Heading out to ride the tail of the dragon and cherohala skyway tomorrow...weather looks a little sketchy but we'll hope for the best...anyone whose done it before have any recommendations on restaurants?

 

The Cherohala will be a lot of fun. Lots of police on the Dragon so beware.
Not much by way of food and in Tellico Plains def avoid the TelliCafe... a real redneck hog hole. Nut'n'Fancy is probably your best bet. If you're staying overnight, dinner at Bluewaters Lodge is nice.

 

Thanks for the input, Haku, we are already booked at the snowbird so hopefully that will be adequate.

 

HA! I've been there a dozen times.....there really are NO restaurants near The Dragon and you'll pretty much be eating out of vending machines at the gas station - and there aren't many of those, either. The eatery in the Dragon Motel/Biker place on the NC side as you come in from the east side is OK, and about your only choice but its really basic fare more like a take-out Diner than a restaurant.

There is a bakery in Tellico Plains that has a $ 5 Apple Turnover and its worth it. I go there every time I'm in the area.

Otherwise Robbinsville or Pigeon Forge are your choices.

 

Picnic?

 

In Tellico Plains go to Tellico Kats Deli http://tellicokats.com, we just stopped there on Saturday with 12 PCARS, reasonable prices, good fresh deli food and very nice folks that run it. Some bikers, but very few Hardcore bikers stop here. I have stopped there at least 6 times in the last several years.

If you are headed to the Highlands make certain that you take Hwy 28 from Deals Gap > Franklin > Highlands. Lunch in the Highlands is very good at Old Edwards Inn's Wine Garden outside Patio http://www.oldedwardsinn.com/dining/winegarden. In Cashiers try CORNUCOPIA http://www.cornucopianc.com another excellent place.