Holy cow!!!! I’ve not had such great food in forever!!!! I would have taken a pic but I was too excited to try it and forgot. I ordered the mushroom Swiss sandwich. Bread so soft with a nice little crunch.
I also ordered the borscht and urban to go! They make the urban with tofu. 🤤🤤🤤🤤
Updated from previous review on 2026-01-23
Tony Panozzo
Very tasty counter-service brunch spot with neat pastel interior decorations. Service was fast and the food was fresh and delicious. The Smoked Turkey melt was amazing!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 3
stokely65
I would say the service was very poor. We walked up to the ordering stand and were denied service because it was exactly at 3 o’clock. Someone should have had the door shut by that time.. Once a guest has entered and been allowed to get to the register where you order, you shouldn’t be denying them the ability to order.
Service: 1
Marvnfisher1
Best deli around!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jenny Yang
Such a unique cute cafe. Everything was delicious. I don't think you can go wrong with anything on their menu. The borscht and whitefish sandwich were my favorite. I can't wait to come back when I come to Knoxville!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Dustin Mcghee
AMAZING food, always nice to see Lawrence and Emily
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Renee Junette
Potchke Deli is FAR from a traditional Jewish deli! It’s not bad but it’s nothing to write home about. I grew up in New York and most New Yorkers would call it just a sandwich shop. I’ve had better.
Potchke is possibly the best breakfast place in Knoxville. The food is delicious and made with quality ingredients. The coffee is also stellar, and the seasonal lattes are worth a try. The restaurant is also beautifully decorated.
Disappointing visit (12/1). Saw all the hoopla on the awards, etc. so we decided to make the 110 mile (roundtrip) to try it out. We purchased 6 bagels to take out and two to dine in. Both dine in bagels were poppy seed - one with cream cheese, the other bacon egg and cheese. Perhaps this batch was just an error? They were the salties bagels that I've ever eaten - even so much as a mouth-puckering reaction and the salt taste remained on your lips. It was the contents as they were different. There is no way that this reputation was built on these bagels. Again, had to be a recipe error in the batch.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 5
L Toba
The taste is light for cappuccino. Food is delicious. We ordered 1. Lox bialy (open faces) - freshly prepared. it was yummy & pretty filling. I'd recommend sandwich & maybe order other bakery/cake if insufficient, unless you like bagel... 2. green goddess fritatta sandwich - yummy with crispy dialysis, cheese, fresh vegi & pumpkin and it was just nice for light eater.
we wanted to try babka but it was no more when arrived in the afternoon. next time will be early... . So, we ordered an apple coffee cake, which didn’t taste like apple & coffee cake, but i still enjoyed it as the addition of nuts, slight sugar & cinnamon on top made each bite another layer of light nutty flavor and crunchy texture.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Lox Bialy, Green Goddess Frittata Sandwich
Drew Stevenson
The food was great, but they weren't receptive to changes (simply NOT adding ingredients) to better accommodate kids' taste, and while everything was good, I didn't feel like the experience was worth the exorbitantly long wait time - both to get in the door and to get our food.
Amazing people and food. The Potato Blintz. The staff was very kind.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Potato Blintz
Katie Roberts
This excellent review is for Potchke bagels in Cedar Bluff. Last week we tried Potchke deli in downtown Knox. It was our first time ever trying Potchkes. the food was phenomenal but the service was pretentious and unwelcoming. Today we tried Potchke bagels in cedar bluff and it was an entirely different attitude and experience. These workers are powerhouses. They were cranking out perfect bagels and sandwiches in record time. The place was super busy but was well organized. The best part was... every single employee that I came in contact with had a big bright smile on their face and were very welcoming. It made our experience really nice this morning. THIS IS THE POTCHKE we will revisit every weekend. We got 2 different Babka loafs, 2 specialty lattes, 2 bacon egg and cheese bagels with the fuss, and an everything bagel with cream cheese. The bagels are so soft and delicious 😋. It is our new favorite eatery in Knoxville and surrounding area! Thank you to the cashier, barista and the food preppers who made our visit a super enjoyable and happy one!
Holy cow!!!! I’ve not had such great food in forever!!!! I would have taken a pic but I was too excited to try it and forgot. I ordered the mushroom Swiss sandwich. Bread so soft with a nice little crunch. I also ordered the borscht and urban to go! They make the urban with tofu. 🤤🤤🤤🤤 Updated from previous review on 2026-01-23
Very tasty counter-service brunch spot with neat pastel interior decorations. Service was fast and the food was fresh and delicious. The Smoked Turkey melt was amazing!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 3
I would say the service was very poor. We walked up to the ordering stand and were denied service because it was exactly at 3 o’clock. Someone should have had the door shut by that time.. Once a guest has entered and been allowed to get to the register where you order, you shouldn’t be denying them the ability to order.
Service: 1
Best deli around!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Such a unique cute cafe. Everything was delicious. I don't think you can go wrong with anything on their menu. The borscht and whitefish sandwich were my favorite. I can't wait to come back when I come to Knoxville!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
AMAZING food, always nice to see Lawrence and Emily
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Potchke Deli is FAR from a traditional Jewish deli! It’s not bad but it’s nothing to write home about. I grew up in New York and most New Yorkers would call it just a sandwich shop. I’ve had better.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Whitefish Bialy, Trad Pastrami Reuben
Potchke is possibly the best breakfast place in Knoxville. The food is delicious and made with quality ingredients. The coffee is also stellar, and the seasonal lattes are worth a try. The restaurant is also beautifully decorated.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chocolate Babka, Whitefish, Green Goddess Frittata Sandwich, Avocado Toast, Cinnamon Babka, Salmon Lox
Hands down, the best lox and bagels you'll ever get this far south.
I've tried authentic delis in New York, and this puts some of those places to shame
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lox Bialy, Potato Blintz
The rip and dip with the bialy, Georgian Bean spread and lebna is phenomenal. The flavors of everything were perfect.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Disappointing visit (12/1). Saw all the hoopla on the awards, etc. so we decided to make the 110 mile (roundtrip) to try it out. We purchased 6 bagels to take out and two to dine in. Both dine in bagels were poppy seed - one with cream cheese, the other bacon egg and cheese. Perhaps this batch was just an error? They were the salties bagels that I've ever eaten - even so much as a mouth-puckering reaction and the salt taste remained on your lips. It was the contents as they were different. There is no way that this reputation was built on these bagels. Again, had to be a recipe error in the batch.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 5
The taste is light for cappuccino. Food is delicious. We ordered
1. Lox bialy (open faces) - freshly prepared. it was yummy & pretty filling. I'd recommend sandwich & maybe order other bakery/cake if insufficient, unless you like bagel...
2. green goddess fritatta sandwich - yummy with crispy dialysis, cheese, fresh vegi & pumpkin and it was just nice for light eater.
we wanted to try babka but it was no more when arrived in the afternoon. next time will be early... . So, we ordered an apple coffee cake, which didn’t taste like apple & coffee cake, but i still enjoyed it as the addition of nuts, slight sugar & cinnamon on top made each bite another layer of light nutty flavor and crunchy texture.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Lox Bialy, Green Goddess Frittata Sandwich
The food was great, but they weren't receptive to changes (simply NOT adding ingredients) to better accommodate kids' taste, and while everything was good, I didn't feel like the experience was worth the exorbitantly long wait time - both to get in the door and to get our food.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Matzo Ball Soup, Trad Pastrami Reuben
Amazing people and food. The Potato Blintz. The staff was very kind.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Potato Blintz
This excellent review is for Potchke bagels in Cedar Bluff. Last week we tried Potchke deli in downtown Knox. It was our first time ever trying Potchkes. the food was phenomenal but the service was pretentious and unwelcoming. Today we tried Potchke bagels in cedar bluff and it was an entirely different attitude and experience. These workers are powerhouses. They were cranking out perfect bagels and sandwiches in record time. The place was super busy but was well organized. The best part was... every single employee that I came in contact with had a big bright smile on their face and were very welcoming. It made our experience really nice this morning. THIS IS THE POTCHKE we will revisit every weekend. We got 2 different Babka loafs, 2 specialty lattes, 2 bacon egg and cheese bagels with the fuss, and an everything bagel with cream cheese. The bagels are so soft and delicious 😋. It is our new favorite eatery in Knoxville and surrounding area! Thank you to the cashier, barista and the food preppers who made our visit a super enjoyable and happy one!
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