Sonic Drive-In

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

Fireeeeee. Our waitress Molly was so awesome and funny. It was super busy and food and drinks came…read moresuper quick. Everyone's order was correct which was also tea. All in all great time.

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Mel's Diner

4.1(881 reviews)

0.9 mi

The food was delicious, prices were great, and our waitress, Eryn, was absolutely the sweetest lady…read moreever!! :)

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

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The front of the diner

Local Goat

4.4(5.7k reviews)

0.2 mi

Family-owned & operated

Free parking

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

Local Goat pros and cons Pros:…read more⁃ Comfortable booths after a long day at Dollywood ⁃ Great mascot ⁃ Wide selection of food ⁃ Great sirloin steak nice and buttery crisps ⁃ Not yet owned by Blake Shelton ⁃ Good salads that are finger licking good ⁃ Many items made in house ⁃ Bake potatoes are loaded ⁃ Patriot burger (I'm still saluting) Cons: ⁃ Took over 30 minutes for food to arrive ⁃ Parking is a bit wild

Mediterranean Salad with Grilled Salmon

Shrimp and Grits

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Teriyaki Chicken with rice and broccoli

Five Guys

4.1(60 reviews)

0.6 mi

Fast and friendly service. Excellent tasting food. Nice air conditioning. Clean atmosphere.read more

This is a good store that has improved over the years. When you come near the counter there is now…read morea shout out "welcome to 5 guys" or some other greeting. If you used their App to place an order... in the old days you'd stand in the pickup area and hoped someone would acknowledge you. No more as the employees seem to be waiting and watching for pick up order customers. The food... Very Good. Always a predictably good burger made as I ordered it. Even their dogs are very good. Spendy yes... but you'll likely remark "this is good" after your first bite. Writing this review has me thinking I need to order some 5 Guys... it is lunchtime for me.

A photograph of the contents of a Five Guys burger bowl, which include two ground beef patties, tomatoes, jalapenos, lettuce ...

A Five Guys hot dog sits on the counter in a Five Guys restaurant.

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A close-up photo of a person putting the top bun of their cheeseburger in front of a Five Guys catering box of toppings.

The Burger Den

2.3(3 reviews)

2.9 mi

Overpriced, bland (NO SEASONING ON BURGERS!) 4 soggy onion rings as the side (yes I said 4!) we…read morepaid $5 for a coke and never got it!!! Only got the rootbeer! (See photos for references) DO NOT ORDERE FROM HERE!

The service was awful. The food was terrible. I got a vegetarian rodeo burger, the impossible patty…read morewas falling a part, and it had only onion rings on it... That's it. No sauce. None of the other toppings. And it was basically like that for all 8 burgers. Food was cold. I wouldnt bothering ordering from here, smfh.

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Graze Burgers

4.1(430 reviews)

3.6 mi

First off want to say this place was good, but it is more for adults. So I wouldn't go if you have…read morekids personally. We have three we got appetizers for them we got them nachos and the Asian pork belly "delish" and fried pickles which they did enjoy but that's pretty much all there is for a child. I got the trailer trash dog, she was wet and trashy it was good fries was good they give you decent portions I also shared my dog and my fries with the kiddos my husbands burger looked great he said it was tasty and we got fried mushrooms for us to try all in all everything was good service was nice it's around $15 for the trailer trash dog so do expect to spend a little money but if you want to go some place different with your hunny I say go give this place a try! They have great spins on burgers and dogs. Thank you Graze Burgers!

Awesome place great service and even better burgers and some huuuuuge dawgs that are from local…read morefarm, all beef no fillers no preservatives etc.

Really good menu.

Nutella Milkshake

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Tennessee Burger with hot fries.

Smoky Mountain Brewery

3.7(710 reviews)

0.7 mi

After a long day at Dollywood we ate at Smoky Mountain Brewery for a late night dinner…read more We had excellent service despite the restaurant being quite busy. They had live music and the guitarist was super talented. The food exceeded expectations, they have some of the best pizza I have had! Highly recommend.

Nachos stink. They were drenched in some nasty sauce. IPA…read morewas good Service was solid.

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Sweet and Spicy Wings

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Junction 35 Spirits - Mountain Mile Location

4.4(1.1k reviews)

0.8 mi

Good vibe, good food and a great stopping spot for a meal and drink…read more The server was friendly and attentive, told us about the free tasting at the bar after dinner, and made some recommendations. The smash burgers are delicious. After food, the tasting was fun. Part of the Tennessee Whiskey Trail.

Huge indoor seating area and bar, plus a gift shop. The outdoor patio is much smaller, with only…read moreabout six tables, and unfortunately doesn't have enough shade, so it gets really hot. The Bam Bam Hurricane is very sweet and tastes almost like drinking Fruity Pebbles cereal. The moonshine shots were decent and seemed a little more liquor-forward and less sweet than what we've had at other moonshine places. The Mile High was good, although the Tajín tasted more like taco seasoning. The fried green tomatoes were all very good, and we had good service overall

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Nachos with upgraded brisket

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Black and bleu burger w/ sweet potato fries

Sunliner Diner

4.0(973 reviews)

0.1 mi

Definitely a great place to stop for breakfast. Heading back to Knoxville, I decided to enjoy some…read morecakes before hitting the road. Service was excellent, my order was taken quick and my meal delivered even quicker. The cakes here are sweet, delicious and bigger than your face. I added Strawberries sans whipped cream and a side of bacon for some fatty protein. This is prolly the largest diner I have ever been to. Seating is plentiful, the decor is cute and not too disruptive, and the breakfast bar has a telly. There is even a pink Caddy that serves as a table for that unique dining experience. I didn't have time to stop and shop but The Sunlight does have a gift shop tucked in the corner. I will definitely come back when I next visit. The hospitality of the staff here is off the charts!

Really cool atmosphere! Only two car tables, seems to be an extremely long wait for those. The…read morerestaurant is pretty large so don't let a busy lot discourage you. We went around 4pm, which was already busy but we got seated right away. The food seemed to be pretty normal for a diner, so I didn't expect anything that would wow my tastebuds. We were too full when we left, we didn't even get a dessert, which I would have liked to get a classic banana split. Em was our waiter, he was great! My only complaint- my husband ordered onion rings, which I think he was looking forward to trying but he got fries, Em took the up-charge off.

Car tables

Kids Mac & fries

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Bluffs

3.9(331 reviews)

3.7 mi

Great Pretzel Burger & Onion Rings. Wife had Steak Sliders and fries, also excellent. Service was…read moreawesome too.

Came on a Friday around 10:30pm good music! TVs, pool tables. Ordered michelob ultra draft, pulled…read morepork sliders comes with fries. They were good!

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Katelyn G.

8 years ago

This place is the WORST! We ordered our food and paid via card in the machine. If we had not paid this way we would have just left. We sat there for 50 minutes before they finally brought our food out. There was only two of us so it was not a lot of food and there were only about 3 or 4 other cars in the parking lot too. We got our food and I looked in the bag and my Cheddar Peppers weren't there so my husband caught the carhop and told her. She apologized and said she would go get them. 5 minutes later she comes back and says they are actually our of cheddar peppers. So... they knew when they didn't put any in my bag that they were out and they were just going to let me pay for them and hope I didn't notice? I asked for a refund and she said she could bring me another item of the same price, which I didn't really want something else, but at this point after an hour of waiting I was like whatever, so I said mozzarella sticks since it was the same price. She said she would have the sticks right out - 30 minutes later STILL NO MOZZARELLA STICKS! I made my husband go inside because even though I really wanted to leave, I also didn't want to get screwed out of $5. When he went and knocked on their door the carhop said oh my gosh I forgot... Like really?! in the time it took for you to go from our car to inside you forgot? She immediately handed him mozzarella sticks and we immediately left and NEVER will return. read more

R J.

9 years ago

I'm over it, Pigeon Forge Sonic! For years I have driven to this location to get a bag of ice. The last three times I've driven there, they say they can't sell me a bag of ice! Seriously??? This morning I cancelled my breakfast order and left and drove all the way to the Sevierville location to get my ice. Pigeon Forge needs to honor what Sonic advertises!!!! I will NOT be going back to this location.....ever. Not only that, it takes forever to get someone to take your order, not to mention receive it. VERY SUBSTANDARD SONIC! read more

Kara C.

7 years ago

My experience was as pleasurable as spending 40 days in the desert..with no food, LITERALLY! I would have rather ate every item on the Taco Bell menu and suffered the exploding diarrhea after math. Before visiting this sonic I was depressed but now I'm suicidal. Probably wouldn't recommend. 0 stars read more

Tim B.

4 years ago

Absolute amateur hour here! DO NOT COME! Stay away!!! The worst sonic in my life! You're better off not eating than having to deal with this place! Management should be fired, owner and sonic headquarters should be embarrassed! read more

Treva D.

7 years ago

Drive thru only!! What crap!! Do not recommend if you want the car hop experience!! And you want to sit in the drive thru 30 mins!! I wish I could give zero stars!! read more

Nick R.

325

2550

8 years ago

Staff was friendly and helpful. Took time to help me with my order. Food arrived quickly and was hot. Over all good experience at this location. read more

Michayla R.

5 years ago

Waited for an HOUR in the drive through line very little staff but no communication on why the line was taking so long. Very disappointed.

Bob R.

4 years ago

This place suck's sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks..............,,.....?!)6;46(,,$$$;:.()7)))sucks

Christina F.

Elite 11

128

441

13 years ago

Its a Sonic. Good Cheap fast-food

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