Knoxville

Looking for good local restaurants in the Knoxville, TN area. No chain restaurants, just fresh local flavor.

Here is a link to another thread on Knoxville restaurants.
http://www.roadfood.com/Forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2498
I can personally recommend Calhoun's. I go to Knoxville on occasion for my job, and I make it a point on every visit to go to Calhoun's for barbeque. Very good pork ribs and sides. If you're a dessert eater, try the strawberry shortcake if they have it. It's delicious, and they give you enough to share it with someone else. Here is a link to Calhoun's website.
http://www.calhouns.com/cal

Paging Sundancer........please pick up the white courtesy phone and give a report on Knoxville.

Oh, you don 't mean Knoxville, Illinois...

Yes, as Pogo said, Littons.

Also, some here:

http://www.roadfood.com/Forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=450

Sullivan's in Rocky Hill area of Knoxville near West Towne Mall is very good .

Litton's (Fountain City) Burgers & desserts
Chop's Grill (Downtown West) Thunder Road Burger
Sam & Andy's (Farragut) Vol Burger
Italian Market & Grill (West) Pollo Emily Anna, pizza
Copper Celler (UT & West Knoxville) House salad dressing (chedder cheese), prime rib
Riverside Tavern (Downtown) Bread, pork tenderloin

Northern Exposure is closed, Puelo's is good but not worth the wait

Since many of the suggestions are not of the roadfood variety I'll continue in that vein and suggest Aubrey's. Nice diverse menu, food is excellent, and location in Farragut, Powell, Maryville. moderately priced. Can't go wrong here and great atmosphere.

carl reitz
knoxville, tn

I had breakfast yesterday at The Amber restaurant on Broadway. There are 2 of these, one in Halls (on Broadway) and one much closer to Knoxville also on Broadway @ I-640.
Looks like a good roadfood type place. The usual fare of sandwiches, salads, etc. breakfast menu was satisfactory but not some things I would have expected like grits.
Maybe it was just the day. The food was really good & tasty, but the service was extremely slow. I will go back again and try it though.

carl reitz

GF talks all the time about Big Ed’s Pizza in Oak Ridge. She's been there and done that many times, and I have even seen the T-Shirt!

Littons is very good, but frankly, I was disappointed in the Thunder Road burger that J&M make a point of mentioning in their review. However, don't pass up the Italian cream cake, one of my favorite iterations of that dessert.

Don't miss out on Big Ed's for Atmosphere! Just be prepared to wait in line for a table on Fri. and Sat. nights! They are closed on Sunday! Thanks Olphart for mentioning it! Big Ed's is located in the historic Jackson Square Area in Oak Ridge, Tn.! Worth the Short drive from Knoxville!

Boy, It seems that we have a good sized delegation in the Knoxville (TN) area. Maybe we ought to think about a Calhoun's evening or something like that.
Sundancer, You been recruitiing down there???

How about a Litton's evening? Pogo and I could carpool...

Litton's, O'Charley's, or I'll even suggest another, Smokey's BBQ & Deli on Middlebrook & Liberty.

carl reitz

For sentimental reasons and late nite craves it's Gus's on campus.
Love the fries and the hot steamed sandwiches!

Sundancer sez:
Italian: Louis's which has the best spaghetti in Knoxville and real good veal parma, lasagna and pizza.

4661 Old Broadway 865-688-4121

Mexican: El Charro which has great Chimi's. Voted Knoxville's best since 1982. They have three locations but the best is on top of Bearden hill

6701 Kingston Pike 865-584-9807

Chinese: Mandarin House which was voted best buffet since 1995. I really like their General Tsao. They keep the buffet fresh. Everything is good.
They have 5 locations but the one I like the best is:

314 Merchants Road 865-689-4800

Cafeteria: S & S Cafeteria. I like everything here. They keep it fresh and very seldom keep a lot of anything out so that is does not get stale. You can see what you like and the price is right. Real good veggies.

4808 Kingston Pike 865-584-5191

All of the above locations are close to interstate and the Sundancer can personally attest to the quality and taste. Let me know if you try them.

Paul E. Smith
Knoxville, TN

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Originally posted by michaelgemmell

Oh, you don 't mean Knoxville, Illinois...

I know of a knoxville, OH, Knoxville, MO, and Knoxville, IA

carl reitz

Dont forget TIME OUT DELI just south of West Town Mall on Kingston Pike. The menu goes way beyond just deli sandwiches. I have honestly never had anything from there that wasn't beyond excellence.

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Originally posted by Pogo

Dont forget TIME OUT DELI just south of West Town Mall on Kingston Pike. The menu goes way beyond just deli sandwiches. I have honestly never had anything from there that wasn't beyond excellence.

And the owner is a hoot to talk with as well. A most enjoyable place!

carl reitz

Altruda's for italian, the food is great. You have to love a place where you brag not only on the food but the salad and garlic rolls.

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Originally posted by carlton pierre

Litton's, O'Charley's, or I'll even suggest another, Smokey's BBQ & Deli on Middlebrook & Liberty.

carl reitz

Hey Knoxville, I drove by Smokey's BBQ this morning and it certainly had the look of being out of business. Insides looked empty. So sad.

There is a place in my neighborhood called Ray's Rib Shack that I intend to check out but have not been to yet.

carl reitz