Petro's Chili & Chips - Johnson City

I so wish we had one in

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I love this place. My favorite in all places to eat in Johnson City. I love all the gluten-free options. Always clean, great bathrooms. The baked broccoli potatoes are the absolute best.

Vegetarian options: Great place for gluten-free options as well.

Kid-friendliness: Great place for kids.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Gallon of Hint of Orange Tea, Taco Salad, Loaded Potato

Gluten Free and awesome! 👍

Dietary restrictions: Gluten free

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Loaded Potato

My chicken chili was delicious

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Food poisoning from the pulled pork … it was the only thing I ate all day so I know it came from here.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 5

Huge baked potato with lots of butter, sour cream and "stuffings"!
Made for a great lunch!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Loaded Potato

I love chili and chips with sour cream

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Absolutely love this petros, it's standalone location has a lovely small dining room which is a good quiet place to grab lunch or dinner. Get the barbecue Petros potato it's absolutely delicious.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Great food, great prices and Gluten Free

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Vegetarian options: I like the option to have vegetarian chili with my Petro

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Vegetarian Chili

Food is good but it's expensive, I'm sure I'll go back again eventually but it's out of my usual travel lane so it may be a while.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

We live in Kentucky, but we always go here when I come in to see family

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Loaded Double Hot Dog Deal, Chili-Cheese Dog, Loaded Potato, Petro Dog and Chili Cheese Dog, Petro Frito Chili Pie

I recently visited Pedro’s Chili and Chips and was delighted by their menu options. They offer at least three vegan and three vegetarian dishes, including the wonderful vegan nachos. The nachos are deliciously tasty and not too salty, which I really appreciate. The service was kind and attentive, and for an extra touch, you can add jalapeños and black olives. It’s fantastic to see a fast food restaurant supporting vegan options that are both tasty and filling. I have to give them five stars!

Historical Background
Pedro’s Chili and Chips, originally known as Petro’s Chili & Chips, made its debut at the 1982 World’s Fair in Knoxville, Tennessee. The concept was created by Joe and Carol Schoentrup, who served chili and corn chips in a sliced-open Fritos® bag, topped with various ingredients. This unique dish, initially called a “Petroleum Belly,” quickly became popular and was later shortened to "Petro®".

After the success at the World’s Fair, the first permanent Petro’s location opened in Knoxville’s West Town Mall in 1985. Over the years, the menu expanded to include items like baked potatoes, hot dogs, and nachos, and the brand became known for its signature Hint-of-Orange® Iced Tea.

Today, Pedro’s Chili and Chips continues to delight customers with its unique and tasty offerings.

Vegetarian options: Vegan chili, vegetarian chili, vegan and vegetarian potatoes ,vegan nachos = very impressed

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I had the BBQ chicken nachos and the blueberry lemon refresher, and it was definitely nothing to write home about. The nachos were cold and soggy, the queso was grainy and the chicken was the same quality as the Tyson pre-cooked grilled chicken strips. The BBQ sauce left a weird taste in my mouth. The drink just seemed to be Sprite with a shot of blueberry syrup added and a slice of lemon. All of this definitely was not worth $14. They have really good tea though. Would only come back for the tea, not food.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 1

Service: 5

Food is usually pretty good. The buffalo chicken petro is usually my goto. The baked potatoes are decent.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5