8 Best American Restaurants near Rocky Top

“My Wife and I had been wanting to try Fox's Diner for a while and today we was in the area and we stopped and I am sooo glad that we did.I had the catfish dinner and I don't have one bad thing to say about it. The fish was thick and cooked to perfection, the dish came with crinkle cut fries, cole slaw and hush puppies. The sides was just as good as the fish too ! My Wife had the 6 pc. chicken tenders plate and it came with crinkle cut fries also. The pieces of chicken was big and juicey and she could not finish her meal so she got a to-go box for her things.Now to the wait staff, We had a young man waiting on us and he had to be the most polite and professional young man that I have seen in a long time and I later found out the he was the owners son. Mom and Pop should be proud of their son and their business because me and my wife will be returning. Fox's Diner is a family owned restaurant with a comfortable feeling about it and our opinion of this Diner is very high and we will enjoy food with them again. I will rate this visit as 5 star experience.“

“First time at this diner and it was very pleasant. Not what we expected. Being called vols diner we thought tvs would be on sports and music playing. Nope. The atmosphere is actually what you would expect at any roadside diner...sounds of dishes being carried back and forth to the tables and conversation. We both ordered the vols burger with fries and it was so amazing! Very friendly people. We will go back.“

“Amended review. While wait staff was excellent our waitress was awesome she is like no bill and we are so sorry. The food left something to be desired. It was disgusting posting a picture of the big nasty hair in my dumplings! I know it wasn't mine as I have Bright red hair. This hair was black, be warned looking at the picture if you have a weak stomach will make you puke! I saw it looked across the table my mom panicked she said," it isn't a hair is it?" She knew by the look on my face that yes in fact it was a big old greasy hair. Laws help me I was so disgusted I could have puked up my toenails. The windows were filthy in fact mom said, "they need to get a local company to clean the windows." She cracks me up. Anywho unless you ask for a side of hair, look at your food thoroughly and the kitchen crew need to clean up their act. It was MCNASTY! It's sad Cracker Barrel used to be my most fave place to eat. I have been so disappointed in them recently. @CrackerBarrel do better!Update: The store manager got in touch with me apologized, and offered two free meals. That was kind! I appreciate it. I am thankful his staff were so kind. So will I go again yes! If you show me kindness I will show you kindness. So for the staff I would give a hundred stars.“

“4th time we've eaten there and it will be our last. After a 5-7 wait, a waitress came over to take our drink order. I ordered a coke and my spouse ordered unsweetened tea. After our drinks were brought,@ least 10 minutes went by before another waitress came by. She apologized for the 1st waitress not coming back to take or food order.I ordered a vegetable plate and my husband ordered a fried shrimp dinner. In the meanwhile, the restaurant was emptying out of diners. We watched people all around us being served and eating it, getting up, paying and leaving and we hadn't even gotten our food.My husband flagged our original waitress down and asked her if we should just pay for our drinks and forget about the food order. She just shrugged her shoulders and walked off.Long story a little shorter, after a 45 minute wait, we finally got our food. It was not good @ all. I wanted to leave within the first 10 minutes, but hubby kept saying, let's just give them a few more minutes.Again, we won't be back.“

“Stopped in on an impulse, the place wasn't open yet. But there was a gentleman carrying things in, and offered to feed us prior to opening. He was a sweetheart, so the service was fantastic!!. Got the pulled pork platter which was excellent. Will definitely stop here again when I'm in town ✴️✴️✴️✴️✴️“

“We had a delicious home cooked lunch today. Hubby had chicken livers & 2 sides, and I had the chicken & dumplings & 2 sides. The waitress/servers were very pleasant…we will definitely be back. We are travelling from Ontario, and will stop here again (on our way to Florida, or on our way back home:)“

“My boss introduced me to this place. Great local restaurant. they has daily specials (listed on the board by the door) as well as a full menu of items. We always get great food and awesome service. we will be back ( many times a week) We love it. and firmly believe in support local businesses. Ashley always takes great care of us.“