Follow the Sign…to Lunch

For the past several months, whenever Laurie and I head east on TN Rte. 72 toward Vonore, we’ve noted a big sign along the highway advertising Henry’s Casual Café in Madisonville Tennessee.  Well, since it was a bit past lunchtime, we were hungry and we’re always looking for new restaurants to check out, off we went…

Henry’s Casual Café is located in the Sloan Center along US Hwy. 411 N in Madisonville.  The Sloan family operates this hardware store, gas station, convenience store and car wash and the Henry family operates the attached restaurant. As you can see at the left of the photo, patio dining is available at Henry’s…

The Sloan family also operates 2 other stores in East Tennessee.  One is a hardware store with fishing gear and nursery products and a sandwich shop in Loudon.  The other location is in Vonore and it features a full line grocery, a hardware store with fishing equipment, a gas station/convenience store with deli offerings and a car wash.

This is the interior of Henry’s Casual Café in Madisonville… It’s a bit ‘cave like’ but it’s brightened up with strings of lights, signs, trophies and local memorabilia.

When you enter Henry’s, the kitchen is to the left behind the counter.  At least for lunch, this is where you place your order.  We didn’t ask but it’s possible that there is waitress service at dinner time.   

I ordered the 7 inch Roast Beef Sub. (7 inch was $5.49/14 inch was $8.99) The meat didn’t have much flavor and the bread was nothing special…  All the beef was in the middle of the sandwich.

Henry’s offers a plethora of toppings with your sandwiches… These include lettuce, tomato, onion, mayo, oil, vinegar, mustard, spicy mustard, salt, pepper, oregano, dill pickle, sweet pickle, banana pepper, green pepper, black olives, jalapenos, hot pepper relish, cucumbers, grilled onions and grilled peppers.

Laurie ordered the 7 inch Italian Sub with ham, prosciutto, capicola, salami and cheese. (7 inch - $5.49/14 inch - $8.99) She got some French fries with her sandwich and we shared them.  The sandwich was OK and so were the fries…

Henry’s Casual Café has a fairly extensive menu and I don’t want to judge it just based on a couple of mediocre “just fuel” sub sandwiches.  The expanded menu includes burgers and other sandwiches, 12 inch thin crust pizzas, a number of pasta dishes as well as a turkey dinner, steaks, ribs, shrimp and chicken entrees.  There are also a number of desserts and Henry’s serves beer…

To view a number of positive reviews pertaining to Henry’s Casual Café on Trip Advisor, you can go to http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g55180-d1186033-Reviews-Henry_s_Casual_Cafe-Madisonville_Tennessee.html. 

Henry’s Casual Café is located in the Sloan Center at 4500 US Hwy. 411 N in Madisonville TN.  Phone: 423-442-2981.  Website: http://henryscasualcafe.wix.com/menu.

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Thanks for stopping by for a visit!

Take Care, Big Daddy Dave