Great Casual Place
This place is great! No need to wear fancy clothing because you wouldn't want to spill any of their barbecue SAUCES on nice clothes! They offer different types of BBQ sauce for all the degrees of spice/sweet/smoked flavor. The atmosphere is great, and so is the food! The pulled pork sandwich is excellent. Not a lot of convienient parking offered, but otherwise this is a terrific one-of-a-kind place.    [17 Mar 2003 22:07:11]

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Recommended Dishes: Pulled Pork Sandwich and Cornbread

     ­Kate   

Great BBQ
Tennessee's is indeed great casual dining, as Kate says - although it's somewhat pricier than going out to a sub shop. The food more than makes up for the price difference, though. When I worked in the area, my co-workers and I would go there about once a week. The only thing that stops me from going to Tennessee's more often now is that I don't work near there anymore, and I live 25 miles away. (I still manage to get there once a month, though. :-)

The ribs are just plain great. I have something of a sweet tooth so I prefer the "Strawhouse" BBQ sauce, but they have two others to choose from - and they sell the stuff by the bottle as well. My personal favorite food there is the pulled pork sandwich. I grew up in the South where this was a staple menu item of any diner, cafeteria, etc., and Tennessee's has one of the best pulled pork sandwiches I have ever eaten. The corn bread is also superior.

For other sides, the sweet potato is very good, but neither my wife nor I really like their "Smashed potatoes", which have some seasoning (garlic, etc.) in them. I find it a bit too seasoned. The corn on the cob is also generally disappointing, being somewhat overdone. My wife loves the cucumber salad.

The counter staff (they do not have waiters) has always been friendly and helpful. The restaurant and bathrooms are also generally clean.

The parking is free and plentiful, as the restaurant is located in a strip mall. At worst you will have to walk the length of a football field from your car to the door. At best you can park right in front of the door.    [02 May 2003 08:56:25]

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Recommended Dishes: Pulled pork

     ­Burke