The One Tennessee Restaurant That's So Perfectly Southern
By Meghan Kraft|Published March 02, 2018
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Meghan Kraft
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Meghan Kraft loves to travel the world, but she makes her home right here in Nashville, Tennessee. She holds a degree in English, and has worked in the digital marketing realm with companies such as Apartments.com, USA Today and HarperCollins Publishing.
Chattanooga is known for its hiking trails and aquarium, for its quaint downtown area and cute farmer’s markets. Still, for us, a fine dining experience between spending time in the great outdoors and a perfectly local shopping spree sounds elegant and lovely. Public House opened to great fanfare and has continued to be a local destination in the Scenic City. Great for work meetings, family dinners and a good old fashioned date night, we have one menu item you can’t miss out on ordering.
Public House in Chattanooga was born of a gourmet-trained chef who yearned for a world that existed beyond heated, to-the-minute evenings and intense restaurant reviews. It's a stressful place to be, and an upscale family environment was much more inviting - which is how the dream for Public House began.
The interior design is beautiful and simple, an ode to the history of the city and a way to elevate the enjoyment of the updated Southern meals on the menu.
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Updated, locally sourced Southern fare & a discerning wine list in a refined, relaxed setting.
All ingredients are locally sourced and fresh, which is a neat thing to experience in a restaurant. Local economies are bolstered by Public House and Chattanoogans have the chance to support their home with a date night out.
The biggest menu draw at Public House is by far their fried chicken. It's known for it's perfectly crispy outer edge and moist meat straight to the bone, served with classic sides like macaroni and cheese. The secret, though, lies in the chicken brine. (Psst...it's sweet tea! Your chicken is brined in sweet tea!)
The historic building makes for a truly stunning experience, one that gets to the heart of Chattanooga's history of Warehouse Row and allows you to be a part of it, even a little bit, yourself.
If you're looking to visit for yourself, you can head towards 1110 Market Street, Suite 101 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Open every day of the week except for Sundays, you can enjoy a meal between 11am and 9pm. Make sure to make a reservation for large parties!
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