Legends & Lore Pizzeria — Restaurant in Madisonville

First up is a hidden gem we went to in Madisonville, TN called Legends & Lore Pizzeria. We took a detour because my friend said she heard about this place from one of her favorite podcasts to listen to and I'm always down for pizza so I quickly said yes. The deal was even better when Big Foot was mentioned lol.

To start off staff was great as soon as we got out the car I noticed the staff instantly got ready for us to enter and that was really nice to see. It was our first time there and we were treated so well. The owner was very nice and was great to talk to. We pretty much talked to him the whole time we were there about cryptids. Not going to lie I could have sat there and talked to him for hours if I could. Easy 10/10

Pizza was amazing. The crust looked thick but was very lite and man was it crispy. The first bite I had I knew we had something there. Everything just tasted fresh and high quality. The sauce was so good. It wasn't sugary tasting. It was a lite sweetness but still had that robustness to it. As I type this I'm hungry and my mouth is watering. Easy 9.2/10, it's now in my top 5 favorite pizzas. Anytime I go to Tennessee now I will make sure this is one of my stops. Oh the pizza we got was half Sasquatch and half Area 51 I believe. I don't really remember honestly.

We also got the Cheezeballz and I'm so glad we did. These are simply just dough filled and I mean FILLED with Mozzarella cheese. They were awesome. They give you a side of thick garlic butter sauce that was to die for and marinara sauce. My only critique would be they should not only bake these with garlic butter on top but once they are done and come out the oven add more garlic butter on top and then serve it. 8/10

Potatoe wedges were really good. Good flavor just needed a bit of salt but other than that I'd order these again. 8.5/10

This place is decked out in Big Foot and other cryptid decore and you sould really check this place out. Great staff and great food. We even bought shirts so you know...

We decided, at the last minute, that we'd like pizza for dinner. Since we live approximately 20 minutes away from the shop, I decided to order while driving, so I could pick up our order as it was just coming out of the oven.

Unfortunately, unbeknownst to me, they stop taking phone orders at 15 minutes prior to closing. I showed up right at closing time, but was still able to get into the shop.

Even though I walked in at closing time, they were very gracious and went ahead and took my order. While waiting for the pizzas to be cooked, I completed the transaction, and only had to wait about 15 minutes.

After the pizzas were finished, I took them home, and we enjoyed two delicious pies. Unfortunately, while looking at the receipt, I noticed that they had accidentally made a mistake, and I had actually paid for one additional pizza that we did not order.

The next day, I phoned the shop, and spoke with Eddie. I explained the situation, and he actually remembered me coming in the shop the night before. He offered to refund me the money, or a free pizza in the future.

We chose a free pizza for the future, and he said he would write up the ticket and leave it available for us the next time we came in.

We have been to Legends & Lore Pizzeria a number of times, and will continue to go back not only because the food is delicious, but because of the great service, and the way we were treated with...

Driving home from Tellico Lake and wanted Pizza! Found this amazing little local pizzeria and decided to give it a chance, I'm so picky with my pizza and love quality pies. This was shocking. The entire 45 minutes home I couldn't stop talking about it 😂 we got a Greek pie, a pepperoni pie and a half cheese half sausage pie. The Greek was spot on delicious 😎 I didn't try the sausage or cheese but my kids said the cheese was delicious and my husband specifically said even the sausage was good lol. I was amazed at the pepperoni pizza 😋 it had crispy cheese on the rim with a toasted taste all throughout giving crispy pepperonis and spots of golden brown cheese on top. The crunch was addicting! The sauce was on the sweet side which was PERFECT and seasoned so well. This is a place we will return to on weekend days and make a day trip to visit ❤️ It's so hard to find good pies in this area. What a relief! There is a small dining room and a picnic table outside for dining, the handful of tables inside were all taken and people were coming in and out getting their orders which helps me know the items will be fresh. They must be doing something right because they are tucked in the side of an old strip mall and still doing tons of business and the Bigfoot stuff was so fun 👣This will be worth the short drive in the future, can't wait to try all of their...