There is a serious lack of breakfast restaurants in Knoxville, TN. This is not due to a lack of breakfast eaters. We would LOVE to have a place like Sadie Katz Deli in Burlington, VT in our hometown. It’s a classic little Jewish deli in an old 1950s diner that serves breakfast all day (important for musicians & folks in the service industry – we do not keep “normal” hours). Every meal comes with a complimentary plate of pickles. Some of these are your average salty pickle, the other half are called “half sours,” which means they’ve been in brine half the time and are therefore brighter green, fresher, and crunchier. These are my favorite. I could eat a whole plateful of them, even for breakfast. $5.50 will get you 2 eggs any style, a meat item of your choice (bacon bacon bacon), toast or an english muffin, and a latke (potato pancake). And the previously mentioned endless supply of pickles. It was delicious. As we were leaving I mentioned to our server, “I wish you’d open one of these in Tennessee,” to which he replied, “Tennessee, is that where you’re from? First you’re gonna have to get some Jews down there.” Ha! It reminded us of another Jewish deli we visited in NYC called Katz Deli (famous for being the site of the orgasm scene in the movie “When Harry Met Sally”). The two businesses are not related but they have the same name and the same pickles. Go figure.
Dear Knoxville restaurant entrepeneurs, please read: we need a breakfast diner in downtown Knoxville. Preferably one that is open until 3-4am. That is our dream. Thank you.
-Christa
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