Community table or single party table availability. Some outdoo and bar seating as well. Speciality coffees and pastries (gf options too!!) We came for Sunday brunch and the wait staff was super friendly and helpful. Quick service and lovely atmosphere. The toasted coconut iced latte is wonderful! The Sunday menu is small but great options - we ordered the shrimp and grits and the chicken salad on focaccia. Very delicious - chicken salad is spicy served w roasted red potato hash. My shrimp and grits could've used a bit more salt but I loved the buttery flavor with chorizo added to the mix - yum yum. I got a piece of gf banana bread to go they said they could grill it for me. Really enjoyed the experience and food here. read more

Bluegrass Grill - Chicken salad - Southern Near Me - Chattanooga, Tennessee

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What a cute spot for a homestyle breakfast in Downtown Chattanooga. My husband and I stopped here for a bite on the way to a whitewater rafting trip on the Ocoee, and it definitely delivered on a quick and tasty breakfast. You can tell this is little eatery is both family-run and family-friendly. The menu is expansive, and everything sounded pretty good! I appreciate that they had so many gluten-free options as well, which always feels like a luxury when dining in TN. My husband ordered a short stack of the pancakes, which were the star of the morning! Fluffy and full of flavor, a photo of these can probably found in the dictionary entry for pancakes itself. We also tried the biscuits and gravy and the Wakin' Bacon Sammy, both of which hit the spot and were large portions for the price. read more

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I had high expectations after all the reviews and was sadly let down. The place is cute. Downtown and easy parking. Only 5 min wait and a large menu. The service was poor. It felt very rushed and not personable. The Maya drink was mediocre. The burrito was good. They brought my husband drink cold when he asked it hot so instead of remaking they decided to microwave it (terrible). They forgot my potatoes which was fine. Would we back? No. read more

Bluegrass Grill - Pineapple jalapeño hot sauce - Southern Near Me - Chattanooga, Tennessee

This si a nice little breakfast spot near the Chattanooga Choo Choo. Atmosphere is like a cool coffee bar. I could almost picture people coming in and playing board games. We got in about 1/2 hour before close and ended up with a single table. I would have loved the community tables personally, but it is never lost when you are with company you like. I grabbed my norm with a new breakfast restaurant: Denver Omelet. Nicely done with just enough brownning to get the maillard effect. Hash browns were large chunks and nicely seasoned and browned. THe most fun was watching people interact with each other. read more

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The hostess placed us in wait time when we checked in. We were a party of 3. A few minutes later, a party of 2 checked in & the hostess ordered seatings at one of the family-style table for 6 to join another party of 2. Not really sure why it wasn't offered to us since it clearly had enough space for our party. We were seated less than 5mins later. The waitress was friendly and professional. My daughter ordered the caprese avo toast. Unfortunately, it came with goat cheese, the only cheese on this world that she would not eat, instead of mozzarella. My husband ordered the Tomato Sammich, which was cut in half. However, only one of the half sandwich had tomato in it. My egg in a nest had just a smattering of chorizo. The goat cheese grit polenta was delicious though. We will likely try other brunch places next time. read more

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Burger Week here in Chattanooga is a bit of an interesting happening. Bluegrass Grill is one of the best breakfast spots in town and here they are, a participant in Burger Week, while some of the best burger spots in town, don't participate at all. I enjoy when a restaurant "plays" outside their comfort zone, and feel a real need to support those spots that do. So today we visited Bluegrass and while I sampled their Burger Week entry, the rest of the table kept with the more traditional approach, breakfast. This is really a funky, eclectic little spot. Family-owned, it's always a beehive of activity, Small, packed inside with even a few community tables, they also have a couple tables outside on the street. Hey, and they even feature coffee from my favorite local roaster, Mad Priest. The flavors they opted to meld together for their Greek Freak Burger, were out there. There was a lot going on and you could absolutely pick up on some of those actual ingredients, starting first with their bun option, which was a Parmesan-sesame crusted sourdough. I liked the burger, it was a brave execution, and I had to fight off others at our table that wanted to sample it. Service is great, though on this particular day, food delivery was a bit slow......it may have had something to being on the Burger Week circuit. They have now expanded adding Sunday to their hours of operation. Be forewarned, there is likely to be a wait give its' status with the locals. It is worth the wait. read more

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Good food, friendly service, and chill environment! I really enjoyed the eggs benedict & the blueberry muffin here and my husband enjoyed the grits bowl. Service was friendly and the interior was charming & cozy. read more

Bluegrass Grill - Portobello mushroom eggs benedict + loaded grits bowl - Southern Near Me - Chattanooga, Tennessee

Food was outstanding! Staff was courteous. Easy walking distance from Chattanooga Choo Choo hotel.

Now I know why they close at 2pm... because there is always a line and people absolutely love the food and are willing to wait for deliciousness! They make everything fresh and in house and everything is served hot and with a smile. The servers are attentive and excellent in their suggestions. The biscuit sandwich was packed with thick and perfectly cooked bacon. The pancakes are the most fluffy and soft pancakes I've ever had. If you are in the downtown Chattanooga area... this is totally worth the trip! read more

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Amazing food, and service was wonderful. They always made sure my coffee was full and our food came very quickly.

Food perfect! Service perfect! Ambience fun and friendly. My husband and I make the long drive

This is our favorite brunch spot and we've never left disappointed. Admittedly, you're going to have to wait sometimes to get a seat. But the weight is worth it and it's not too long usually. I can't recommend a particular dish, because it's all good. But I will recommend a side item that never disappoints. They offer a flight of bacon. That is just amazing - various flavours of bacon that the whole table can share, or not! Don't feel guilty for being greedy with this one and eating it all yourself! Everything from pancakes to omelettes, and I've never been disappointed in anything! read more

After a long drive from Florida, we were starving and looking for a quick spot to fuel up before heading over to visit Ruby Falls. Bluegrass Grill offered a decent breakfast selection, and the service was friendly and quick, which was just what we needed. As a breakfast lover, though, I have to say the meal was good but not anything to rave about. It hit the hunger spot, for sure, but it didn't quite elevate itself above the standard diner fare. Everything was cooked well, but the flavors didn't stand out as much as I'd hoped. It was solid and satisfying--just nothing exceptional. All in all, Bluegrass Grill is a reliable stop for a basic breakfast if you're in the area, but it doesn't quite have that "wow" factor I was hoping for. Still, a good spot to recharge before exploring the sights! read more

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The service was incredible. Our server, Nina, was so helpful and so kind. It was loud but not so loud you couldn't talk. The food was so yummy - truly one of the best breakfasts I've ever had. The toasted coconut coffee was recommended by our server in training and man he was right on. It was so good, and giant (pictured with butter and creamer for size comparison). I subbed the sides of the black bean burrito for chorizo and a slice of the Japanese milk bread French toast. I cannot overstate how good it was. My husband got the JM omelette and he said it was also delicious. Our bill with my substitutions was only $45. 10/10 recommend!! read more

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This place was horrible. Potato's were super oily, grits tasted like NOTHING, sausage was for sure frozen from jimmy dean or something. Don't let the reviews fill you! This place is not good at all. read more

Missed a photo of cinnamon roll that's how good it was. Get here early because it's a smaller place and will be packed fast. You do not want to miss out on the brown sugar butter baked French toast. Everything on the menu is fresh and amazing not a single complaint. Price is very reasonable and portions are great. Would highly recommend to anyone wanting superb quality comfort breakfast food. Staff were super friendly and service was amazing!! read more

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Wow, talk about fresh! Everything we had was a 10 out of 10. From the pancakes to the quiche to probably the best breakfast sandwich I have ever seen. And the service was fantastic as well. Highly recommend! Don't forget to try the bacon flight! read more

Excellent service and food. Having grown up in Savannah the ambiance reminds me of home.

From food to service, this was one of the best breakfasts I've had in quite some time. We had th blitz all the way, a black bean burrito with chorizo, and a Greek omlette. Every. Single. Thing. Was amazing!!!!! The Blitz was so light and a great first bite to start our day. The burrito and omelette were so punchy and flavorful. Everything was so well rounded. Get your behinds down to Bluegrass and enjoy!!!!! read more

Bluegrass Grill - Southern Near Me - Chattanooga, Tennessee

Excellent service!! The staff went out of their way to accommodate. The food was very good. Highly recommend this cute hole in the wall restaurant. read more

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I had Saturday brunch at Bluegrass Grill last weekend and really enjoyed it. We waited maybe 20 minutes as it was quite busy even before 10am. It's a smaller place but they have outdoor seating and it has a friendly vibe. They have a huge menu of delicious-sounding breakfast options so something for everyone; our server was great and gave us several recommendations. I went with a biscuit with bacon, egg and cheese and it was very good; the biscuits are an unusual mix of white and wheat so they are more dense than the traditional southern biscuit. The cheese grits were good though not overly creamy. The coffee was standard diner fare which is how I roll, so very much enjoyed it. There are several breakfast/brunch options in the area but you won't regret giving Bluegrass a try. read more

Bluegrass Grill - Bacon, egg, and cheese biscuit and cheese grits - Southern Near Me - Chattanooga, Tennessee

We literally ate here 3x in a row, our entire stay in Chattanooga. The food waa consistently good, the service was quick, people were kind and they always got our orders right. The restaurant is casual, it was always alot of people but we ordered ahead. We ordered omelets, pancakes and fruit for our toddler and biscuits. My husband loved his omelet with the brisket. And I absolutely loved my custom omelet with spinach tomato and feta... not to mention the biscuit with homemade strawberry jam/puree- chef's kiss! When I'm back in Chattanooga I will definitely return here! read more

i loved the atmosphere of this cozy and welcoming restaurant! the wait was kind of terrible, i'd estimate it was about 30+ minutes on a friday at 11 am. i didn't mind because i was hungry, but the line was going out the door! we finally got a place at a table with a couple who didn't mind us joining the table, and from there the food came out quickly and the service was great. i came to this place specifically because i heard they had a vegan option, that being the tofu hash. i liked that they had an option that i could eat and the hash was well-seasoned and packed with many vegetables. while i was only in town for the tourist-y things in the chattanooga area, i had a great time at the restaurant and would stop by again if i was around. definitely recommend! read more

Bluegrass Grill - tofu hash with fruit - Southern Near Me - Chattanooga, Tennessee

I went on a Friday morning and it was almost full. Solo so you can sit at the counter if seats available, or they share tables with other parties. I would guess on the weekends there is a wait. For a small place they have a large menu. They make certain entrees their own - for example Eggs Benedict is served on a homemade biscuit rather than an English muffin. I chose that with home fries and it was delicious. Staff are friendly and efficient. Highly recommend. read more

Bluegrass Grill - Eggs Benedict on a homemade biscuit with home fries - Southern Near Me - Chattanooga, Tennessee

You come in from outside and get right to the wait stand. They came up from the bar top to greet me and said I could sit anywhere. I ended up sitting at the bar top because all of the other seats were full. There are not more than maybe 15 or so areas to sit so it isn't super big. Brisket burnt end sausage was solid. They brought one sausage and it was butterfly down the middle, the taste was super flavorful and had just to write them on a saltiness to get you going as you dig into it. Buttermilk Pancakes from here we're really good and pretty big. It was only two of them but it felt like it was five! Denver omelette what's good. I have no complaints about it. It was cooked very well, and did not fall apart when I tried to get into it lol. Fancy bacon flight: Mixed berry was good, the tart and sweet combo to a science. 1st Thai plum was okay, it has more savory than it needed and was a little overpowered with salty and savory... More than usual bacon. 4th Orange was more salty but the aftertaste was 101% orange. It was pretty sticky so you will have to wipe your hands lol was decent though. Third Ranch was ranch lol it's what you would expect. You have had bacon on a salad so this was akin to that. 2nd I would definitely 100% suggest this place as someplace you stop off if you're needing breakfast or lunch. If you sit at the bar you will get a lot of conversation and they will talk to you and you have a good time as you wait for your food. The menu is pretty vast so you might have to go a couple of times to get a good grass of it but it was a really good experience. read more

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1. First timers, go in first and find the book to put your name on the list. 2. Come hungry. This area of Chatty has some amazing restaurants. We were advised to try this place from a waitress at Main Street Meats the night before - MSMs is not open for breakfast but EPIC and right down the street. Anyway - there was a wait on a Saturday at peak brunch time, but it moved quickly. Great advice from the waitress here that resulted in a "bacon flight" starter plate of Cajun candied bacon, blueberry and lemon bacon, nacho bacon, garlic parm bacon. All great. The garlic parm belongs on some pizza because it was so wonderful but our fav was the Cajun. Spices but not hot - was like candy! The Hubby order his brunch fav - French toast and their version is now in his top 5 of all time. I love Benedict, so I got that after the server confirmed it was good and it did NOT disappoint. Perfectly poached eggs and the sauce was yummy. They claim "the best biscuits" but they are different than your Granny makes. Good with the Benedict but def more of a wheat than white flour texture and taste. I enjoyed their take on a southern standard. The sweet tea was perfect and we had a wonderful time! read more

Bluegrass Grill - Brown butter French Toast - Southern Near Me - Chattanooga, Tennessee

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Great food. Lively atmosphere. Friendly service. We came on a Saturday at 10 and had to wait about 45 minutes for a table. Just bad timing- seemed fine to get in at 11. I ordered the Joan Marie's omelette- delicious. The side of potatoes were excellent too. My son ordered the brown butter French toast- he loved it and it looked amazing. Great breakfast place. Highly recommend. read more

Bluegrass Grill wasn't originally on our radar when we visited Chattanooga, but we walked by one day on the way to another place and saw their advertisement for biscuits. We decided we had to try one. Like every breakfast place in the area, Bluegrass Grill was completely packed and super busy inside. People in Chattanooga really seem to love their breakfasts/brunches. We only got one item to go since we had also picked up pastries at another place down the street. Egg & Cheese Biscuit ($4.75) - The first thing I noticed were how small and lightweight the biscuits are here. They are only around 2.5" in diameter, which is definitely on the small side. I ordered the egg over medium and it was done more over easy than medium, with a mostly runny egg yolk that meshed with the American cheese and ran all over the packaging (including on the exterior of the foil which was surprising). The biscuit was very light, delicate, and super fluffy with a very distinct wheat flavor. It's a completely different style of biscuit, one that doesn't really have those super buttery laminated layers. I think overall the biscuit wasn't what I was expecting and wasn't what I wanted in the first place, but it was still executed well and tasted good. Bluegrass Grill seems like another good place in the area to pick up brunch. It's certainly not a bad choice if you're in the area. read more

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We came for Sunday brunch and were very impressed! I have been wanting to make it out and I am so happy we did! The food was so delicious! The service was also a 10/10! The restaurant was very clean, we will definitely be back! read more

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Excellent breakfast, went away with a full stomach. Service was good and the staff were friendly. The restaurant was quaint.

Perfectly cooked pancakes, tasted awesome. Bacon and/egg on the side. Skillet breakfast was wonderful. Server was very nice and checked in lots of times.! read more

Bluegrass Grill - Wonderful breakfast - Southern Near Me - Chattanooga, Tennessee

The food is delicious and any server I had is pleasant. Try it you will like it! If you are meat eater or vegetarian you will have a choose

We ordered a vegetarian quiche to go, and it was absolutely the best quiche we have ever eaten! Hope to go back one day!

Very busy but good food overall I got a sausage biscuit and gravy which while good was not filling so I also got a 2 pancake plate which while good was a bit bland additionally the service was great and ambiance spot on so overall 5/5 stars read more

Bluegrass Grill - Lemonade, Sausage Biscuit, and Gravy - Southern Near Me - Chattanooga, Tennessee

We noticed the outstanding reviews and so did a lot of others! In town for sold out comedienne, LeeAnne Morgan on a Thursday night, so wanted breakfast at famous Bluegrass Grill about 9 AM on a Friday morning. Wait list started after that and still going after 10 AM. Service was good. Decor was old fashioned cute but food was only a B- at best. Quiche and an omelet were fine but nothing special. Omelet lacked spice and so did the grits. They may have even forgotten the salt! The bacon was excellent though! Maybe worth another try as the place is an institution, but not worth a lot of trouble to go out of your way. By the way, LeeAnn Morgan IS worth a lot of trouble. Her Southern Comedy is perfection! Check her out on Netflix. read more

Bluegrass Grill - Quiche, grits, biscuit and omelet with the same. - Southern Near Me - Chattanooga, Tennessee

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I was warned by my cousin that this place might be too packed to get a table, but there was only a short wait. The service was quick and friendly and the food was quite good. I was struck by the visual appeal of the pancakes on another guest's plate. The half stack did not disappoint. The scrambled egg was a small portion but good. The pork sausage was surprisingly spicy but enjoyable all the same. read more

Southern breakfast that is affordably priced, served by friendly employees in a homelike environment. It's very cozy so not recommended for large groups, a few tables and 5 barstools. I walked in on a Friday morning around 11am and it was pretty busy, not one empty table but thankfully there was a barstool available. This is a no-frills spot which is okay because they're serving up delicious eats which is what matters most. Street parking and a gravel lot behind the building, both areas were paid parking so if you're staying in the area, I recommend walking. I ordered a vegetable supreme omelet with cheese, each omelet is serviced with two sides, I went carb overload and ordered a biscuit and skillet potatoes. There was no way I was dining here and not trying their biscuit! Now my meal was really good, like eating a home cooked meal, I pretty much cleaned my plate. Biscuit was different but good, not the best I had but pretty good!   If you enjoy a good breakfast and are in the area add this to the list of places to try. read more

Bluegrass Grill - Southern Near Me - Chattanooga, Tennessee

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Let me start by saying that I am not reviewing the Bluegrass Grill as a breakfast/lunch restaurant. I do not wish to impugn their reputation as a long-standing member of the business community. I am reviewing their recent valentines day evening meal. My husband showed me the menu they had posted. I thought it was a little ambitious but we decided to book a table for the 7:45 PM seating. They had two choices, one was at 5:30 PM. I thought that was a little too early. So we planned our drive to arrive at 7:30. However, as we were driving an email popped in to my account from the Bluegrass Grill titled important in all capitals. I was not happy to read that they were apparently running behind around 15 minutes. So having received that email, even though we arrived at the parking lot by 7:30 we stayed in the car and waited to walk up to the door until about 7:50. When we walked up, we saw quite a large number of people already standing outside the door. Inside was still completely full of people sitting at their tables. I was dismayed. 7:45 is already a tiny bit late for me to be eating dinner. 8 o'clock was pushing my limits. The next thing that I discovered was that apparently they had been checking people in as they were walking up and it was clear that they were intending to seat people in that order. If you recall, I mentioned that my original plan was to arrive at 7:30 but the email that I received made us wait so basically the staff at the Bluegrass Grill sent me an email and therefore I walked up later than many other people, and then was penalized for this by being one of the last to be checked in, and therefore one of the last to be seated. This was not fair and needs to be rethought. Next, I continued to stare into the restaurant as people continued not to leave. It became clear that the staff at the Bluegrass Grill was going to wait for every last individual from the 5:30 seating to leave before seating anyone for the 7:45. It was increasingly frustrating to watch as people left very very slowly. You would think that while we waited all this time that the staff would be freshening up the tables. We were seated at 8:30, which is really unforgivable considering the over $100 per person price tag that was attached to this meal. The first thing that I took a picture of was not the decoration on the table or the room. It was the stains that were on my tablecloth from the 5:30 seating. So not only did I have to wait forever to be seated, but my tablecloth was not even refreshed. The pacing of the 7:45 that became an 8:30 seating was fine. The food however, lacked many many things. For a celebratory dinner with an over $100 price tag I expect many things. I expect quality food and I expect beautiful plating. The first course was a salad. It was quite small and it was only mediocre. The second course was a soup. It did not mention that the soup would be cold. So I assume the soup should have been warm. I personally do not like any form of soup that is not hot so I tried one bite and put the spoon down. The next course was a fish croquet that was supposedly Thai inspired. It had no discernible Thai flavor that I could detect, but at least it was warm. Then we had a pallet cleanser that appeared to be frozen pieces of watermelon. The entrée and let me stress the word entrée here was a sous vide tenderloin fillet. Typically for a fancy dinner with an over $100 price tag that is a course meal one would receive a minimum of 4 ounces. If this was 4 ounces I will apologize, but I seriously doubt it. It was quite small. The next course was a cheese trio that I am still trying to figure out what the third cheese was. I am a cheese lover, and I hated everything on this plate. Not only was it severely unattractive, but the taste failed for me. Then there was a pallet reset which was a citrus coffee. We received this close to 10 PM so I asked if it was caffeinated and of course it was so I gave mine to my husband because I cannot have caffeine after around 5 PM. The last course was the dessert trio. The plate was so ugly. I hate to even include the picture. I tried each item and they were awful. So to sum it up, it was not a good experience from the beginning all the way to the end and I hope that if they plan to do this next year, they think very very hard before doing two seatings and possibly they should not be as ambitious with their menu. read more

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The food is always fantastic, and the people are even better. They put together some very good specials at breakfast. Kate has waited on me several times and she is breath of fresh air. I'd give her 5 stars any day. read more

A Saturday morning gamble while staying at Common House just across the street. A dining Fantasy Five lotto win: great food, great service, great ambiance, even a great diverse clientele and an even greater backstory. When was the last time you ate for a cause? A wonderful eggs Benedict for her and honey wheat pancakes with an egg and sausage for him. Best breakfast in years. Please check the story behind this spot. You'll leave feeling better about America. read more

Bluegrass Grill - Four honey wheat pancakes with an egg and two sausage patties. Actually too much found. - Southern Near Me - Chattanooga, Tennessee