JANICE'S DINER (Smoky Mountain Home Cooking) COSBY TENNESSEE (Hidden Gem)

[Music] a [Music] nah hey guys today we are on 321 here in Cosby Tennessee at Janice's Diner we're about 25 miles outside of Gatlinburg and I think just 3 or 4 minutes away from Carver's apple orchard we're here for some home cooking we're excited about going in here and trying this place so are you ready Bobby ready let's rock and roll let's rock and roll hours are 7 days a week 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. no smoking breakfast served until 10:30 let's head [Music] in welcome to Janice's please seat yourself at a clean table let's take a look around so the place is divided into two rooms this is the front dining room there's the counter where you will exit and pay your bill at the end let's see what today's special is chicken and dumplings I think I will pick that up but I also see a cake list up here has chocolate on it but it has a lot of other options I have to think about this and a couple other items today meatloaf and Sloppy Joe's and Fries German chocolate they told me they just cut that up it is probably still hot and it's going to be tough making the decision on what to get out of this case looks pretty good let's head back into the other area and look at more dining looks like the back has more seating than the front does I like The Rustic look of it and it appears that they have outdoor seating on the side and out back but wasn't so cold we would have sat out here today bench and table seatings available back here and they have some old memorabilia line in this shelf just adds to the feel of the place now let's take a look at the menu Bobby and I both though are going to go with the specials but we'll show you everything they have starting off with the appetizers mozzarella sticks wings fried cauliflower tater tots Buffalo chips and a loaded baked potato for $5 vegetable Ides they make almost everything homemade here they recommended the SLO and the potato salad and today they have faked beans so we're going with that let's look at the salads looks like they have four choices fresh homemade chili with crackers Bobby would have liked that and pinto beans and a waitress at another restaurant told us she comes here all the time I think on Tuesdays for the pinto beans dinner plates are served with two sides a roll or cornbread add a tossed salad or baked potato for an upcharge of $2 look at those prices everything is $10 ham dinner smothered chicken catfish and fried flounder sandwich plates they come with one side you can make any Burger a double for two add bacon to any sandwich for a dollar what's catching my eye though is the prices nice lineup I can see why this is a locals Hangout if you just want the sandwiches got some choices down there I see cold or fried baloney calling my name but I'm not going to get that today cuz I got the chicken and dumplings senior plates served with two sides a row of cornbread kids menu even have pizzas here beverage menu consists of Coke products you get free refills on coffee and soft drinks desserts are four each we will both get a dessert today better look at their daily specials Friday sounds good fish and chips or spaghetti maybe I'll just get both of those if I come back and a better look at the cak list see chocolate but also see Mounds black walnut o banana pudding might have to try that a look at their address for your GPS and a phone number if you need to call what do you think of the place so far I like The Rustic look but my favorite part was that case with the all those cakes in it so many to choose from I thought of you when I was filming that I asked the lady when she was walking by was that German chocolate and she said it was she said it they just made it and it was probably still hot in there and I thought I bet you Bob's going to get that I probably willon try that one you're probably good with the chocolate I don't know there's just so many other things in there now this didn't take us very long to get to this morning that's a nice drive about about a half hour half an hour out of Gatlinburg drove by a carver docks good barbecue there yeah two other great places to eat we've heard about this place this has been on our radar we've just never made it out after looking at these prices again I see why it's a local hangout I'm anxious to try it different specials every day yeah and the mountains look really pretty they did Smokey so that's worth a trip just coming up here are the two specials that's the chicken and dumpling special look at that how thick that is and what did you get I got the sloppy joe you love Sloppy Joe's you normally don't get those I haven't had that in a long time and I switched the fries out to potato salad they make the potato salad this was $10 that was $8 they had a meatloaf special you could get that or two sides but I decided to go with the sloppy Do's I just wanted a sandwich today but that's a nice helping of sloppy joe mhm soft bun and it's warm that very good it's got a sweet flavor to it it's meaty but I like that they toasted the bun I've never toasted the bun before and I had Sloppy Joe's so that's a new way of doing it got some new ideas John you do potato salad sorry about it being a little dark in here today guys really cloudy outside what did you think of the potato salad it's very good the potatoes are cooked well they're firm it's cold when it came out it's creamy it has a mustard base and a little bit of tanginess to it and little sweetness that sounds good yeah I like this better probably than fries chicken and dumplings guys for me I know you're probably thinking why don't you get some kind of sandwich I normally get sandwiches but I do enjoy chicken and dumpings the only time I ever get them is a Cracker Barrel they didn't skimp on the chicken look at all that in there broth is thick large LGE dumpling I cannot wait to try it let's just get a spoonful now and see how it is there we go you see The Dumpling see the broth this is going to be Hardy I already can tell that just by the way it feels it's heavy on the spoon that is very good those dumplings cooked perfect in that broth they're not rubbery they're not gummy they are just light and tender and the chicken almost melts in your mouth great chicken flavor cuz I like chicken itle soup that a has a great chicken flavor to it but it would fill you up that'd be good to eat on a cold day to warm you up it's a little damp today it is Bob you're going to have to try this but these dumplings are amazing in here me just the texture of them I'm glad I order that instead of just a burger that we get most of the time now let's try the coold SLO how finely chopped up that is I know this is going to be good they make this here if you like creamy coold swall you're going to love this it's mayonnaise based and it's sweet you don't have a lot of tanginess from this really hardly any Tang this from it I do like it like any kind of Co SL no matter how it is if it's cut thin or cut thick vinegar mayonnaise based I just like it this is a sweet Co SLO so if you like sweet Co SLO you will enjoy it you got some baked beans yeah I'm anxious to try those too that's not normally on the menu it was just something they made today that's why I got them it's like a thick sauce it's like there's something in there with it maybe bacon you can really taste these pieces of bacon in this and this is so sweet just like the co SLO cuz it has brown sugar in it enjoying this meal Bobby for $10 all of this how you going to beat it and look at the size of this look how soft that is let me just tear it open they probably made those this morning they did we ask them look at the size of those and they're so light I don't need butter going to eat it like this there's nothing like a homemade roll you know butter would be good on this but you know what else I bet you that would be good dipping them in this broth right here let me just try that chicken broth let's just try like that oh yeah that's the way to do it cuz I still to this day when Bobby makes chicken noodle soup I dip bread in it been doing it since I was a kid try just a little bit of Bobby's sloppy joe very good sloppy Joe I think you made a good choice on ordering that today it's sweet that's what I like about it we asked the waitress she said they put a little bit of brown sugar that really adds to it and that's a soft bun you like it toasted I do I just want you to try these chicken and dumpling cuz I know you're not a huge fan of dumplings but I think you're going to like these I might be wrong but I think you are dumpling and some chicken go for it since you made me try oysters cuz I always told you I didn't like them and now I love oysters I wanted you to try these chicken and dumplings for everybody out there so what do you think it's always good to try something new because those are very good I like those they're not rubbery or gummy like you said I like the firmness of them but that broth is what I really enjoy and I think when you make dumplings I've never made them my mom always did and my sisters both make them it thickens that broth though it does it Cooks those dumplings in the broth I bet you they make some good homemade chicken and noodle soup here but just this broth that they're doing in the way they shred that chicken those rolls are really good I probably could eat two or well maybe not three but at least two of those those are pretty good I don't know I could probably eat three they're good by themselves but melted hot butter would be good on them I'm telling you you need to dip them in the broth of these chicken and dumplings here's a look at one of those dumplings looks so good guys had to save room for dessert I asked the waitress what was good she said everything but she told me she made this banana pudding just look at that try to get over here where there's more light $4 for all that and we knew what Bobby was going to get German choc German chocolate yeah did you know the German chocolate cake is not a German dessert did not it was made in the United States why is it called German chocolate I have to check that out there we go brighten it up a little bit so we see a little better all right we're sitting by the window and it's so cloudy outside not having a lot of light in here look at the feeling in between each layer looks so good know you love German chocolate coconut you can tell this was made today it's very fresh and moist you see the three layers with the icing in between German chocolate cake is a milder chocolate it's not as rich I like the icing on top they gave the Plenty look over there they did give you quite a bit on there peans and coconut this is an excellent dessert and you crave it I do I don't know where to begin with this you see the bananas at all that topping you go you guys see that this is not overly sweet it has a strong flavor of bananas in there I'm going go one more bite down in there I'm going to go clear down in the center some of this to how does that look you guys want some of this I know I haven't been doing this recently offering you guys a bite we had comments where people said they missed that can't remember exactly who asked for that whatever you are this is for you would you rather have the banana pudding or the German chocolate cake give either one Bobby let them pick I'm not sure whether I like the banana pudding itself or this whipped topping on top of it just goes so well getting some of those vanilla wafers in there great banana flavor I'm really enjoying this it's cold the cookies add a little to it but the pudding itself is what this is all about this is definitely worth getting I know you guys saw all those cakes out there and you probably want to get one of those but you're in the South this is a staple in the South and Janice's they do a great job on this a few moments later I feel like I've been eating it for 5 minutes and there's still a ton of it there I'm getting full I'm going to finish it though I'm going to try this is a man versus food challenge for me well it looks like like man lost I cannot eat anymore Bobby you've been defeated I was going to try guys Bobby said don't do it you're going to get yourself sick I am so full I told him we'll come back sometime just for dessert and coffee but the reason I'm full Bobby pointed this out to me is because I ordered dumplings so I guess that doesn't really count I ordered the dumplings and filled up on them maybe if I ordered a hamburger I could have finished all this I don't know I was sure I can do it don't let the size of this bowl fool you there's a lot in there they brought the bill out before we ordered dessert look how old school this bill is sloppy Joe was $8 chicken and dumpling 10 the desserts were $4 each it's going to run about 27 to $28 with tax when's the last time you seen a check written like this forgot to show you guys this appetizer specials for $7 five different items for a limited time soft pretzel Puffs our official receipt $28 [Music] 54 [Music] we just left Janice's in Cosby Tennessee after having lunch what did you think about it when you walk in it just gives you that home cozy filling the walls are rustic looking and the long tables staff was very friendly when we we came in they all said hello they had a pretty nice size menu didn't they I ordered one of the specials they had today was a sloppy joe with fries but I said mine out for potato salad I haven't had Sloppy Joe's in a long time cuz you were kind of surprised I didn't get cuz I like that but I'm glad I did do the sloppy joe they had a little sweet flavor to them I like how they toasted their buns I never done that before and I've made mine it's been a long time since I've made it so I think next time I do we're going to toast the bun I ended up getting potato Sal instead of fries that was very good it was creamy with a mustard base little tanginess could have been from the pickles I did get some egg pieces in it as I ate that but we did save room for dessert I wasn't sure if we would be able to cuz I finished everything I had they had so many different cakes and desserts to choose from but when I saw the German chocolate cake I knew I was getting that one that was excellent was very moist but they had just made it this morning so it was fresh so we both got lunches and two pieces of cake for $28 where else can you get that I don't know thinking about it uh how can you serve all that and make money and pay your employees and buy the stuff it's well worth coming out here and I was thinking about that when I was in here I'm thinking it's 25 miles from Gatlinburg doeses it pay you to come here well if you're coming this way to go home or coming in 100% is worth it is it worth a drive out for me I think it is because uh if your car gets decent gas mileage cost you maybe a gallon and a half of gas to come out here look at all the money you're going to save you saw all those prices in there you're helping a familyowned restaurant and it's good food guys home cook food it's something different plus the scenic drive out I enjoyed my meal I don't normally get chicken and dumplings very often and I think maybe I should get them more maybe I'll making them maybe especially if they're that good the dumplings were made perfectly being boiled in that chicken broth uh the chicken which was a lot of chicken in there it was shredded up nice the broth itself was thick great chicken flavor to it baked beans sweet with that bacon in there the brown sugar the klaa is sweet I like kelaw either whether it's sweet or Tangy either way it doesn't matter to me I just like Co and the roll was freshly made banana pudding you saw it in there I was challenging that I was gonna beat that man versus food I saw the bowl the bowl looks average size I said I'll be able to eat all that you guys saw I lost there's a lot in there that was very good banana pudding our waitress made that so I had to get that cuz she made it and she was such a nice lady so I would definitely come back here again we saw some locals leaving we asked them about the place about breakfast and they said oh you need to come here for breakfast too the parking lot I said looks pretty full they're like this isn't full this is slow this place always gets packed another reason you might want to come out here you have Carver's apple orchard right down the road another good restaurant too maybe go to both of them on your trip just get away from the town sometimes and go to a familyowned business highly recommended and this is a Monday and we got here at 11:00 and we thought oh there's only two cars it's a good time everybody already had breakfast but by the time we sat down and started looking at the menu it started getting full yes cuz when we came in here you saw the shots we did in the beginning there was nobody in here then within what five minutes you couldn't find a table so that's always a good sign so if you like this video give us a thumbs up and subscribe yeah so until we meet again J and B have left the building when we got here it was in between breakfast and lunch and this is a Monday but now it has gotten pretty crowded in there look at this you can see that this is a locals [Music] Hangout [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] nah

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Length: 21min 56sec (1316 seconds)

Published: Sat Feb 17 2024