128 Pecan

In Short: Great food.  Attentive staff.  Friendly owner.  Quaint building layout.  Hate the cliche, but a hidden gem tucked down a small street and small building.

Details:  I came here a couple months ago when I visited a friend.  In truth I came here twice in the same day.  The first time I was trying to be healthy and avoided the tomato bisque soup and went for a light sandwich and salad.  After trying the soup my wife ordered, that soup was in my head the whole day.  The tomato bisque soup was soo creamy and rich that I had to go again-along with trying their specialty burger topped with pimento cheese.  I can't remember the dessert, probably because my food coma, but my wife liked it.

One of the best food days i've ever had.

My mother and I, longtime Abingdon residents, just had our first visit to 128 Pecan on Friday night! We were blown away and couldn't believe what we had been missing all this time.

The ambiance is the first great thing about this place. There is a beautiful patio with a lovely view of the Creeper Train and Trail, particularly beautiful at sunset. There are also several rooms for inside seating, all very intimate and romantic (fireplace and candles really up that feel).

Our server, Josh, was the next best thing. He was very helpful and knowledgeable about the food and he was really charming.

Lastly, and most importantly, our food was yummy. I opted for a light meal-the chicken salad croissant and tomato bisque soup. (The soup was amazing! I ate the rest two days later with a grilled cheese and it was just as good as the first night! You know that I must really like it if I say this because I get kind of scared that things will go bad if they are in the fridge for more than a day even). My mother got the Chicken Florentine and also loved it. She kept trying to shove forkfuls of it into my mouth against my will. She liked it so that she boxed it up. She will probably eat one bite per day for a few months so that she can savor it, much like how I read Anna Karenina (one page, though.)

Overall, go there!

Great place relaxing atmosphere. Fantastic food and excellent service. A real treat for a traveller or local wanting a real nice quant place to enjoy a wonderful dinner.