Hot Rods 50's Diner

373 Hannum St, Alcoa
(865) 984-7171

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makcurtis

You need to ask your server for the vegan menu, as it is separate and not offered by default. Menu has several diner classics, mostly salads and burgers. I got a grilled cheese with bacon, which was good! Nothing really special or amazing about it, and the fries were ok. Not the best but not the worst. (Huge portion of fries!) The star of the show, however, was the red velvet milkshake, which was perhaps the best vegan milkshake I’ve ever had. Not too heavy and rich, so it was a very welcome complement to the meal, and it had a delicious, distinctive red velvet flavor. Worth a stop if it’s on your route (even if it’s just for the vintage diner aesthetic!), but not worth a detour imo.

Matthew Newlander

Need to use other seasonings other than salt, it was quite excessive.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 4

Travis Walden

Come for the burgers, chicken sandwich, poutines. Stay for the desserts. FRIED HONEY BUN SUNDAE. Might be the best I've ever had.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Talisha Davis

Such a large selection of food! Great service and great taste! All around fun to be at!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jordan Pier

Very disappointed in this place. I had high hopes based on the number of positive reviews it received.

My wife and I waited about 30 minutes for a table. We were warned ahead of time of the wait and chose to wait. Since we had time to look at the menu while we were waiting for a seat, once we were seated we were ready to order.

From the time we ordered our food to when we got it was about a half an hour. The appetizer came out at the same time as the meals defeating the purpose of the appetizer.

I ordered a classic BLT and my wife ordered the hot rod club. Beau's sandwiches for very small in the bread was very dry. Overall flavors were lacking.

Sweet tea tasted burnt and not sweet at all.

Booth was tiny and we could not fit the two plates of food and the appetizer on it.

So sad it wasn't better.

Amanda Burns

Just left here with my husband and parents
Wanted to try it out
Wait time was 30 to 35 minutes was told 20 to 25
Food came 30 minutes after we ordered
Fries were cold burger was good
Refilled my husbands drink but not mine
Will not be returning

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 2

Service: 1

Terri

Awesome food, service was great and atmosphere is fun, best chocolate malt's anywhere❤️❤️❤️

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

allen cordier

Great food! Awesome decoractions to see. very good service

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Steven Stone

Encyclopedic menu. Everyone at the table raved over the food. Good service, large portions.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Nathan D

Great diner although it was very busy and took a while on a Saturday night to get food. Fun atmosphere and lively crowd. Solid diner staples and and excellent milkshakes!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jeff Hicks

My family use to order take out dinners from Hot Rods 50s diner frequently until we got home one evening with the worse meatloaf dinner ever. I call the restaurant and spoke with manager on duty to voice my displeasure with the dinner. She took my name and home address to send a coupon for a free dinner but we never received anything in the mail. Tried to feed the meatloaf to my dog but he wouldn't even eat it. We will never patronize that establishment again. If you are ordering carryout make sure you check your food before you drive off. Very poor business practices and giving them one star is a stretch for sure!

KT Pinto

Jaime, our waitress, was wonderful!
I had fried green tomatoes for the very first time, and they were a-may-zing!
The atmosphere is wonderful, the staff is great, and the food was plentiful and tasty!
Can't wait to go there again!
8/8/25 Brooke was our waitress and she was a-may-zing!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Andrew Leslie

Food was amazing did the chubby challenge the burger is 33oz burger with 1lbs of fries burger was amazing and beat the 30 mins challenge at 28mins and 10 seconds

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

GLR

We had a very good lunch of burgers and fries. I also tried a vanilla malt

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Toynie Robinson

Well we sat outside and the flies kept flying around.. I think if u would put them candles out on the table it will repaile the flies away..

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 5

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