Tennessee isn't a terribly big state, but when you cross it diagonally, it seemed to be almost as big as Texas. We lucked out with the scenery since we were driving through the Smoky Mountains - home of Loretta Lynn. Of course Tim was singing "Coal Miner's Daughter."We drove from Knoxville to Texarkana, Arkansas - about 490 miles. Not too bad. It took us most of the day but we had enough time and energy to stop at a great restaurant in Texarkana. We pulled into the parking lot and let the dogs out, and we noticed that the restaurant across the street had a packed parking lot whereas the restaurant we stopped at had maybe two cars at most. So we drove across the street to The Ole Feed House.
GREAT PLACE if you ever stop in Texarkana. The place was larger than we thought and ridiculously clean - the decor was dated but that gave the place charm, not cheesiness. The selection of the buffet (it's buffet only) was small as well, but everything smelled delicious and totally homemade. The manager of the place told us that yes, nearly everything on the menu is made from scratch, save for the breaded okra and onion rings. Everything was awesome, especially the chicken and dumplings (the only gravy better than that is my own) and the ribs - you could totally taste the smokiness. The best thing though were the rolls and cinnamon buns - oh my god, they blow Cinnabon out of the water. John the manager said that people come just for the cinnamon buns and I believe him 100%. The rest of the staff was so friendly, and that made our dinner that much nicer.
We stayed at a La Quinta for the evening - definitely recommend that hotel chain as well, as we had great luck with them throughout the trip. It's much much much nicer than HoJo's.
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