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Amici

Amici

1420 E Broadway Ave, Maryville I-37804-4184, United States

Pizza • Seafood • Italian • Vegetarian


"A party of three of us ate there for dinner. We had a different pizza each. All three of the pizzas were good. I had a thin crust margherita pizza. The pizza base was great, thin with a bubbly crust. the toppings tasted great but was a little lacking in basil. There was maybe a half leaf of basil per slice. My wife had the peach and prosciutto pizza which tasted incredible but she got it on a focaccia base. The focaccia base was light and fluffy but didn 't quite work with the pizza toppings on it.The sound levels in the restaurant were unbelievably loud. I could not hear a word anyone else at our table was saying. My wife was sat next to me and I couldn 't make out what she was saying half the time. Conversation included a lot of yelling what? . The noise didn 't come from music because there was none. It was the other customers making all the noise. Nobody was being particularly noisy but it all added up. My watch said that it hit 81 decibels in there. It averaged about 80 decibels. Having been a professional musician I know a thing or two about sound. Every surface in the restaurant was hard; floors, walls and ceiling. It seems like they need some sound conditioning to deaden the excess noise. Some curtains or drapes, some sort of fabrics or maybe even some sound deadening tiles on the ceiling or walls.The noise level completely ruined any ambience the restaurant has. My ears are literally ringing loudly right now. They haven 't rung this much since I saw Megadeth back in 1987.I recommend the food but go when it is not busy or get it to go."

The Shed Smokehouse Juke Joint

The Shed Smokehouse Juke Joint

1820 W Lamar Alexander Pkwy, Maryville I-37801-3754, United States

Pub • Cheese • Barbecue • Smokehouse


"This was our first time eating here. We tried to call to place a takeout order, and after calling twice we figured they didn't take call ahead orders and drove over. I had no idea where to go or what to do when we got there, and no one came up to us or asked to help. I finally walked over to the bar and asked to place a takeout order. We ordered and were told to sit down and wait, and that our food would be brought to us. I had my child with me and I could tell she was overwhelmed and uncomfortable. I was as well. It seemed like such a cool place with live music, but if you are new, it's a lot to take in with no one to tell you where to go or what to do. When we were brought our food, I asked if it had cups of barbecue sauce packed already. The woman said no and acted like it was a huge I convenience to go grab some. I felt awful for asking. We made it home with our food and we were all so excited to eat! Only to be completely disappointed when we opened the boxes. The ribs were burnt. No other way to describe it. Completely burnt. The pulled pork was just okay, not a lot of flavor. The corn bread muffin (we were supposed to have two) was at least a few days old. We couldn't eat it, it was so dry. The brisket was also very dry and we ended up tossing it. The Mac and cheese was just okay, not much flavor at all, but it was edible unlike a lot of the other food. The beans were also ok, edible. We will not go back and I would not suggest this place to anyone."