32 Best American Restaurants in Cookeville

“It was a busy lunch time when we stopped by. But, we were sitted quickly and our server arrive shorty to get our drink order. Prices were excellent and our server was outstanding. Food was brought out quickly. Lots of food for lunch orders. Pleasant and fun experience.“

“Relax setting, good atmosphere, and John Dogs!!!“

“Everything was fantastic! our food, our server our drinks and even our dessert! can't say one bad thing. My new Favorite local restaurant 😋 💙“

“My husband and I’ve been meaning to go to irrationale kitchen for a year now. We finally had a time tonight to go and have a leisurely late dinner. We ordered the irrationale burger with a side of brussels sprouts, the wedge salad, and the chocolate cake for dessert! The hamburger was excellent! A nice smoked hamburger with barbecue sauce, onion rings, bacon, cheese, and all the toppings. I thought the brussels sprouts were delicious and the wedge salad was perfect. We’re glad we decided to opt for dessert. The chocolate cake was like a molten cake with an orange or citrus flavor with a scoop of ice cream that melted deliciously on the Nice warm cake. The service was great. Our waiter was attentive, and we will definitely be back! And the atmosphere was so nice that we could have a quiet conversation.“

“Very happy with the service and food. My family and I had lunch there today and our server Tia was outstanding. She did her job with ease and a great sense of humor. Could not ask for better. The food was also top notch and very appreciative of how well made and tasty everything was. Highly recommend this place and will return if ever in Cookeville again!“

“Incredibly friendly and delicious food. Some of the best bbq we’ve had in the area. And the outdoor seating is wonderful on a nice day.“

“First time there yesterday. Great experience. I had a burger, was awesome. Hubs had an Asian bowl, which was delicious. Very friendly service at the bar!!“

“Friendly staff and locals! Made our day. Food was good and very reasonable. Will definitely stop in here next time through Cookville, Tn.“

“Valerie Lashaway was such a help to me in ordering food for a friend in need who lives in Monterey. She went above and beyond to help me. Cracker Barrel, you’re lucky to have her!“

“love this place, great bartenders, the Buffalo sauce has changed though, please fix it.“

“Food was delicious. Staff very friendly.“

“all of the food was absolutely amazing, lots of variety on the menu, all of us liked what we ordered, the portion sizes were perfect, great value, really great service, a really nice atmosphere too, dog-friendly and the staff will even supply water and a dog bowl if you want. i really think this might be one of the best places in cookeville to go to since it has such a variety of dishes on the menu and really great value for what you order, also for the other reasons aforementioned“

“I dined there a few months ago. A Cookeville Gem. Great food!“

“Fantastic food, fantastic service, it was great!“

“My wife and I loved eating there. We alternated between Dondie and Tina as both are awesome servers. We ended up moving out of state and really miss Logans.“

“Fast, friendly service and darn good BBQ!“

“Excellent food!!!! And love his cooking classes!! Hope they start up again soon.“

“We had a great time and great service! Brittany was a excellent server.“

“the best bar I've been to.“

“It was our pleasure to dine at the Cookeville, TN Red Lobster at 1410 Interstate Dr. on December 12. Although it was our first time, our guest at the table is a repeat customer. Our Server Denise did an excellent job of taking our order and delivering our food in a timely manner. Butch, Sheila, and Flo (Leaders and Manager) were beyond helpful to us. Justin, our guest, ordered his favorite meal, which included an entire lobster. My husband and I didn’t know how to break down a whole lobster so at that point, the manager came over, sat at our table and assisted in the process! In all my years, I have never seen such personalized service and kindness shown to a customer that really was in need of assistance. I highly recommend that you take your family to this restaurant and see for yourself the outstanding service offered by this crew of people! The kindness shown to us was beyond hospitality! It certainly was more like family! We wish you and all your staff a wonderful new year! Thank you again!“

“Paul and I had the best waitress her name is Tiffany. She made a couple suggestions on our menu options and we loved our meal. It was fantastic. I wish more waitresses were like her. Tiffany gave us a couple suggestions from our menu. I love watching her interact with another family at the table beside us. They had small children, She spoke to them with as much respect as she does any grown-up. We will ask for Tiffany the next time we come back“

“My girlfriend and I tried Bobby Q’s for the first time last weekend. She had the Smoked Chicken which was outstanding. The smoked flavor was deep into the meat. The macaroni and cheese is flavorful and creamy. I’m not a Mac n cheese fan and I thought it was delicious. I had the fried catfish which was flaky and not overcooked. It had just the right amount of breading and the seasoning was perfect. The hush puppies were next level. Some of the best I’ve ever eaten. I always get coleslaw with fish and I was not disappointed. It is a creamy slaw just like I prefer. We live in Crossville and Bobby Q’s beats the brakes off of any place out here. We will definitely be back soon.“

“This particular location is our favorite place to go for flawless food! We've eaten here at least a dozen times and the food is always on point. We went at 2pm on Father's day this year, the waiting area and bar were completely full in addition to every table. We were told 30 minute wait but we're seated in 10 minutes. Watching the team they have here, work together to get through that was an absolute pleasure and the food? Fantastic. They never disappoint.“

“Best place ever to go ! We go there often and drive from east Tn to do it. We often go at Thanksgiving with family. Just wish there was a Golden Corral closer to Scott Co.“

“It was our first time to Spankies and I can say we will definitely go back. Our waiter Decklan was very personable and attentive! All the food was amazing. And the fried green tomatoes were the best I've had! My daughter had the fried chicken kabobs. The chicken was very juicy. It was a great find with no wait. Decklan was the best waiter we've had in awhile.
I highly recommend this place!“

“Staff are Awesome. They are so friendly & make great food“

“I just moved here from ohio and searched burgers on the map. Never heard of this place so gave it a shot and honestly was shocked with the price and how good the food was. I got the house burger and loved it. The staff seemed pretty friendly too“

“When I heard about them using tallow, I had to try it out for the first time. Since then, they are my default quick stop for clean food in Cookeville. Burgers are great, fry's are great. Service is wonderful. Never had a problem with any order.“

“Awesome barbecue!!! Loved picking up an entire meal for dinner and got my husband banana pudding for dessert.. can’t beat that! Everything was delicious.“

“Excellent service. Pleasant waitresses. All around great experience. The guy manager (not sure if more then one,since visiting from out of state) was absolutely FANTASTIC! My daughter injured her toe in North Carolina 5 days ago & as she was scooting into the booth she bumped it, causing it to start bleeding again. He went & got us stuff to wrap it with. Thank you 😊 so much.“

“it was our first time eating there, the food was great, great atmosphere, great people. Shout out to Kayla, our waitress she was Awesome!!!“

“I was looking for a quick bite on my way home. After craving fish. Ordered. The two piece dinner with a beverage and a side. To my surprise the food came out immediately. Got my Dr Pepper fountain drink and plastic utensels. The place was clean and free of debri.lots of seating space. The table had paper towels on a rool. The fish was fairly large portions,average non greasy breading the fish was firm with no fishey odor. The side of coleslaw was also fresh with no old refrigerator smell. An added bonus was a hushpuppy and two small condiments of tarter sauce. The one thing they could do without was the left over fryer crunchy bits.under the fish.overall it was very tasty and filled me up for the ride home.“