Meatloaf and sides at Cookie Jar Cafe. (Photo by Mark Gilliland)Sure you can make your own, but many Chattanooga area restaurants put meatloaf on the menu.
Food Network lists meatloaf as No. 5 in a list of the Top 5 Diner Dishes in the Country. And CNN names it 33rd in its list of “American Food: The 50 Greatest Dishes.”
Wherever it’s sold, most restaurants report this home-style classic goes fast.
At The Public House, meatloaf is the daily special each Monday, where lunch is served from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. By noon, it’s usually gone.
“We only make 15 of them [rounded, individual portions], and they sell out in 30 or 45 minutes,” says General Manager Gene Tharp. “It’s not something we do all of the time. It’s a little labor intensified.”