Knoxville Restaurants

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Will have to try Jackie's just based on the reviews. Looks like old school southern cooking to me which is fine by me. Not sure what the fascination with "Nashville Hot" chicken is but I guess I will find out.
 
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sona said:
Will have to try Jackie's just based on the reviews. Looks like old school southern cooking to me which is fine by me. Not sure what the fascination with "Nashville Hot" chicken is but I guess I will find out.
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I would get one piece regular fried and get another hot.

As far as the fascination, I think people just like spicy food, and hot chicken is new to a lot of people.


Damn, that food from Jackies was great. I hope they stay this good, for a long time.
 
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Nerd-Vol said:
I would get one piece regular fried and get another hot.

As far as the fascination, I think people just like spicy food, and hot chicken is new to a lot of people.


Damn, that food from Jackies was great. I hope they stay this good, for a long time.
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Thanks, I do like spicy food so it is probably up my alley. I will give it a go. The sides sound great, more interested in that than the chicken because try as I might I can't come close to making good fried okra at home.
 
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sona said:
Thanks, I do like spicy food so it is probably up my alley. I will give it a go. The sides sound great, more interested in that than the chicken because try as I might I can't come close to making good fried okra at home.
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The Knoxville hot did have a bit of sweetness to it. That's why I will recommend trying both. As far as the okra, it's the best I've ever had.
 
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Nerd-Vol said:
The Knoxville hot did have a bit of sweetness to it. That's why I will recommend trying both. As far as the okra, it's the best I've ever had.
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Awesome! Best okra I ever had is no longer attainable. Grandma plucked it from her own garden, battered it up and fried it in a cast iron skillet. No idea if it was the "fresh from the garden" aspect, technique, the oil she used or all of the above but I can't come close to it.

Mine is edible at best and disastrous at worst.
 
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So I went to Buffalo Wild Wings for the first time ever at Turkey Creek. Don't ask me how or why I've never been there before but it finally happened. I'd acquired a gift card recently and grabbed a friend and went with a completely open mind. Upon entering this place I noticed it was busy for 9pm. A lot of families there with kids of all ages. This place is apparently like the Mr Gatti's of chicken wings. The main dining area is like a big open room, loud, with various different sized tv's everywhere, and it was carpeted. The first thing we did was try a few of the different hot sauces they offer. The server brought these sauce samples out on those plastic, to-go sauce cup lids. We were then presented a county fair style, cardboard container containing maybe like 8 or 9 shoestring fries to dip into the sauce. Ok sure. My friend tried a few sauces and I tried a couple. We order our boneless chicken wings with a basket of fries and a house cocktail. It took a while for the food to come out but it finally did. I had to ask about the drinks after the food arrived and she went and got them. I honestly couldn't tell if the drink had alcohol in it. The food was ok, I loved the crunch on the chicken but that was about it. Out comes our check and I noticed we were charged 75 cents twice for two "sample fries". Yes, the 2 cardboard containers holding 8 fries each she brought out we were charged for. Mind you we weren't told ahead of time there was a charge for that nor would anyone expect it. Apparently the manager told the server to do this. I wasn't expecting much knowing this was a Buffalo Wild Wings but I wasn't expecting to be insulted by visiting the place either. Needless to say the server was over tipped with the $8 that was remaining on my gift card because I had no intention of going back to spend it.
 
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sona said:
Awesome! Best okra I ever had is no longer attainable. Grandma plucked it from her own garden, battered it up and fried it in a cast iron skillet. No idea if it was the "fresh from the garden" aspect, technique, the oil she used or all of the above but I can't come close to it.

Mine is edible at best and disastrous at worst.
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A lot of my favorite foods are like that.

It's simply because Mamaw made it.
 
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Captain Muchachos food truck may have the best pork nachos in the southeast. If you see this truck around, stop. (ps. I've had Full Stop's nachos several times)
 
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doozer said:
The key to good fried okra is coke.

The more you know...
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Tony is still not happy with his!
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Really though, do tell...
 
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WallyBalls said:
A lot of my favorite foods like that.

It's simply because Mamaw made it.
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This is the truth! I have given up hope on every having proper dressing or dumplings again. I have yet to find a biscuit that compares to what my granny made, or homemade bread.

If you still have grandparents, shadow them in the kitchen and ask questions! Recipe books rarely tell the whole tale.
 
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I was in Nashville today and went by Biscuit Love for the 2nd time. Absolutely fantastic for the 2nd time. 10/10 would recommend to a friend.
 
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chatt-townVOL said:
Keeps sauce from getting on your skirt too Nancy
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I only wear a skirt on Mondays.

Nerd-Vol said:
As a wing connoisseur, boneless wings are a no go.
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Ok, go ahead and tell us all how and why boneless wings are a no go?

I want a detailed explanation of this.

crusse10 said:
I was in Nashville today and went by Biscuit Love for the 2nd time. Absolutely fantastic for the 2nd time. 10/10 would recommend to a friend.
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But are they as good as Loveless?
 
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Coug said:
Ok, go ahead and tell us all how and why wings have to be eaten off the bone?

I want a detailed explanation of this.
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First of all, they're called wings because the meat is wing meat. "Boneless wings" are really just breast meat.
Second, chicken wings are meant to include the skin. Because it's just breast meat, you'll have no chicken skin.
Third, chicken wings aren't supposed to be breaded. "Boneless wings" need to be breaded.

As for Loveless, I've never been there. Had a cool moment at Biscuit Love, though. The wait for the restaurant was a line out the door that took about 20 minutes or so. The 2 tourist guys in front of us were discussing whether the food would be worth it or not. I explained that it was easily 25-minute-wait good, but I doubt any brunch food is 45-minutes good.
One guy stopped a moment on his way out the door to inform me that it was easily 45-minutes good. Get the Nasty Princess.
 
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crusse10 said:
First of all, they're called wings because the meat is wing meat. "Boneless wings" are really just breast meat.
Second, chicken wings are meant to include the skin. Because it's just breast meat, you'll have no chicken skin.
Third, chicken wings aren't supposed to be breaded. "Boneless wings" need to be breaded.


....Get the Nasty Princess.
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So really the only difference between traditional chicken wings and boneless wings is some skin. Both wing meat and breast meat are white meat, and both come off the bone. As for breading, it really depends on how the restaurant you are going to prepares them but there are countless recipes for bone in chicken wings that use flour even if in the smallest amounts.

What is the nasty princess?
 
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Coug said:
So really the only difference between traditional chicken wings and boneless wings is some skin. Both wing meat and breast meat are white meat, and both come off the bone. As for breading, it really depends on how the restaurant you are going to prepares them but there are countless recipes for bone in chicken wings that use flour even if in the smallest amounts.

What is the nasty princess?
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It's a biscuit with a huge piece of spicy boneless chicken thigh and gravy. It's heaven wrapped in heaven.
 
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