FRANKLIN
5 and Diner
1959 Mallory Lane (615)778-0065
The Diner is a flashback to the 50's with burgers, shakes, and 50's and 60's music on the jukebox. The prices are reasonable and the staff is very friendly. They also have a very reasonably priced menu for seniors (I think it's for 55 and over).
Thanks to John
Mickey Roo's
509 Hillsboro Rd
SMOKE FREE restaurant and music venue. However, their patio does allow smoking. It's the one of the few places in the Nashville area that we will visit and perform.
Thanks to Lee Gibson of Hot Skillet Music
Stoveworks Restaurant
230 Franklin Road (The Factory at Franklin)
Large Southern-style restaurant, hot entrees, salads and sandwiches. Moderate prices. Some vegetarian dishes. Located in The Factory, a mall/crafts center/music center with a number of restaurants.
Mon-Sat 11am-2pm
KNOXVILLE
Alex's Havana Cafe
5123 Homberg Drive (865) 588-8681
Borders Books Music & Cafe
202 Morrell Road
A smokefree chain of bookstores, some locations have cafes (coffee & cake type, and ready-made sandwiches).
China Pearl Restaurant
11248 Kingston Pike (865) 966-6937
Moderately priced and beautifully seasoned Chinese cuisine.
Beer available.
Mon-Sun 11am-9:30pm
Fazoli's Restaurant
4721 Old Broadway (865) 688-1679
9515 Kingston Pike (865) 694-1162
Italian food chain, moderate prices. Both locations in Knoxville are smokefree
as is the one in Oak Ridge.
Sun-Thurs 10:30am-9:30pm / Fri-Sat till 10:30pm
Ho Ho
1723 B West Cumberland Avenue (865) 546-3060
Chinese and Indonesian cuisine. No drinks.
Mon-Sat 11am-10pm / Sun 4:30pm-10pm
House of Beans
9700 Kingston Pike (865) 692-0084
Wide selection of coffees and desserts. Credit cards OK.
Mon-Th 7am-9pm / Fri 7am-11pm / Sat 8am-11pm / closed Sundays
Kalamata Kitchen
138 West End Avenue (865) 966-2520
Elegantly prepared Greek cuisine.
Mon-Sat 11am-10pm / Sun 11am-9pm
Kashmir Restaurant
711 17th Street (865) 524-1982
Tandoori and curry. Sunday buffet. Beer available.
Mon-Fri 11:30am-3pm / 5pm-10pm / Sat 5pm-10pm only / Sun noon-3 (buffet) &
5pm-10pm
King Tut's Restaurant
4123 Martin Mill Pike (865) 573-6021
A different menu every night, fresh food and generous portions. An experience as much as a restaurant. Modestly priced (no credit cards). Bring your own drinks.
Mon-Sat 7am-9pm
Kitts Market Cafe
Knox County Farmers Market (865) 522-7311
Fresh-cooked meals including delicious pies. Low prices, no credit cards.
Mon-Fri 9am-4pm / Sat noon-3 / Sun noon-5pm
Korea House
1645 Downtown West Boulevard (865) 693-3615
Korean cuisine is interesting, very flavorful and and often
beautifully presented. It is deceptively like American food -
lots of meat, including barbeque, but then that squid
jumps up and grabs you by the throat... well, maybe not at
Korea House! Popular, vegetarian-friendly, with a
Sunday buffet for those who like to sneak up on their food
instead of having it sneak up on them, uh, be brought to the table.
Korean cuisine's own tearjerker: the
cabbage with chilis, which is the Korean counterpart to
Japanese wasabi or Jewish horseradish. Good for what ails ya.
Mon (dinner only) 5pm-9pm / Tu-Fri 12-2:30 & 5pm-9pm /
Fri-Sat 12-2:30 & 5pm-10pm / Sun 12-2 (buffet) & 5pm-8pm
Litton's Market and Restaurant
2803 Essary Road (865) 688-0429
Across Broadway from the Duck Pond. A casual restaurant up front plus a more formal dining room. Steakhouse, seafood, pasta and fine desserts. Drinks available.
Tu-Sat 5pm-?
Mancino's Pizza
9201 Middlebrook Pike (865) 769-9005
Pizza, salad and sandwiches. Drinks available. Moderate prices.
Mon-Th 11am-9pm / Fri-Sat 11am-10pm / Sun 11am-8pm
Pizza Kitchen
9411 Northshore Drive (865) 531-1422
Upscale, freshly made Italian cuisine. Bring your own drinks.
Tu-Th 3pm-9pm / Fri-Sat 11am-10pm / Sun 2pm-9pm
Sawyer's
701 South 17th Street (865) 524-7710
Fresh chicken dishes, modest prices (cash only).
Sun-Sat 10am-11pm
Slice of Life Cafe and Bakery
11426 Kingston Pike (Farragut) (865) 675-6560
Fresh pastries, soups, salads and sandwiches, moderate prices.
Sun-Thurs 6am-8pm / Fri-Sat 6am-10pm
Roman's Pizza
179 North Seven Oaks Drive (Windsor Square) (865) 539-1784
Fresh Italian food made daily, the ovens are humming.
Great sub sandwiches, fresh pizza, pasta, lasagna, and that favorite: cannoli.
Modest prices.
As to their smoking policy: "We've got enough smoke coming out of our ovens,we don't need any more."
Mon-Th 11am-10pm / Fri-Sat till 11pm / Sun 1pm-10pm
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MEMPHIS
Atlanta Bread Company
4770 Poplar Street
Cafe with espresso, soup, sandwiches and salad.
Fast food atmosphere. Modest prices.
Mon-Sat 6:30am-9pm / Sun 7am-7pm
Bombay Cafe
3700 Ridgeway (Hickory Ridge Commons mall) (901) 368-1002
Indian cuisine. As with most Indian restaurants, vegetarians can put together a good meal;
there are also a number of chicken dishes. Beer available.
Tu-Sun 11am-2:30pm & 5pm-10pm
Bronte Bistro
Davis-Kidd Booksellers - 387 Perkins Ext. (901) 374-0881
Nice soups, salads, pasta and sandwiches. Yummy desserts. An extension of the bookshop.
Moderate prices. Beer and wine available. Note: smoking is allowed on their patio.
Mon-Sat 9am-9:30pm / Sun 10am-7pm
Brother Juniper's College Inn
3519 Walker (901) 324-0144
Family-run restaurant and Eastern Orthodox Christian ministry.
Fresh-cooked sandwiches, soups and salads with some Greek dishes.
Fresh-baked breads. Modest prices. No alcohol.
Tu-Fri 6:30am-2pm / Sat 7am-noon
Cozy Corner BBQ
745 North Parkway
Barbeque (smoked ribs, Cornish game hens) with hot hot sauces.
Messy and delicious. No beer. Moderate prices.
Tu-Sat 10am-7pm
Obadiah's Cafe
1553 Madison (Strings & Things music mall) (901) 722-2266
Excellent sandwiches and sides, baked desserts, variety of coffees. Moderate prices.
Child-friendly. Becomes a Christian coffeehouse on occasional Fridays.
[ Schedule: http://www.obadiahscafe.com ]
Mon-Sat 9am-6pm
The Peabody Hotel
149 Union Avenue between 2nd and 3rd Streets 1-800-PEABODY or 901-529-4000
This is the place with the famous parading ducks.
The following four restaurants are all at The Peabody and brought to us by
Fred, a frequent and eloquent contributor to SmokeFreeWorld:
"Eating in smoking sections of restaurants where no one was smoking was
great. We had a couple of good meals. We had a discussion with a waiter
about smoke. He related the story of when a smoker would not put out his
cigarette in his no smoking restaurant. The waiter informed him that
while he could not do anything about his smoking, if he did not put his
cigarette out the waiter would call security and have him forcibly
removed from the hotel. Security would then call the police and the
diner could then deal with them. We ate at other places than The Peabody, but it was the only place that had smoke-free restaurants."
--Chez Phillipe
A truly memorable meal. The food was great and the service was
impeccable. Before your main meal, order the soufflé for dessert. The
tuna was fantastic and the pork was very good. Most restaurants have at
least one dish that misses. Every dish at Chez Phillipe was memorable.
The prices are expensive, but worth it.
--Cafe Expresso
A great place to get a snack or lunch. A BLT usually has 3 or 4 regular
pieces of bacon. The BLT here had at least 12. The dessert was huge. It
was also was very good. In reflection, I would have had just a piece of
cake.
--The Skyway
We had Sunday brunch there. The service was very good, but I have to say
that the food wasn't great. The scrambled eggs were forgettable. The
sliced meat was very good. Seeing fresh caviar on a buffet is unusual.
This was good caviar and not supermarket variety. The Eggs Benedict were
conspicuous by their absence. Keep in mind that alcohol is not available
on Sunday before noon. It is not a Champagne brunch if you go before
then.
--Dux
The restaurant (but not the sports bar) is smokefree.
Another great trip report from Fred. He is serious about his food, so his reviews should be taken seriously, not just as a way to find smokefree dining, but for good meals!
Pie in the Sky
2149 Young Street
Noisy neighborhood pizzeria. Imaginative pizzas, shakes and ice cream.
Child-friendly. Counter service. BYOB
Mon-Th 11am-2pm & 5pm-10pm / Fri till 11pm / Sat noon-11pm / Sun 4pm-9pm
Shelby's Kitchen
5062 Park Avenue (Eastgate mall) (901) 685-0383
Small kosher restaurant/deli. Dinner buffet. Pastrami. Chicken soup. Cream soda.
All that good stuff. Children's menu. Moderate prices.
Mon-Th 11am-8pm / Fri 10am-3pm / (closed on Shabbes ) / Sun 5pm-9pm
Southern Que
3724 South Mendenhall (901) 362-9003
Friendly BBQ joint. Modest prices.
Ribs, catfish, wings, burgers. Fast food decor but real-deal cooking
and friendly service.
Mon-Th 11am-9pm / Fri-Sat till 10pm / Sun noon-5pm
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NASHVILLE & THEREABOUTS
Basante's Restaurant
1800 West End Avenue (615) 320-0534
Elegant European cuisine, lunch & dinner Monday-Saturday.
The Basement
1604 8th Ave South (615) 254-1604
Small club & bar, jazz and blues music, open till 2am.
Bistro 215
3821 Green Hills Village Drive (615) 385-3636
This is a great new restaurant with a beautifull outdoor patio and a copper bar. The wine list is large and inexpensive. Great friendly service.
Copper Kettle Cafe
4004 Granny White Pike (615)383-7242
Lots of fresh-cooked sandwiches, salads, hot entrees, desserts. No alcohol. Inexpensive.
Weekdays 11am-7pm / Sunday brunch
F Scotts
2210 Crestmoor Road (615) 269-5861
Restaurant and live jazz bar. Smokefree of November 1, 2004
The musicians had a big influence on this decision.
Thanks Stephen!
Germantown Cafe
1200 Fifth Avenue, North (615) 242-3226
Upscale American cuisine
Gibson Cafe
318 Broadway (615) 742-6343
This smoke free coffeehouse is owned by the head of
Gibson Guitars. Lunch and beer are available. Open mike night on Tuesdays.
Orchid
8105 Moores Lane (Cool Springs) (615) 221-4041
Chinese and Thai restaurant. Offers dim sum, a fun experience not available in every Asian restaurant. Carts come around with small specialties. You take what you want and they add up the bill later.
Open daily 11am-10pm, dim sum only 11am-3pm on weekends
Obo's Cafe
231 Seventh Avenue North (615) 255-6267
Cheerful downtown sandwich, soup and pastry shop.
Mon-Sat 7am-10pm
Porta Via Cafe
7620 Highway 70 South (Bellevue Mall) (615)662-0063
393 East Main Street (Hendersonville) (615)338-0600
Small inexpensive spot in the mall, sandwich/salad/pizza/pasta. A pretty big selection. Two locations now.
Portland Brew
4501 Murphy Road (615) 292-9004
Smokefree inside. Sandwiches and coffee. Espressos.
Mon-Fri 6am-10pm / Sat 8am-10pm / live music on Sunday, check times
Station Inn
402 - 12th Street South (615) 255-3307
Popular bluegrass club. Smokefree, 7 days a week.
21 and over or accompanied by guardian.
Sunset Grill
2001 Belcourt Ave (615) 386-3663
Tayst Wine Bar & Restaurant
2100 21st Avenue S. (615) 383-1953
Fine dining.
Wilma Kaye's Restaurant
205 Third Avenue South (615) 249-7800
Cajun food, hot dishes, sandwiches and sides. Counter service.
Mon-Fri 7:30am-2:30pm
Your Way Cafe
515 Second Ave. S. (615) 256-9682
Live folk and jazz on Fridays and Saturdays; open mike
night on Tuesdays. Internet access. Lunch and dinner.
NOTE: Only smoke free on Tuesdays. Oh well, got to start somewhere.
Zola
3001 West End Avenue (on 30th Avenue) (615) 320-7778
Mediterranean fine dining. Excellent wine list, attractive decor.
Mon-Th 5:30pm-10pm / Fri-Sat till 11pm
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