Brown Bag Downtown

First Tennessee Plaza, 800 S Gay St, Knoxville
(865) 474-0587

Recent Reviews

Mary Davis

We have used Brown Bag Catering for our company meeting 3 times and will continue to do so in the future. The food is always phenomenal and outstanding customer service! They deliver the food and set it up with everything needed, including chaffing dishes, service ware, and utensils. Brown Bag makes hosting lunch effortless and stress-free!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Spencer Schmudde

I’ve had to wait upwards of 20 minutes before for them to get my order out but the food is well worth any wait. They have a great selection of fresh non-fried entrees as well as a large variety of tasty sides. The redskin mashed potatoes and jalapeño corn casserole are pure southern comfort food and are my usual go to’s but the berry slaw and sautéed veggies are great as healthier options.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Brandon Lindley

Food was fresh and tasteful. Great amount of portion for the price. Will definitely come back.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Grilled Asparagus, Grilled Chicken Breast Lunch

Brian Hodges

Amazing Good. Exceptional Service. There really isn’t an atmosphere, but I like eating there. There is plenty of seating around the outside area. Love this place.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 5

Dave Shaw

My wife and I didn't know what to expect. But we were impressed by the friendly service, how fast our food got to us and how it tasted. All around 5 ?

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Grilled Chicken Breast Plate

Ana Corral

The food here is so amazing!! So healthy and filling. Oh my god the salmon sandwich is so delicious and with a side of banana pudding. ?? The only thing is it’s very overpriced knowing there is a big office next door where employees can go here for their lunch break, and the portions are very small. ?

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Tammie S.

Food is great! Service is meh, but I've had worse. Absolutely will consider doing a catering order in the future. Hopefully I just caught the employees on a bad day, but they need to engage more and smile more. I recommend the grilled chicken with a spinach salad.

Alicia Tipton

I order lunch from here a couple of times a week since my office is in the same building. The food is always really good and the prices are what you would expect for the portion sizes. I have never had any issues with the food or service which is saying a lot considering how often I eat lunch here. Definitely recommend.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Grilled Chicken Breast Plate, Roast Chicken with Mashed Potato, Grilled Asparagus, Banana Pudding, Redskin Mashed Potatoes, Grilled Chicken Breast, Savory Breakfast Sandwich

Chelseyrs3

I ordered the grilled chicken breast, mashed potatoes, grilled asparagus and banana pudding. Everything was good and I only took a star away because I specifically asked if they put real bananas in their banana pudding and was told yes. When I got it there weren’t any, but it was still pretty good

Saty SaysNO

Friendly service and awesome food. I’ll definitely be back here!Vegetarian options: Lots of vegetarian sides and a meal option consisting of a combination of three of said sides.Kid-friendliness: They had child seating available.Dietary restrictions: They advertised gluten free foods on their menu.

Wade Finley

Superb lunch, hot steak, fresh slaw, friendly staff.

Hunter Adams

Used this to cater my lunch. I’m pretty sure I specifically requested and selected a boxed lunch option but the food came in aluminum pans. Very inconvenient when offices have restrictions regarding large groups gathering.

Jennifer Covell

Brown Bag catered our wedding and everyone RAVED about how delicious the food was. We were more than happy with everything!

Amy M.

I've lived next door to brown bag for years and never tried it. I HAD NO IDEA HOW GOOD IT WAS!!! This is the grilled steak sandwich, asparagus and jalapeño corn casserole. All this for $11? TAKE MY MONEY!!! Can't wait to try more menu items!!!

Jason Bean (Bnpositive)

This review is for food I enjoyed from Brown Bag that was provided at an event they catered. I've got to say from the salad at the beginning of the line through to the yeast roll at the end, everything was absolutely delicious!First, let's talk about the salad. Super fresh and crisp spinach with mandarin oranges, dried cranberries and fresh blackberries. The vinaigrette that accompanied the salad provided the perfect complement to flavor and taste for all the other ingredients. There was also another standard garden salad available with ranch, but if I was going to have more salad (which I did) I was sticking with the spinach and not wasting space with regular lettuce and other toppings, as good as they may have been and probably were.Next up the grilled chicken. Nice bit of char and smoky flavor. There were both larger slices as well as plenty of little crumbly pieces so you could put them on your salad (which I did!). The vinaigrette also tasted great on the chicken as well.For vegetables there were sautéed/roasted zucchini squash and sweet red pepper chunks. Perfectly cooked. Tasted fresh from the garden. Another perfect complement to both the grilled/smoked chicken and salad. There were also mashed potatoes with the skins still in the mash. These were good as well. I've had better mashed potatoes, but still not a let down by any means.Everything I spoke of above finished off with a nice little yeast roll. A perfect little piece of bread to enjoy for the entree and vegetable sides.I realize as an attendee you don't get to pick the caterer at your event, but let's just say if you're attending an event where Brown Bag has catered it you're in for a treat! If you're organizing an event in the area and need catering, my first recommendation to you would be give Brown Bag a call!

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