Do you remember these Knoxville restaurants?

Considered to be a downtown Knoxville fixture from 1927 to 1981, the Art Deco-inspired S&W Cafeteria is now an empty building.

Considered to be a downtown Knoxville fixture from 1927 to 1981, the art deco inspired S&W Cafeteria is now an empty building.

Inside the The Hungry Fisherman restaurant 1978.

About 300 children from special education centers were treated to free pizza, ice cream, and soft drinks at Happy Joe's Old Fashioned Pizza and Ice Cream Parlor at 2907 Tazwell Pike in December 1976.

From left, Arthur Peroulas, Fred Tucker, and Wayne Arnwine at the Silver Bay Seafood House in 1986 at Ten Mile Center.

Helma's restaurant owner Helma Gilreath shows off a buffet in the 1960s. Gilreath's restaurant was one of the first in the county to end the policy of segregation in the 1960s.

Helma's restaurant on Asheville Highway is pictured in the 1960s.

Robert Glen, one of the owners at Court Cafe near Dixie Lee Junction in 1987.

The original caption from Jan. 29, 1972 reads: "A foggy night in London Town?" Not London but Knoxville, and globes softly light the way to the red double doors at the entrance to The Orangery, 5412 kingston Pike.

Kristopher Kendrick, co-owner of The Orangery, stops by a table to chat with (from his left, clockwise) Mr. and Mrs. Robert Grace, Mr. and Mrs. S.B. Weatherspoon Jr., all of Nashville, and Mr. and Mrs. Ben Rechter of Knoxville on Jan. 29, 1972.

Back in the small kitchen at The Orangery, Frank chops green pepper and onions to add to the shrimp and crabmeat for Jambalaya on Jan. 29, 1972.

Exio Zatti, executive chef at Piccolo's at the corner of Union Ave. and Walnut St. in 1982.

Dick Zivi, owner of Swensen's Ice Cream Factory on Downtown West Blvd. in 1977

Regas Restaurant in 1973.

Regas Restaurant waitresses, from left, Bobbie Foley, Hazel Schmid, and Phyllis Whitt in 1973.

Grady's Good Times Restaurant in 1982. Pictured are Grady Regas, Rick Federico, Kevin Thompson, and Milo Connor.

Vic and Bill Captain pictured in September 1983.

Rex Andes and Janie Dempster and their broasted chicken at Hollywood Restaurant, 4313 Papermill Rd. in April 1984.

Toby Dixson, right, with his father William Dixson, left, and Wayne McCallie of Dixson's Barbecue in 2010/

Bill Captain hands Chuck Schmidt an ice cream outside Hess Hall at UT in 1967.

Customers line up at the Mother Hen food truck on campus at the University of Tennessee in 1967.

Cardin's Drive-In on Asheville Highway in Knoxville, Tennessee on Friday, April 5, 2019. The popular drive-in is celebrating 60 years of business this Saturday with sixty cent ice cream cones.

The chocolate, vanilla and chocolate-vanilla swirl cones offered at Cardin's Drive-In on Asheville Highway in Knoxville, Tennessee on Friday, April 5, 2019. The popular drive-in is celebrating 60 years of business this Saturday with sixty cent ice cream cones.

The large landmark Mayfield cow beside Cardin's Drive-In on Asheville Highway in Knoxville, Tennessee on Friday, April 5, 2019. The popular drive-in is celebrating 60 years of business this Saturday with sixty cent ice cream cones.

The menu above the main window at Cardin's Drive-In on Asheville Highway in Knoxville, Tennessee on Friday, April 5, 2019. The popular drive-in is celebrating 60 years of business this Saturday with sixty cent ice cream cones.

Carhop Sharon Adkins carries an order to a car at Cardin's Drive-In on Asheville Highway in Knoxville, Tennessee on Friday, April 5, 2019. The popular drive-in is celebrating 60 years of business this Saturday with sixty cent ice cream cones.

Vic & Bill's Deli in 1983.

Bob Waggoner, owner and operator of the Big Dipper food truck, prepares an ice cream sundae in 1967.

In 2007, two Knoxville streets are being considered for renaming by the Knoxville Property Naming Committee. The stretch of Magnolia Ave. between Hall of Fame Drive and Broadway, which runs past Regas Restaurant, is one of the roads that has been tagged as a possibility. The new name would be Regas Ave.

Hostess Hazel Schmid in June 2004 at Regas restaurant. Schmid will celebrate her 50th anniversary with Regas on August 28.

The retirement of longtime Regas Restaurant waitresses Jean Rymer, left, and Trula Lawson in December 1995.

Bill Regas talks with longtime customer Lois Duncan, wife of Congressman John Duncan. At right is Hazel Schmid in July 2000.

Dennis Cleary at the Regas Restaurant bar in 1984.

Curb girl Teresa Smith waits on a customer Thursday at Cardin's Drive-In, 8529 Asheville Highway Mascot. Smith has worked at Cardin's for 10 years.

A stained-glass sign is the centerpiece at Naples Italian Restaurant's bar.

Bob Luper in a 1995 photo at Naples Restaurant.

Naples Italian Restaurant on April 25, 2019.

Bob Luper sells Naples Restaurant in Bearden

Diners lunch at Naples Italian Restaurant on Oct. 23, 2013.

Cru Wine and Bistro in Turkey Creek closed at the beginning of 2020.

Sharon Cleary at Grady's Good Times Restaurant in 1982.

Children play outside at The Hungry Fisherman restaurant 1978 on Baum Dr.

Lighthouse Knoxville, on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012. Formerly The Hungry Fisherman restaurant.

Nabih Aqqad, owner of Ali Baba's Time Out Deli in 1981.

Brothers Nazeeh Aqqad, left, and Nabih Aqqad, owners of Ali Baba's Time Out Deli in 1981.

in 2004, A.J.'s a four seasons cafe located off the lobby of the Andrew Johnson Building, is one of many Knoxville restaurants participating in the Dine Out Day find raising for Knox County School. Customers Sharon Upshaw picks up her lunch order from A.J.'s manager Darlene Harvey while assistant manager Laura Bennett works the cash register.

in 2006, Bill Goldman prepares some take-out orders at America Fresh, an Inskip area café owned by his brother, Bryant Goldman and Teresa England.

In a Dec. 7, 1959 photograph, Anna & Ed's Sandwich Shop in the Market House is seen after being gutted by fire.

Artist Bill Kidwell sits in Annie's restaurant among some thirty watercolors he has on display in a photo published Dec. 1, 1988. Bill Kidwell Kidwell died July 7, 2015, in Columbia, Tenn., at age 80.

In a May 8, 1986, photograph, actors David Keith and Melissa Gilbert celebrate birthdays with other cast members of the Clarence Brown Theater production of 'Bus Stop' at Annie's in the Old City. Keith was celebrating his 32nd birthday and Gilbert her 22nd.

Arthur Peroulas of Arthur's Steak and Lobster in 1974. The restaurant was at 4661 Broadway.

Arthur's Steak and Lobster in 1974. The restaurant was at 4661 Broadway.

Arthur's Steak and Lobster dining room in 1974.

Baker-Peters Jazz Club in 2005.

Developer Tony Cappiello visits the former Baker Peters house which he has leased Friday, Aug. 21, 2015, in West Knoxville. He plans to open a restaurant there early next year. The building formerly housed the Baker Peters Jazz Club.

Bella Luna Restaurant owners Donna Parang, left and Christin Love with Raspberry Tiramisu.

Morgan Murphy, author of "Off the Eaten Path," and food critic for Southern Living with Lisa Smith, owner of Big Fatty's Restaurant in 2014.

Bruce Bogartz, owner of Bogartz Cafe in 2005, serves a second course to guests who are enthusiastic about the two-course brunch he offers from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Anganza Mathieu, owner of Bourbon Street Cafe in 2005.

Gary Powell at the grill in at the Butcher Shop Steakhouse in World's Fair Park in 2007.

The Butcher Shop in World's Fair Park in 2010 in closed. The once-popular downtown steakhouse has served customers since the 1980's.

In a December 1961 photograph, University of Tennessee coach Bowden Wyatt, left, NBC-TV announcer Lindsey Nelson and center Mike Lucci are seen during the Vol football banquet at the C'est Bon restaurant on Alcoa Highway. Lucci is being congratulated for being named to the All-SEC team. Lucci went on to play 12 seasons in the NFL.

Nedra Gray, head chef at the Cajun Cafe, cleans up after a series of orders during the opening day of business in 2003.

Marian Allen, left, leads a dragon out the front doors of Canton Restaurant in West Knoxville during a Chinese New Year celebration in 1998.

Ramon Gallardo of Casa Gallardo on Bearden Hill in 1981.

Casa Gallardo in 1993.

Chef David Franchuk adds croutons to C&C Bistro's Soup of the Day, Creamy Tomato Bisque on Thursday, February 20, 2014.

Cha Cha restaurant chef Cardiff Creasey and owner Kenny Siao with some of the Tapas dishes they serve in 2001.

From left, Hao Siew Po, Janet Hao, owners of China Inn Restaurant, Richard Powell, Docia Powell, and Mr. and Mrs. Lin Ping Wen dining at China Inn Restaurant in 1976.

Lois Russell, left and Patty Cooper eat lunch at the Coop Cafe Tuesday August 6, 2013. The Coop Cafe sits just blocks from Physicians Regional Medical Center at 1008 East Woodland Ave.The small Cafe operated by Nancy Kendrick is bracing for a future when the Medical Center relocates in West Knoxville. Kendrick who opened her restaurant a year ago across from the hospital, says they need to make the neighborhood busier not less.

Court Cafe owner Jen Byrd in 1995.

Court Cafe owner Margaret Guider in 1995.

Michael's Cow Palace at 7049 Kington Pike in 1981.

Rufus Aul of Michael's Cow Palace in 1985.

The Creamery Parke Grille at 114 Hotel Rd. was voted best Sunday brunch in the 2009 East Tennessee's Best Reader's Poll. Owner Jeff Patin is pictured on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009 with a selection of the restaurant's brunch selection from left, banana Foster's waffle, egge benedict, and apple stuffed French toast croissant.

Crescent Moon Cafe pastry chef Michelle Berry adds the finishing touch to a strawberry Napoleon with a propane torch to caramelize the powdered sugar in 1996.

Benjy Pritchett and Lisa Hood at Darryl's 1879 in 1979.

Mary Westlake, left, and Connie Easter at Darryl's on Merchant's Dr. in 1984.

Darryl's 1879 restaurant nearing completion in September 1979.

Darryl's 1879 staff in September 1979, from left; John Vick, director of operations; Thad Eure Jr., owner; Pick Chase, assistant manager; and Clyde Ward, manager.

Connie Kotsianas and Rick Norman at Darryl's 1879 in 1979.

Michael Cook and Amy Styles at Darryl's 1879 on Kingston Pike in 1979.

Dixson's Barbecue in 2010 at the corner of Magnolia and Jessamine Street in East Knoxville. Toby Dixon is the owner but the Barbecue Restaurant is a family affair. Dixon"s father Bill works the front counter, while cousin Marvin Dixson can be found looking after the ribs and chicken on the smoker and Wayne McCallie can be found in the kitchen tending to the side dishes and the sauce.

The dining are of the Doc's American Grille on Wednesday, August 28, 2013. The restaurant used to be Ray's ESG, but the owners have decided to completely remodel the facilities and rebrand the restaurant.

Edison Park in Farragut in 2001. The restaurant was rebranded from Little City. The restaurant features a climate controlled glass wine cellar with mahogany columns, and holds 1,800 bottles of wine. Mickey Korzybski is manager and Dean Holsberry is executive chef and Randy Burleson is owner of the new Farragut restaurant.

Movers load up equipment as Ella Guru's moves from the Old City to the Foundry on Sept. 17, 1990. The club, which regularly presents concerts by both popular and critically acclaimed musicians, filed for Chapter 11 reorganization in May.

Ella Guru's owner Ashley Capps is pictured Oct. 16, 1989, at the club in the Old City.

Kevin Green prepares trays of chicken and pasta for service at Eva's Restaurant in 2008. The restaurant is closing. Cindy Fairless lay, who operates the two Eva's restaurants, says the business is filing for bankruptcy because it can no longer get bank credit.

The Falafel Hut founder Renee Jubran in 2007.

Karen Dougal, standing, serves up middle eastern cuisine to customers from left Gilya Schmidt, Erec Koch, David Tandy, and Shih-Lung Shaw at the Falafel Hut restaurant in Fort Sanders in 2007. This restaurant has been an institution since the World's Fair in 1982, but now it is changing owners since Renee Jubran is retiring. For these college professors it is a great place to have an informal lunch and catch up on the happenings in the humanities department where they all work.

Meredith Robinson and Lawrence Ferris have lunch at Frussie's sandwich shop on Moody Ave in South Knoxville in 2010.

Frussie's sandwich shop on Moody Ave in South Knoxville in 2010.

Jack Sartin, 72, leaves the Glenwood Sandwich Shop for the last time Thursday, June 3, 2004 in the Fourth and Gill neighborhood. Sartin said he has been a customer at the sandwich shop for 56 years and will be sorry when when it closes the next day.

John Ford, left, has lunch with Ronnie and Heather Collins, center, and their children Nicole, 11, right, and Brandon, 9, at the Glenwood Sandwich Shop Thursday, June 3, 2004 in the Fourth and Gill neighborhood. The restaurant will close it's doors after 61 years of business.

Josh Headrick holds a King of Clubs sandwich that hasturkey, ham, cheese and bacon at Mrs. Goodstuff's Cafe on E. Woodland Ave. Friday, Jan. 8, 2010.

Manager Greg Locke shelves some of the 300 plus chocolate bars at Gourmet's Market in Bearden. The bakery cases and cafe are in the background in 2006.

Gus's restaurant market square in 2009.

Michael Kedl, left, Jeff Nelson, and Greg Witkemper enjoy lunch at Gyrene Burger on Thursday, April 3, 2014, at 1927 Cumberland Avenue.

Harold's Deli in 2004.

In 2005, Bruce Bogartz talks with Harold Sherskey, who has operated Harold's Kosher Deli for over 50 years and Marilyn Burnett, a long time customer and friend of Sherskey's. Harold's Kosher Style Deli at 131 N. Gay Street is changing owners. After operating the N. Gay Street Deli for over 50 years, Sherskey is turning over day to day management of the landmark to local chef Bruce Bogartz.

Addie and Harold Shersky, owners of Harold's Deli on Gay Street, photographed Aug. 24, 1998. Harold, age 89, died July 19, 2008. Addie died two years earlier.

In a Feb. 19, 1999, photograph, Chef Bruce Bogartz of Harry's Steaks and Seafood, left, and Hilton Head Ice Cream Shop owner Vern Lindsey are pictured with three desserts, from left, sorbet cake with fresh fruit salsa, turtle sundae with vanilla malt balls, death by Godiva chocolate ice cream, and butterscotch hot fudge, and fudge marble bread pudding with black cherry ice cream.

The owner of a building at 1717 White Avenue, in 2014, formerly home to Hawkeye's Corner, is hoping to demolish it to make way for student housing.

Jean Underwood visits the former the Helma's restaurant which was owned by her mother, Helma Gilreath, on Wednesday, July 3, 2013, in East Knox County. The Asheville Highway landmark was one of the first in the county to end the policy of segregation in the 1960s.

Peter Chang, a master Szechwan chef, is pictured in the kitchen of Hong Kong House, a Chinese restaurant in West Knoxville in the fall of 2008.

Knoxville resident Henry Sadiq is opening the state's first Hurricane Grill & Wings in the former Ruby Tuesday off Lovell Road. The restaurant officially opens Dec. 8. Corporate training staffers are in town training the staff this week. Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014.

From left Tom Sawyer, Clint Lensgraf, and Nick Carideo cook and flip omelets during Sunday brunch in 2004 at Italian Market & Grill.

From left, Millie Hetrick, Bettye Sisco, and Jim Varnado talks about the wine produced and bottled at Biltmore Estate Winery during a tasting at Italian Market & Grill in 2004.

Richie Buckner and Greg Spires lunch at Judy's in 2001. Judy's Restaurant and Nightclub, at the corner of Middlebrook Pike and Weisgarber Rd, is offering a meat and three lunch.

Judy's Restaurant and Nightclub owner Jessie Frye and Judy Collins in 2001.

Maxine Reynolds, works at Kay's Ice Cream Parlor on Main Ave. in 1959.

The last location of Kay's Ice Cream on Chapman Hwy is closing Dec. 31 according to owner Jim Brackett on Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2017.

Rosa Paschal works on a batch of tamales at Mary's Hot Tamales on Magnolia Avenue in Knoxville in 2008. The store has been serving "delta" style tamales since 1989.

Gregg White and 2-year-old daughter Emma Claire in 2007. La Costa on Market Square Mall is the second Tennessee restaurant to be certified "Green" by the Green Restaurant Association.

Patrons brunch on a Sunday at the La Costa on Market Square in 2007. The restaurant's dishes are influenced by Mexican, South American and Cuban foods.

Attendees walk from the Knoxville Chamber to Latitude 35 for a progressive marketing summit on digital marketing on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2011.

Mark McKinney, head chef at Little City Restaurant in Farragut, presents his sun-dried tomato chicken salad sandwich in 2001.

John Thomas McKee pours broth table side for a sea bass dish in 2001. Little Star Restaurant is a "fixed price" menu and includes appetizer, entree and dessert.

Little Star owner John McKee, right, and executive chef Chris Stallard put finishing touches on dishes ready to be served in 2003.

Cathy and Tim Raby of Powell celebrated Valentine’s Day with a nice, cozy dinner at The Lost Savant in North Knoxville Feb. 14. The pair admits they “love the big bowls of potato soup that’s made from a recipe by Roger’s mother.” In addition to spending an evening out, Cathy said she received a three-heart ruby and diamond ring this year from Tim for Valentine’s Day in 2006.

Donald Brown performing at Lucille's in the Old City 2001.

Lucille's general Manager Sean Blair, left, and owner Frank Gardner talk about the future of the popular Old City night spot in 2004. The eatery will be kept open as part of their Partick Sullivan's restaurant and will have a more casual atmosphere.

James Hatfield at his late mother's restaurant, Marcella's on Martin Luther King Ave. in 2008. The restaurant menu changes daily but certain items can always be found like fried chicken and vegetables.

Alex Alexander, center, sings to a crowd that includes Daima Underwood, J.P. McNutt, left, and Andrea McBryar, in foreground right, at MacLeod's Restaurant and Pub in downtown Knoxville. ÒKaraoke is fun; it can make you star for a night in front of everybody," says Alexander with a smile . Alexander and Underwood are regulars at MacLeod's, because it's a place where their friends like to hang out and have fun. "We're a big fan of Market Square," says Underwood in 2006.

Michael's restaurant and bar on Kingston Pike in west Knoxville in 2005.

Jody Marchant, left, former owner of The Night Owl Cafe, and Ryan Carden, center, and Jessica Hammonds, right, owners of Organicism Farms, with some of the unique dishes from their new farm-to-table venture in 2012.

Norris Landing Marina restaurant lin 2013.

David Blevins prepares an "Italian #2" at the North Corner Sandwich Shop in 2013.

Gail Carmichael prepares a sandwich for a customer at the new North Fifth Avenue Deli and Market in 2003. The Carmichael's have completely remodeled an old bar into a market and deli.

Northern Exposure Executive Chef Christopher Everett and Michelle Minton in 2003. Northern Exposure is a new restaurant on Kingston Pike at the Stone Crest Shopping center in Farragut.

The Old College Inn is now the Goal Post Tavern. The owner is in a legal dispute with his lender over the popular, longtime restaurant's name. The lender is protesting OCI's move to its new location on The Strip and is claiming the name Old College Inn as an asset and has seized that asset. In the meantime, OCI owner Mike Clark has changed the restaurant's name to Goal Post Inn to avoid shutting it down.

April Davis sits at the bar of the Goal Post Inn on Tuesday, May 17, 2011. Mike Clark, the owner of Old College Inn is in a legal dispute with his lender over the popular restaurant's name. The lender is protesting OCI's move to its new location on The Strip and is claiming the name Old College Inn as an asset. In the meantime, OCI owner Mike Clark has changed the restaurant's name to Goal Post Inn to avoid shutting it down.

In 2009, pianist Judye Russell Brackner entertains customers at The Orangery restaurant. Now the Knoxville landmark will either close or change hands in a few days.

Yawah Awolowo, owner of Organic Roots Cafe inside Nature's Pantry in 2007.

Pizza from the menu at Oskie's in Farragut, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013. Oskie's recently ceased allowing customers to smoke inside and has undergone a renovation.

Hawa Brooks, co-owner of the Palavah Hut, prepares a take-out meal on Saturday, March 15 from a heated server that features peanut soup, Liberian chicken with gravy and okra sauce.

Patrick Sullivan's Saloon at the corner of Central St. and Jackson Ave. in 2008. Kristopher Kendrick purchased the property in the 1970's.

The East Tennessee Paranormal Research Team walks through Patrick Sullivan's Steakhouse and Saloon with restaurant manager Anthony Pooser, center, in 2009.

Peerless Restaurant, 320 N. Peters Road, is being renamed K-town Tavern. The restaurant will feature a new look and menu to include craft beers and craft bourbon and whiskey. 2015 Photo

Carol Scott chef at Peerless and Hell's Kitchen TV show on Thursday, January 29, 2009.

Chef Bruce Bogartz enjoys a glass of milk, his drink of choice, while posing for a portrait at Primo Italian Restaurant on Saturday, Feb. 20, 2016. At left is Bogartz's Pasta Seafood Fra Diavolo, with clams, mussels, shrimp, crawfish, and spiced marinara served over saffron-flavored Bucatini pasta. At right is the Sarabeth Royale - a canoli, sponge cake filled with ricotta and marscapone, topped with ganache-iced chocolate chips, and prepared by Sarabeth Bogartz, 15, Bogartz's daughter.

Ramsey's Cafeteria located on the corner of Sixteenth Avenue and White Street in 2000.

Dawn Smith, 16, works at Ramsey's Cafeteria in 2008 where she is part of a pilot program of Knox County Juvenile Court in conjunction with the school system. Students who are not meeting graduation requirements are working on their GED half the day and working the other half of the day. The goal is to give them a degree, drivers license and job skills.

Lisa Bean and her husband Ron Bean take in the unseasonably warm weather with a cup of Italian Ice outside of Rita's at Market Square on Sunday, January 13, 2013.

Former Riverside Tavern restaurant site in downtown Knoxville in 2007.

David Puleo tosses a pizza crust as his brother Tony works on the grill and his father, executive chef Steve Puleo, stands int he kitchen at the Riverside Tavern. The father and sons trio have been at the restaurant for two years.

University of Tennessee students Sharawaski Davis, left back to camera, Rachel Montgomery, center, and Ariel Evans, right, share a table at lunch in the newly renovated and updated Rocky Top Cafe in the basement of the University Center in 2008.

Ruby's Coffee Shop in East Knoxville in 1999. Ruby's is closed, but Barnes Barber is open.

Theondrad "Sarge" Jackson, left, huddles quietly with his wife Constance Jackson at their restaurant, Sarge's Bar-B-Que in 2001. After years in the barbecue business Sarge is retiring and leaving the restaurant business.

Vicky Latham serves out fod at Sarge's Bar-B-Que to customers Martha Whitson, left, and her son Chris Whitson who decided to have his birthday meal at Sarge's in January 2001. Latham has been working at Sarge's for nearly seven years.

Chef Don DeVore owner and chef at Sequoyah Hills Cafe and Market on 2005. The small restaurant and market is located in the heart of Sequoyah Hill.

A 2007 photo of the Shoney's sign at 8259 Kingston Pike.

New Silver Spoon owner Dave McFarland shows off some menu choices on Tuesday, July 2, 2013, at the West Knox County restaurant.

Patt Rushing stands in front of the original Smokey Mountain Market on Chapman Highway in 2001. After almost 30 years in businees, Smoky Mountain Market has closed its doors for good. The original store, known for their hot dogs, was a fixture in Knoxville.

Elaine Graham, owner of the Soup Kitchen in downtown Knoxville dances in the kitchen with Becky Morris a friend and former employee in 2004. After 22 years, the Soup Kitchen on Market Square Mall is closing and Graham is selling the downtown icon and moving on to new challenges. To say thank you to her customers, she is giving away free soup to patrons on her last day Friday.

in 2007, Soups & Scoops CafŽ owner Rachel Wilkinson stirs a pot of one her homemade soups while hubby Ron Wilkinson, who serves as ice cream manager, dips into one of the more than 40 flavors of handmade ice cream and sorbet the restaurant offers.

In May 2004, Clark "Spooky" Frazier sits in front of the restaurant he used to operate on Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue at a time when gang violence was prevalent in the community. Frazier, who now operates Spooky"s restaurant in Bearden, says he would love to return to East Knoxville to operate a business and is not upset over authorities' labeling of a small section of the community as a dangerous "gun zone." Frazier is now in the process of opening another barbecue restaurant on Gov. John Sevier Hwy. near the Forks of the River Industrial Park.

Steamboat Sandwiches and Shonos in City buildings on Market Square in 2014.

Tomato soups and gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches are the primary offerings at Tom+Chee, 9159 Kingston Pike in 2015.

Akiko Hall, proprietor of Knoxville's only Japanese Sushi Bar, prepares sushi for a busy night at Tomo Japanese Restaurant 112 South Central St. in January 1991. Hall, who has owned the restaurant for 4 years, says the typical sushi eater is a person "with an open mind." Hall also indicated that most of her customers are no native East Tennesseans, but of those who have moved here from other metropolitan area.

Torilla Mac's occupies the space in the Former Blue Circle Building on Union Ave. in 2001. The restaurant seats 12 and features steak and chicken burritos, fajitas and tacos, served with pinto or black beans. Harold McLean, owner of Tortilla Mac's, is a former food service director at St, Mary's Medical Center.

Harold McLean is the owner and operator of Tortilla Mac's in the former Blue Circle Building on Union Avenue in 2001.

Tossed employee Tennessee Smith delivers a meal to a table on Thursday, March 3, 2007 at the new restaurant in Turkey Creek. The restaurant specializes in salads, crepes and sandwiches made to order with customers choosing from 100 ingredients.

Employees Chris Nerl, left, Oscar Miranda and Hannah Shuck prepare meals at Tossed in 2007, a new restaurant in Turkey Creek that specializes in salads, crepes and sandwiches made to order. The restaurant is the first of two planned for the Knoxville area and of 20 for the territory by local investor Trey Hollingsworth, who liked the concept after eating at one at Rockefeller Center in New York City.

The lunch crowd fills the Trio Cafe on Market Square Mall in 2007. Trio Cafe on Market Square Mall in downtown Knoxville won as best new restaurant in East Tennessee's Best reader's poll.

The Tuckahoe Trading Post on Kodak Rd., Friday, Aug. 8, 2014.

Co-owner Kim Maples-Worley, right, takes a lunch order for customers Pat and Gerald Snyder and Charles Farmer at the Tuckahoe Trading Post on Kodak Rd., Friday, Aug. 8, 2014.

Susan McKissi, Nancy Cain and Tutt Bradford talk with Christopher John Gillespie a renowned pianist and composer from New York City who was in knoxville to play at a Benefit for the Hellen Ross McNabb center at the Jockey Club.

Christopher John Gillespie a renowned pianist and composer from New York City traveled to Knoxville to play at a Benefit for the Hellen Ross McNabb center at the Jockey Club.

Vic & Bills Deli at Broadway has closed on Monday, July 28, 2014.

It's been a year since Tennessee outlawed smoking in restaurants and West Haven Restaurant is doing better business after the law. Customer Penny Howe, right, enjoys a cigarette with coffee served by Pattie Smith in 2008.

West Haven Restauran in 2008.

17-year-old Matt Ramsey not only eats at Wok-Hay, but the South-Doyle high school junior works there also performing various jobs from prep work to cooking. "The food's good. It's very healthy and the portions are good." Wok-Hay, which translates to breath of a wok in Cantonese Chinese is a newly opened restaurant in the Bearden area in 2006.

Allen Sign Co. workers Chris Lane, top, and Mike Lutrell set in place the refurbished Regas sign Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014, at 318 N. Gay Street. The sign graces the roof of the future home of the Knoxville Leadership Foundation, a faith-based organization that has a goal of "connecting communities of resource with communities of need while reconciling people to Jesus Christ and to each other." The sign formerly advertised Regas Restaurant, which closed in 2010. (PAUL EFIRD/NEWS SENTINEL)