Kick the Amp Over

In no particular order, here are my five favorite restaurants in the United States.

1.)  Tommy’s Restaurant,  Cleveland, OH. 

I would drive the 20+ hours just to eat one of their falafel sandwiches.  It’s literally the best falafel I’ve ever had.  The bookstore/library/gift shop inside the restaurant is a wonderful plus, also.  I could hang out there all day.

2.)  The Grit.  Athens, GA.

Vegetarian versions of your favorite southern foods?!  Yes, please.

3.)  The Tomato Head.  Knoxville, TN.

Get all of your sandwiches on pita.  Get a sandwich that has pesto, and remember that the vegetarian options are infinitely better than anything with meat.  I never thought the comibation of baked tofu, sprouts, pineapple, pesto, and mozzerella cheese would be so satisfying, but it’s literally my favorite meal ever.

4.)  Lupi’s.  Chattanooga, TN.

Chattanooga isn’t exactly known for its amazing cuisine, but this is my favorite pizza ever.  The fact that I spent most of my life hanging out in this restaurant (the downtown one– not the Hixon Pike one) probably has something to do with this, but I’ve never seen anywhere that you can get two amazing, large slices of pizza for about $3.00. 

5.)  Bavarian Grill.  Dallas, TX.

The only place on my favorites list that is west of the Mississippi, Bavarian Grill could feed me until the day I die.  As I’m an ex-vegetarian, I only eat the finest of meats, especially sausage.  German food is very sausage heavy, yet I could eat BG all day.  The Germans really know how to cook.  And brew beer.