What to order at Universal Joint

Must order
A smash-style burger and whatever local draft is pouring.
Editor tip
Wednesday trivia and Thursday Mario Kart nights pack the bar; the garage doors open the whole room in good weather.
CuisineAmerican
Price$$
NeighborhoodNorth Shore
HoursSun-Wed 11:00-21:00; Thu-Sat 11:00-22:00
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Chattanooga: ChattaBrunch Food Tour★ 5.0 (4)

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Chattanooga: ChattaBrunch Food Tour

Discover the flavors of Chattanooga on a food-focused walking tour. Visit four different restaurants and meet the proprietors behind them, all while tasting tapas-size...

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Location

Address: 532 Lookout Street, Chattanooga, TN 37403

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Tremont Tavern ★ 4.4

$$ BurgersNorth Shore

Tremont Tavern has hand-crafted burgers and a deep beer list on Hixson Pike in Chattanooga since 2006, a neighbourhood pub that takes its patties seriously.

OrderThe house burger, medium, with a rotating Tennessee draft.

TipKitchen runs to 22:00 most nights and 23:00 Thursday to Saturday; Monday opens at 15:00, not lunch.

Taco Mamacita ★ 4.1

$$ Tex-MexNorth Shore

Taco Mamacita builds made-from-scratch fresh-mex tacos and margaritas on North Market Street in Chattanooga's North Shore, a block off Coolidge Park.

OrderTwo tacos and a handcrafted margarita on the patio.

TipOpen daily to 22:00, and 23:00 on Friday and Saturday; the Monen family group also runs Milk & Honey two doors down.

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Tremont Tavern ★ 4.4

$$ BurgersNorth Shore

Tremont Tavern has hand-crafted burgers and a deep beer list on Hixson Pike in Chattanooga since 2006, a neighbourhood pub that takes its patties seriously.

OrderThe house burger, medium, with a rotating Tennessee draft.

TipKitchen runs to 22:00 most nights and 23:00 Thursday to Saturday; Monday opens at 15:00, not lunch.

Taco Mamacita ★ 4.1

$$ Tex-MexNorth Shore

Taco Mamacita builds made-from-scratch fresh-mex tacos and margaritas on North Market Street in Chattanooga's North Shore, a block off Coolidge Park.

OrderTwo tacos and a handcrafted margarita on the patio.

TipOpen daily to 22:00, and 23:00 on Friday and Saturday; the Monen family group also runs Milk & Honey two doors down.

Lupi's Pizza Pies ★ 4.3

$$ PizzeriaDowntown

Lupi's Pizza Pies has hand-tossed New York-style pizza on Broad Street in Chattanooga since 1996, Dorris Shober's homegrown answer to the chains.

OrderA hand-tossed large with local toppings and craft beer.

TipClosed Mondays downtown. The dough and sauce are made daily; expect a proper rise, not a cracker crust.

White Duck Taco Shop ★ 4.3

$ TacosMccallie

White Duck Taco Shop serves globally-topped tacos counter-style on McCallie Avenue in Chattanooga, opened June 2025 with a huge outdoor patio and full bar.

OrderTwo or three off-format tacos; the list changes often.

TipOwners Adam Lutz and Nelson Taylor spent six years building the site; a house brewery, Totality, is being added on the campus.

Uncle Larry's Restaurant ★ 4.5

$ SeafoodMlk

Uncle Larry's Restaurant fries whiting, tilapia and catfish to order on MLK Boulevard in Chattanooga, Larry Torrence's family fish house since 2013.

OrderThe whiting sandwich, lemon-pepper style, with hot sauce.

TipClosed Sunday and Monday. The MLK original is tiny; Brainerd Road and East Brainerd locations take the overflow.

Wally's Restaurant ★ 4.2

$ SouthernMccallie

Wally's Restaurant has served Chattanooga meat-and-three plates on McCallie Avenue since 1937, from drive-in burgers to today's homecooked vegetables.

OrderMeat-and-three with whatever vegetables came in that morning.

TipBreakfast from 06:00 on weekdays; Saturday closes at noon and Sunday is dark. Cash-friendly, counter-fast service.

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