Paula Deen's Family Kitchen Review and Exploring The Island in Pigeon Forge
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Pigeon Forge makes a rainy day look relaxing…I wouldn’t mind being out 😊💕..this is how i discovered y’all, doing the Paula Deen review..I absolutely love her..she is such an inspiration to single moms 💕💕
Awesome! Thank you!
Dawn - these have to me my FAVORITE glasses on you ever!!! So feminine and classy!
Really enjoying your videos I'm learning a lot. We vacation in Tennessee every year , we are from out-of-state. We've eaten at Paula Deen's six times, but we've only eaten dinner. Every dinner was absolutely delicious ! For dessert, I always ask for ooey gooey cake, and it has never been ooey gooey. Every time it has been extremely dry and a small piece. I can't understand it because it is so easy to make. I make that cake all the time. Give dinner another try just don't ask for the ooey gooey cake...Lol! You've opened my eyes to so many other things to do in Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg that I didn't know about. Thanks!
I absolutely agree!!! Everything we ordered was EXCELLENT!!!
My son and his wife said they were doing Paula Deans then Apple Barn for lunch and finishing with the Alamo Steakhouse....I told my wife I’d believe it after they’ve done it! They got to Paula’s a little later and made Breakfast then they ate lunch at Apple Barn at about 4/5 so the Steakhouse became an Ice cream! They have big servings down there! Love the food and this pod cast!
Thanks for sharing. Me and my Dad are going to try this on our upcoming vacation.
The food looked so good. I'm happy you had a chance to try it. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Nancy
My family and I ate at Paula Dean's last summer, and we enjoyed it alot. I'm glad we did that.
Food looked yum. Thanks for taking us along. Loved the big red hat on you, Dawn
My hubby and I enjoyed the video. As usual, you both make great videos. We love The Island. We always visit, when we stay in Pigeon Forge.
My daughter and her family are in Gatlinburg on vacation. I will be sure to tell them to check out Paula Dean’s restaurant. Thank you for sharing.
Wow! That looks so good! Thanks for taking us with you. We tried to eat there the last time we were there but it was too long to wait. Maybe next time. 💕
Thanks Patti
I love your reviews. They answer just the type of questions I would ask. Very down to earth.
Live ur videos. Took a trip to Tennessee couple years ago for the first time. Watching ur video I wanna go back...
My kids ate at Paula Deans a couple years ago for Dinner. They loved it. I refused to pay that much so we ate at a popular Mexican place in Pigeon Forge. I'll try it next year maybe. My kids had dinner and loved it.
I have eaten at Paula's in Pigeon Forge,Myrtle Beach, and Savannah Ga. Loved them all but Savannah beats them all..what a place! The food there was just amazing
Thanks for sharing Karen
Lady and Sons is amazing!
Wow, I had no idea Paula Deen's was that big. escalators up to the dining area, really cool! Thanks Will and Dawn!
Thanks Peaches
All the food looks good. Applewood bacon looks like it thick slice. Thanks for sharing. I’ll check it out when we go next. Have a good one
Thanks Gerrald
Thank you for the review of Paula Dean's. I have not been there yet. I also love the cookie cutters to use to cut out clay patterns.
Thanks Mary
We go to Paula Deans every time we come to Gatlinburg ( twice a year). I have had breakfast, lunch and dinner there. The lunch and dinner is much better than the breakfast. The meats they offer at dinner are awesome! Spareribs, fried chicken, catfish. So good!!
We definitely have to try the lunch and dinner menu thanks Carol
You both look so cute. Dawn your have the most infectious smile. A person can't help but smile when seeing you smile.
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Ok, you get pickled!! Too funny!! We've never been to the Island. There's just so much to do in the Smokies. Y'all are so blessed to live there. Thank ya'll!!
Heyyyy Y’all! Just found y’all’s channel and so glad I did. I subscribed and wish you all tons of luck with your channel. Great content, keep them coming!
Love your videos! Very helpful for our East Tennessee trip. Thank you.
Thanks Greeg
I love Paula Deen's!!! Best dinner ever!!! 💜💜💜
Thanks for sharing Valerie
Hi Guy's Paul's kitchen is right down my line Lunch's dinner's morning times two!!
Lovely Trip and Guy's yummy Food! Loved it awesome!!
Love your lovely video's!
THANKS GUY'S!
Thank you Marlene
@@yankeeinthesouth thanks Guy's you're truly welcome!!
You need to try J.T. Hannah's Kitchen in Pigeon Forge if you haven't, I love the fried trout but my wife and I have yet to find anything on the menu that was not good. I was there a couple Saturdays ago and the bar tender highly recommended the ribs, he said they fall of the bone and I love ribs. I'll probably be back up there around early/mid February and definitely going to try the ribs. As always thanks for another awesome video.
Thanks Brian
We were just there last week. I was disappointed not seeing the fall decor as we normally do this time of year. I seen the stampede and the three bears and a scarecrow here and there. Gatlinburg didn't have theirs out either.
Bacon is just "meat candy" 😄...I've never had breakfast at Paula Deens...I've had both lunch and dinner there on several occasions and I have never been disappointed...thank you for the review 😊
Thanks Bisletblackhawk
Hubby and I eat there last year we loved it..❤❤
Amazing how rain doesn't show on video. Good video guys. I know it was a pain in the butt in the rain. I think Paula Dean's place sounds like a treat, but the breakfast choices are tremendous there, and some are wonderful. The breakfast competition is fierce there.
Thank you Tony
I love this one , and I love Paula dean's. But we had a bad experience at dinner, I was heart broken, but glad you enjoyed your breckfast.
Thanks Brenda
what happened?
I really respect her and her 2 sons for how she made a living when her son's were young in Savannah. She would make sandwiches and sell them to make money. That's what started her resturant "The Lady and Sons". The thing is that she did not stay with her true self and lost site of who she was and where she came from. Not trying to hate on her but it is what happens when some people get to big to fast.. She needs yo get back to her real roots...!! Dolly Parton is so much of whom she is. Dolly is true to her self and NEVER FORGETS WHERE SHE CAME FROM.. right there in the cabin up in the Smokey Mountains. But Dolly will tell anybody that her favorite place to eat is at a little gas station outside of Pegion Forge.
Awesome video as always... safe travels yall
Thanks TheKyridgerunner
Next time you’re at the island buy a jar of moonshine and take a shot every time you see someone with a Paula Dean haircut, that jar may last an hour at the most....😂😂😂😂😂
We all love food so any videos on it is always great😁 we have eaten at Paula Dean's the only thing when we were done we were too full to really want to do anything else😂 sleepy too.. but it was good I would recommend trying at least once...Lots of places to eat around there... some of the best places are sometimes hole in the wall type places .... Are there any special hole in the wall places maybe known to mostly locals that are really great?🙄 Would love to know😊 or (suggestion only) video on " Great hole in the wall places to eat known only to locals" 😂😁😊 Thanks again for your views and reviews😂 ....ok I'm hungry now Dawn I think I want chicken 🐔🐓🐔🐓🐔😂😂😂 sorry Dawn 😂🤗
When we were there, my wife commented that Paula Deen's is like an up-scale Cracker Barrel, right down to the stuff to buy while you wait.
Thanks for sharing WK
Yes thats it exactly but I can see why the San Antonio one closed and Dallas one struggling. The brand new one in Branson barely open a year & closed 2 1/2 months for virus. I think they might have gone a bit overboard on the store -but hey the food looks okay and certainly generous!!
My neighbors compared Pioneer Woman’s restaurant in her hometown in OK and a Paula Deen restaurant. They both said Pioneer Woman was super quality and Deen’s felt more like a regular chain restaurant but good good too. They cant wait to go back to Ree Drummond’s place.
W K Hobby Lobby does the same and have better prices.
We did Paula Dean's this past summer. We did a review and haven't ever released it lol. But our thoughts were... We decided on this for dinner in place of Old Mill on our trip. We regretted that. Not that it wasnt good, it just wasn't the country cooking. ~Dawn
Thanks Dawn
You two are such a sweet couple.Thanks for sharing your breakfast with us❤
Thank you so much 🤗
Great video and Great Guides with Great Food.
Dawn is so cute and sweet! We are going to Gatlinburg in 2 weeks and I watch y’all to see what to do! Thank you for making videos!
Thanks Hannah
Awesome vids you two. Planning a trip to pigeon forge and your videos were a great help. Y'all make a great team! Keep it up
We are in Texas. Looking forward to more great videos!
Have you reviewed Timberwood Grill on the Island?
We a Timberwood grill on our library
I love ur videos and think u and ur wife are amazing..simple and downhome like my family are
Thank you Gil
Love that place thanks for sharing
Thank you Country Living
I went there on a trip in 2018. Service was cordial and impecable. The food was licious’ (it was raining that day too)
The gift shop could prove to be financially crippling. And so could Dollywood craft stores.
I had to laugh when the Sock Monkey scared Dawn LOL
Next time I am in town I will have to try her out
Not worth the money
Love these guys
Just catching up and Dawn looks really pretty in this video. Dawn is so sweet and the food looks pretty good. Great job YITS!
So good
@@yankeeinthesouth I love watching videos with food! It's so hot in southeastern NC that you need a visual.
Dang never new they made pickle moonshine. Thanks guys now I know where to go lol. I know I have said this 100 times come to Oakridge.
Maybe in the future thanks Mysti
I had a record player like that one, too, Will. And I don't remember those moonshine pickles the last time I was at Ol' Smoky Moonshine (few years back). Those cherries are awesome, though.
Thanks Rob
The pickles are newer
I want a Paula deen cut out for our fundraisers!love you Paula !
we did a tasting of the moonshine and oh my lord hat blue flame moon shine was soooo strong i could no handle it lol
Thanks ItsMeJessica
Nice video. Try Paula Deens for lunch. It is good!! Love the 5 and 10 store. U r right..
Goooood memories. Thanks for sharing and stay dry! 🎅🎄🙂💜
Thanks Deb
I ate at Paula Deens after it first opened, I personally think, mama's farmhouse kitchen is alot better...Great Video....Thank you...
Moma's Farmhouse is my husband & mine favorite place to eat in pigeon forge.👍
Love Moma's Farmhouse, best place to eat in Pigeon Forge, Tn.👍
@@roselanemable3141... yes mam, I go to the area about 4 times a year and it too is my favorite place to eat...
Emery five and dime looks cool. Ill check it out soon.
Thanks Michael
Wow! Had to subscribe because i soooo want to live/ retire in Tennessee! Makes me feel close to a dream.
Thanks Domox
Emery's is my favorite! Dawn is so cute in this video! I like the length of her hair, it makes her look younger to fall loosely just beyond her shoulders. And she's a giggler!!!
Thank you so much Marilyn
7 months after you made this video, we won't visit Paula Deen's anymore. The last time we went for dinner with friends and family that were visiting. The meatloaf was awful, dry and no taste. We wish they had said the ribs were spicy, nobody liked them. Her fried chicken is good, but for 5 people, they brought out two chicken wings. Husband asked for a breast and it did't come until we were ready to pay the bill. The sides were good. The wait staff was friendly, but his hands were tied over what the kitchen does. If you're visiting, it's a must go to so you can say you were at a Paula Deen restaurant.
I’m all about Bacon 🥓. We are going to have to try it!!
Thanks Nickie
I subscribed! My wife and I got engaged at the top of the ski mountain in gatlinburg. We then got married there. It's a special place to us.keep up the cool videos guys!
Thanks David
i love you guys. you a very nice couple. i enjoy your videos. thank you.
Thank you Diane
That Dawn is my kinda girl. Honey I would have eaten those cinnamon rolls up too girl!!!!! We love Gatlinburg and go every chance we get especially at Christmas we rent a house for the family. Love the reviews u'll keep em comin!!!!
Thanks Sherrie
You go Dawn I would have killed the rolls also lol
I wish you would announce the date you shot the videos.
Hi John in the description box of each video it will say published date in the upper left corner take that date and minus 1 day and that's the date. The video I shoot today is uploaded on the next. Thanks for watching John👍
I love a good HONEST food review like this! The 5-10 store was great too..latch hook...I did that back in the day :) great vlog you two...as per usual.
Thanks Chloe Mum
my girlfriends sister makes strawberry flavored moonshine. never tried moonshine, but her's is very good!
Thanks Chris
We like applebarn for breakfast.
We ate supper twice at Paula Deen's a month or so back. Really good!
We didn't really care for Huck Finns or TJ Hannahs.
The cajun restaurant in Wears Valley is really good.
We ate Thanksgiving lunch at mama's farmhouse. Disappointing.
Mel's Diner is a neat experience.
We spend every fall, early winter in Tn.
We are fulltime rvers.
Thanks Anna
We like eating at Paula Deen's. We have eaten lunch and supper there. The food was always good.
Thanks Doug6714
Deputy Dawn to the rescue!!! Hope you and your family have a great Christmas!!!
Loving these food reviews. Food looked great and menu looked packed. Will have to try there and all these other places I haven't been to that you reviewed once I get off this diet and into Tennessee lol
Really enjoyed your video of Paul Deans restaurant! We heard a lot about it & were wondering about the prices! Looked good but I've been cooking like that since childhood & I'm from the North! Looked a little to expensive for us plus we could never be able to re-order! All you can eat isn't for us! Our favorite place to eat over there, one that we Drive about an hour just to go to, is The Pancake Pantry in Gatlinburg! Been going there for almost 30 years! Best burgers in town! We go at least 3-4 times a year, just to eat there! Prices are reasonable too! Have you ever eaten there? Keep up your fun work!
We are going to check. That out soon Thanks J JVan
If y'all get a chance, go to Paula Dean's Lady and Sons in Savannah, Georgia.
One of this days well make it there. Thanks Rebecca
I had the record player and the Peanuts Colorforms,,,,Damn!
Great channel guys!
Where is the best place to eat breakfast in Pigeon Forge or Gatlinburg in your opinion
We like Crockett in GATLINBURG and ylthe Little of House of Pancake on 321
what place in gatlinburg would you recommend for breakfast?
Pancake Pantry thanks Chris
Momma kitchen
Could you & Dawn do a food review of Moma's Farmhouse? That's my husband & my favorite restaurant in Pigeon Forge Tn. It's really very delicious.
We will soon Thanks
Ok. Thanks, can't wait. Merry Christmas Will & Dawn. 🎄🎅👍🎁
Mamas farmhouse is the best! It's our go to when we come down.
you would think they would have enough of everything especially a place that is all you can eat!
You guys are so fun to watch. I’m a local also and have been to most of these places but your videos are still nice to see. Couple of comments, I would have kicked a fit when the Paula Dean all you can eat casserole and bacon were not refilled. Also a suggestion for a place to visit is the ironworks place (on the Parkway near light 8 or 10?) where you can make your own knife. They have you heat it, pound it, someone sharpens it - but looked to be something most people wouldn’t otherwise get to experience. Hope to run into you, and keep up the fun visits around the area.
Love paula Deen !!
Thanks J Spradley
Wish i could write her personality & tell her how much she made a difference in my life,from watching her show in 2006 went from not leaveing my home to owning 2 restaurants & her banana pudding & brownies got me in countless local magazine's & news papers, thank you paula! You have helped me get out & that bad depression & iv been able to stay happy & still help all local charities, thanks again!
I would like to your drive in from Townsend. I hear it's a very hilly and curved road. I get car sick and I want to see if I can do the drive. I enljiy your blogs.
Doesn’t look appealing like the other typical breakfast spots in Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge. Prices are expensive too. Can’t bring myself to pay those prices for a breakfast. I’ll pass next tine I’m visiting the smokies.
The moonshine pickles are actually good
Thanks Donald
You should have told them to bring you the correct bacon, since it’s all you could eat anyhow. We ate at margaritaville when we were there. Nice area the island, lots of stores and the shuttle from the parking lot was a plus also. Please take your hat off when you eat in a restaurant, it’s disrespectful, maybe I’m old school. But I enjoy your videos and I luv that area of Tennessee, we visit there from Ohio every year.
Thanks Michael
We had the heavy rain today too. It changed over to snow a few hours ago. Suppose to get couple of inches of snow. We have been under a flood warning for 2 hours now. Crazy weather. We ate lunch at Paula Deen's a little after it opened. The food was way too salty for our liking. I have heard others rave about the bacon. We will need to try breakfast there to get some of that bacon. They should give you at least 2 pieces of bacon each to start with since it is the only breakfast meat you had. I love that 5 & 10 cent store. We are always there when it is so crowded that you can hardly see anything.
Thanks Nancy
You need to go back for dinner. Way better! Also, can you guys do a review of the Wild Bear Tavern?
We can do that Thanks Scott
what kind of camera do you use?
You know Will and Dawn you could just do reviews on the Restaurants in the area. There is a couple that do that at Disneyland in California and they have over 70,000 followers. Just a thought. Good video.
Thanks Scott
We ate at Paula Dean's not so great.but Hands down Huck finn catfish was awesome..sorry Paula..but atmosphere was great...good job,😘y'all are awesome...love your surprise endings😁😁😁😁
Thanks Darlene
You look so Beautiful Dawn !❤
Thank you so much
How gorgeous is Dawn here!
Thank you 😃
How about going to the bear store in pigeon forge and feed the bears
We will look into it thanks Carter
The evening meal when we went (June2019) was a wreck. The only two dishes that my husband and I liked were meatloaf and the collard greens. The corn casserole/pudding was dry and hard, chicken was cold and catfish was greasy. I have two of PD's cookbooks and could fix better at home than her PF restaurant. Sorry. If you get a chance, try The Local Goat! It was a hit and it is locally owned!
I was born on Paula Dean's bday...Jan 19th
We had dinner there and I felt the same way. Idk if I would have it again. Its certainly not the best in town and the price is kind of up there compared to other choices.
Yes I agree thanks Bragen
Hope it is better than in Savannah. My Aunt's church from Kentucky has been twice, and it was not very good, according to them. They gave the restaurant a second chance the next year. Both times were at lunch. Just their opinion.
Thanks for sharing CO COLA
Lunch is really good
That Big Red Hat looked good on you Dawn ♥️
Thanks Beth