Absolutely exceptional…read more I'm a very picky pizza eater, not many places blow me away, but the tomato head is phenomenal. We ordered it for pick up, eta was 25min, it was done before! I built my own pizza, she was a bit confused on what I wanted when I ordered it, but she understood completely! I can't be more happy with the perfect heaping amount of pesto and tomato sauce on top! They surely didn't skimp out and I loved it!! My partner says it's the best crust he's ever had! I personally enjoy the dough a lot but prefer a bit more of firmness and crisp to the dough while the tomato heads is a bit more on the soft side. Still amazing nonetheless Highly recommend and will be back soon!!

Tomato Head was recommended to me by a local. I tried a pizza and salad, and both were good!…read moreService is decent, nothing to write home about, but the food comes out timely. It's a casual restaurant with a variety of soups, salads, and pizza. There's indoor and outdoor seating, so good for pets. The location is also nice because it's in market square. Worth a try if you're in the area!

We were going to a show at the Bijou next door and were pressed for time. The place was full but…read morewe were served in time to make our show. Wait staff was friendly and timely. I had the pasta pomodoro. It was an ample portion but bland. My companion had the salmon. The salmon was cooked perfectly. The chimichurrie on top really made the dish. The fennel really came through. It was served with chickpeas and broccolini. I highly recommend the salmon dish. The Bistro is highly recommended. If it hadn't have been for the bland pasta, I would have given it a 5 star rating.

71 Health Score Not…read moreonly does she not follow employment law, she doesn't follow Health Standards, either. Health inspectors gave it a 71 out of 100 Knox County Health Department's written words: "lack of active managerial control." (the report is publicly available online) Some of the violations: Food sitting at unsafe temperatures across the kitchen A dish machine with no sanitizer Food from outside sources being stored and used Grime and buildup all over equipment, floors, and the cooler. Inspectors gave them 10 days to fix it or face possible shutdown.

My family and I dined here for the first time on Friday night and had an excellent experience! The…read moreatmosphere is warm and casual, making it a great spot for both relaxing and enjoying a fun night out. Our server was friendly and very attentive. We ordered the beer cheese nachos, cheesesteak, and jambalaya. Everything was delicious and packed with Cajun flavor! We will definitely return and I can't wait to try other menu items.

Everything we ate at Fred's Around the Corner was packed with flavor and so, so good. We started…read morewith the dip trio - beer cheese, black bean hummus, pimento cheese. While they were all good, the hummus was definitely our fave. My husband got the Philly cheesesteak with a side of red beans and rice, and loved it. I ordered the soppin shrimp in garlic parmesan sauce - it was rich and creamy and so good. I also had one of the best side Caesar salads I've had in a long time. The Caesar dressing was perfect!

We were visiting Knoxville and enjoyed their tamales! We definitely will come back again! Nice shop!read more

I'd had this spot bookmarked for a long time as it was listed as the best place to get a tamale in…read moreall of TN by Yelp a few years ago. I found myself in Knoxville for work and the stars aligned; I managed to convince my coworkers to come have lunch here! We found parking in a large lot about two blocks away. It sadly wasn't free but we enjoyed walking around and looking in the shops. The inside of the restaurant was clean, cool, and cute. One wall contains lots of coolers/fridges where they store drink options (shout out to Wiseacre beer!) as well as lots of their tamales, which you can take home to prepare. Staff are happy to provide tips on how this can be done, as one of my coworkers took several tamales home (and her family was pleased with them too!). It seemed like only one person was working. He was extremelyyyy soft spoken and not super friendly, honestly, but our food came out in a timely manner and he wasn't rude or anything. Four of us, myself included, got the chicken tinga tamale, and one person got the classic tamale. I got mine as a meal, which came with rice, black beans, and curtido. I also nabbed a bottled tea. Personally, I didn't love the drink selection -- all a little too bougie/health food-y for me (I'm a simple girl who wants a simple Diet Pepsi or Coke or regular fresh brewed sweet tea) - but no big deal. Everything was quite good! I've been trying to decide if I like tamales or not and this place brought me to the conclusion that yes, I do - I just hadn't had one this good before! The corn was fluffy, the chicken was tender and well-seasoned and plentiful, and the salsa on top rounded it out well. The beans and rice were also very well seasoned and tasty accompaniments. I'd never had curtido (fermented cabbage) before, but I'd say it's a bit brighter than its Korean cousin, kimchi. I liked it but the portion was so large and the flavor so strong that I did ultimately tire of it after 4-5 bites. My coworker took the rest home! Overall, I get the hype around the tamales in particular. If you're craving one, definitely give this place a try!

great experience! My husband and i shared the mezze and the salmon - was enough to feed at least…read moreone more person! The Babaghanoush and pita are the best I've tasted. I appreciate that a lot is sourced locally and even the salmon was wild caught. Eating on the terrace was fun, but the inside is lovely as well.

A couple years ago we had KoPita on a food tour and really enjoyed it, so we decided to make a…read morereservation for Valentine's Day. When we made a reservation on the website there was no mention of a pre fixe menu. Not on the website, and not with the reservation. We went intending to get light appetizers, but when we arrived we were told that the only option was a 55 dollar per person menu. While we were annoyed by the bait and switch we decided to stay because there was no chance of getting a table anywhere else. I'll start by saying that I Know that Valentine's Day is historically very busy, but over half the tables in the restaurant were empty, and I've been in significantly busier environments where I still received a high level of service. In this instance, saying that we were dismissed by the staff was an understatement. My wife was sat while I was parking, and when I joined her I wasn't even acknowledged by the staff. We asked one question the server who was dropping off the food snapped at us and acted extremely irritated that we even addressed her while she dropped the food off. We asked for tea because we knew that was one of their specialties. The response that was snapped back was "no tea tonight, if you want drinks go pay at the bar, it's separate." The table beside us seemed to clearly be VIPs as the were in fact served several pots of tea. All in all the staff made us feel like we were an inconvenience and they didn't want us to be in the restaurant. The exception was a very nice server wearing a light colored dress, she was very kind, which only made everyone else's disdain all the more evident by contrast. The food itself was just ok. Course 1: salads, it had fruit and fresh vegetables. It was excellent. Course 2: zucchini and eggplant with beef. It was well cooked but the sauce was extremely bland. Course 3: chicken stuffed with liver. This was gross, not even edible. Course 4: leg of lamb with rice. Once again the meat was well prepared, but it here was almost no seasoning. The rice that came with it was undercooked and kinda tough. Course 5: It was listed as braised beef brisket, but it was just an unseasoned pot roast. I expected Mediterranean food to be presented with a significantly more interesting range of flavor profiles. Course 6: Baklava, really great! The layers were crisp and the flavor was smooth. All that to say, it wasn't anywhere near worth the cost, I went for a light dinner and only had the option of buying a heavy 6 course menu. Other tables were given service and we were treated as an annoyance. The location was very convenient, so they have that going for them... which is nice.

Wow! What a joyful surprise to find Yassin's Falafel House! Service is wonderful & staff are…read morefriendly & so kind! It's simply a beautiful place with fantastic meals! I love the ambiance, food & kindness of the staff. Yassin's truly has the beautiful Muslim belief that stranger are to be honored & cared for! Bravo!

Yum!!! Stopped here by mistake as we were trying to go to the main restaurant but it is getting…read morerenovated. This was my first time at Yassin's. It was great! I got the Falafel Plate and my Sweetie got the Chicken Plate. Sooo good with big portions. We both had to get ToGo boxes. This is in a "Food Court" type of place with indoor and outdoor seating. They gave us a beeper and the food was ready pretty quickly. This place is great for a casual time but I can't wait to go to the restaurant after the new renos are done.

Came here on a Sunday, it had just snowed the night before so the restaurant wasn't super busy, but…read moreit still had a good crowd. We had heard of this place for a while and wanted to check it out and we're so glad we did. The food and service were amazing. Walking in it's a narrow restaurant, that has a bar on one side and tables on the other with kinda a rustic feel to it. We were seated immediately and our drink orders were taken. Since we hadn't been there before we got water and then pursued the menu a little for drinks. I had a question between two drinks and the server was very good at describing the drinks and ultimately decided to try the Darryl Strawberry, while my husband got the Nor'easter. The drinks came out and they were really good. They weren't overly strong, you could taste the bourbon in each of them, but it wasn't overpowering. For food we got the OPA! to start and then the Billy for me and the Mother Clucker for him. The OPA was awesome. It's pan seared feta with honey and served with fresh bread. The honey added a little extra sweetness to the feta which went really nicely with the crusty bread. The Billy had goat cheese, bacon, onions and, a tomato jam on it. It was delicious. The creamy goat cheese with the bacon and smokey tomato jam all went amazingly together. I got onion rings as my side, which were crunchy hot and so so good. The Mother Clucker was also really good. I only had a bite of it to try, but was definitely impressed. My husband upgraded to the duck fat fries which were out of this world. Super crunchy, great flavor. Our server kept checking back on us the whole time making sure we were satisfied with our drinks and food, but we had absolutely no complaints. This is a great place for a date if you want good food or to hang out with friends. We will definitely be back.

Do all restaurants decline over time? Think this one is…read morehanging on by popularity not quality. Burger overcooked & mac&cheese, cold, the m&c last visit was night and day. Fries quite lackluster and tasted like it was cooked in very old grease. Got the old fashion on point.

This restaurant feels like new Japanese, a western twist. We had the crab cakes, which were…read moredelicious with a side of roasted beets and edamame. We also had the drunken noodles and the spicy chicken steamed buns. I will say that the portions feel small for the apps and buns. Entrées are filling. Some of the meat in the drunken noodles were tough, others was nice and soft. Service was good. Ambiance is small and feels quaint, they have a patio outside in the back. 8/10

You can find Kaizen at 127 S Central Ave Knoxville, TN 37902. This is in Knoxville's revitalized…read moreOld City. There's some street parking but most of it appears to be pay-to-park. There are several nearby lots also pay-to-park but some may be free on weekends. Kaizen appears to me to be more akin to an Izakaya than a noodle hosue, where you basically go for drinks and they supply some food to keep things going - it has a more expansive menu than an Izakaya (which tends to be yakitori and sushi) - Kaizen's menu features several noodle dishes which all looked very interesting. We started with the appetizers and ordered some mixed steamed buns and soup. All of the buns that I tried I liked quite a bit - some strong, distinctive flavors. For an entree I ordered the Koji-Cured Ribeye medium-rare - 12 oz sliced ribeye, gai lan, broad bean paste, steamed rice. The steak was cooked perfectly. The service was exceptional - the next night we tried Fin-Two Japanese Ale House across the street - this restaurant was my preference - the flavors seemed more authentic and the quality of the dishes better in my opinion.

We enjoyed a wonderful lunch outside on the patio. The chicken and tomato pie were delicious! Our…read moregrandchildren enjoyed the grilled cheese & fries. The service was fantastic. Can't wait to go back soon!

We came on a very busy Saturday night (weekend of Dogwood Festival, theatre night, and prom…read morenight). Thankful to have a reservation, we were promptly seated while others with no reservation were being told three hour wait times. I loved the vibe of Tupelo, the hanging lush green plants on the side of the bustling kitchen, the cheerful staff and the lively music. Lizette was our server and she was just a darling. It was our first time here, and she was so helpful with her all of her recommendations. One of Lizette's favorites was the "Peach, don't kill my vibe" sangria. Which I just loved. I nice mix of peach and pineapple in a sangria. For our mains, we had the grilled harvest chicken and the chicken tenders. Both mains came with two sides. With my grilled harvest chicken, I got the mashed potatoes and the braised bacon green beans. The green beans were to die for, even my hubby was saying he should've ordered that as his side. The harvest chicken I loved--especially the sautéed spinach, red peppers and tomatoes on top. But if you can't handle spicy, this dish does have some heat to it. And we ended my birthday celebration with the heavenly banana pudding. It was heavenly in every way. Made in house, and so delicious that even my hubby ate it and he never cares for this dessert. If I could've licked that little bowl, I would've. We already cannot wait to come back and try some of the brunch items on their menu. We loved everything about Tupelo and hats off to Lizette for making our night even more special!!

No, you aren't dreaming. Jackie's Dream does have great fried chicken! I wasn't impressed with any…read moreof the sides -Mac and cheese, Cole slaw, and potato salad were all fine - but the real star is the chicken. I ordered the hot chicken and I enjoyed the heat but could do without it. The hot sauce made what otherwise was a great crust a bit soggy. Some great pieces of fried chicken. As my dad said, "they have more meat on one wing than KFC has on an entire breast!". Mic drop.

Good is country good eating. Open times are hard for me to…read moreget there during business hours.