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Mama's Chicken Kitchen

Mama’s Chicken Kitchen

Mama’s Chicken Kitchen and Joe and Pop’s Sub Shop are located on the Parkway in Gatlinburg. They are close to Gatlinburg City Hall and Fire Department. Mama’s and JOE’s are in the same building and you order for both when you enter. They will give you a number and then deliver the food to your table when it is ready.

Mama's Chicken Kitchen

We arrived late on a Sunday night in November, so the place was not crowded. My wife and I both ordered off of the Sub Shop menu. She ordered the Philly Cheesesteak with fries.

Mama's Chicken Kitchen

I ordered the Hoosier Daddy with fries and coleslaw.

Mama's Chicken Kitchen

The Philly Cheesesteak was sliced steak with melted cheese and grilled onions on it. Hoosier Daddy was something really different. It was a pork cutlet which was battered and fried on a bun with lettuce, tomato, mayo, pickle, onion and deli mustard. If you look at the picture you will see the pork extending past the bun on both sides. It was great sandwich, and I would order it again. The final photo is what you would expect, Mama’s chicken. it is a two-piece meal with slaw and mash potatoes. When in Gatlinburg try Mama’s Chicken Kitchen for great food served fast.

J J’s Restaurant and Sports Bar

J J’s Restaurant and Sports Bar in Abingdon Virgina is a really nice place to eat. Most of the time when we travel to Abingdon we eat at the Tavern or the Peppermill. Both of these places are great places to eat. However, on our last trip we were just passing through on our wat home from South Carolina.  We wanted to find a place with good food and faster service. After reading several reviews we decided to try J J’s. The Restaurant is located at 115 Charwood Drive in Abingdon Virgina.

Like most sports bars J J’s Restaurant has the walls all covered with sports memorabilia and TV’s.  The seating is high tops booths or bar. The people are nice and welcoming, and the food is great. My wife ordered the Pulled Pork Nachos.  Which had Bar B Q, Beans, Tomatoes, Jalapenos, Onions, Salsa and Sour Cream covering the Pork and Chips. I had to try them, and they were great.

I had the Quatar Pound Burger. It is a smaller version of their Best Burger.  It has lettuce, Tomatoes, Onions, and Cheese.  The Burger also comes with their house chips. You may find a burger as good as this one but not one any better than this. J J’s Restaurant really has this nailed down.

If you are Abingdon and like us looking for something different or faster, try J J’s Restaurant and Sports Bar.