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Pete's Restaurant

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Welcome to Pete’s Restaurant

Great Food, Great Service, Great Value!

Monday – Friday 6:30 AM – 2:00 PM | Saturday Closed

(865) 523-2860

540 Union Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37902

Breakfast

Get up early for eggs, pancakes, waffles, and more, served until 11 AM on weekdays and all day Saturday.

Lunch

Hearty burgers, sandwiches, salads, and homemade soups to satisfy any appetite.

Homemade Desserts

Hope you saved room for homemade brownies, pies, and ice cream desserts!

Join Us for Breakfast

Serving Breakfast
Closed Saturdays

Breakfast Until 11 AM Weekdays

Closed Sunday
(Pete's cooking breakfast at home)

Check Out the Full Menu

Breakfast & Lunch

Dine In or Carry Out
(865) 523-2860

Monday - Friday
6:30 AM - 2:00 PM
Saturday
Closed
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540 Union Ave SW, Knoxville, TN

Voted Best Breakfast in Knoxville

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Meet Our Family

Pete's Restaurant

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Welcome to the Family

Pete’s Restaurant is a family-owned, family-operated diner in downtown Knoxville. We pride ourselves on serving the best breakfast and lunch in Knoxville. Customer satisfaction is our #1 priority. From our family at Pete's Restaurant, thanks for stopping by!

(865) 523-2860
540 Union Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37902

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  • #breakfastallday
    by petesknox 3 months ago
     #breakfastallday 
  • Lunch is almost here! Come on in and try our hot roast beef platter! Served with two sides for only
    by petesknox 3 months ago
    Lunch is almost here! Come on in and try our hot roast beef platter! Served with two sides for only
  • Our Cali omelette and Cali breakfast bowl are back! #petesknox #
    by petesknox 3 months ago
    Our Cali omelette and Cali breakfast bowl are back!  #petesknox  #
  • Come on in and grab some coffee. Once you finish it we will refill it..then repeat! #petesknox
    by petesknox 3 months ago
    Come on in and grab some coffee. Once you finish it we will refill it..then repeat!  #petesknox 
  • We love the smell of hot buttery biscuits in the morning! #petesknox
    by petesknox 2 months ago
    We love the smell of hot buttery biscuits in the morning!  #petesknox 
  • Our ladies are dressed up and ready to serve you on this St.Patty’s day! Beware of pinching! #petesknox
    by petesknox 2 months ago
    Our ladies are dressed up and ready to serve you on this St.Patty’s day! Beware of pinching!  #petesknox 
  • Our Cali omelette is on special today! Served with toast or a biscuit! Dine in or carry out #petesknox #bigearsknox
    by petesknox 2 months ago
    Our Cali omelette is on special today! Served with toast or a biscuit! Dine in or carry out  #petesknox   #bigearsknox 
  • Come on in and try our almost world famous hash brown casserole. Served for breakfast and lunch! #petesknox #bigearsknox
    by petesknox 2 months ago
    Come on in and try our almost world famous hash brown casserole. Served for breakfast and lunch!  #petesknox   #bigearsknox 
  • Tomorrow morning when you are trying to decide what to have for breakfast we recommend this! A bacon egg &
    by petesknox 2 months ago
    Tomorrow morning when you are trying to decide what to have for breakfast we recommend this! A bacon egg &
  • Friday is always hash brown casserole day! Dine in or carry out! #petesknox
    by petesknox 2 months ago
    Friday is always hash brown casserole day! Dine in or carry out!  #petesknox 
  • Come on in for todays breakfast special! Country fried steak topped with gravy! Served with two eggs, home fries, and
    by petesknox 2 months ago
    Come on in for todays breakfast special! Country fried steak topped with gravy! Served with two eggs, home fries, and
  • It’s never too early to start thinking about lunch! Tuesday is our homemade meatloaf day! Served with two sides and
    by petesknox 1 month ago
    It’s never too early to start thinking about lunch! Tuesday is our homemade meatloaf day! Served with two sides and
  • See you tomorrow! #petesknox
    by petesknox 1 month ago
    See you tomorrow!  #petesknox 
  • Our breakfast special today is our Cali breakfast wrap! Egg, spinach, tomatoes, melted Swiss, and of course Served with our
    by petesknox 1 month ago
    Our breakfast special today is our Cali breakfast wrap! Egg, spinach, tomatoes, melted Swiss, and of course Served with our
  • It’s time to get this Wednesday morning started! #petesknox #humpday
    by petesknox 4 weeks ago
    It’s time to get this Wednesday morning started!  #petesknox   #humpday 
  • Today’s lunch special: Beef tips and gravy served over rice! Comes with two sides and choice of bread for only
    by petesknox 3 weeks ago
    Today’s lunch special: Beef tips and gravy served over rice! Comes with two sides and choice of bread for only
  • Friday means we will be serving our almost world famous hash brown casserole! We have it for breakfast and for
    by petesknox 3 weeks ago
    Friday means we will be serving our almost world famous hash brown casserole! We have it for breakfast and for
  • Come on in for todays lunch special: Beef tips and rice! Served with two sides and choice of bread for
    by petesknox 1 week ago
    Come on in for todays lunch special: Beef tips and rice! Served with two sides and choice of bread for
  • Todays lunch special is our turkey bacon ranch flat bread! Served with fries for only $9.99! #petesknox #turkeybaconranch #flatbread
    by petesknox 1 week ago
    Todays lunch special is our turkey bacon ranch flat bread! Served with fries for only $9.99!  #petesknox   #turkeybaconranch   #flatbread 
  • It’s breakfast time! Come on in and get this day started off right! #petesknox #southernbreakfast
    by petesknox 23 hours ago
    It’s breakfast time! Come on in and get this day started off right!  #petesknox   #southernbreakfast 
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