The Three Jimmy’s is one of those out of the way, off the
beaten path, restaurants in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Located behind a strip mall at the corner of
Glades Road and East Parkway, you have to be looking for it to find it. The restaurant contains a large bar and
several booths and tables for its customers.
We arrived for a late lunch on a snowy March day and most of the
customers appeared to be locals. Our
party of seven was seated at a table near the rear of the dimly lit restaurant.
There was little décor in the restaurant and it did appear to be a place where
the locals would be in attendance. The
restaurant offers patio dining for days unlike the day we visited and it also
offers entertainment by local musicians on several evenings of the week.
We chose from the lunch menu which had a variety of sandwiches
as well as other dishes. I chose the barbeque sandwich which was called
The Big Pig. It was served with two
sides. I chose cole slaw and based on
the waitress’ recommendation, their homemade gouda mac and cheese. The barbeque
was acceptable, but not as good as the Texas barbeque which I was
familiar. The recommended mac and cheese,
however, was excellent and some of the best I have ever had. Several of my other fellow diners had this
dish and they agreed. My wife chose the
club sandwich which was also served with two sides. The sandwich was very large and my wife was
only able to eat half of it, with the other half being part of our take home
box. The other guests also were served large portions of their meals. You won’t leave the Three Jimmy’s feeling hungry.
The Three Jimmy’s has an extensive menu offering everything
from breakfast to dinner, including pizza, pasta, steaks and ribs. We even
considered returning to the restaurant for another one of our meals but decided
we should save that for our next visit to Gatlinburg. Bottom line, I highly recommend The Three Jimmy’s
when visiting Gatlinburg. Although it
has a bar atmosphere, it is very family friendly. The prices are moderate considering you are
in the Gatlinburg area. I don’t know who
the Three Jimmy’s are, but they have done a good job with their restaurant.
