I visited this sandwich shop / ice cream shop during lunch on my 2nd day in town while on a…read morebusiness trip. Inside its pretty eclectic with many items posted on the walls. To me it looks more like a tea shop than a sandwich shop. During our visit, they played fairly loud religious music for a sandwich shop. Next door was an ice cream shop but I didn't feel like any ice cream after eating and I'm not a big Blue Bell fan anyway. They have 2 menus and a lot of items to choose from but most are breakfast or lunch items. I went with a specialty sandwich, the Victoria (a chicken sandwich on ciabatta bread) and a sweet tea. I added their homemade potato salad for $1 more. The sandwich - this was a tasty sandwich on soft ciabatta bread but only 1 problem, the kitchen put American cheese on it. The menu indicated it had cheddar. Luckily they were able to bring me some cheddar from the kitchen while I was scraping off the processed cheese. Overall, it was pretty good because of a sauce they put on it which is slathered all over the shredded chicken. Potato salad - this is mayo based, quite different than the mustard based potato salad in the south. They added plenty of dill on the sandwich which made my colleague cringe since he also substituted for potato salad, but I thought it was pretty good. The service was a little strange as I heard our waitress keep making mistakes with another nearby table too as she kept saying "sorry" to that table as well.

When in downtown Kingsport it can be hard to find good food. We finally found a terrific place for…read moresandwiches! FYI...there are two locations with similar names. One is for breakfast and lunch and one serves sandwiches, coffee, and ice cream. We chose the latter one. Small dining area but it was not busy so we seated ourselves. Promptly someone came and took our order after giving us some very helpful suggestions. We chose The Rose with broccoli salad and the Smoking Cricket with potato salad. All of it was delicious. But our favorite is The Rose. Their homemade pimento cheese with bacon and pepper jelly on ciabatta was amazing!

Recently checked out this ice cream store with my wife after we checked out the Vietnamese place…read morenext door. This place featured a general selection of ice cream flavors. Stay out here was very friendly though they were pretty young too. The store was pretty quiet too but the selection of ice cream wasn't too bad at all. If you are curious about the flavor they let you sample the ice cream. They even have only one non-dairy flavor for those that are particular. There are a couple of gluten-free flavors too. I do enjoy that it's open until 9pm. Overall, I thought it was a pretty average place for an ice cream store.

This is the dessert place you crave every week…read more Our favorite day to come is BOGO on Tuesdays. Buy a scoop get a scoop free and a cup or cone. Wednesday or think is banana split day. Clean dining area with tables and chairs for indoor dining. A couple benches along the wall for outdoor dining. Both Hershey and Blue Bell ice creams are served here. Many choices, many flavors. Just tell them what flavors you want and they will give you samples if you can't decide. They put your cones in a holder by the cash register where you can also find your cups lined up and ready to go. Quick service gets you in and out.

Fantastic & fresh food with a warm, friendly vibe. The menu is packed with freshly prepared…read moresandwiches & salads plus the daily specials. Frequent specials range from local catch of the day to juicy steaks or flavorful lasagna. The fresh baked desserts are amazing with fresh cannolis daily. Be good to yourself and visit this hidden gem.

Excellent, great value, and exceptionally clean. Best grits I've ever tasted....read more

Nice to have an upscale ice cream shop in Colonial Heights. Located in the strip mall behind the…read moreU-Haul at the corner of Ft Henry and Lebanon, next door to Hot Dog Hut. If you visit on a Saturday you may try their Saturday only sundae special. This month it's Gooey Butter ice cream on top of a piece of Gooey Butter Cake. Delicious! Friendly service every time we visit.

A cute little place located just off one of the main roads in Kingsport. I had the triple chocolate…read moreand it was delicious and the portion size was just right. Had that cozy throwback vibe that's a nice contrast to the general sameness of corporate locations.

The Store at Mendota is quaint and charming! It is the perfect place to grab a lunch, or snacks…read morewhen heading out to hike the fire tower and take in the beautiful views, or walk the Mendota Trail or finish kayaking down the beautiful North Fork of the Holston River! I try to pop in on the regular when I'm on my farm in Mendota. Katie and her team are so friendly and always have yummy freshly baked goods like delicious gluten free peanut butter cookies, cupcakes, brownies, pineapple upside down cake, all sorts of baked goodies. I can't decide if my favorite sandwich is the good ole BLT or the Chicken salad on the croissant they are both so yummy! They have lots of other things too. There is a beautiful outdoor patio and live music concerts about once a month when the weather is nice. You have to check on Facebook to see who is playing. It's really great! I wholeheartedly recommend that you check out lovely Mendota and visit their sweet general store The Store at Mendota. Oh and I nearly forgot, free wi-fi & free parking!! Don't underestimate free wi-fi when you are out in the middle of God's gorgeous country because you're unlikely to get a signal.

Stopped in to my go-to florist Rainbow's End to pick up some flowers and received a mini-tour from…read morethe very professional, pleasant, and helpful team for Kingsport Olive Oil that is in the same location. VERY hard to decide - settled on Lemon-infused olive oil. Oh, my, what a fresh, smooth, light and yet intense/distinct lemon flavor - this is definitely not your ordinary olive oil! Have already used to saute scallops and spinach and also in my favorite pasta salad - just amazing how much flavor this oil adds without heaviness/oiliness or overpowering the main food! Highly recommend and looking forward to trying and gifting other olive oils (and vinegars, too)!

All of the staff are kind and caring. I would recommend it to family and friends. Very clean and…read morewell kept.

Friendly and helpful customer service! I ordered a mocha frappe. It was creamy and flavorful…read more It really hit the spot. Cute book store. Everything was clean and tidy

Cute store with a great selection of books, homemade baked goods, yummy coffee + nice, helpful…read morepeople. Perfect addition to Gate City's downtown. What more could you want?!

The store was absolutely incredible! I totally forgot that I had this on my itinerary but this…read morestore is absolutely one of the cheapest health food stores that I've ever been to. A lot of items are literally just one to three dollars. It's better than a Black Friday deal. I don't know if that's how things are daily if I was a frequent customer. This store also features coffee which I did not purchase any. But I did buy a lot of snacks for the ride home. Staff here was very friendly, the hours might be a bit weird but overall I recommend shopping here! The only downside I would say is that there is a lack of selection. I was very satisfied that I bought a few energy digestion shots each one is a dollar where normally at other stores there are a few bucks a piece!