Red&#x27;s Drive-in

Family-owned & operated

Free parking

Local Goat in Pigeon Forge TN is awesome. You can tell by the parking lot that is always packed…read moreout - every day. Food is Fresh and prepared exactly as you request it. Never been disappointed in any of the dishes ordered. Love the fresh, hand-cut french fries and fried green tomatoes. That's the only place my husband goes for the best burger in town.

Stopped in pigeon Forge to see the smoky mountains for two days while trekking to Clarksville. I…read morehave never been to the area so I was blown away. It was like a little kid Las Vegas! They literally have every fast food and chain dining experience on one block, but I didn't know that at the time but I'm tired of road trip Food so wanted to sit down for a good meal! Pulling into the parking lot and I was overwhelmed because it was huge and very crowded! We go to the desk and they tell us 25 minutes. This place was huge and very accommodating, they were getting people to their tables fast! We noticed two empty seats at the bar, so we opted to take them and had the pleasure of being served by Robert. He was attentive, made sure our waters were always full. He gave recommendations on his favorite dishes and was all around a great bartender! The guy working the other end of the bar was equally as professional. The ambience is a dark cool vibe, little trendy but people were dressed pretty casually! Answer the most important thing...The food! For an app, we got the beer, cheese fondue that came with apples, bread and pretzels. The beer cheese had a little bit of ooomph to it, which was refreshing because usually I'm not a big mustard person. The pretzel bites were incredible crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside. The apples were fresh all around the appetizer for 3 to 4 people so we took extra home. I ordered the 10 ounce sirloin cooked, medium with the web sweet potatoes and a side Caesar salad for a three dollar charge which ended up being a full-size salad! It was super fresh and gigantic for a side salad. The steak was cooked perfectly, in the middle with an insane sear. Their house, butter that they put on it truly elevated the flavor profile. I tried the sweet potatoes mashed and they were enjoyable, but I do not enjoy a sweet side with my food so I knew I was going to donate them to my husband and he said they were incredible, the flavor was definitely there just not my cup of tea, but I knew that from the beginning . He got the Caesar salad with grilled chicken! It had so much flavor and tastes incredible but yet melted in your mouth it was the most tender chicken I've ever had in my life, and the flavor was all there! Not even the slightest bit of any kind of dryness. One of the best bites of chicken I've ever had.! He ordered the bison meatloaf to go, and that comes with caramelized mashed potatoes and fried onion straws.... It smells incredible and I will update when we try it . * UPDATE: best meatloaf ever!!! Based on the quality/ experience on a very busy night- everything was phenomenal and I will return. Service 10/5 Food 5/5 Ambiance 5/5 Value 5/5

Mediterranean Salad with Grilled Salmon

Shrimp and Grits

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Teriyaki Chicken with rice and broccoli

Taco Ranch

4.5(161 reviews)

2.3 mi

Had an excellent time with my family. Far above your average taco. Many unique options to savor…read more It's a point of pride with them to create flavorful pairings, delicious sauces with fresh ingredients in a friendly fun clean place. Cheerful staff, full bar, TV's and sometimes live music for special events

These are not your average tacos! Seasoned to perfection with unique pairings…read more Restaurant is clean, bathrooms were clean and smelled good. Staff was friendly. Full service bar, a variety of cocktails and drafts. Indoor and outdoor seating. Visiting from NC and I highly recommend.

Window between patio & restaurant.

Loaded nachos

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Outside

Cook Out

3.9(38 reviews)

1.5 mi

Great burgers and banana shakes. Banana shakes had fresh bananaa in it. Fun ambiance. Good fries.read more

I love Cook Out and was so thrilled to be ordering a tray after a long day of hiking. The person…read morewho helped us at the drive thru was very nice and friendly, responding to some questions we had about the order. The order had no mistakes and the food tasted great. Unfortunately, we did all get food poisoning. We did debate going back a second time because we love it so much but the food poisoning kept us away lol.

Double Burger Cajun Fries & Milkshake

Big dbl burger

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Tray of fries and onion rings and a Cajun style sandwich

Mel's Diner

4.1(877 reviews)

2.6 mi

A dinner from the 50's decor. Great food and friendly…read moreservice. Easy parking for busy main drag on pigeon Forge. Fun atmosphere.

This diner is a blast from the past, right down to the benches and the tables, every table has a…read morecoat and hat rack attached to it. A reminder of the days when men and women dressed with class and wore hats and coats to dinner.. Mills has this inherent 50s vibe, but the menu is quite up-to-date and everything is delicious. You can't go wrong with the burgers, I'm just telling you they've got something for everyone's taste. Even the sides don't disappoint, and the milkshakes are enough for two people, at least it was enough for the two of us. My engine rings were fantastic, breaded to perfection, and plenty of them came with my meal. Our waitress was tremendous also, quick drink refills, brought our food, hot, and prepared to give helpful and delicious recommendations from the menu. They do sell their merchandise at the checkout, but what do you expect, this is pigeon Forge for goodness sake! Everyone is Hawking their stuff . We are definitely planning on coming back and trying something different. Their menu is diverse and I think that we could come back for years and never have the same thing twice.

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The front of the diner

Chick-fil-A

3.7(93 reviews)

3.6 mi

Good sandwich as usual , quick and polite service a favorite lunch spot ordered on app and it was…read moredelivered to our table no lines.

Love Chick-fil-A. We each had a combo meal with sandwiches and fries and a drink. Yummyread more

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A&W Restaurant

3.5(46 reviews)

4.7 mi

Order a double bacon cheeseburger tell them no pickle extra onion extra mayonnaise go back sit down…read moreand talk about notice. A pickle fell out of my burger. I am very allergic to pickles called owner and the only thing he had to say was well. I guess you needed to go to hospital. This owner is very ungrateful. I do not recommend this place at all. Did not even offer my money back for the inconvenience that this is caused had to be remade. Hopefully, I did not eat a bite of Pickle. I do not recommend this place whatsoever.

Service was great.Restaurant was clean.Food is what you would expect.We split a combo(had the spicy…read moreburger).Burger and fries were great.Had a large mug of rootbeer and cheese curds.It is at a working man price for The Working Man Review.

Root beer

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Root beer cream float

Frannie's Famous Fried Chicken Sandwiches

5.0(1 review)

0.8 mi

If you like Chick-fil-a, you'll love these sandwiches! This food truck right near the Dolly Parton…read moreChasing Rainbows Museum is fast, friendly and delicious. For $8.99 get a chicken sandwich and large crinkle fries. Very reasonable considering the environment! We loved it and would recommend it to anyone that needs a quick fill-up.

Famous chicken sandwich and crinkle fries

Frannie's Famous Fried Chicken Sandwiches

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Old Mill Restaurant

4.3(3.5k reviews)

1.3 mi

I've been coming here with my family since 2004, last time was 2023. I'm really disappointed! The…read morefood was BLAND! NO taste what so ever! No salt on the food even the grits had no taste! Time to change the family tradition of comimg to the Old Mill when in Pigeon Forge. Service and.ambience where good.

absolutely amazing service, our server ERIN( by all means I couldn't have asked for a better…read moreserver) her service was on point and was consistently at the table if we needed something, she had it ready. 100/10 experience we enjoyed our food and loved the service. The ambiance was nice because they're wasn't many people at night.

Ambience

Southern Fried Chicken Combo / Mashed Potatoes / Green Beans / Cole Slaw

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Inside

Split Rail Eats

4.8(280 reviews)

5.7 mi

This place is fantastic! We were looking for a good, local place to eat an early dinner after a day…read moreof hiking. Walked in with no expectation, but WOW we were blown away. Fantastic service, great food, and lots of beers to sample on tap. Neat place keeping it real!

My parents and I were looking for a simple meal, close to our lodging at the Hippensteal Inn…read more My mom said, "Ive never had a house salad so big and so fresh. This is terrific" I enjoyed a grilled chicken sandwich while my dad dined in the Greek Bowl with tater tots. The food was fresh, very tasty, but it was mostly the attentiveness of everyone who works here. They stopped by and made sure we had everything we needed and always with a smile. My mom originally wanted to get "take out", but the outdoor seating with umbrellas in the courtyard was too pleasant to pass up. We will be back.

Self serve drink wall!

Rodeo Burger

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Self serving beer taps!

Blue Moose Burgers & Wings

4.3(1.4k reviews)

2.7 mi

Great environment. A sports fans dream. They have 6 different games playing around the restaurant…read more Staff is very respectful and food is delicious. The wife and I will definitely be back in the future. #bluevelvetcake

Great atmosphere, good food. Best item on the table was the buffalo…read moreChicken sandwich. We would go Back. Great kids menu too

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4.1

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We are back again!! Bob's Burgers is at The Antique Mall…read more Onside to your right. There's Burgers and ht dogs and fries and ice cream and Dr Pepper soda, all delicious!!!

Very cute!! Part of an antique shop so don't be confused lol…read moreThe prices were standard and they were very welcoming. Cute lil diner so definitely support them if you can!

Bigfoot Philly Cheesesteaks

3.2

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Food was absolutely to die for portions were awesome wide selection of food met the owner super…read morefriendly and nice guy. The environment was very relaxed outdoor covered seating perfect for bringing you furry friends in ANY weather. 1000000/10 WOULD RECOMMEND!!!! # KY

As a philly native, you always want to step into the places claiming to be the best cheesesteaks…read more We ordered a philly, chicken philly, two cheese burgers, two fries, two drinks and a mac n cheese and it run up around $100 including a tip. Steep price to pay, but was hopeful. I'll start with the positives. Mac and Cheese was fantastic. that's the end of the positive. The customer service is poor. I don't mind waiting for food, even have a sign for it when they are busy, but they weren't overly busy. When reminded of something that was missing was met with an attitude and a half ass root beer float (ordered by family) that rung up at $10. The cheesesteak is terrible. The meat is tough (opposite of a real philly), the cheese wiz isn't true cheese wiz, and just cause of the size doesn't make up for it in taste. The fries aren't seasoned and aren't grand. taste almost like frozen potatoes. Burgers were nothing great either especially for a cheeseburger priced at $15. there isn't a whole lot of room to sit anywhere, so the atmosphere is tight and can only imagine when truly busy. Overall, highly disappointed in our time here. I wouldn't go back nor would i recommend it either.

The Diner

3.5

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They were very short staffed but you'd never know it. The service was fast and friendly. The food…read morewas delicious. The omelets were the best I've had!

Got seated and right off the bat it seemed like there weren't enough people working. Our server was…read morealways in a rush and telling other customers to "hold on I'm taking someone's order". We waited about 30 minutes for food that wasn't even worth coming there for. Fries were soggy and no salt. Elk burger was okay and better than the "Old Fashioned". Both burgers had no seasoning at all the cheese made them better. Waited forever to pay. Don't waste your time here. Go to any other diner you'll have a better experience. Also smelled of cigarettes in the doorway.

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4.5

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Owner and workers are super friendly and made sure we had everything we needed…read more We had a group of 8 guys and every single burger came out perfect and accurately. I personally had "The Steer" and it was delicious. Glad we chose to stop here, definitely worth the visit!

So we stopped by Meeks on 9/24 about 3:00pm, thinking we would be between lunch & dinner, &…read morepossiblity less crowded. I guess others thought the same thing as it was still pretty busy. We were told our order would be about 35 minutes. We got our order 53 minutes later after standing & moving all around the store to stay out of people's way & allow others the limited seating. My friend got a triple smash burger & I got a classic chili dog & fries. His burger looked great & he said it was really good. For me, it was NOT worth the wait. The hotdog was not hot, & the chili was dry & extremely bland. It seemed like just ground beef on a hot dog. Additionally, the fries were not crisp & undercooked. Either they were pulled too soon, because of how busy they were, or the oil was not hot enough. IDK. Anyway, my advice is that if they are busy, turn around & find another spot. I will personally stick to Frank Allen's going forward.

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I went in to order food about 10 minutes before 2:00 PM. The employee at the counter was ready to…read moretake my order, but a female employee interrupted and said, "No, we close in five minutes at 2 PM." I was confused because their hours online clearly say they're open until 3:00 PM, so I said, "It says online you close at 3?" She responded, "Yeah, it's 2 PM." The whole interaction was awkward, especially since the other employee was already about to help me. I've eaten here several times before around 2:30 PM, and they've always been open until 3:00 PM. If your hours have changed, they should be updated online so customers aren't turned away based on incorrect information. I be they didn't change and she just wanted to close early...

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3.4

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Located right in Gatlinburg downtown, we hopped in here for a quick bite since there was a long…read morewait time everywhere else. As we entered the vibe was unwelcoming. The lady taking the order could barely hear us(and all others who placed an order after us). Our order of fries and onion rings came quickly. We mentioned we like our fries extra crispy - this was not paid attention to and the fries came out just fried. We sat ourselves down since there were other customers seating themselves and it was chilly outside. To our and the other customers surprise, even though there were 20 mins left for closing and there were paying customer sitting, the employee there mentioned there was only $9 tip in the tip jar which had to be shared between 3. We had used a card so did the other customer sitting right across us, so the tip was charged to the card. Next up, the other employee took out the trash bags and placed it right in front of our table while we were eating right there!!? Very disappointed with the service here overall.

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