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J J’s Restaurant and Sports Bar

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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.

 

 

The Greenbrier Restaurant Gatlinburg’s hidden treasure

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The Greenbrier Restaurant is not a place you drive by and decide to stop. Instead it is located at 370 Newman Road, the Restaurant is a destination. On our trip back to Gatlinburg and Treetops Resort, we decided to eat at the Greenbrier.

Greenbrier

We loved the location of the restaurant the design and the staff but it is the food that will bring you back.  As you enter you see information about the food offered and specials.

 

Food Information

The Greenbrier starts  your meal with  Spoon Bread, which is like a corn bread. It came in a hot pan with a nice scoop of butter on top of it.  The bread was a little undercooked I thought but it was good and came with a spoon to dip it out so the texture may have been as planned.

Spoon Bread

For starters we decided to try the Cheese Board.  After eating the Cheese Board or at least most of it we both agree that it would be nice to come back after a light meal and have it again while enjoying the restaurant’s ambiance.

Cheese board

 In addition to the grilled bread and cheese, we received our salads.

Salad

The salads were good.  Had the rest of the food been less I would have talked more about the salads. Finally for my meal I ordered Pork with a berry sauce off of the specials menu. My side was the Herb Smashed Potatoes.

Pork

 

Smashed Potatoes

Both of these were really good.  The Pork was cooked just right meaning done but not dry.  Herb Smashed Potatoes were however unbelievable good.  My wife ordered the Salmon with a side of Asparagus.

Salmon with Asparagus

The Greenbrier Restaurant is a great place to eat.  Food is great and the atmosphere is wonderful. 

Enjoying the Greenbrier

 If you can find this hidden treasure in mountains around Gatlinburg, you certainly have to give it a try. We recommend getting there early enough to be able to enjoy meal but allowing time take advantage of Walker’s Union and the fire pit afterward.

Greenbrier Restaurant