Name: Knoxville Stack Burger (Knoxville style)
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 1/2 pounds 80/20 ground chuck; Kosher salt and black pepper; 4 slices Tennessee cheddar (Sweetwater Valley or local equivalent); 4 brioche or potato buns; 4 thick tomato slices; 1 cup shredded lettuce; Bread-and-butter pickles; Mayonnaise and yellow mustard

The Knoxville American burger tradition: hand-pattied beef from Mitchell Family Farms or East Tennessee farms, on a Flour Head Bakery bun with Sweetwater.

Litton's in Fountain City has run the Knoxville canonical burger since 1946. Stock and Barrel formalized the East Tennessee farm-sourcing approach in 2013 with Mitchell Family Farms beef, Flour Head Bakery buns and Sweetwater Valley cheddar. The Stack burger style runs across multiple Knoxville rooms now.

3 editor picks for Knoxville Stack Burger in Knoxville, ranked by editorial score. All Knoxville signature dishes · Knoxville Stack Burger across every city.

Litton's Market and Restaurant ★ 4.6

American (burgers)

fountain-city · 2803 Essary Drive, Knoxville, TN 37918

Litton's Market and Restaurant on Essary Drive in Fountain City since 1946, the family-run burger and bakery counter, sells the famous burger.

The Plaid Apron ★ 4.6

Southern, All-day

bearden · 1210 Kenesaw Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37919

The Plaid Apron on Kenesaw Avenue in Sequoyah Hills, the long-running Southern brunch and dinner room in West Knoxville, works with East Tennessee farmers.

Stock and Barrel ★ 4.5

Burger Bar, Craft Beer

market-square · 35 Market Square, Knoxville, TN 37902

Stock and Barrel on Market Square, the burger and bourbon room running since 2013, sources beef from Mitchell Family Farms with a bar pouring more than 300.

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