Top 5 Places for Fresh and Delicious Salads in Gatlinburg

When you crave a fresh, flavorful meal, only a salad will do! You’ll find everything from the simplest house salad to the most robust entree salad, at these five eateries. Dig in!

1. The Peddler Steakhouse

This steakhouse is a beloved local institution, and its huge salad bar is famed for variety. Pile on the fresh-cut vegetables, fruit, cheeses, dressings, and luxurious extras like steamed oysters. Get creative and heap that salad high! The salad bar comes with your entree, or you can order the salad as your meal.

2. Smith & Son Corner Kitchen

The menu here is comfort foods, from meatloaf to crispy catfish to slow-cooked ribs. Add a chopped salad to your meal, or make a salad the star of the show. The taco salad features seasoned ground beef, avocados and pickled jalapenos. Choose fried or grilled chicken for your strawberry chicken salad, with crunchy tortilla strips. The Cobb salad is rich with smoked turkey, grilled chicken and bacon.

3. Calhoun’s

Looking for a hearty entree salad? Try the savory-sweet oriental chicken salad, with teriyaki chicken and pineapple. The smokehouse salad packs in protein with country ham, chicken, and bacon, on crisp greens. Romaine and spinach combine in the Turkey Creek salad, alongside turkey, berries, and pecans. The house or Caesar salads make great accompaniments to Calhoun’s specialty, hickory-smoked BBQ. 

4. Cherokee Grill

Seafood fans will love the ocean-fresh salads here: Seared ahi tuna salad nestles on a bed of mixed greens and Asian slaw. Seafood salad tops lettuce with crab and shrimp. Prefer turf to surf? Salads also feature filet mignon or grilled chicken. Cherokee Grill’s beautiful, mountain lodge interiors make every meal a special occasion. 

5. Smoky Mountain Brewery

Known for craft beers and pub grub, this popular brewery boasts hefty salads, too. Create your own combo salad, adding your choice of steak, chicken, shrimp, or chicken salad to a Caesar or house salad. The portobello mushroom salad is zesty with garlic roasted tomatoes and banana peppers. For a meatier option, get the Brewmaster’s Club salad. Ask your server which beer to pair with your favorite salad.

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