Copper Cellar. MMMM-hhhmmmmm.
Lorie is the reason for this new destination brunch spot of mine. And it is GLORIOUS. I don’t know how I’ve gone all these years and this place has never come up on my radar. I think the last time I went was 1998. And it was for supper, not brunch. Knoxville may have not even caught on to the whole brunch theme back then. After all, we are the scruffy little city.
Anyway. Copper Cellar is a fixture on Kingston Pike. They’ve been there forever, and for good reason. I can’t find a single thing i don’t like about the place. The booths are comfortable, the dining area is cozy, the waiters are all friendly. I like the ambiance in general. It’s usually groups out for something special.
For brunch, which i have now enjoyed twice in a month, they offer the following (and I’m sure much more that I never even saw)
- Belgian waffles with all the fixin’s
- Fruit
- Sausage
- Biscuits
- Gravy
- Eggs
- Sausage links
- Hash browns
- Fried potato cakes
- Spinach mac & cheese (heavenly, and I detest mac & cheese)
- Omelets to order
- Sweet potato bites
- Fried chicken tenders
- Fajita chicken
- Chips, guac, salsa, pico, sour cream, black beans
- Spinach maria
- Green beans
- Hash brown casserole
- Shrimp creole
- Rice
- Salad
- I think I saw lasagna yesterday
- Some other kind of chicken.
- Cheesecake
- Cookies, doughnuts, mini eclairs, all manner of little dessert bars
- PRIME RIB
That’s right. They also have a Bloody Mary bar, but I’d rather use my calories on prime rib & cheesecake.
Anyway, for $22, it can’t be beat. in my opinion, anyway.
