I was sitting at work one day awhile back, and noticed a menu had appeared on my desk. The restaurant was Owen’s, ‘Home of The Gobbler.’”  Hmmm…  It sat there for a couple of weeks, every few days I would look at it again. Hmmm… So the wife wanted to do lunch one day and I wasn’t already going with the usual lunch bunch. “Want to try out a new place,” I asked. “Sure,” she said.
Owen’s specializes in all things turkey: Turkey sandwiches, turkey salad, turkey pot pie, open faced turkey, turkey and biscuits, sliced turkey, oven roasted turkey. They also have roasted chicken, roast beef sandwiches, quiche, soups, and desserts. They specialize in a giant sandwich called “The Gobbler,” which is turkey and dressing, cranberry sauce, lettuce, & mayo stacked on a kaiser roll with coleslaw and a pickle.  The first time I went, I got a turkey-on-croissant sandwich with a side of fruit and sweet tea and apple pie for dessert. Next time I got turkey and biscuits.  Several more times, several more turkey-on-croissant sandwiches. Today I got turkey pot pie served in a small hot crock, way more than I should have eaten in one setting, with a side of cranberry sauce and a sweet tea for $7.10. Since it is walking distance from my office, I got to burn off some calories on the way back. You might call this comfort food. You always get plenty to eat.
The food is hot, fresh-tasting, and good. My lunch bunch has added it to our regular schedule of eateries. As time goes on, we find more and more people eating there and more and more employees working there. The staff are always friendly and always concerned about your experience, making sure your food is good several times while you are there.
If you can still move after finishing your Turkey and Biscuits, finish off your meal with a slice of apple pie.
Owen’s
10420-E Kingston Pike
(Lovell Heights Shopping Center)
Knoxville, TN 37922
865-694-7733
M-F: 11a-6p
Sat: 11a-4p