14 Best Southern Restaurants near Alcoa

“Great experience! We had a party of eleven with five kids and four seperate checks! Our waitress handled this both professional and efficient and we found out later that she was new to cheddar's - maybe so but I doubt she is new to food service! She is a keeper Cheddar's ! Hats off to you for seeking suchlike this young lady.( wish I had been more attentive to catching her name. She gets Ten stars!“

“Ethan from OCharleys in Alcoa Tennessee wa a wonderful waiter. Just don’t know his last name and would like to know it. Does anyone know“

“My Home style chicken was terrible. It didn’t taste like the home style I have gotten before and it’s one of my favorites. I didn’t eat hardly any of it. I was disappointed and wished I have just ordered a vegetable plate. The green beans are terrible also I think they’re cooking them a different way. I was so disappointed and I’m a fan of Cracker Barrel but may choose to go to a different restaurant next time we go out to eat.“

“Great food, service, and a happy clean atmosphere!“

“Always great and consistent“

“We’ve been to Walnut Kitchen for dinner three times in 3 months and numerous times for lunch. Every meal we’ve had has been absolutely delicious from starters to desserts. Don’t miss out on this gem, with a team that truly cares for your complete satisfaction.“

“When I saw this place was open I was definitely excited because we don’t have 1 single restaurant around here that is like this. I waited a bit until they got up a running and ordered catfish and smothered chicken. The food was AMAZING! Being a fan of fried fish, catfish isn’t on the top of my list because of the “gamey” taste but there was none of that! I even ate it without tartar sauce (which was a first( because it just didn’t need it. They have different hours so it was a while before I could try it again. The second time I didn’t know what to expect because their popularity had grown (catering for UT and such) so I braced myself for the possibility that the quality might be different, boy was I wrong! The chef’s food was just as delicious and consistent as the first time we had it. My kids (who are picky) loved it, especially the cornbread. My son said “I don’t like cornbread!” I told him to try theirs and I hadn’t even had it yet, but the sheer look and smell told me it was amazing and it was. My most recent visit the chef had me try his green and cabbage. I DO NOT like cabbage but I tried it based on his other food alone, and it blew me away. I left my plate of salmon, greens and Mac and cheese in the kitchen and to my disappointment SOMEONE ate ALL of it, but I was ok with it. 😂 I told the owner as much as I didn’t want to make this review because I wanted to be selfish and make sure our area can enjoy his food without it being sold out, I also feel it would be a crime not to tell Knoxville about how AMAZING this place is. Do yourself a favor and check them out. They also have a food truck that will be down by the Henley street bridge for those in that area. Ola’s is definitely what South Knox needed and the food is like a warm comfy blanket! 5 star ALL day long! ❤️🙏🏾“

“I came by with a discount card that I clearly hadn’t read to see what was offered in the discount. The card read one free chick meal with a Purchase of atrio. I of course read that as two trios. They made it right and were very friendly and doing so. I will be back for sure! But that was totally my mistake.“

“I typically love Maple Street. Something has changed over the past yr and my order tastes different. Now I know Cracker Barrell took over the chain but not sure if that is the source or not. Still a solid place for breakfast and I will definitely be back.“

“We love to come to Cheddars for lunch! Generally, we all three get salmon with the bourbon glaze. It is so good! The rolls are out of sight! The atmosphere is so nice and conducive to our monthly time of getting caught up with each other. It is also my granddaughters’ most recommended place to eat! The attentive service, delicious food, and wonderful atmosphere makes it a winner!“

“Ok, so I eat at Buddy's BBQ all the time. So today I go to the Bearden location for an early lunch. Get my food and drink and go to a table by the windows. As I am sitting there eating, small black ants are crawling everywhere, along the windows sills and even on my table while I was trying to eat. I killed about 3 . I did notice ants were on other tables along the windows. Plus the windows sills were dirty and nasty. Number 2, the TV was on and extremely loud....and what was on ? Sports!!!! Men yacking back and forth as fast as they could talk. Not everyone enjoys listening and watching sports in every restaurant in town!!!!!“

“This restaurant is the bomb diggity! The first thing I noticed was not the menu but how clean the restaurant is kept and a 100 Health Score. I have had every variety of chicken salad here and my nephew who is with me loves the place also. I eat here at least twice weekly. The employees here are very friendly and go out of their way to be helpful. If you like Chicken Salad this is the place you’ll love to come to.“

“Normally we have a good experience. However the last time we went not so much.“

“Our dinner was excellent!!! There was 7 of us for a birthday dinner. Our serv ice was amazing. Lauren D too super care of. She kept Our drinks full, food came out in a hurry. She took care of us.“