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    Twisted Spoke

    4.4 (53 reviews)
    Closed • 11:00 am - 7:00 pm

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    Dogs allowed
    Outdoor seating

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    Meatball Splash closeup (kind of).
    Dan M.

    I went up to Maggie Valley from Cherokee to go back to Frankie's but they were closed due to being understaffed and ended up at Twisted Spoke, which was a pleasant surprise. This restaurant literally sits on the side of a mountain. If it wasn't raining, I would have sat outside or on the porch. Twisted Spoke is clean, casual, friendly, and simple. In regards to the latter, every alcoholic drink is $5-from beer to wine to more. I have never seen that before in my life but I think it's awesome. There is nothing more brilliant in business than simplicity--consumers love it. For food, I got the Meatball Splash. It's really a Meatball Hero without the bread (Meatball Splash isn't on the menu). It's three medium-sized meatballs (at best) with sauce and three pieces of garlic bread. The meatballs were solid, and I usually don't love garlic bread but will eat it, but this might have been the best garlic bread I've ever had. I don't know why I liked it so much. If you're in the Maggie Valley/Cherokee area, definitely go. Also, a couple of other tips.... One, the food in Maggie Valley absolutely blows away the food in Bryson City. It's not even close! So, if you're heading to the NC side of the Smokies and food is a big factor for you, stay in Maggie Valley, not Bryson City. Also, if you're staying in Cherokee and head up to Maggie Valley (or vice versa), don't take take 19. Instead, take the Blue Ridge Parkway. It only adds one minute to your trip and is a way better experience! Enjoy!

    Excellent food and location. The owner makes everything from scratch daily. Indoor and outdoor seating. We had the beef and cheese and the special. SO good!!!

    David H.

    Food quality / price (value) rating 10. The aosphere is country road tavern. Beer license only. The menu has a bunch of unusual offerings. We split an order od Southwestern Egg Rolls which were served very hot with our chosen aioli sauce. We also split a very good, large and beautifully presented Lobster Roll at a bargain price. Most items served here are house made including the fries, lobster salad, and some deluxe desserts. The manager, Lisa, took time to answer our questions and explained the finer points of the venue including their offering of live rock and roll entertainment on Saturday nights. They have a small but cool outdoor seating area overlooking the Smoky Mountains. Would definitely recommend to any passersbys.

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    Ed H.

    Headed up Hwy. 19 to Twisted Spoke. We were greeted and seated on the porch. The view was beautiful and we even had the opportunity to see an elk go by. We had the lobster roll and Italian sausage roll along with the onion rings as a side. Our meal was delicious and our waitress was sweet and attentive to our needs.

    Best meatball sub ever.

    Amazing meatball sub!! The owner popped over to tell us about the restaurant. When I complimented the meatballs and sauce he said it was a family recipe for generations. Truly some of the best I've ever had. They make the meatballs and sauce fresh every morning. You can tell there's a lot of love that goes into it. We also had our dog with us and they were so accommodating. There were plenty of outdoor spots to sit and even two indoor tables for people with pets. Since it was so sunny out it was nice we could sit inside with our dog. That's rare and really nice to have on hot days. This place deserves to be on drivers diners and dives!! Guy Ferri has to come check em out!

    Meatballs

    Almost didnt come bc of the service dog review. I have a dog myself but not service. so glad I decided to stop by anyway! not only do they have outdoor seating, but they also have indoor seating for pets. Beautiful views amazing staff. I got the meatball sub. owner said they are homemade every morning and I believe him! Definitely coming back with my dog

    Lobster roll.

    Great place if you are in the area. They had live music, a gorgeous view, spicy bloody Mary's, and a killer lobster roll. Will return for sure.

    Blueberry chz cake!! Omg sooo good!!
    Cortney C.

    THE BEST spot ever!!! Omg everything including the view was amazing!!! The meatball sub outta this world delicious!! I wanna come back and eat something else!!!

    Great view for dinner.
    Dan M.

    Traveling through on our motorcycles, coming off a 300-mile day, we arrived in Maggie Valley for the night. On our way in we spotted this place and thought we'd give them a shot. Taylor was great, the food was excellent (twisted chicken salad w/ avocado lime ranch dressing). Plus you can't beat the view!

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    Terrific stop when you are in Maggie Valley / Cherokee NC area. Great view, server, food and draft beer.

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    Second time in 2 days. The lobster rolls are just amazing. The rosemary fries are also a must. If you're anywhere near, treat yourself.

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    Pop's Butts On The Creek

    3.3(123 reviews)
    4.3 mi
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    Yelp did it again and helped us discover a local treat while driving thru Maggie Valley. Along…read moreRoute 19, Pop's Butt On The Creek popped up ahead & we're glad we stopped in for lunch. We started with a 3-sampler appetizer of smoky wings, onion rings, and fried pickles. All delicious! For lunch, I ordered the Burnt End sandwich with fried okra, my husband got the Mac Attack Burger with uniquely cut twisted fries, and Mom got a pulled pork sandwich with slaw. All the portions were generous, delicious, and authentic to the North Carolina barbecue experience. We walked in the door just before noon and beat the lunch crowd. Our server Ayleigha was the only waitress on shift, and I watched her gracefully take excellent care of all the tables on the beautiful screened in porch. We had a lovely view of a babbling brook with some ducks. There's also an attached gift shop with glass figurines, and plenty of jewelry, I walked out with lovely geode bookends.

    If I could give this place no stars I would. Visiting the area and wanted some local BBQ. We walked…read morein at 6pm for a table of 2. There were about 8 people ahead of us waiting to be seated. We waited patiently and the hostess was trying to seat people had arrived after us. Once the two young boys who were ahead of us were seated, we were finally seated 15-20 mins after arriving. The servers wouldn't make eye contact with us and it took maybe another 20 minutes before someone asked if we would like to order our drinks. We waited another 10 minutes and watched a table of 1 get seated in front of us and he was immediately asked what he wanted to drink and got his food order placed shortly after. After waiting another hour with no service, drinks or food we left. Total disappointment.

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    4.1(148 reviews)
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    We have visited Maggie Valley on our anniversary every year for a number of years. We always eat…read morebreakfast here until this year. We arrived at 11:04 and a hostess met us at the door to inform us they stop serving breakfast at 11:00, but we can drive down to Pops and eat breakfast. Since we always eat here, we decided to stay and order a sandwich. I ordered a BLT and asked to add one egg to the BLT. The waitress said no, that eggs were a breakfast item and they cannot add it. Ironically, if you order a salad you can add an egg. Or a hamburger, you can add an egg. But you cannot add an egg to a BLT. So we paid for our drink and went to Pops where we were greeted with a smile, a very clean dining room, very friendly staff, and delicious food. This anniversary weekend, we began a new breakfast tradition- we will eat at Pops.

    All you can eat breakfast definitely had the guys excited for stopping in at Country Vittles today!…read moreThe food was good and the server was very nice! My only complaint was I ordered coffee and didn't like it and asked if I could change it out after a couple sips and they wanted to charge me for an additional drink, but hey if that's their policy no harm no foul just was disappointed. Definitely a cute little place with yummy options! I believe they also have an all you can eat option at dinner as well. Overall I say go check them out and you won't be sad that you did!

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    Country Vittles Restaurant & Gift Shop - Chicken & Dumplings, corn, fried okra, corn muffins

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    4.5(38 reviews)
    7.7 mi

    Only a brief wait for the eight of us. Called ahead and found out they could get us in…read more Staff was extremely attentive, and when it took a little longer than expected, they needlessly apologized. Once seated, we were promptly served and received our drinks. Great options in beverages and a couple of really good appetizers. Several main courses were tried, but I had the blackened grouper sandwich with a side of the amazing Parmesan rosemary potato wedges. Fried in beef tallow, they were life-changing. Others at the table, tried some of the bowls and no one at the dinner left hungry or disappointed. Portions were generous, and if you don't want something too large they do offer a little smaller sized serving at a discount. If you want a variety of options and some extremely good food at an extremely reasonable price, You Must try Fuego.

    Stopped by here on our way do to SC. Excellent find because the food was amazing, and priced very…read morereasonably. Ordered the hot honey chicken tacos. Thought that it may not be enough food (since there were only 2) but they were huge and filling. Also I liked that it wasnt overly sweet like at other hot honey spots. The best were the wedges though. Easily the best wedges that I've ever had. They are cooked in tallow and they were so crispy and delicious. Even though all of the food was good, would come back just for the wedges. Service was friendly, and parking is available.

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