Clockwise from bottom, a chili dog, BLT, onion rings and hand-cut fries are made to order at the newly reopened Cheezee’s in Dayton, Tenn.IF YOU GO
Where: Cheezee’s, 1410 Maley Hollow Road, Dayton, Tenn.Phone: 423-285-5646Hours: 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-SaturdayPrice range: $2.49 (hot dog)-$5.49 (triple hamburger)
The lights are on in the windows again, but customers of Cheezee’s in Dayton, Tenn., won’t find the Southern-style cooking that originated there several years ago. After sitting empty for several months, the restaurant on Maley Hollow Road, just off the Highway 27 Bypass, has reopened under new ownership and been reinvented as a burger joint.
Former customers who liked the meat-and-three plates shouldn’t be put off by the new menu. The food is fresh, tasty and served up fast.
The Menu
Cheezee’s new menu is a model of simplicity. There are burgers in three sizes, hot dogs with or without chili, three sandwich selections and chicken tenders. Fries, onion rings, colas and shakes round out the offerings.
You can get in and out for as little as $2.49 for a hot dog and for no more than $5.49 for a triple-decker burger. In the midrange are the four-piece chicken tenders, served with honey mustard or barbecue sauce, for $3.99, and the single and double burgers for $3.49 and $4.49 (add 25 cents for cheese, 75 cents for bacon).