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    J Creek Cafe

    4.2 (68 reviews)
    Closed 6:00 am - 2:00 pm

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    Quiet
    Good for groups
    Good for kids
    Outdoor seating

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    Dried out country ham, flavorless grits, and a stale biscuit. Missing are the eggs with a weird smell dripping in liquid shortening grease.
    mister m.

    Don't believe the good reviews. This place is a nasty greasy spoon that's not worth your patronage. Stale biscuits, bacon cooked in the deep fryer, eggs cooked in liquid shortening, the dried out minuscule portion of country ham was pathetic. I couldn't finish the eggs because of the odd chemical aroma. The filthy ground littered with cigarette buts and trash just outside the front door should have been a clue to get back in the car. A local tells me this place is known as Tiegs and has had a bad reputation for years.

    Biscuits & Gravy w Sausage
    Bobbi C.

    I'm giving this place 5 stars for what it is... a gas station diner! And one of the only places around serving breakfast on a Sunday. The ladies that work here have that sweet southern charm and are absolutely lovely. The food - none of which is homemade but assembled deliciously from boxes and bags. It's really good for what it is. I would say the omelettes are the star!! We left satisfied

    Hashbrowns, all meat omelet, biscuit

    A few of us were traveling together and decided to stop for breakfast. We were a little suspicious because on the outside this place looked rough. BUT when we walked it wasn't what we expected. OMG a pan of biscuits had just came out of the oven and they were pretty and fluffy. Those biscuits sold it for me. I got an omelet with hashbrowns, biscuit and sausage. Let me tell y'all I couldn't eat it all. I took the sausage biscuit with me. When I ate it later it was STILL soft and fluffy. Everything was delicious. A pleasant surprise on the way home from Gatlinburg TN.

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    Lonnie B.

    The place is kinda divey but it is packed with locals. It's sometimes hard to find a place to park and you may even have to wait to get a seat. The working crews hit it early and the farmers and older folks sometimes linger over a cup of coffee. The working guys pack in again for lunch keeping the one cook and one server very, very busy. For a small place, the menu has something for everyone, breakfast or lunch. The portions are massive and the prices are unbelievably cheap. It's definitely the best breakfast in the area and one of the best lunches.

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    Great biscuits and gravy with friendly service. A good spot for breakfast or traditional southern fried fare.

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    Good food and nice people. Break and lunch menu with plenty to choose from. Also lunch specials everyday.

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    Home style cooking , friendly staff, and a lot of local people. Also opens early in the morning

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    Friendly staff, great food and very reasonable prices. Support a local business and enjoy a good meal here.​

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    We ate here this week and it was absolutely delicious. Our waitress was Lauren and she was…read morefabulous! Very kind and welcoming. The environment was amazing as well. Everyone was so nice from the time we entered to the time we left. Wonderful place to eat!!

    Absolutely phenomenal…read more No wonder they were rated one of the top restaurants in the southeast, and that's not just for breakfast places. This place does everything right! If anyone reading this wants to open a restaurant, I would highly recommend studying this place. Let's get to the good stuff. I was told I would have a 30-minute wait, and that's just for one--I always travel solo on a poker trip. Well ... almost any trip. Anyway, I explored the grounds and I found a large lawn, a creek, a bridge over that creek, a fake mill (I think it was fake), and three little birds (they were not at my doorstep). After this pleasant exploration that brought great peace and even the idea of moving to Maggie Valley to be closer to poker (and a pancake house), I was called in. The super friendly lady that checked me in told me it would be worth the wait. She was not wrong. So, check this out. Two big pancakes, perfectly cooked dry scrambled eggs as I ordered them, and the best bacon I have ever tasted was a total of around $15 before tax. That's a pretty good deal, especially for one of the best breakfast experiences of your life. My waitress was also superb. I won't mention a name because now that I stopped writing books and this is my writing outlet, some have jumped over and each Google review is getting 10k-100k views (not talking about photos, actual reviews). And then people speculate. I'm going to avoid all that drama. I might have made one mistake with my meal, but it depends how you view it. I went with the super healthy syrup. It's not called Super Healthy Syrup, but that's how I viewed it. I'm a gym rat and I don't eat heavy at all but I sure don't like boring. The pancakes themselves were excellent but I chose the wrong syrup. Now I know to go with the chemically-enhanced version. It's the rebel in me. Gotta do it. Last thing: atmosphere is amazing. Everything is spotless and perfectly spaced. Just so you know, you pay at the front. Extremely Highly Recommended! To have Joey's Pancake House and Frankie's Italian Trattoria right down the street from each other is something.

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