East Parkway · US-321

Trish's Mountain Diner

A small family diner in a converted cabin, nine miles east of downtown Gatlinburg in Pittman Center.

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Mountaineer Breakfast Plate with two eggs, bacon, grits and a biscuit beside a steaming mug, morning fog on the Smokies through the cabin window — A country breakfast plate.

Breakfast six days. Dinner two nights.

Breakfast7 to 11 AM
Lunch11 AM to 2:30 PM
DinnerFriday & Saturday only

Closed Sundays

Country steak under pepper gravy with green beans and a biscuit, the cabin's front room behind the plate — Country-style steak with gravy.

A living room, set with dining tables.

The diner works out of a converted cabin home on the highway in Pittman Center. Reviewers describe the front room as a living room with dining tables in it, because that is exactly what it is.

“Walking into someone's dwelling, unlike any other place I've eaten in Gatlinburg.”
Local review, gatlinburgnow.substack.com

Regulars ask for Liz and Shirley by name, and recent Google reviews keep landing on the same two words: southern charm.

Biscuits & gravy, fresh at 7 AM.

The house signature. One local critic called the gravy “sublime” and the biscuit possibly “my favorite in all of Gatlinburg.”

Two biscuits under sausage gravy on a red checked tablecloth, a cast iron skillet steaming behind — Biscuits under sausage gravy, out of the skillet.

Breakfast

served from 7 AM

Mountaineer Breakfast Plate

Bacon, sausage, or bologna with two eggs, potatoes or grits, biscuit or toast
Mountaineer Breakfast Plate with Country Ham

Two eggs, potatoes or grits, biscuit or toast
Biscuits & Gravy

The house signature. A customer favorite; one local reviewer called the gravy 'sublime'
Steak N' Eggs (8 oz)

Two eggs, potatoes or grits, biscuit or toast
Country Steak n' Gravy

As a breakfast plate, or as a Mountaineer Meal with two sides and bread
Western Omelet

Includes side and toast or biscuit
Three Pancakes

Served with maple syrup

Maple syrup pouring over a stack of three pancakes at a window table, mountains beyond — Pancakes with maple syrup.

Lunch & Sides

11 AM - 2:30 PM

Daily Lunch Special

Meat plus two vegetables and bread; rotation includes Meatloaf (Mon), Chicken n' Dumplings (Thu), Fried Catfish (Fri)
Fried Green Tomatoes (6)

Appetizer
Veggie Plate

Choice of vegetables with bread
Kids Meals (10 & under)

Burger, hot dog, grilled cheese, PB&J, or chicken strips with side and small drink

Six fried green tomatoes around a cup of dipping sauce on a wooden table — Fried green tomatoes.

Dinner

Friday & Saturday only

Ribeye Steak (Mountaineer Meal)

Two sides and bread
Beef Tips

Two sides and bread; reviewers mention beef tips over rice
Fried Catfish

Two sides and bread
Dee's Chicken

House-named chicken plate with two sides and bread
Liver N' Onions

Two sides and bread

Ribeye steak with mashed potatoes, green beans and cornbread on the table as dusk settles outside the cabin window — Ribeye dinner with two sides and bread.

What they say when they find it.

4.7

stars on Google

Across 2,284 Google reviews, and about #7 of 146 Gatlinburg restaurants on TripAdvisor.

Read them on Google

“What a hidden gem! Far enough away from the action but not too far. Everyone was beyond nice and spotless.”
Google review via Wanderlog, May 2026

“Experience here is always amazing. Awesome staff, great food, great prices, and it's usually pretty flavorful.”
Google review via Wanderlog, Sep 2025

“Whether it's a home cooked meal, friendly and clean atmosphere or a smiling face you are looking for, you'll find it.”
Google review via Wanderlog, Nov 2025

Keep on 321 for nine miles.

From downtown Gatlinburg, take East Parkway, US-321, east out of town and stay on it. About nine miles up the road, in the Pittman Center community, watch for the cabin.

3614 East Pkwy, Gatlinburg, TN 37738

865-325-8093

Monday - Thursday7:00 AM - 2:30 PM
Friday - Saturday7:00 AM - 8:00 PM
SundayClosed

Breakfast 7-11, lunch 11-2:30, dinner Fri-Sat only

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