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Backwoods Burger Bar

4.0 (64 reviews)
Open • 11:00 am - 10:00 pm

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PBLT - Pimento cheese, bacon, lettuce, fried green tomato on Texas Toast with fried banana peppers
Karen C.

Huge portions, friendly and prompt service, fresh food! There is so much to recommend about this Southern burger joint! Started with Sweet Tea, with free and plentiful refills. Our server also added ice in the middle of our meal, which is a fantastic touch! Got the Southern Caviar (pimento cheese) with Fried Pork Rinds. I did not expect a really flavorful pimento cheese with a little zip to it! My family never tried this and loved it! But, the freshly fried pork rinds were the star of the show! Served still crackling! You have to get these! We gobbled them up (it was a huge serving, too) and fought over pieces! The burgers and Sammies were just as huge and there were so many fun Southern twists on regular dishes. Like my PBLT - Pimento cheese, bacon, lettuce and a fried green tomato on Texas Toast! Wowza! I wish I had room for dessert because I am dreaming of the Elvis special this morning - Fried Peanut butter and jelly sandwich with powdered sugar and ice cream. Don't miss out on this awesome restaurant! It is very unassuming but that kitchen works magic!

Deep South burger and Cajun fries

Our food and service were excellent, we'll absolutely be back! Everything was cooked perfectly, and everyone there was super nice.

Shredded cheddar, 8 oz burger, 5oz chicken breast, bacon, leaf lettuce, secret sauce
Eugene R.

Ok burger joint. Good selection of different burger toppings including one with a 5oz fried chicken breast. Place seemed busy but also limited seating. More than 30 minutes to get 2 burgers was bit much, but based on the cooks screaming how much he loved his job you could tell very limited kitchen staff. Once I got the "secret sauce" burgers as a whole were good. Could have been better with a little seasoning on the patty itself. Overall it was something different and seems to have some promise that just wasn't hit tonight.

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Oscar T.

My buddy goed through Kingsport a lot and suggested we try it. Man, this place is fantastic. We all shared the loaded fries and they were delicious. I got the chicken sandwich and it was delicious. There was only one server and she kicked butt with great service. Bathrooms were clean and that's always important. For sure will go back next time we're in town.

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David R.

I went in mid afternoon and loved the place. Great decor and the food was plentiful and very very good. Tried a local beer and that was tasty as well. If you're in Kingsport put it on your list of go to places.

Deep South Burger

Came in with a party of 17, got our food very fast. Great service. My burger was great, I recommend the banana pepper app.

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Love this place. I always want to go here on date night. I have been short-handed lately, but itso worth the wait has good food.

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Great place to eat. Drew is wonderful! BBQ burger is phenomenal, the beer is good and cold.

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Great burgers and sides. Great sandwiches. Server Bradie is phenomenal!!!!

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Ole Crow Tavern - 3 meat platter

Ole Crow Tavern

4.2(32 reviews)
0.1 mi

We found this place because of a ZachBites on Facebook. Zach was right on spot! Delicious! We…read moreshared the Bologna Bites Yummy! Smokey Seasoned BBQ sauce and a Mustard sauce to dip the pieces of Bologna! Delicious! I have been Dying for the Wings that Zach talked about. They were Amazing! I had the Asian & Raspberry Chipotle. They were cooked to perfection, moist and meaty on the inside and a nice little crispy crunch of the skin. I loved the flavors I choose, and I dipped in Blue Cheese, Yum! My boyfriend had the Pulled Pork sandwich on a yummy looking bun with homemade French Fries! I got to taste the Fries and they were perfect! The Pork he said was delicious. We were Sooo Full when we left, but did save a little to go. The Server was very attentive and he was kind. The place inside is really cool! The Bar was covered in coins set in resin very neat. The walls were paneled by strips of wood whisky barrels, really cool! Screens with Sports, good music (not loud) playing on the speakers. We can't wait to go back and try something else yummy!!!! Thanks for the review ZachBites!

Came the first Friday in January for lunch with family…read more Lynda was our fabulous server who took great care of our party of six. Appetizers: loaded nachos are delicious; bologna bites are DELICIOUS! They do have kids meals available. Just ask your server. Sat at a long table by the "bong" wall.

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Ole Crow Tavern - The OMG Bologna Bites!!!!!! Delicious!!!

The OMG Bologna Bites!!!!!! Delicious!!!

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Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen - Chicken Tender Platter: Our hand-breaded chicken tenders are made to order. Choose from classic, Buffalo or honey hot. Served with two sides

Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen

2.9(82 reviews)
2.2 mi
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While traveling for business I was looking for a sit down place that has some good low calorie…read moreoptions. Well, I found one that has many opportunities to eat as healthy as you'd like. I have eaten at Cheddar's before but typically not watching what I was eating. They have a vast menu of quality downhome options. As I'm on a health journey, this will focus on their healthier options. The restaurant itself is in a busy part of Kingsport that has many restaurants of different kinds. It was clean and well laid out. There was ample parking and it was easy to get to. The service was good, as the waitress was attentive and checked on me regularly. She brought out the honey buttered croissant and was able to make recommendations. As for the food, there was several healthy options. A couple types of chicken, sirloin steaks, and fish options (salmon and white fish). I chose the Lemon Pepper chicken breast with rice and carrots and green beans as the side. The chicken was very good and flavorful. There were 2 breasts included so it was nice and filling. The rice was just enough to supplement the chicken with a little bit of carbs. The carrots were tender but lacked flavor. The green beans were average. Overall, this location was clean and friendly and had some healthy options to allow health conscious patrons some options. The chicken was very tasty while the carrots and green beans were pretty standard.

Hosts were amazing. Our waitress was nice. The issues are with the training and knowledge of…read moreeveryone in the restaurant. I ordered and told my waitress that I needed gluten free. (I ordered off the GF menu) when the food was brought out there was a cup of sauce on the plate. I asked what it was. She said it is bourbon glaze. I questioned her on if this was GF bc it was not listed as GF. I was told by her and another man that helped her carry out our food "I think so." I asked that they make sure because to my knowledge nothing with bourbon is GF. She walked back to the kitchen and came back and said, "I just asked the kitchen manager and he said, "It is gluten free." I really didn't trust it bc there was clearly a lack of training. I asked for the ingredient list for the glaze she goes back to the kitchen. While she was in the kitchen I pulled their GF stuff up and it wasn't there. Within the menu online it clearly stated "gluten sensitive served without bourbon glaze." So, when she came back and to tell me again it was GF and the kitchen manager told her it was safe. I told her that the glaze was not GF and was listed online as it was not GF. She was like yes it is I asked twice. I then asked for a manager bc I know it is a lack of training and it is a very serious issue. If I would have eaten it I would have had a bad allergic reaction. She teas like I just asked him. So I said "Please I'm asking you to ask the Manager to come out." It took forever for the manager to finally come out. When one of the people I was with said it is taking him forever to come out. I said, " he is probably back there brushing up on the ingredients before he comes out so he knows what he is talking about." When he finally came out that was confirmed. He told me that he was sorry bc they told me wrong and that it isn't GF. I told him that he needed to do better at training the staff bc it isn't a waitress issue at this point it is a management issue bc the training isn't in place and if I didn't know what I was talking about I would have ended up with an allergic reaction that could have sent me to the ER. Giving someone with an allergy to Gluten can KILL them. I share this story for my other allergy people to triple check and if you have a gut feeling you need to sit there and research before partaking in the food. I did tell the waitress that it wasn't her fault that they didn't train her for this. My brother who is a manger and has taken the safe serving class told her to never take her managers word for it to always make them come out to talk to the person so if this was to happen and the person was to eat it she wouldn't be at fault. You could see the effect the situation had on her that it almost happened. Just an FYI she knows we were not mad at her.

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Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen - Our Santa Fe Spinach Dip is prepared with creamy cheese, topped with sour cream & served with freshly fried tortilla chips & a side of salsa

Our Santa Fe Spinach Dip is prepared with creamy cheese, topped with sour cream & served with freshly fried tortilla chips & a side of salsa

Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen - Our Honey Butter Croissants are baked to a golden brown and drizzled with house-made honey butter.

Our Honey Butter Croissants are baked to a golden brown and drizzled with house-made honey butter.

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4.5(28 reviews)
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We met my parents here for what was supposed to be a late breakfast/brunch situation, but ended up…read morebeing lunch. We found out after we sat down that they stop serving breakfast at 11:30 am on Fridays, in order to prep the kitchen for all the fish frying they do. The restaurant feels like you'd expect for a place called "Pop's"; very homey, a little old-fashioned, but comfortable. We snagged a table for four to wait for my parents to arrive, and the nicest waitress I've ever met brought us coffee and water. (The coffee was surprisingly good, by the way.) Once my parents arrived, we were able to order: Chicken Fried Steak, corn bread and macaroni & cheese and potato salad for me (plus a bonus biscuit brought by our kind waitress); French Dip sandwich for my husband; chicken livers with corn and mashed potatos for mom (don't judge her...I already did haha); beef steak with mashed potatoes and tater tots for dad. My husband also ordered a plate of the spicy pickles for the table, though my mom - who will eat fried chicken livers at 12 pm on a Thursday - refused to touch them. The pickles came out quickly, and were served with two spicy ranch and one regular ranch for dipping. My dad, husband and I went to town on them - crispy, perfectly fried and paired well with the sauces - while my mom looked on. It didn't take long for the menfolk to clear the plate of pickles, so we waited. And we waited. And then we waited some more. Our waitress stopped by a few times to refill our coffee and water, and to give us updates on the food. She did apologize that it was taking so long, at least. Once the food did come out, we all fairly fell on our plates. The chicken fried steak was decent, and had some good flavor. The mac and cheese was good, the potato salad was zesty. The biscuit was big and fluffy on the inside, with a slight crisp to the crust. Perfect. My least favorite thing was the cornbread muffin, it was bland to me. Everybody else loved their meals, though my mom kept saying how big the serving was. It was like the kitchen took every chicken liver they had in the fridge, fried it up and dumped it on her plate. There was no way she was going to eat everything, so she pushed some over to my husband, the only other human at that table who would have been inclined to help her with her meal. We all pushed away from the table over 90 minutes later, sated by the meal and pleased by the service.

They have home style breakfast that is fantastic. Haven't tried lunch or dinner yet. Looks great.read more

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Pops Restaurant - Pop's Big Burger and tater tots

Pop's Big Burger and tater tots

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Big As Biscuits & Burgers - It's HUGE

Big As Biscuits & Burgers

4.6(7 reviews)
2.6 mi

If you're cruising through the Tri-Cities like we are checking out neighborhoods and seeing if this…read moremight be a place we want to call home you still have to eat. We drove from Johnson City to Kingsport one morning looking for something quick, and as always, I trusted my Yelp peeps to point us toward something good. Big As Biscuits & Burgers is tucked inside a gas station but don't let that deter you for a second. These biscuits are no joke. We were originally thinking of a sit-down breakfast, but my partner is a full-blown biscuit enthusiast. If we see biscuits, we try the biscuits. So we stopped in, and the woman behind the counter was incredibly friendly and welcoming. We grabbed a ginormous biscuit for just over $3. She had all the single-serve jams and jellies ready to go, which I appreciated. We took it back to the car to eat. First impression: this thing requires two hands. It's massive. She had already sliced it for us, and when I opened it up, you could see the buttery pockets where it melted into the dough while baking. It wasn't ultra-layered and flaky like a laminated biscuit, but it was perfectly soft on the inside with a beautiful crunch on the outside. The flavor was spot on!!! Soft, warm, buttery and comforting. We added a little jam, though honestly it didn't even need butter. It was that good. If you're looking for a quick, satisfying bite that will absolutely fill your belly, stop at Big As Biscuits & Burgers. We're already talking about grabbing a few more to bring back to the hotel before we leave town. Sometimes the best finds are inside a gas station and sometimes a biscuit really can make your morning.

It's inside the gas station if you're looking for it. The ambiance matches but the seating area is…read morea touch more homey. The biscuits: BAM! You're gonna be surprised. Not because they are big since you expect that from the name but because they are right. Crisp buttery crust and fluffy yet moist interior. 60% of biscuits in the world are failures due to a dry interior. Another 20% fail for being too dense and wet, cakey instead of fluffy. Big As Biscuit does it right and nails the texture. The breakfast biscuit offerings are fast food like but definitely a step up from the nat'l chains. The variety is astounding and I imagine almost everyone can get one exactly as they want. The burgers: Don't try to get one on Saturday. Sadly I was told they don't prep them on Saturday. The rest of the week though the burgers are worth the drive for a lunch if you're within striking distance. It's a good size and the fixins are fresh. It's been awhile since I had one so I'm short on details. I remember enjoying it though and ranking it above any fast food burger. I did try to get another one last Saturday so obviously I'd go back for one. I got a steak biscuit instead. It was a very thin food service chicken fried steak. Half its thickness was breading. It was good eaten alone. Inside of a biscuit though it was basically a mouthful of bread. The eggs also were a food service product I think. Two homogeneous pale yellow egg pucks were on my steak biscuit. A little institutional but they tasted ok. I wouldn't get the steak biscuit again as it's too bready but I am looking forward to trying a sausage or ham biscuit. Either way with the size of the biscuit it's a lot of food. I don't imagine there's too many of us that would want two for breakfast I can legitimately recommend you give this place a try. It's good food and plenty of it.

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Big As Biscuits & Burgers - Fresh biscuits. HUGE

Fresh biscuits. HUGE

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