Crystelle Creek Grill

We're on vacation from L.A. and our cousins wanted to have one night out away from the kids and the cabin.  After reading reviews on Yelp I chose this place and I'm glad I did because of one thing- Neesee, the awesome singer who entertains 5 nights a week.  She has a great voice and will play requests, and the place turned into a piano bar/sing along kind of a night.  The food was all fine to good, the desserts were good, and all the staff went out of their way to be friendly and cool.  The restaurant is built over the creek and has floor-to-ceiling windows, so it must be nice to be there during the day as well.

Nice location away from the downtown strip.  Nice service, friendly.  Trout was a bit dry and not seasoned particularly well.  The garlic rolls were excellent, and the sauteed veggies (squash, zucchini, red peppers, broccoli) were perfectly cooked.  The blue cheese dressing tasted homemade and the sweet potato fries were crispy on the outside, soft on the inside - just right.    Owner was very welcoming.
Casual.  One the nicer features was a pianist/singer which was an enjoyable accompaniment to our dinner, and we sat riverside.   The singer was originally from New Orleans, was an accomplished musician and offered a varied repertoire.  Much nicer than the food offered downtown along the strip.

As usual, my disappointment is because my wife got the grilled trout which was better than my fried trout - both were really good- that grilled trout was amazing!  The rolls in butter and garlic was awesome.  The freshly made salad dressings (my blue cheese) were really good.  The fries were also well above average.  The wait staff was great.  The singer was a little loud inside so we sat outside on the deck and it was a very nice evening.  This is the best place that I have found as a visitor to Gatlinburg.