…continuing
with our exploration of an area of East Tennessee that we’d never visited
before. It was time for breakfast!
We love small
town restaurants…as well as neighborhood diners and dives. As per the sign out front, the Dunlap
Restaurant has been open since 1962.
This is their fifty-seventh year in business, quite an accomplishment! This local favorite is open 7 days a week for
breakfast, lunch and dinner.
The
dining area at the Dunlap Restaurant is classic…with booths, tables and a
counter with stools. The tables even
have the old time style checkered table coverings! The staff appeared to be seasoned veterans
and most of the customers seemed to be regulars.
So what
to eat? It turned out that we’d lucked
out! It was only 10:55 AM and our
waitress told us that they serve breakfast (our favorite meal) until 11 AM.
Laurie’s
breakfast standard has always been 2 eggs over medium, bacon, hash browns and
toast. In this case, based on our
waitress’s recommendation, Laurie decided on homemade biscuits rather than
toast. Dunlap Restaurant’s Classic
Breakfast comes with meat and 2 or 3 sides. ($6.75 for 2 sides and $7.35 for 3)
For her second side, she opted for the fried apples.
The eggs
were about perfect and while the bacon and hash browns were fine, it was
obvious that they’d been precooked. (Our first clue was just how quickly we
got our food)
As for
the biscuits…which I also ordered…they were warm, dense and yummy! They were so good that I added a photo in
their honor.
I ordered
the same Classic Breakfast as Laurie, only mine came with sausage patties. I’m felt that they were precooked as well and
while they were good, they would have been better fresh off the grill. As for the fried apples, they were a very
nice change of pace…a real plus!
For lunch
the Dunlap Restaurant has sandwiches and plate lunches. (Classic meat and two
sides $6.25, with meat and three sides $6.90) The dinner menu includes items
like a 12 oz. ribeye for $14.95, southern fried catfish for $9.25, a hot roast
beef platter for $8.95 or a half-fried chicken dinner for $9.95. Unless otherwise stated, entrees include a
potato, salad and 2 vegetable sides.
The
Dunlap Restaurant is a pleasant place to dine with lots of friendly folks and
substantial fare at great prices. Our
breakfast was above average for the price but it would have been kicked up a
notch if it had all just come off the grill.
The Dunlap Restaurant is located at 17238 Rankin Avenue (US Hwy 127) in
Dunlap Tennessee. Phone:
423-949-2595. Their website is found at https://www.thedunlaprestaurant.com/.
Just
click on any of the photos to enlarge them…
Thanks
for stopping by for a visit!
Take
Care, Big Daddy Dave
Both meals and the biscuits look very good.
ReplyDeleteBacon, eggs and sausage are right up my alley as well, friend David. And so is the price range. I see they serve a few salads … although they could easily include Greek and Cesar as well. Always so much fun cruising your posts. Thank you, eh? Love, cat.
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