Diners and Dinners

Eating Out Adventures (totally unscripted).

If they’re on this list they’re worth checking out. But, not being on this list is not important. There is only so much time and so much food a person can eat! Most are within the vicinity of Johnson City. No national chains. Those without a date are from the original posting. It just gets more to be more fun and happier eating.

BBQ:
Moe’s BBQ (located in JOCY and Asheville)
Pilot Hill General Store, (Limestone, Tenn.)
Firehouse BBQ (on Walnut Street towards downtown from campus)
Phil’s Dream Pit (at the Eastern Star exit off I-26 between JOCY and Kingsport)
Carolina Barbeque (Newland, N.C.)
Heartwood Visitor's Center (Abingdon, Va. updated 6/14/18)
Bob's Dairyland (Roan Mtn., Tenn. updated 6/14/18)
Parnder's BBQ (Piney Flats, Tenn. updated 6/18/19)

Hot Dogs:
JC Cardinal Park
Joe O'Brien Stadium (Elizabethton Twins)

Burger / General Fare places:
Burger Bar (at the Hilton Hotel in JOCY)
Burger Hut (across from the Elizabethton Airport)
Mid-City Grill (in JOCY across from the Farmer’s Market Pavilion)
Burger Bar (in Bristol, Va. not Bristol, Tenn.)
Sharp’s Deli (Market Street in downtown JOCY) closed

Rodie’s Parkway Restaurant, (Glendale Springs, N.C.)
One Acre Cafe (Walnut Street, JOCY)
Kosher Pickle (Bristol Highway, below Winged Deer Park, JOCY)
Eatz on Moore Street (Bristol, Va., next to the Birthplace of Country Music Museum updated 11/7/18)
Jack's Grill (north Roan St at the Mall, JOCY updated 1/4/19) closed
Southern Restaurant (Elk Avenue, Elizabethton update 5/18/19)
Clarence's Drive-In (currently in Unicoi moving to Erwin, Tenn. updated 1/5/19)
South Holston Ruritan Annual Bean Soup Dinner (last Saturday in January, since 1955, updated 1/27/19)
Cootie Brown's (north Roan, JOCY, updated 3/9/19)
Kiwanis Spaghetti Dinner Jonesborough Middle School (updated 3/9/19)
Country Diner (Watauga Community updated 6/7/19)

Local Italian (more than just pizza) and/or Mid-East:
Portobello’s (at Kroger’s east of campus)
Crazy Tomato (Princeton Road, other side of I-26 from the mall)
Johnnie Brusco’s (north JOCY, across from the mall)
Bella Vita (north Roan Street, JOCY, updated 12/13/19)
Mad Greek (Oakland at State of Franklin, updated 12/13/19)


Fish:
Boonies (aka Davis Dock, on Boone Lake, Bluff City, Tenn.)
Limestone Ruritan (Limestone, Tenn.)
Harbor House (north Roan JOCY update 1/5/19)

Doughnuts / Bakery / Dedicated Breakfast:
Coffee Company (Elk Avenue, Elizabethton updated 5/18/19)
Zazzy's (200 block of East Main at Deadmore Street, Abingdon, Va. updated 3/18/19)
Sunshine Doughnuts (in JOCY near campus)
Blackbird Bakery (up the street from Burger Bar in Bristol, Va.)
Hale Community Ruritan (Hale Community, Tenn.)
Limestone Ruritan (Limestone, Tenn.) (the only duplicate listed)
Peggy Ann's Bakery (Greeneville, Tenn. updated 6/7/19)
Olde Towne Pancake House (Jonesborough, updated 6/18/19)
Seaver's Bakery (Kingsport, Tenn. updated 9/5/19)
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