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The two RV Gypsies
ate at a few restaurants in
Pigeon Forge & Gatlinburg, TN
August 2020

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Mel's Diner
119 Wears Valley Road
Pigeon Forge, TN 37863
(near traffic light #3)
August 23, 2020

Mel's Diner is located just off the parkway and is Family Owned and Operated in the heart of Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, not too far from Gatlinburg, Sevierville, and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Since 1993, Mel's Diner has displayed a classic 50's diner atmosphere and classic American food. Their breakfast menu is served all day long. They also sell limited edition T-shirts and other gifts. Karen's food was OK, but Lee's food was dry and he did not eat it.

outside of Mel's Diner in Pigeon Forge, TN outside of Mel's Diner in Pigeon Forge, TN

Below: Each Window outside Mel's Diner was amazingly painted with old cars and scenery.

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painted window at Mel's Diner
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Flapjack's Pancake Cabin
2734 Parkway
(The Island Drive)
Pigeon Forge TN
August 24, 2020

Flapjack's serves home style breakfast and lunch plates from pancakes to sandwiches. The two RV Gypsies felt that the food was plentiful and very good. So was the service.

Flapjack's Pancake Cabin bears and flowers on the wall
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Best Italian in Elks Plaza
968 Parkway Suite 9
Gatlinburg, TN 37738
August 26, 2020
Best Italian logo

The menu was classic Italian: garlic knots, pizza, pastas, salads. The two RV Gypsies ate here twice and each time had the Antipasto. They enjoyed it the first time, but not the second time.

Lee Duquette

This restaurant is right next door to Howard's Steak House Restaurant and the two restaurants share the outdoor seating. The two RV Gypsies enjoyed the view of the river as they ate, except for the biker dude who kept getting out of his seat and walking over to the river to spit his tobacco into the river.

riverside dining at Best Italian riverside dining at Best Italian

A photographer went to each table and said she wanted to take a complimentary photo postcard of the two RV Gypsies, so they agreed. Lee did buy a couple of other photos as well, even though the quality of the photographs are not that great.

The free photo postcard
The free photo

the two RV Gypsies
Lee kisses Karen on the cheek
The two RV Gypsies in Gatlinburg
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The two RV Gypsies also ate on the mountain top of Anakeesta. They did not take any pictures, and they did not like the food.

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Margaritaville Restaurant on The Island
in Pigeon Forge
August 28, 2020

The two RV Gypsies sat outside on the patio behind Margaritaville on The Island. Karen enjoyed her Italian Margarita and they both shared some Pork Nachos.

Margaritaville Restaurant on The Island Latitude Bar at Margaritaville
the river ducks
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NOTE: All comments on this page are just the opinion of the two RV Gypsies and they do not make the restaurants good or bad in general.

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