Sonic Drive-In

Fat Hats is so good. Went for breakfast as well as dinner - yum. Always stop in whenever we are in…read morethe area. Never disappoints. Good people. Good food. Cute little diner.

Classic dining experience---solid service, food and atmosphere. Recommend as a great place to stop…read moreon your way into Knoxville from the West. Thumbs Up!

Interior counter

Double super burger Crinkle fries

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Mushroom swiss burger Onion rings

Lazy Beagle

4.2(96 reviews)

1.0 mi

This is a great place located in Downtown Sweetwater! Food was good, serivce was good seated…read morequickly with zero compalints!

Great little spot with wonderful atmosphere. We got the…read morefried pickle chips and they were just mediocre. The waiter suggested the bang bang shrimp tacos and they were really good. The wifey got shrimp and grits because she absolutely loves them but she said these were below mediocre. She was not a fan of the tomato base. I'm giving it a solid 4 stars based primarily on my tacos.

Mahi Mahi with grilled zucchini and squash

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Hunter's Bakery & Cafe

3.9(55 reviews)

1.1 mi

Food was prepared peefect. I had salmon, which was not over cooked as usual at other restaurants…read more My daughter had chicken salad on croissant, which was very flavorful. Our waiter was very prompt and friendly. Nice atmosphere.

Nice storefront restaurant. Really tasty club sandwich and fries. The old style building and…read morefriendly staff made it a great experience.

Interior looking into the dining room.

Salad Trio - Chicken Salad, Pasta Salad & a Fruit Salad, yum!

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Outside

City Recreation Center

3.0(3 reviews)

1.0 mi

Ok so as an outsider I walked in and was eyeballed as an outsider w/o a doubt. However I hung in…read morethere as the burgers were said to be good. Well they were. Very good and cheap. Bacon cheeseburger was $5.25. It's a good local dive bar. But all in all people were friendly and food was good.

Unless I'm mistaken, this place is closed down. I looked for 15 minutes following gps maps.read more

Bradley's Pit Barbecue & Grill

3.5(252 reviews)

0.9 mi

We were a big group and went ahead and did a reservation…read more Ordering was easy with plenty of menus to go around. I ordered a build your own piggy with pulled pork on a baked potato. It was great.

Couldn't rate lower than a one or I would made a 113. Delivery order my item was a Philly cheese…read moresteak it had Zero Bell Peppers one slice of Swiss desispete order Ing and paying for double toppings as I wanted to make it 2 meals the end of the potato was rotten floating in quarter inch of grease with dry lumps of meat on a rotten empty potato, long time repeat customer very upset as I am.gettinga run around. Spike to supposed manager said he cooked was recorded got 3 different stories hopes the wonwr reads this they need fired!

Dining room

Pincolada

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Los Zacatecanos

4.4(44 reviews)

1.4 mi

First time to visit at this restaurant. The food was amazing…read moreand our waiter was very friendly and made sure are drinks were filled and our food was what we ordered. Will definitely be going back.

Ordered 3 taco special with beans and rice. Rice and beans were cold. Would not recommend this…read moreplace at all.

Appetizer sampler platter

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El Jacal

3.2(27 reviews)

1.0 mi

It's a comfort Mexican restaurant with surprisingly friendly staff. The food is good but exactly…read morewhat one might expect for restaurants like this. The ceiling interior is unique for the small restaurant and while it's not my favorite Mexican restaurant there's nothing to complain about and matches all my expectations.

We've eaten here twice, once w/our best friends, at their suggestion; and then one more time to…read moregive it one more shot. The chips and salsa are great but our entrees weren't very good. We had chicken & beef fajitas and chicken tacos. The dining room was way too loud and we couldn't even hear each other or have a nice dinner conversation. We'll be heading back to Sol Azteca, as we've never had a bad meal or bad experience there.

Chips & Salsa

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Restaurant outside

A&W Restaurant

1.0(1 review)

0.0 mi

Ordered a few different burgers, fries, chili cheese fries, the corn dog bites and root beer…read morefreezes. The only thing edible was the root beer freeze. The food was disgusting!!!!! I won't be back. How disappointing.

From the owner: A&W Restaurants have been serving up signature burgers, hand-breaded chicken tenders and root beer…read morefloats since 1919. A&W still makes root beer fresh in their restaurants with real cane sugar served in a frosty mug.

Burger King

1.6(26 reviews)

2.0 mi

We were very disappointed with our visit. Every table in the dining area was dirty, and we had to…read moreask someone to clean one before we could sit down. Unfortunately, things didn't improve from there. Our order was incorrect, and my burger wasn't even warm when it was served. To make matters worse, the restrooms were filthy and clearly hadn't been cleaned in quite some time. A clean dining room, accurate orders, hot food, and sanitary bathrooms are basic expectations at any restaurant. This experience fell well short of that, and we won't be returning unless significant improvements are made.

No napkins no straws - what I ordered vs what I got. Old oil…read morefries were gross. All in trash.

Dining area

Royal Crispy Sandwich, Chicken Fries, Chicken Nuggets, Original Chicken Sandwich, Drink

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Classic Wrap Spicy Wrap Honey Mustard Wrap

Wendy's

1.5(2 reviews)

0.2 mi

The two stars were given because the food was hot. It is really difficult for employees to work at…read morean establishment that does not have the ingredients it needs to make the food. Cheese, bacon, honey mustard, BBQ Sauce were just a few items they were out of. Because they were trying so hard to make food for customers with what they had, they were making mistakes, leaving things off orders (cheese left off burgers), no catsup, regular instead of spicy chicken. Just little mistakes that they should not be making. The frosty was thin and diluted. No flavor and very little thickness. Maybe out of that mix, too? I suggest that the managers be held responsible for making sure the employees have what they need to do their job, and training the employees to stay organized (or pitch in and give them a hand). We love Wendy's and are hoping they can get these things addressed before they lose business in a small town that is trying their best to support them.

Didn't acknowledge me as a customer,so we went to Taco Bell…read more Got home call Wendy's and asked if they was short hand, she said just busy.i still feel like they could have spoken to me and said we will be with you as soon as possible

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Blayne '.

5 months ago

Overall the food was very good and the service was great. Sidney was nice and friendly and took only 15 minutes for our order for 6 people and overall was great. read more

Steve M.

2 years ago

I always wondered what the special olympics athletes do in their spare time. Apparently they all work at this Sonic location. This place is a complete joke. read more

Jeremiah S.

5 years ago

This spot was so disappointing the burgers were dry, and the chicken tenders were also dry,and the cheese sticks were not finished

Janis W.

8 years ago

Love this Sonic! Great food and great people

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