139909 Mon Jan 23 09:30:18 -0800 2006 2 11 South 0 748671 I'll be in the area in Feb. I just need a few lunch places. Doesn't have to be fancy,( burgers,soup,Chinese Mexican,Indian). I'll be going to Ashville NC one day,but I don't need any recs because there's so many on the site now. Mon Jan 23 09:30:18 -0800 2006 0 Chut 1 748672 Taking a chance with these pointers for Greeneville. It's been awhile, but should still hold true. Good luck and please report back. TN Greeneville *Bean Barn - 515 E. Church St, Greeneville, TN 37745 (Cherry St) - 423/638-8329 - Small town cafe serving traditional breakfasts until 1030h - Lunch with choices of Beans All the Way (spoonful of beef stew in bottom of bowl, potato chunk, then bowl is filled with lard-cooked pinto beans and topped off with chopped onions, served with square of white cornbread or 3 slices of white bread), plain beans, beans with onions, beans with stew, pinto beans and chopped onions served with cornbread in paper towel, beef stew or potato chunk from pot of beef stew, Hobart Special (double cheeseburger with grilled hickory-smoked ham and slice of tomato) - All beans cooked with lard - Old-fashioned place with creaky floors, bare light bulbs, linoleum-floored place with dark hardwood - Family owned for more than 50 years - Casual - Eat in or takeaway - $, cash only - M-Sat B&L>07-1400h, closed Sun Stan's Bar-B-Q (aka Stan's Bar-BQ aka Stan's BBQ) - 2620 E. Andrew Johnson Hwy, Greeneville, TN 37745 (on US 11/US 321 near Tusculum Blvd) - 423/787-0017 - BBQ - Hickory-smoked pulled pork, beef, pulled chicken, smoked half chicken, whole or half rack ribs (call ahead to reserve), turkey breast - Also smoked chicken wings, stuffed jalapenos, loaded potato skins, few salads, housemade chili (Oct-Apr), char-grilled hamburger or cheeseburger, chili dog or slaw dog with chili, chargrilled chicken breast sandwich, housemade sloppy joe, chargrilled chicken, thick center-cut pork chop served with baked sweet-potato, ribeye steak with salad and choice of fries or baked potato, BBQ beans, sweet slaw or NC-style slaw, potato salad, baked potato or baked sweet-potato (after 1700h), Pepsi products, sweet tea, bottled beer - Indoor and seasonal outdoor seating - Casual - Eat in or takeaway with drive thru - $-$$ - M-Th L&D>1030-2100h, F-Sat L&D>1030-2130h, closed Sun *Tipton's Cafe - 127 W. Depot St, Greeneville, TN 37743 [Main St (US 321) - 423/639-4201 - American cafe with homestyle foods serving anytime traditional breakfasts including eggs, pancakes, bacon or sausage, pork tenderloin, biscuit sandwiches, biscuits with scratch-made sausage gravy, breakfast specials - Lunch menu with bread-stretched hamburger or cheeseburger, daily specials such as beef stew (Th) or soup beans, other - Small hole-in-the-wall place about 10' wide in circa 1925 building with seating at counter stools - For more than 50 years - Casual - Eat in or takeaway - $, cash only - M-Sat B&L>23-1500h, closed Sat nights and Sun Mon Jan 23 10:08:53 -0800 2006 748671 0 SBCochran 2 2234248 You are right on with your mentions of the Bean Barn and Tipton's Cafe -- Tipton's, whose barstools are VERY close to the counter with not much more room behind you, is so narrow my father said it was the only place you could get a cup of coffee and a back rub at the same time! Its hours are equally eccentric -- opens at 11 P.M.! and closes mid-afternoon the next day, last I checked! Sat Jan 27 19:22:56 -0800 2007 748672 69688 wagh