Great for standard Italian fare as well as special items; their seafood puttanesca is the best I've had, although it's an occasional special, not on the regular menu.

They also have an outstanding Saturday breakfast buffet. It's one of Knoxville's best-kept secrets. Omelets and waffles to order, eggs benedict, and all the regular breakfast items, all of which maintain IMG's reputation for quality. Best omelets in town.

One of the last remaining old-style Knoxville Greek-Italian restaurants. Now that Pero's old building has been bulldozed, I'm really feeling nostalgic for this staple of my youth. One of the few places left that serves liver (but not to me!). In the true Knoxville Greek-Italian tradition, it's at least two restaurants in one. It serves steak and seafood along with a full Italian menu (try the parmegiana), including pizza, and, of course, meat and three at lunch.