Blue Moose Burgers & Wings

The focus is burgers and wings, with a wide list of wing flavors. Televisions, relaxed seating and a crowd that came to eat make it a good fit for groups after a long day of Dollywood or hiking. Prices fall in the middle range for the area. The restaurant also has locations in Alcoa, Tennessee, and Johnson City, so it is a regional brand rather than a one-off.

The address is Teaster Lane, which runs parallel to the Parkway (US-441) on the east side of town. Because the entrance is tucked behind Bullfish Grill at 2441 Parkway, set your navigation to the Teaster Lane address. Phone is 865-286-0364.

Hours vary by source, so call before you go or check the restaurant's current listings. Weekend nights run later than weeknights, and the schedule shifts for holidays and the off-season.

Pigeon Forge's Fun Time Trolley runs along the Parkway for about $1 a ride on most routes, with details on the Pigeon Forge tourism site. Teaster Lane gives you a way to avoid the worst of the Parkway crawl when traffic backs up, but it is still easy to get stuck at the lane's connections to the Parkway on a Saturday evening.

If you are going into Great Smoky Mountains National Park before dinner, the park's parking tag is $5 a day for any vehicle parked over 15 minutes, and the tag must be displayed on the dashboard. America the Beautiful and other federal passes do not replace it.

Sports fans, groups of friends, and families with kids who will eat wings and burgers. If you want a quiet dinner or a Southern buffet, there are better choices on the Parkway. If you want a burger, a basket of wings and a TV to watch the game, this is the place.