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50.142.245.220: updated listing Knoxville Hostel

2013-02-20T03:21:05Z

updated listing Knoxville Hostel

Spakes: /* Splurge */

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‎Splurge

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‎Mid-range

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‎Budget

67.187.82.99: added listing La Fiesta(Mexican)

2013-01-04T04:00:21Z

added listing La Fiesta(Mexican)

67.187.82.99: added listing Naples(Italian)

2013-01-04T03:57:38Z

added listing Naples(Italian)

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‎Downtown shopping

HWAllain at 19:57, 31 December 2012

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-* <sleep name="Knoxville Hostel" alt="" address="404 East Fourth Avenue" directions="" phone="+1-865-546-8090" email="" fax="" url="http://www.hostelhandbook.com/knoxvilleTN" checkin="" checkout="" price="Dorm beds $17/night"></sleep>
+* <sleep name="Knoxville Hostel" alt="" address="404 East Fourth Avenue" directions="" phone="+1-865-546-8090" url="http://www.hostelhandbook.com/knoxvilleTN" checkin="" checkout="" price="Dorm beds $18/night" lat="" long="" email="" fax=""></sleep>
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 * <eat name="Baker Peters Jazz Club" alt="" address="9000 Kingston Pike" directions="" phone="+1-865-690-8110‎" email="" fax="" url="http://www.bakerpeters.com" hours="" price="" lat="35.912585" long="-84.081974">This jazz club has live music and good food.  Its alcohol selection focuses on wine, but it also has a reasonable beer selection, and also cigars.</eat>
-* <eat name="King Tut's Grill" alt="" address="4132 Martin Mill Pike" directions="From downtown, cross the Gay Street bridge, turn right 1 block then left onto Chapman Highway (US 441).  Drive 1.5 miles to Young High Pike and turn left at the traffic light (beside the Kroger shopping center).  Go to the end of the road, turn right.  The restaurant sits on the right at the next intersection." phone="+1-865-573-6021" url="" hours="" price="$10-50" lat="" long="">They have an extensive menu ranging from a simple Greek Salad to an Egyptian Sampler Platter.  The owner (Moe) is a real "cut-up" who will entertain you while you eat.  Be prepared to become part of the entertainment.  Before the meal is through, you might end up wearing a Marti Gras head mask or putting words into the mouth of the talking deer-head trophy.  Take your camera and be prepared to have a lot of fun!</eat>
+* <eat name="King Tut's Grill" alt="" address="4132 Martin Mill Pike" directions="From downtown, cross the Gay Street bridge, turn right 1 block then left onto Chapman Highway (US 441).  Drive 1.5 miles to Young High Pike and turn right at the traffic light (beside the Kroger shopping center).  Go to the end of the road, turn right.  The restaurant sits on the right at the next intersection." phone="+1-865-573-6021" url="" hours="" price="$10-50" lat="" long="">They have an extensive menu ranging from a simple Greek Salad to an Egyptian Sampler Platter.  The owner (Moe) is a real "cut-up" who will entertain you while you eat.  Be prepared to become part of the entertainment.  Before the meal is through, you might end up wearing a Marti Gras head mask or putting words into the mouth of the talking deer-head trophy.  Take your camera and be prepared to have a lot of fun!</eat>
 * <eat name="Naples" alt="" address="" directions="" phone="" email="" fax="" url="" hours="" price="">The city's best stop for Italian food, with nightly specials designed in-house by award-winning chefs.  Try not to fight over the cannoli and Seafood Goddess salads.</eat>

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 * <eat name="Baker Peters Jazz Club" alt="" address="9000 Kingston Pike" directions="" phone="+1-865-690-8110‎" email="" fax="" url="http://www.bakerpeters.com" hours="" price="" lat="35.912585" long="-84.081974">This jazz club has live music and good food.  Its alcohol selection focuses on wine, but it also has a reasonable beer selection, and also cigars.</eat>
 * <eat name="Naples" alt="" address="" directions="" phone="" email="" fax="" url="" hours="" price="">The city's best stop for Italian food, with nightly specials designed in-house by award-winning chefs.  Try not to fight over the cannoli and Seafood Goddess salads.</eat>

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	* <eat name="Puleo's Grille" alt="" address="" directions="At the junction of I-40/75 and Cedar Bluff Road in West Knoxville." phone="" email="" fax="" url="" hours="" price="">The only place in Knoxville (and probably the state) where you can begin a meal with fried green tomatoes with cheese grits and two kinds of sausage gravy and top off the evening with a glass of white wine and a cannoli.</eat>		* <eat name="Puleo's Grille" alt="" address="" directions="At the junction of I-40/75 and Cedar Bluff Road in West Knoxville." phone="" email="" fax="" url="" hours="" price="">The only place in Knoxville (and probably the state) where you can begin a meal with fried green tomatoes with cheese grits and two kinds of sausage gravy and top off the evening with a glass of white wine and a cannoli.</eat>
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		+	* <eat name="Quaker Steak and Lube" alt="" address="5616 Merchants Center Blvd" directions="Go I-75 North to the first exit beyond the I-640 Loop, turn left off the ramp, then right at the traffic light beside Red Lobster. The restaurant is behind Red Lobster." phone="+1-865-687-0399" email="" fax="" url="http://www.quakersteak.com/Knoxville_TN/" hours="" price="$10-20">This is an automotive/racing-themed restaurant. All-you-can-eat chicken wings are served every day at lunch and Tuesday dinner. Choose bone-in or boneless wings for each re-order, and there are at least 20 different flavors to try! There is an extensive menu besides, with several signature items. There is a bar on the first floor, so families are generally seated on the second floor. Televisions are on every wall playing sporting events.</eat>

	*<eat name="Smoky Mountain Brewery" alt="" address="11308 Parkside Drive, Knoxville, TN 37934-1971" directions="" phone="+1-865-288-5500‎" url="http://www.coppercellar.com/smbSite.shtml" hours="11:00-00:30 Su-Th, 11:00-1:30 F-Sa" price="" lat="35.899584" long="-84.160058">A restaurant and brewery in western Knoxville.</eat>		*<eat name="Smoky Mountain Brewery" alt="" address="11308 Parkside Drive, Knoxville, TN 37934-1971" directions="" phone="+1-865-288-5500‎" url="http://www.coppercellar.com/smbSite.shtml" hours="11:00-00:30 Su-Th, 11:00-1:30 F-Sa" price="" lat="35.899584" long="-84.160058">A restaurant and brewery in western Knoxville.</eat>

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	* <eat name="Elidio's Pizza" alt="" address="6714 Central Ave Pike" directions="" phone="+1-865-687-1002" email="" fax="" url="" hours="" price="">Great New York-style pizza and other Italian offerings.</eat>		* <eat name="Elidio's Pizza" alt="" address="6714 Central Ave Pike" directions="" phone="+1-865-687-1002" email="" fax="" url="" hours="" price="">Great New York-style pizza and other Italian offerings.</eat>
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		+	* <eat name="Jumbo Buffet" alt="" address="7430 Chapman Highway" directions="From downtown, cross the Gay Street bridge, turn right 1 block then left onto Chapman Highway (US 441). Drive 5.7 miles to the Super Wal-Mart shopping center on the left. The restaurant is in the rightmost storefront." phone="+1-865-609-3688" email="" fax="" url="http://www.singlepage.com/jumbo-buffet-34/menu" hours="" price="$6-12">Choose from the menu or all-you-can-eat buffet. The buffet includes the hibachi grill where you choose fresh raw ingredients and they cook it while you watch. Hot buffet items include several soup choices, tempora-battered chicken, stuffed mushrooms, deep-fried chicken wings, mayonnaise shrimp (highly recommended), beef and broccoli, jalepeno/hot shrimp, lo-mein, General Tso's chicken, sauteed mushrooms, pot stickers, broiled salmon (highly recommended), and crab legs (on holidays). Cold buffet items include shrimp sushi, raw oysters (some days), salad, and hard-boiled eggs (halves). Dessert buffet items include almond cookies, macaroons, and ice cream.</eat>
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		+	* <eat name="Great American Steak and Buffet" alt="" address="900 Merchants Drive" directions="Go I-75 North to the first exit beyond the I-640 Loop, turn left off the ramp, then go about one-quarter of a mile. The restaurant is on the left." phone="+1-865-687-8773" email="" fax="" url="http://www.greatamericanbuffet.com" hours="" price="$10-12">An incredible selection of homestyle food on the buffet, including a grill and large salad bar.</eat>

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 *<eat name="Naples(Italian)" alt="" address="" directions="" phone="" url="" hours="" price="" lat="" long=""></eat>
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 Knoxville has most typical fast-food chains in one or more places around town.

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		+	*<eat name="Naples(Italian)" alt="" address="" directions="" phone="" url="" hours="" price="" lat="" long=""></eat>
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	Knoxville has most typical fast-food chains in one or more places around town.		Knoxville has most typical fast-food chains in one or more places around town.

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-*'''Market Square''', [http://www.knoxvillemarketsquare.com/]. The shops lining Market Square include several locally owned clothing and home accessories boutiques.  In addition, the square is often home to vendors during events such as the Dogwood Arts Festival.
+*'''Market Square''', [http://www.knoxvillemarketsquare.com/]. The shops in and around Market Square include several locally owned clothing and home accessories boutiques.  In addition, the square is often home to vendors during events such as the Dogwood Arts Festival.
 **'''Market Square Farmer's Market''', ''+1 865 405-3135'',  [http://www.knoxvillemarketsquare.com/farmerform.html]. Harking back to the square's original function, the Market Square District Association hosts a farmer's market each Wednesday (11AM-2PM) and Saturday (9AM-1PM.)
 **'''Indigo''', 327 Union Avenue, ''+1 865 525-8788'', [http://www.shopindigoonline.com/index.html]
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 **'''Vagabondia''', 27 Market Square, ''+1 865 525-4842'', [http://www.vagabondiaonthesquare.com/].
 **'''Bliss Home''', 29 Market Square, ''+1 865 673-6711'', [http://www.shopinbliss.com/].
 * <buy name="Gay Street" alt="" address="" directions="" phone="" email="" fax="" url="" hours="" price="">Once the center of life in Knoxville, Gay Street is slowly becoming a destination for shopping and socializing.  Mast General Store and Yee-Haw industries make up the limited but hopefully growing retail.  At the north end of Gay Street, The Emporium Center for the Arts contains studios of local artists and gallery space.  The visitors' center (located on the corner of Gay and Summit Hill), the East Tennessee History Center, and Blount Mansion also have gift shops with souvenirs and local products.</buy>
 * <buy name="The Old City" alt="" address="" directions="" phone="" email="" fax="" url="" hours="" price=""></buy>
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 * <eat name="Petro's" alt="" address="" directions="" phone="" email="" fax="" url="http://www.petros.com" hours="" price="">Petro's was founded in Knoxville during the energy-themed 1982 World's Fair.  The petro consists of corn chips, chili, cheese, green onions, tomatoes, and sour cream, and it comes in beef, chicken, and vegetarian varieties.  It goes well with Petro's Hint-of-Orange Iced Tea.</eat>
 * <eat name="M&M Catering" alt="" address="7409 Middlebook Pike" directions="" phone="+1-865-692-1003" email="" fax="+1-865-531-3048" url="http://www.m-mcatering.com" hours="" price="">For melt-in-your-mouth barbeque, go to this small cement block setup, open daily.</eat>
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 * <eat name="Gourmet Market" alt="" address="5107 Kingston Pike" phone="+1 865 584-8739" url="http://www.shopgourmetsmarket.com"></eat>
 * <eat name="Litton's Restaurant" alt="" address="2803 Essary Drive NE" directions="" phone="" email="" fax="" url="" hours="" price="">Some of the best burgers that can be found in Tennessee, and their patties have a remarkably robust and well balanced flavor that is almost sweet. All baked goods are prepared fresh daily in-store by a team of bakers who arrive to prepare the day's goodies before first light. The Tuesday lunch special is fried chicken, broccoli casserole, and banana pudding. Their red velvet cake is simply the best, and their "dinner plate" chocolate chip and sugar cookies (literally the size of small dinner plates) are not to be missed.</eat>
 * <eat name="Nama's" alt="" address="" directions="Off of Kingston Pike." phone="" email="" fax="" url="" hours="" price="$10-20">One of the better sushi joints in Knoxville. </eat>