It is a great concert venue, we saw Wes Bayliss in the indoor studio sound was great the food is…read morepretty good. The place is super busy on a Friday night when a show is playing. The service is pretty good for the amount of people that were there.

Always love stopping at the Shed if out for a ride. Restaurant is always clean, the food is great…read moreif you like bar food. They don't have indoor restrooms at the Shed. They have large porta potties and some have running water. Today I had a little blonde for a waitress and she wasn't nice. Her attitude was terrible. I know everyone has a bad day but even though I just got a hamburger and a beer doesn't mean she needs to have a bad attitude. I am the paying customer.

We visited Smokehouse 228 for the first time yesterday while visiting from out of state, and it was…read morea good experience. We were the only ones there at lunch on a Saturday. So, I can say the service was great. They've got free pork rinds, which is a real nice touch as you wait for food. Our table tried fried pickles, pulled pork, brisket, Mac n cheese, fries, and green beans. Everything was pretty tasty and the portions were generous. My only hang up might be that the green beans tasted almost vinegar-y. Maybe they were going for a BBQ-style green bean, but it wasn't great for me personally. This is a really good local spot for the value.

Can't say enough about the bbq here. Everything was excellent and probably the best for many miles…read morearound. Can't comment on the restaurant dining area because it's only been takeout so far. If you want bbq do yourself a favor.

This place has some negative reviews. I do not want to discount them; however, my experience has…read morebeen different. I've been here twice and I really like their beer and burgers. Let me be blunt, for the money this is a great deal. Service is good, not amazing, but good. The place is a bit loud, there are TVs all around. What isn't to like? Good beer, good food, sports, and a pleasant place to eat.

My meal, a Big City Reuben Sandwich with a side of steamed broccoli in beer cheese, satisfied my…read moretastebuds, although the beer cheese sauce was more liquid and less flavorful than expected. My spouse could only say "disappointing" about his. He ordered Thunder Road Chicken Nachos and a Caesar Salad. The Thunder sauce only penetrated the first layer of chips, so he requested another mini-ramekin (an extra 50 cents). A layer of raw (not pickled) jalapeño slices, some with seeds, dotted the top of the dish and was too hot for his taste, even with a ramekin of sour cream to soften the heat. And the Caesar salad: Unfortunately the greens became rather limp (lacked crunchiness) when coated with an oil-and-vinegar-tasting dressing. Thankfully a generous sprinkling of fresh Parmesan cheese and ample croutons completed the salad and made it acceptable. Not yet no least was our attentive server, whose name sounds like rain, treated us well.

Great little place next to the marina. Nothing fancy but clean and plenty of seating. The staff is…read morefriendly and welcoming. They answered a few They have outdoor seating covered and on the deck available. I got the 2 meat platter with ribs and bologna. The ribs were tender and fell off the bone. They had a little fat but were delicious. The bologna was fantastic as well. I got the street corn it has banana peppers, tomatoes and some seasoning it was very good. It is served cold so it is basically a corn salad. The beans were flavorful. The folks I was with (5 total) got the brisket, pork and chicken. They all said it was fantastic. They also had the Mac n cheese, okra fried pickles and hush puppies . No complaints and lots of compliments. This is a little hidden gem it has plenty of great food and desserts. I would highly recommend this BBQ place.

This restaurant used to be a Sweet Peas on the river. It was a 5 star establishment. It is no…read moremore. We ordered the trio of ribs, bologna and pulled pork. The ribs were super fatty and full of bone shards throughout [possibly due to some weird cut of the rib?, or poor cutting technique?] and so required picking/spitting out shards of bone with nearly every bite. Reminded me of eating bone-in fish. The meat was of low quality. They apparently don't dry rub the meat with any kind of seasoning, so very little good flavoring. The bologna was burnt to a crisp so 50% of the serving was inedible. Not sure what that was all about? The pulled pork was [seemingly] boiled [not smoked] therefore flavorless and was super fatty (nearly 30% of the portion size was fat), therefore an unappetizing wad of emulsion spat to the side of the plate. Also, the pulled pork was room temperature in the middle, as if a microwaved serving. The macaroni and cheese tasted as if out of a "boil it in water packet"--flavorless and unappetizing. We ordered wings and they were so over-cooked they couldn't even be chewed... tougher and drier than cheap beef jerky. The coleslaw was, in my estimation pretty good, but super super mayonnaise-y, so something to keep in mind. The "greens" pretty good as well. As for the baked beans... Very Good actually [why the 1-star instead of 0-star]... I'm not sure if they used brown sugar or molasses [maybe both?] but they were far better than say Buddy's but not as good as Calhouns. They do have a few wet sauce options for the meats, with the mustard sauce being the best... the other sauces were standard fare--not noteworthy. But if, like me, you like your ribs with only dry rub seasoning... given that this is NOT an option + the meat quality is extremely poor--I'd suggest that this is not the place for you. I know this doesn't sound very good but I will say to the staff's credit, as we finished eating, the waitress asked if everything was OK. We shared that the wings were inedible and she sincerely apologized for that. However, she offered no solution to correct/adjust accordingly. As we were walking out, the cook very nicely asked for feedback and we shared that the wings were inedible due to being left in the fryer far too long and that the pulled pork wasn't microwave-heated all the way through... So, for that small gesture of at least asking, I'd definitely give the staff two thumbs up! The ambiance is pretty much the exact same as before. However, the lighting is over-the-top harsh due to the installation of super glaring white LED lights that have been installed at eye level. Perhaps a dimmer switch, or lesser wattage bulbs would help. (I simply unscrewed the one in front of us until we finished eating and then screwed it back in.) In hindsight, we should have taken notice as to the "choice mistake" we were stepping into in that there was but one car in the parking lot when we arrived and only one other poor soul dining at this establishment--and that was at 5:30pm on a Friday evening no less! In closing, from this experience, I'm given to wonder [it seems as if] someone who knows nothing about BBQing or restauranting [the property owner?] watched Sweet Peas kicking butt and decided, "Hey, I'll run them off, duplicate their business, and keep all the moolah for myself!" Sadly, this experiment is failing [or is about to fail] miserably, I'm thinking. My recommendation to any diner wanting good BBQ is to go to Calhoun's or the original Sweet Peas... or, for the money you'll spend here, you can eat the Buddy's BBQ'd rib dinner three times. Good luck and happy dining!

Return visit back did not disappoint. Really was a big fan of the duck I and the couple of bites of…read moresteak I got to sneak off my wife's plate! The service was good, timely and brought out timely. The inside was nice that afternoon and everything looked tidied up inside. Will definitely be back as we work through our faves, but would come and try it.

Came here last Sunday and everything was splendid. The owner who greeted us at the front was…read morewelcoming and our server, Nicholas, was attentive and polite. The interior was also nice. But what about the food? Amazing, great. I had the shrimp and grits and they were delicious (and I usually don't like grits). My cousin and aunty's meat was tender and rich. Dessert was also great, especially the Pecan Pie. If you're in the area and looking for somewhere to eat, it's a must!

Ordered via Ddash and it was great. The service was fast and the packaging was neat. This…read morerestaurant is always clean and well kept.

I went through the drive through for ordering and the attendant needs a lesson in customer service…read more I will leave him nameless. No "Thank you", just handed a bag and closed the window. To top it off, my order was missing 2 items which caused me to go back inside to get it. My order was not complicated, but their attention to detail and double-checking orders has a lot to be desired. I have had good service at this location in the past; however, today they fell short.

If you're in the Knoxville area looking for some nice BBQ ribs, check out Hatcher's On Target BBQ…read more Dry rub was amazing, but tried their BETTER TOGETHER (vinegar&sweet) sauce as well and it was nice. Even the baked beans were better than average. Lynn got the smoked bacon BLT and no complaints. Local beer on tap. Off the crazy main drag, veteran/family owned. NOT a franchise. #knoxvillebbq

Poppped in around 2:00pm on a Saturday afternoon. Dining room was about a quarter-full and Dolly…read morewas on the radio. I was greeted by a friendly face and given some tips on the menu. I ordered the two meat plate at the counter with smoked bologna and smoked chicken. My sides were mac and hush puppies and I had tea to drink. Food arrived quickly. The chicken is served sliced (which was a first for me) and it was nice and moist. The bologna had a nice light smoke flavor. The mac was THICK. In a good way. The hush puppies were good, just a little less sweet than I prefer. Tea was on point. This spot is less than 10 minutes from TYS and is absolutely worth a stop on your way too or from the airport.

Terrible service. We're got seated right away, then completely ignored for 10 + minutes. Not one of…read morethe 3 servers that walked past us looked happy to be there. They weren't even that busy. We had bad service a few months ago at the Calhoun's on the river...we will not be going to one again.

I had family in town for a special event and they were one of the few places that would accommodate…read moreour large party with reservations. We didn't need to given time of day and the day we needed.. it was not a peak time. The reservations were for my peace of mind and making sure staff didn't feel overwhelmed. The waitress was very good. Of course the one order that took too long to come out past everyone else was the one family member who likes to complain a lot. Our waitress quickly went back to check on it. The food was good. My out of town family loved it. My sandwich club was delicious but huge so I had leftovers. The only complaint was some of the ribs were too tough and not enough sauce.