Gus's is a Tennessee Treasure!

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TAF said:




MAKE me jealous, you local guys...swing by for a sandwich tomorrow or Friday...and tell me how GREAT it was...
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I have never been to Gus's but I did go to Brownie's and loved their Philly Cheese Steak sandwich with fries.
 
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My first Freshman year on the Hill (I was a Freshman for a while) I lived in Clement Hall. Gus’s was the first place I bought beer, about 5 minutes after my parents left after helping me move in.

Gus knew me well enough that if I passed out while there he would let me be until I woke up. 5 years after I left he called me by name when I made it back.

Man I miss those sandwiches.
 
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Hacksaw said:
I always looked a little older than my age, which is great when you're 18 but sucks when you get older.
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My dad passed away 9 years ago when I was 56., Dad was 78. As I was standing with my family and greeting people at the visitation, quite a few mistook me for my Dads brother as I definitely look older than I was. Oh well, I worked hard for all this gray hair and facial lines/wrinkles.🧓
 
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NorCalVol67 said:
My first Freshman year on the Hill (I was a Freshman for a while) I lived in Clement Hall. Gus’s was the first place I bought beer, about 5 minutes after my parents left after helping me move in.

Gus knew me well enough that if I passed out while there he would let me be until I woke up. 5 years after I left he called me by name when I made it back.

Man I miss those sandwiches.
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For me it was Maltese Falcon (Shelbourne Towers), and the Deli was across the hall.
 
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ButchPlz said:
Something I never realized was that the steamed sandwich is basically only a Knoxville/East TN thing.
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Only OTHER place...was off campus at "Smokey Mountain MARKET...YEAH!!!"

"GIVE ME A ROOSTER...AND CHASE HIM THROUGH THE GARDEN!!!!" - Chick fil A just THINKS it "invented the chicken sandwich"...meanwhile...The ROOSTER was KING!!!!
 
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DonDiego said:
Man, I miss steamed hoagies. When I lived in Knoxville in the 70's and 80's I loved Time Out Deli---steak in a sack!
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If I'm close to campus, Gus's it is. Out west, Sam and Andy's. My go to is "hoagie on dark, mustard and mayo." Back in the day, Time Out Deli out in Bearden was a great place to go late night. Only thing, I had a tough choice between my hoagie or a Steak in a Sack, LOL. Sometimes I got both......with an order of fried mushrooms.
 
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Only OTHER place...was off campus at "Smokey Mountain MARKET...YEAH!!!"

"GIVE ME A ROOSTER...AND CHASE HIM THROUGH THE GARDEN!!!!" - Chick fil A just THINKS it "invented the chicken sandwich"...meanwhile...The ROOSTER was KING!!!!
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LOL, yea, and if I remember correctly, they were pretty affordable........maybe $2 dollars?
 
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1. Gus' only for deli sammich if in town. Reuben only. All I've ever had there. Son bought me UT tickets for a bday present. In kind I treated him to Gus' when we got there. His first taste. After game I asked if he wanted anything to eat on the way out. He asked if we could go to that Gus' place again.

2. The line after the game was terribly long, and we had a long walk. Took us right by 17th Street Market. Smoked wings finished off in deep fryer, dusted with curry powder. Insane.

He bought me tickets a second time 2 years later. Only two places he asked to eat... Gus' and 17th Street Mkt.

Back in the 80's in Cookeville while in grad school there was a small store accross from campus called The Mouse Trap. Had a small takeout deli so to speak. They steamed the hoagies as well. Could get my steamed Reuben there. Only place that far west of K'town I knew of that did that.
 
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Only OTHER place...was off campus at "Smokey Mountain MARKET...YEAH!!!"

"GIVE ME A ROOSTER...AND CHASE HIM THROUGH THE GARDEN!!!!" - Chick fil A just THINKS it "invented the chicken sandwich"...meanwhile...The ROOSTER was KING!!!!
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Any chance you remember the food truck that used to park outside of Hess Hall? You could get 3 chili dogs with onions and mustard for $1.10 A quick trip down the hill to the convenient store to buy a .69 cent quart of beer and you had a great late night snack to watch Johnny Carson..........
 
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TAF said:
Only OTHER place...was off campus at "Smokey Mountain MARKET...YEAH!!!"

"GIVE ME A ROOSTER...AND CHASE HIM THROUGH THE GARDEN!!!!" - Chick fil A just THINKS it "invented the chicken sandwich"...meanwhile...The ROOSTER was KING!!!!
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Smokey Mountain Market had those killer hot dogs too, with homemade chili sauce...yum! I think they were like two for a dollar or something.
 
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