As I drive around Kingsport, I’ve recently noticed several new restaurants that are either opening soon or that have recently opened. I thought I’d mention them here, along with what I know about them, if anything.
The Great Taste Buffet is located on Stone Drive in the strip mall that is roughly across the street from Hardees. It’s the strip mall where Subway was located before they moved across the street. I don’t know anything about the Great Taste Buffet yet, but it’s almost certain to be a Chinese restaurant, based on the Chinese lanterns hanging outside. I don’t think they are open yet, but it appears that they are getting close, as there seem to be people there working on it almost every day.
The Red Apple is a mostly Chinese and Japanese buffet that recently opened in the old Ryan’s building. Some of my friends gave it a ringing endorsement, and one of them doesn’t even care for oriental food, so there must be enough selection to please most diners. In addition to the standard Chinese dishes you’d expect to find, I’m told they have a salad bar, chicken wings, sushi, and a Mongolian grill. I haven’t tried it yet, but I plan to soon.
Stadium Dogs is located in the Green Acres shopping center on Eastman Road. They have hot dogs, nachos, and similar fare. One of my friends says they have better peanut butter milkshakes than Pal’s. I plan to put that to the test soon.
The place that I forgot the name of is located downtown near the new Higher Education center. One half of the business is a restaurant, and the other half is a general store. I’ll update this post when I find out more – such as the name of the place, for instance.
El Campiniera (not sure if I have the name right) is a Mexican restaurant that is supposedly opening soon on Broad Street in downtown Kingsport. However, the “coming soon” sign has been there for about a year, and there is no sign they’ve done any work on the place, so I’m guessing their plans fell through.
Zaxby’s recently opened in the Kingsport Pavilion. Since it’s a national chain, most of you are probably familiar with it. I plan to post a full review of it soon.
