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Gatlinburg restaurants

Posted on 6/22/21 at 6:11 pm
Posted by BigB0882
Baton Rouge
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Posted on 6/22/21 at 6:11 pm
We are going to Gatlinburg in July and have a few places to eat (Greenbriar and Paula Deen’s restaurant) but have one night where we are undecided. We are eating a lot of southern/home cooking and want something maybe a bit different. Is there a good Mexican place? Any other place that is a must do?
Posted by Paul Allen
Montauk, NY
Member since Nov 2007
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Posted on 6/22/21 at 6:12 pm to
Posted by AscensionTiger
Prairieville, LA
Member since Jun 2004
3676 posts
Posted on 6/22/21 at 6:15 pm to
quote:

Is there a good Mexican place?


Loco Buro
Posted by BigPerm30
Member since Aug 2011
25851 posts
Posted on 6/22/21 at 6:23 pm to
Local Goat is the Goat. Not sure if it’s close to you. I think it’s in Pigeon Forge. It was so good we went twice on our trip. Good beer menu too.
Posted by BMoney
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2005
16257 posts
Posted on 6/22/21 at 6:24 pm to
Enjoy the pancakes. There’s a 3 story Mexican place that was good.
Posted by FleetFox504
Member since Nov 2013
370 posts
Posted on 6/22/21 at 6:43 pm to
Awful awful food there. Awful. Paula deens maybe the worst.

Take the advice I did not: cook every one of your own meals
Posted by ThreeBonesCater
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2014
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Posted on 6/22/21 at 6:45 pm to
We were there last week and actually did hit the Shoneys, it was glorious. I'd recommend trying to eat at off-peak times, everything is super packed right now.
Posted by ThreeBonesCater
Baton Rouge
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Posted on 6/22/21 at 7:35 pm to
Agreed, but this is tough to do when trying to pack your days unless you bring some pans of stuff to reheat once you get there. Pigeon Forge is mainly chain restaurants, pancake joints, and ice cream shops. I wanted to try Local Goat but there were cars parked out into the street. We had passable burgers at Fuddruckers, and some mediocre tex-mex near Anakeesta. Wait times were so off the chart we finally broke down and bought frozen lasagna and stuff to make sandwiches.
Posted by moontigr
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Member since Nov 2020
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Posted on 6/22/21 at 7:36 pm to
Paula Deen's restaurant sucks. My favorite is Pancake Pantry. They have so many great sandwich and breakfast options, I could eat there for every meal.
Posted by lsusteve1
Member since Dec 2004
41859 posts
Posted on 6/22/21 at 9:14 pm to
Local Goat in Pigeon Forge

They even make all of their condiments
This post was edited on 6/22/21 at 9:15 pm
Posted by Coater
Madison, MS
Member since Jun 2005
33055 posts
Posted on 6/22/21 at 9:59 pm to
The pizza at smoky mountain brewery is solid

Greenbriar is great
Posted by TigerOnTheMountain
Higher Elevation
Member since Oct 2014
41773 posts
Posted on 6/23/21 at 12:08 am to
New Orleans Sandwich Company is excellent. I forget the name of the Mexican restaurant across from the aquarium, but it’s not bad.
Posted by SOUTHFLATIGER
South Florida
Member since Dec 2003
411 posts
Posted on 6/23/21 at 6:35 am to
Not in Gatlinburg (about 30 mins away), but We enjoyed English Mountain Trout Farm. You catch 'em; they cook 'em.
Posted by LSUBoo
Knoxville, TN
Member since Mar 2006
101915 posts
Posted on 6/23/21 at 7:18 am to
Smoky Mountain Brewery (one in Gatlinburg on the park end and one in Pigeon Forge) has good food and alright beer.

Gatlingburg Brewing Company has really good pizza and better beer.

I don't know about any Mexican places.

If you want some good non-chain food off the strip, check out The Greenbrier Restaurant, Three Jimmy's, or The Rampant Lion.
Posted by Coater
Madison, MS
Member since Jun 2005
33055 posts
Posted on 6/23/21 at 7:31 am to
We’ve done Delauders and Tennessee Jeds. Both were pretty solid lunch options. You can bring your beer into Delauders (there’s a good liquor/beer shop about a mile down the road with a generic sounding name).

I wanted to try Red oak bistro but we never made it there
Posted by pdubya76
Sw Ms
Member since Mar 2012
5957 posts
Posted on 6/23/21 at 7:55 am to
No Way Jose’s is good. There is one by the aquarium and also one in pigeon forge by the Harley Davidson dealer.
This post was edited on 6/23/21 at 7:57 am
Posted by Jsteven
Nashville, TN
Member since Sep 2010
666 posts
Posted on 6/23/21 at 10:29 am to
I would recommend a drive over to wears valley and hit up Elvira's.

Posted by GCTigahs
Member since Oct 2014
2028 posts
Posted on 6/23/21 at 1:46 pm to
+1 on Elvira's and anywhere else out towards Townsend.
Posted by LSUZombie
A Cemetery Near You
Member since Apr 2008
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Posted on 6/23/21 at 1:54 pm to
quote:

Gatlinburg restaurants


This is of no real help, but last time we went to Gatlinburg we cooked all meals in the cabin. Driving through Gatlinburg and seeing people lined down the street to eat pancakes at 10:30 AM, I felt we made the right choice.

We did eat lunch one day at Mama's Chicken Kitchen and it was quite delicious.
Posted by Dam Guide
Member since Sep 2005
15498 posts
Posted on 6/23/21 at 2:26 pm to
quote:

This is of no real help, but last time we went to Gatlinburg we cooked all meals in the cabin. Driving through Gatlinburg and seeing people lined down the street to eat pancakes at 10:30 AM, I felt we made the right choice.


It's the best choice, that whole area is populated with restaurants that are at best decent chain restaurant quality. Most can be bested with a frozen Stouffers meal.

It really is a hellscape of chain food.
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