Restaurant Review

You may or may not know that Chattanooga has always been a rail hub. That’s what made it a strategic factor in the Civil War, and it’s still true. What does this have to do with restaurants I hear you ask?

One of the railroad companies has just built a small motel-like facility for the use of rail employees who have to stay in the area overnight or long enough that a motel room would be of benefit. It’s not a public facility, only for the employees. They also built a small eatery, open 24/7. Track’s End is open to the public.

Track’s End is on our way as we headed in to the basketball game (Lady Mocs 72, Jacksonville State 59) this evening, so we decided to give it a try. It’s very small (four 4-seat tables, a counter with stools, and maybe eight booths.

I didn’t read the whole menu carefully - they had country fried steak, and that’s always my choice in places like this. I also got a house salad, greens (kale, I think), and cornbread. John also ordered the country fried steak, with soup, French fries, and cornbread.

The steak was very good - could’ve used more gravy, but that was minor. My salad with blue cheese dressing and greens were excellent. I didn’t like the corn bread - too much like cake. John liked the steak, too. He said his soup was good, but not hot enough, the fries were just adequate, and he agreed about the cornbread.

All in all, though for diner food, it was pretty good, and we’ll probably stop there again as we go to ballgames. Next time, I might order just a salad or soup and have some dessert. They had five different kinds of home-made pie. It looked like one of those places where occasionally you might get your dessert first.