WINNER
SUNSPOT
1909 Cumberland Ave.
Vegetarians usually get the leftovers. Most restaurants have approximately 487 items for meat eaters. Vegetarians get about five. If they're lucky.
Not at the Sunspot. Sunspot has something for carnivores and herbivores alike. From the Orion's Belt -- a tasty, blackened tofu sandwich -- to the Solar Flare -- a spiced-up veggie burger -- the Sunspot makes sure the vegetarians of East Tennessee can compete with the meat eaters in the wonderful world of variety.
It's a good thing, too. Even a one-vegetable kind of guy like Popeye needs a change every once in a while.
Runners-up: Great American Steak House &Buffet and Tomato Head
September 30, 2001