Delicias Dominicanas — Restaurant in Sevierville

Do yourself and your stomach a favor and eat here immediately.

We found this restaurant while in town visiting for the week. My only regret is that we waited until the end of our trip to eat here. However, if we had gone sooner, it might have left us disappointed in all meals to follow. This was the first and only meal that was a "Wow" for us. I was also sad my foodie college kid wasn't able to be there with us to enjoy it. He would have loved it.

My 11 year old had the beef and cheese empanadas, my husband the beef yaroa, and I had the sancocha. It was all incredible. They have a housemade sauce for the empanadas. My daughter doesn't use sauces very much, but we both agreed it was very good. The portion for the beef yaroa was big and my husband was not able to finish. He really enjoyed it and ate as much as he was able to. I got the medium sancocha and it was the perfect amount. The broth in it was heavenly. The meat was so tender. It was so delicious.

The service was incredible and everyone working was warm and welcoming. If we get back to the area, this will definitely be the first place we...

Let me share a couple good things before I share the negative. Beans and rice were good. Empanadas were ok. Juice was good but overpriced for the amount they give you.

Everything was overpriced. Spent 90 dollars for 2 kids and 2 adults and left feeling so disappointed. I ordered the bandeja and they have me the tiniest 2 pieces of burn chicken I have ever seen. The salad took up a 1/3 of the plate, and they gave me a tiny cup of beans to pour on top of the rice. I ate it and was still hungry after paying $15 for it.

Wife ordered a bacon burger that was too pink in the middle and she said it tasted funny. Ordered a kids menu burger and it too was too pink in the middle. Ordered chicken tenders for the other kid and the chicken was fried in oil that probably hasn’t been changed in months, it was also mostly batter and very little chicken. It was fried to death and was extremely dry. The fries were a joke.

The coffee was so terrible I can’t believe how bad it was. It was grey and tasted like burnt old water, It was the worst coffee...

Delicias Dominicanas – Review

While adventuring through Tennessee, I got excited when I spotted a Dominican restaurant. Naturally, I had to stop in — I’ve got Dominican family and have been eating this food my whole life.

The place looked nice and immediately reminded me of home. The smell brought me right back to the Caribbean.

I ordered empanadas, Dominican fried chicken, rice and beans, and tostones. I was a little disappointed — they said the empanadas were homemade, but it was clearly Goya-brand crust with filling. Not bad, just not like Grandma’s.

The fried chicken had solid flavor, but it was cooked to death — way overdone, which honestly also reminded me of some spots in the DR.

The rice and beans were excellent — rich flavor and cooked well. Tostones were just okay.

All in all, not a bad restaurant, but not the Dominican food I know and love. I probably wouldn’t go back. I think I was extra excited since I just got back from two weeks in the Dominican Republic — been going since I was two. Beautiful country,...