more

We were visiting Chattanooga for UTC Family Weekend. We had a great breakfast. Service was quick and friendly, food yummy - and it was during peak breakfast hours! We will definitely return next time we're in town. read more

First time we were able to walk into this popular restaurant without a wait! And it was so worth it. We stopped by for a late lunch during the week. The menu is large and our choices were hard to make, but my partner and I both chose the meat plate with two sides each. We both had the pork as our meat choice. It was tender and smoky. Delicious. I chose the greens and fries. My partner had the beans and macaroni and cheese for his choices. The Mac was out of this world good!! And the greens were perfectly cooked and seasoned. The fries were good as were the beans also. The choice of bbq sauce was a hard choice!! Texas spicy and a sweet bbq also. Both were great. The service was excellent. Fast and friendly. The restaurant is cute inside and spacious. A country vibe definitely. Overall, we really enjoyed the experience. read more

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Trinity, our server, was awesome! With her outstanding personality and great food suggestions, Puckett's will be a spot we come back to when in Chattanooga. read more

Puckett's Restaurant - BBQ Platter with brisket and the Skillet Mac - Southern Near Me - Chattanooga, Tennessee

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When we arrived about 10:15, it wasn't very busy so we were sat right away. It took while for our server to notice us. When she finally came over, she said sorry I didn't know you were my section. Need to work on communication with staff. Tried to order a starter, the pimento bites, but they weren't prepped yet. We ended up ordering 2 of the Apple Jack pancakes with Fried Chicken, 1 King's French Toast, and the Southern Platter. If you look at the photos, the King's French Toast was toast, very little if any egg was to make it French toast. At the Nashville location, it's thicker bread with a nice egg wash and the presentation is much nicer! It was so dry, I only ate 1 piece by dipping it in the peanut butter, which was the only part of mine I enjoyed. The Apple Jack pancakes were nothing like the ones we had in Nashville location. So much spice, that was all you could taste, and extremely dry! The chicken was not good either. Way over cooked and cold. It had a funk to it, like old oil being used. We did not eat hardly any of this. The Southern platter was okay, nothing special. My coffee sat empty for a while, then was filled to the brim so I couldn't add any creamer and had to carefully lift it so I didn't spill it. May want to remind servers not to fill to the very top. Last issue we had was the constant drip of water on the edge of our table from the AC above. We would not come back to this location, not nearly what we expected after visiting the Nashville location. Edit to add: Thank you for reaching out. We do believe in giving a restaurant a chance to make it right and do better next time. Much respect to the owners for their response! read more

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Service and staff are awesome! I had the smoked turkey sandwich with white BBQ sauce and the mushroom brisket soup was sooo satisfying. All the food we had was great. Can't wait to return. read more

I would rate the service we received at Puckett's a 5, and the food itself a 3. We visited on a Saturday afternoon after visiting the Tennessee Aquarium. We started with fried pickles, which arrived hot, and these were a good appetizer. For entrees my husband ordered a brisket sandwich with fries and a side of smoked sausage. I had the wood fired grilled chicken with green beans and house salad. My husband said his brisket was a bit on the dry side and he did not finish his meal. My wood fired chicken was also dry, and part of it I was not even able to chew. The sides of green beans and salad were good. For the price the food we received would not warrant a return trip. Perhaps other menu items would have been more to our liking. Our server, however, made sure our glasses remained full and made sure we had whatever we needed. We always appreciate good, friendly service. read more

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"Loved" our breakfast! I got the sausage biscuits with an egg on too my husband got the two, two two? Not sure the name but delicious! Blueberry pancakes! Our waiter was very nice and attentive! We would definitely recommend Pucketts but we live in Texas! Looks like a cool spit, a stage for music, lots of tables....had a great breakfast! Best on our trip! read more

Puckett's Restaurant - Sitting atea - Southern Near Me - Chattanooga, Tennessee

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Haven't been to Puckett's in years and what a mistake, we will not be waiting that long to come back! The food was excellent, especially the nachos. We had Heather as our waitress and she was so sweet and attentive. My husband probably went through 8 glasses of water and she was on top of it. There were rude customers next to us and Heather handled herself so professionally, I think I was more annoyed by them than she was. Can't wait to come back! read more

We ate here for lunch on a weekday with a group of 4. Even though there was a wait to be seated and it was a full house the food was great. The happy server kept our glasses full and also provided to go cups as well. I had BBQ pork that was delicious and everyone else loved their lunch as well. read more

Puckett's Restaurant - Southern Near Me - Chattanooga, Tennessee

Service is very slow. Ordered a classic burger and it was raw in the middle. Sent order back and took 15 mins for second order. Not sure if they were short staffed but a lot of other tables were long waits to get food. Was seated at 1:10 and got replacement order at 2:00. Total order was 2 double burgers and a kids burger with fries. Just seems like management needs to be more involve of staffing needs. This was on a Sunday afternoon for reference. read more

Excellent lunch. Enjoyed a day with hubby at the zoo and finished off with a very nice lunch at Pucketts. I had the grilled portabella mushroom sandwich with sweet potato fries. Hubs had the wings and Mac and cheese. Both were delicious. The portabella sandwich was just a little greasy but, admittedly still delicious. Our waitress was attentive but not intrusive. We bought some seasoning and their spicy bbq sauce which we both loved. Definitely a must stop for lunch or dinner when in the area of the aquarium. read more

Good BBQ & wife loved the fried pimento cheese balls. Piggy Mac was good & we split both that & a BBQ plate. Personally don't care for the peppers in baked beans but good overall & very convenient to aquarium. There was an annoying drip from AC duct or something, but otherwise a good visit. read more

Puckett's Restaurant - BBQ Platter with sweet potato fries, baked beans & slaw. - Southern Near Me - Chattanooga, Tennessee

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There is a LOT of hype about Puckett's and we were grossly disappointed. The host situation was inadequate at best, the server acted like we were inconveniencing her. The food was equally disappointing. We had the fried green beans and they were mushy. We had sliders (pork and brisket), they lacked any flavor until you added bbq sauce and trust me it was necessary. The sweet potato fries that came out were so burnt you could have used them to start a fire, second batch were perfect. Grits were bland and mashed potatoes were nothing to elaborate on. The baked beans were good...but overall completely a waste of our money. Just another tourist trap, don't get caught! read more

Solid bbq and delicious sides. The baked beans were yummy - not what I'm used to , in a good way!

Came in for a beer at the bar and ordered the fried pickles. Great servers behind the bar. Super friendly. read more

Puckett's Restaurant - a bartender at the bar - Southern Near Me - Chattanooga, Tennessee

Hands down the best fried chicken I've ever had!! Huge portion of white and dark meat and cooked melt in your mouth perfect! Service was super friendly and she had great knowledge of the bar and menu. Hubby had the smoked meatloaf and it was amazing, packed with good smokey flavor and not even a tiny bit dry. The ribs on the appetizer menu pretty much stole the show though!! Add to that they were half off for happy hour! We'll definitely return to Puckett's when we travel back this way and highly recommend them. read more

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The Mac n' cheese was yummy and the brisket was super flavorful! The service is a little slow , but worth the wait. read more

Puckett's Restaurant - Southern Near Me - Chattanooga, Tennessee

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Went on a Wednesday at about 4:30 place was empty except for one couple. Place was pig and spacious and smelled of stale beer. We were sat and greeted by our server. Menu looked good and the appetizers were 1/2 off so we got the sampler. When the plate came it also brought on the fruit flies which were a nuisance the whole meal. The sampler was alright. The sausage was good and they give you plenty, the fried green tomatoes were not that impressive they were thin and chewy, pimento balls were good. I ordered the smoked bologna sandwich, it was good but could have been better. My wife got the greens and the skillet Mac n cheese, not sure why it was called skillet Mac n cheese, it wasn't made in the skillet it was scooped into the skillet and served( you could tell because the bread crumb top was at the bottom. Not only was it not made in the skillet it looked and tasted like it was a day or two old. Overall the service was great but the food and atmosphere not so much. read more

They take reservations which is a huge plus. It's a smaller restaurant in the inside than I expected. Our waitress was super nice but very slow to come back to our table. We had to order our own drinks at the bar quite a few times and the place was not busy at all despite there being a live band. The band was great but very loud, so expect to listen to the music versus talking to each other. We had this mind set going in and really enjoyed ourselves! I got the piggy mac with brisket based on recommendations from the servers. It was pretty good but some of the brisket was slightly dry and barbecue sauce was needed. I did not like the corncake. Mine was cold and rubbery. Overall I'd recommend the dish to others. There were 6 of us who also shared the nachos-- the serving size is huge on those! I thought there were a lot of toppings with good flavor so I'd also recommend them to others. read more

Puckett's Restaurant - Piggy mac with brisket - Southern Near Me - Chattanooga, Tennessee

We went to the aquarium and needed to grab a bite to eat before hitting the road back to Knox. We were planning on Burger Republic until I remembered the recommendation of my colleague who lives in Chatt and saw Puckett's across the street. We walked over to look at the menu outside and saw they had a reasonably-priced kids menu with items our kids had been requesting. They have a great variety of BBQ/American cuisine and we were seated pretty quickly, along with crayons and paper kid menus. Our server arrived immediately, albeit seemingly quite unhappy. We admittedly had a bit of fomo with the servers at the tables surrounding us so pleasant and jovial. However, we got everything we ordered, as ordered. -Burger kid meals: these burgers were about half the width of the bun they were in and very overcooked. One of our kiddos said it was too hard to chew. Our other child gobbled hers, though! -Grilled cheese kid meal: Our kid said it was good, but not fresh, with the cheese having congealed. -Fried chicken club: This was good, but needed more moisture and I could have done without a 3rd layer of bread (I removed it). I appreciated that the pimento cheese was a really thin layer, as it often overpowers dishes. I really liked the sandwich after adding some BBQ sauce to it. The fries were perfectly cooked and seasoned (we all loved the fries). -Mojo burger: Cooked well, but the pulled pork was a bit disappointing with the lacking smoked flavor. Great brioche bun. The dollop of baked beans was a unique addition but nothing super special. The spicy BBQ had just enough kick to add some pizzazz to the burger. -Blackberry fruit sweet tea: SO good. The kids and I all got this and it was sweet but not overpoweringly so with just a hint of fruit flavor. Reminded me of the peach tea at Olive Garden. -Beer flight: well-priced and ample pours, but a bummer that their own beer was out of stock. Overall, it was a fine experience. We loved the atmosphere and the cool stage area, which would be fun to see in action at night. The BBQ sauce and drinks were great, but the food and service were just okay. I don't think we would go back to eat, but I would run in to buy a bottle of BBQ sauce! read more

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Well, I wanted to like it. I like Southern Comfort food, growing up in Mississippi, I've had plenty. However, I ordered the smoked Meatloaf and was not impressed. That along with the side items was...OK, but I don't think I will be going back. read more

my husband and I were downtown Chattanooga and noticed that this restaurant had live music. We went into the restaurant and decided to stay for dinner. The atmosphere was cool, definitely an older crowd vibe. The staff was super friendly and very welcoming. Our food was good. The music was interesting. Nice if you like musicians that only play their own songs. They were very creative in that way. read more

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Great bbq everything you would expect from an authentic southern bbq restaurant.The service was great and it's very reasonably priced.

I went with a large group (11) on a super busy day (Memorial Day). As I approached the building, I could smell the fragrance of the BBQ pit. I already knew it would be difficult to get a bad rating from me because the air tasted so good. The 25-30 minute wait was expected for the size of our group. As we walked in, I felt like I was at home; the old-fashioned wooden chairs and tables kept with the vibe. The waitress was friendly, and even being busy, as stated, she did a great job keeping up with our many requests. The menu was packed with mouth-watering choices. I decided to go with my faithful pulled pork because I have a decent baseline to judge it. And a glass of their special fruit tea. My verdict on the pulled pork was that the flavor was rich and did not need any of their BBQ sauce. However, pairing it with either of the sauces they had on the table made it that much better. And for the tea, it was so good I purchased the gallon after I saw they offered it. The price of the food is spot on. The portions and the quality were well worth it. The tea was delicious but I don't know if it was $21 delicious. Overall, I highly recommend this establishment to anyone who even remotely likes BBQ. read more

I'll have to write a better review when we eat inside. However, I won't guarantee that will ever happen; our experience was THAT bad. This was an online order through "Dinner Delivered". First off, don't use this delivery service. There is no sense of urgency in getting your food to you. It took hours to get this delivered, after being texted the food was picked up at the restaurant twice. In between calling the restaurant and being told our order sat under the lights for over an hour, where the restaurant had to call Dinner Delivered to ask them to pick it up, and waiting over 30 minutes afterwards (we are not far from the restaurant), we were not happy with the delivery driver's liassaz-faire attitude (he was tipped ahead of time), saying he was busy when I asked why it took so long from food pick up to delivery?? The food: Considering what happened, we had to reheat everything and the results were less than stellar, as can be expected under those circumstances. The chicken quality seemed poor and riddled with fat. It was supposed to be a tenderized chicken steak, but it was nothing of the sort. The mashed potatoes had the skins in them. I know this is a personal preference, but I always find it's a lazy thing when a restaurant doesn't take the time to take an extra step to peel potatoes. The only thing I enjoyed was the coleslaw. Pretty bad for 2 dinners that cost a total of $55 to be delivered. read more

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5-stars for the pulled pork, smoked meatloaf, and tempura green beans. And 6 stars for the deep-fried brownie sundae - insanely good!! Like a crispy hot donut exterior with a warm fudgy brownie on the inside. Covered with vanilla ice cream, chocolate sauce, and real whipped cream. Best brownie sundae ever. (Two of us couldn't finish it.) read more