Miss Lillian’s BBQ Corner — Restaurant in Pigeon Forge

Flavor: 5 stars, Execution: 3

I didn't understand "cafeteria style" when I walked in. What it means is everything comes in buffet-style chafing dishes, and is dishes up by the staff. A little reminiscent of Luby's, in Texas.

Since the fried chicken was in a covered chafing dish, a lot of the crisp had died, but the (dark) meat was moist and the flavor was good. The pieces were small but I suspect any larger and they'd dry out.

The mac and cheese was swimming in a sea of cheese, but the pasta looked to be cavatappi (couldn't quite tell under the cheese) which is the best pasta shape, and the cheese sauce was good. I fished out the noodles and counted them, because the sauce to noodle radio seemed wild and I had to know for sure. There were 11. If you like goopy, thick cheese sauce, you'll love this. And! The noodles weren't overcooked. Always a plus to be able to bite a noodle and get texture beyond squish.

The corn was ...corn.

The cornbread was a bit sweet and tasted more cake than cornmeal but I'm not about to tell a southerner how to make cornbread.

It's one of the few options with covered seating, which is what...

Everyone there was super concerned, helpful, and accommodating of my safety concerning my gluten free needs. They went over every ingredient and label, checked in a million times to make sure I was comfortable with choices and how they handled things. Each person who handled anything that came to my tabled changed their gloves AND aprons and the chef carried it out to the table herself! A few of the hosts shared personal anecdotes about how serious they personally take allergies and food issues because of loved ones with issues themselves. I felt safe and cared for with every bite. And, it was all...

Service was friendly, but they were out of all the peripherals, no napkins, no silverware, no syrup for their soda machine... I think it's meant as a grab and go for the sister/adjacent restaurant, not all foods are walking friendly. Chipotle Honey BBQ ribs were good, nice serving for $13.99 inside an amusement park. Smoky Mountain corn was difficult to eat, very messy, especially without napkins... and IMHO not...