Category Archives: Eating Out

Review – Mario’s Pizza and Grill

Posted on April 1, 2015 by Mike Stanley

We’ve added a new restaurant to our regular weekly list in the last couple of months – Mario’s. I can’t recall exactly why we tried Mario’s for the first time, but it was likely because it is near our church in … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes I

Posted on March 30, 2015 by Mike Stanley

Blackhorse Pub & BreweryWe had dinner at Blackhorse on a Friday night recently and one of the specials was a Mahi Mahi dish served over pasta. The cream sauce was good, the pasta was plain but well-cooked, and the fish … Continue reading →

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Quick Review: Forte’s on the Square

Posted on November 30, 2014 by Mike Stanley

On the way back from enjoying Thanksgiving with my family in Nashville, my wife asked me if I wanted to stop for dinner in Crossville. We’d never eaten dinner in Crossville, and based on having lunch there during a couple … Continue reading →

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Quick Review: Gondola House Pizzeria

Posted on November 29, 2014 by Mike Stanley

We spent Thanksgiving with my family in Hermitage this year, and on Black Friday we decided to take everybody out to dinner. We tried Gondola House Pizzeria, mainly because it is the number 2 rated restaurant on TripAdvisor for the … Continue reading →

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Quick Review: Blaze Pizza

Posted on November 28, 2014 by Mike Stanley

I heard about a new pizza place opening in Knoxville in an unusual way recently. I was contacted by someone at a PR firm saying she liked my blog and was contacting bloggers and other types of media to announce … Continue reading →

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Quick Review: Chick-fil-A Breakfast

Posted on November 26, 2014 by Mike Stanley

I have other restaurants in the queue to review, but after posting a very brief write-up of breakfast at Bojangles last night, I woke up this morning thinking, “I mentioned that I would normally pick Chick-fil-A over Bojangles, so why not … Continue reading →

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Quick Review: Bojangles

Posted on November 25, 2014 by Mike Stanley

We got moving early enough Sunday morning that we had time to stop for breakfast on the way to church instead of grabbing a granola bar on the way out of our house. We gave our son a choice – … Continue reading →

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Quick Review: It’s All So Yummy Cafe

Posted on November 23, 2014 by Mike Stanley

It’s All So Yummy Cafe is a soup, sandwich, and ice cream shop in West Knoxville on S. Peters Rd. We had dinner there Friday night and it was really good. This place has changed owners at least once or … Continue reading →

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Quick Review: Universal Joint

Posted on November 22, 2014 by Mike Stanley

I made a day trip to Chattanooga with some coworkers to meet with some colleagues from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. We wrapped up our meeting and headed to lunch with our colleagues at a place of their choosing … Continue reading →

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Quick Review: Sweet P’s BBQ Revisit

Posted on November 22, 2014 by Mike Stanley

A quick post to document a revisit to one of our favorite restaurants and the best barbecue joint in Knoxville – Sweet P’s. If you’d like a longer write-up, you can check out my original review. We ordered our usual … Continue reading →

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