First trip to a soccer match at Regal, Sunday. Suggestions?

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Sunday 9/21 against LSU looks like my best chance to see the LVs play soccer. Might have a couple of friends' daughters who play HS soccer come along. I'd like to get there in time to watch warmups--especially if I have the young players with me.

I don't mind a "serendipitous adventure" alone. But with guests, better to be informed by the resident Big Orange cognoscenti. It's been a dozen or more years since I've been in Knoxville, and several decades since I've driven I-40 between Nashville and Knoxville.

(1) Are there any worthwhile places to stop for a big brunch along that route? Otherwise, we'd be arriving in Knoxville at the peak of the after-church lunch stampede!

After the match, I wanted to try either Gus's Fried Chicken or Gus's Good Time Deli, just from hearing their ads on Vol Radio Network broadcasts all these years. So (2) any recommendations (or warnings) on postgame fare?

I heard it's free admission to the stadium. (3) How about parking? And I presume we wouldn't be allowed to take food or drink into the stadium, right?
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BruisedOrange said:
Sunday 9/21 against LSU looks like my best chance to see the LVs play soccer. Might have a couple of friends' daughters who play HS soccer come along. I'd like to get there in time to watch warmups--especially if I have the young players with me.

I don't mind a "serendipitous adventure" alone. But with guests, better to be informed by the resident Big Orange cognoscenti. It's been a dozen or more years since I've been in Knoxville, and several decades since I've driven I-40 between Nashville and Knoxville.

(1) Are there any worthwhile places to stop for a big brunch along that route? Otherwise, we'd be arriving in Knoxville at the peak of the after-church lunch stampede!

After the match, I wanted to try either Gus's Fried Chicken or Gus's Good Time Deli, just from hearing their ads on Vol Radio Network broadcasts all these years. So (2) any recommendations (or warnings) on postgame fare?

I heard it's free admission to the stadium. (3) How about parking? And I presume we wouldn't be allowed to take food or drink into the stadium, right?
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Thanks, y'all! And a shout out @MAD for being such a compelling ambassador for LV Soccer. It's a good moment to stop and realize what a nice little online community we get to enjoy here.
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Super excited for you and your guests.

Admission is free for all preseason and regular-season soccer matches. For fans planning to attend, note that Tennessee's clear bag policy will be in effect again this season. Regal Soccer Stadium will be a cashless venue for both concessions and the VolShop this season.
 
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I can answer your second and third question. I have not had Gus's good time deli, but have heard good things. Gus's fried chicken is very good!

There is a lot of parking around the softball stadium, regal soccer field, and the volleyball practice facilities. Depending on how early you get there, you should be able to get an excellent spot for free. They also always have staff out there, directing traffic and parking. No food or drink allowed in the stadium, but sometimes they do have people who are out tailgating in the parking lot. I don't know if that will be the case Sunday though given the football game on Saturday as some football fans may linger into Sunday.

I wish I could give a recommendation for brunch as I do drive between Nashville and Knoxville quite frequently, but I usually just stop at Sam's for a hotdog 😂

I hope y'all have a great time!
 
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brittannica said:
I can answer your second and third question. I have not had Gus's good time deli, but have heard good things. Gus's fried chicken is very good!

There is a lot of parking around the softball stadium, regal soccer field, and the volleyball practice facilities. Depending on how early you get there, you should be able to get an excellent spot for free. They also always have staff out there, directing traffic and parking. No food or drink allowed in the stadium, but sometimes they do have people who are out tailgating in the parking lot. I don't know if that will be the case Sunday though given the football game on Saturday as some football fans may linger into Sunday.

I wish I could give a recommendation for brunch as I do drive between Nashville and Knoxville quite frequently, but I usually just stop at Sam's for a hotdog 😂

I hope y'all have a great time!
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Do they have food trucks?
 
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BruisedOrange said:
Sunday 9/21 against LSU looks like my best chance to see the LVs play soccer. Might have a couple of friends' daughters who play HS soccer come along. I'd like to get there in time to watch warmups--especially if I have the young players with me.

I don't mind a "serendipitous adventure" alone. But with guests, better to be informed by the resident Big Orange cognoscenti. It's been a dozen or more years since I've been in Knoxville, and several decades since I've driven I-40 between Nashville and Knoxville.

(1) Are there any worthwhile places to stop for a big brunch along that route? Otherwise, we'd be arriving in Knoxville at the peak of the after-church lunch stampede!

After the match, I wanted to try either Gus's Fried Chicken or Gus's Good Time Deli, just from hearing their ads on Vol Radio Network broadcasts all these years. So (2) any recommendations (or warnings) on postgame fare?

I heard it's free admission to the stadium. (3) How about parking? And I presume we wouldn't be allowed to take food or drink into the stadium, right?
-----

Thanks, y'all! And a shout out @MAD for being such a compelling ambassador for LV Soccer. It's a good moment to stop and realize what a nice little online community we get to enjoy here.
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Bringing in the experts for the big brunch recommendations.
@Halph66
@CobbWebb71
@knoxvol52
@ArdentVol
@VolPack22 (No Party Bus suggestions)
@taylorvol
@@1RBFjr
 
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@MAD thanks for the cashless reminder! I've been doing cash-only for a couple of years now, so I needed that.

@brittannica thanks for the parking confirmation. And for the Sam's hot dog recommendation, thanks... ;) but, no thanks!

@CobbWebb71 Thanks for the restaurant recommendations (I know TH from Chattanooga, but RS will be new), and especially for what's in walking distance--most appreciated on a day with so much sitting!
 
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CobbWebb71 said:
After Brunch on market square, literally walk 2 minutes to Gay st, for some Cruz farms ice cream!!

Ruby sunshine French toast, followed by Cruz farms ice cream, then Lady Vol soccer and end the evening with Gus’s fried chicken, greens and Mac n cheese...you will be the hero of the day, I promise!
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Gus’s has chocolate pecan pie also.
 
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MAD said:
Bringing in the experts for the big brunch recommendations.
@Halph66
@CobbWebb71
@knoxvol52
@ArdentVol
@VolPack22 (No Party Bus suggestions)
@taylorvol
@@1RBFjr
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Not much help on the Nashville to Knoxville leg as it has been 40--plus years since Ive driven that stretch but I would think there must be a good place for brunch in Cumberland County. My routeto Knoxville takes me throughh Bham and Chattanooga. I think Ive heard goods things about Ruby Sunshine (and enjoyed my early Ruby Tuesday) days.
@BruisedOrange Need to get myself an regular Uber driver for youth soccer. My grandkids are year-round soccer players.
 
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ArdentVol said:
Not much help on the Nashville to Knoxville leg as it has been 40--plus years since Ive driven that stretch but I would think there must be a good place for brunch in Cumberland County. My routeto Knoxville takes me throughh Bham and Chattanooga. I think Ive heard goods things about Ruby Sunshine (and enjoyed my early Ruby Tuesday) days.
@BruisedOrange Need to get myself an regular Uber driver for youth soccer. My grandkids are year-round soccer players.
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After I got home I drilled down exit-by-exit using Google Maps, and found The Paper Mill not too far off the trail in Mt. Juliet. Opens early for breakfast on Sunday, and has an intriguing menu.

Maybe they could keep us from famishing until the postgame meal.

And I'm figuring if the students need to get back home sooner, we'll just grab steamed sandwiches at Gus's GT Deli and eat them goin' up the road. But if there's no hurry, we can leisurely indulge at Gus's WFF Chicken.
 
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MAD said:
Pecan is a fruit.
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Botanical Classification
    • Drupe:
      A drupe is a fruit with a single seed enclosed in a hard shell (a pit or stone), surrounded by a fleshy outer part.
    • Pecan Structure:
      The green husk of the pecan is the outer part of the fruit. When it turns brown and splits, it reveals the hard shell and the edible seed inside.
    • Fruit vs. Nut:
      While we use pecans as a nut in culinary terms, their botanical structure classifies them as a fruit.
How it differs from a "true" nut
    • Some botanists consider pecans a "drupaceous nut," meaning they are a type of nut with drupe-like characteristics.
    • A botanical "true nut" is a dry, single-seeded fruit with a hard shell and a protective husk. Pecans fit some of these criteria, but the outer husk is a key indicator that it is a drupe
 
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ArdentVol said:
Not much help on the Nashville to Knoxville leg as it has been 40--plus years since Ive driven that stretch but I would think there must be a good place for brunch in Cumberland County. My routeto Knoxville takes me throughh Bham and Chattanooga. I think Ive heard goods things about Ruby Sunshine (and enjoyed my early Ruby Tuesday) days.
@BruisedOrange Need to get myself an regular Uber driver for youth soccer. My grandkids are year-round soccer players.
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Buc ees Crossville.
 
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chuckiepoo said:
Botanical Classification
    • Drupe:
      A drupe is a fruit with a single seed enclosed in a hard shell (a pit or stone), surrounded by a fleshy outer part.
    • Pecan Structure:
      The green husk of the pecan is the outer part of the fruit. When it turns brown and splits, it reveals the hard shell and the edible seed inside.
    • Fruit vs. Nut:
      While we use pecans as a nut in culinary terms, their botanical structure classifies them as a fruit.
How it differs from a "true" nut
    • Some botanists consider pecans a "drupaceous nut," meaning they are a type of nut with drupe-like characteristics.
    • A botanical "true nut" is a dry, single-seeded fruit with a hard shell and a protective husk. Pecans fit some of these criteria, but the outer husk is a key indicator that it is a drupe
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That is some really remarkable research, dude! Never knew any of that!


Of course, it kinda takes the shine off of that compliment I got in 8th grade from a girl who called me "drupaceous."

😔
I think I'm gonna recede now into my protective husk.
 
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