Alamo Steakhouse

Why go: Aged beef is hand cut in the building and finished over an open oak fire, and the same from scratch habit runs through the burgers, soups, and sauces.

About Alamo Steakhouse

Alamo Steakhouse is one half of a two restaurant pair, with a sister dining room in Gatlinburg, and both sit under the Johnson Family of Restaurants banner. That family business opened Bennett’s Pit Bar-B-Que in Pigeon Forge in 1991 and has since grown to seven concepts across eleven locations in Pigeon Forge, Sevierville, and Gatlinburg.

The kitchen builds its reputation on aged beef that is hand cut in house, seasoned, and finished over an open oak fire that sears the outside and holds the juices in. The same approach carries through the rest of the menu. Burgers are ground on site from filet, rib eye, and New York strip, the soups, sauces, and gravies are made in the building, and the mozzarella sticks are hand breaded and cooked to order rather than pulled from a freezer.

The dining room leans into its Texas namesake with a nod to Tennessee history, since Davy Crockett was a Tennessean who died at the Alamo and the state sent close to two thousand volunteers to the Mexican American War. Separate lunch and dinner menus keep the midday visit lighter, with the lunch card out Thursday through Sunday from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM and dinner served from 3:00 PM until close. The kids menu runs at every hour the doors are open.

Getting to Alamo Steakhouse

Alamo Steakhouse sits at 3050 Parkway, on the stretch of Pigeon Forge where the Parkway attractions are thickest, and the restaurant keeps its own free onsite lot, which spares you the hunt for a space on a summer evening. The building is fully ADA compliant, with accessible entry at the front door. One thing worth checking before you set off: the sister restaurant at 705 East Parkway in Gatlinburg runs under the same name, so make sure your navigation app is pointed at the Pigeon Forge address and not that one.

Why Choose Alamo Steakhouse

Pigeon Forge has no shortage of places that put a steak on the menu. A few things set this kitchen apart from the rest of them.

• Oak fire grilling. Steaks go over an open oak fire rather than a flat top or a gas grill, which is where the char and the depth come from.
• Cut in house, not delivered portioned. The beef is aged and hand cut on site, so thickness and trim are the kitchen’s call rather than a supplier’s.
• A genuine lunch menu. Thursday through Sunday the kitchen runs a separate midday card of sandwiches, salads, soups, and smaller cuts.
• Scratch work beyond the beef. Soups, sauces, gravies, and the burger blend are all produced in the building.
• Straightforward with families. A full kids menu is served every hour the restaurant is open, not just at dinner.
• A local discount worth asking about. Members of the restaurant’s loyalty program get a standing percentage off meals and a free meal on their birthday.

Menu Favorites

The steaks anchor everything, but the kitchen puts the same effort into what surrounds them.

• The Steak. A twenty ounce rib eye left on the bone through cooking, and the largest cut on the board.
• Filet Mignon. Eight ounces of the leanest and most tender cut, for anyone who wants tenderness over heft.
• Rio Grande Rib Eye. Fourteen ounces, heavily marbled, and the pick if you want full flavor without stepping up to the bone in.
• Prime Rib. Slow roasted in the restaurant’s own ovens and served with horseradish sauce and au jus, though availability is limited.
• Horseradish-Parmesan Prime Rib Strips. Prime rib cut into strips, blackened for heat, then finished under a horseradish and Parmesan crust.
• Alamo Bacon & Cheese Steak Burger. Built from the house steak blend and served on a ciabatta roll with bacon and your pick of six cheeses.
• Chocolate Burrito. The house dessert specialty, a chocolate bar wrapped in a tortilla, fried, rolled in cinnamon sugar, and topped with vanilla ice cream.
• Killer Key Lime Pie. Made the old fashioned way with real key limes, and an award winner for the kitchen.

What to Expect

This is a full service steakhouse that runs busy in season, and several of its house policies are worth knowing before you walk in.

• Walk ins only. The Pigeon Forge dining room does not take reservations. The two reservable spaces, a nook for two and a party room seating twelve, are both at the Gatlinburg restaurant. An online waitlist is posted on the website.
• Lunch has a narrow window. The midday menu runs Thursday through Sunday only, and Monday through Wednesday the doors do not open until mid afternoon.
• Allergy questions go by email. The owner keeps an allergy information sheet, and the website lists an address to request it ahead of a visit.
• Service animals only. Pets are not permitted in the dining room or on the patio.
• No firearms. The restaurant posts against carry under Tennessee law, with an exception for uniformed law enforcement.
• Speak up if a dish misses. The stated house policy is to replace it immediately once you tell your server.

Nearby in Pigeon Forge

• Big Daddy’s Pizzeria. Wood fired pies with a gluten free crust option, sitting essentially across the street.
• Bennett’s Pit Bar-B-Que. The oldest restaurant in the same family group, a short drive south on the Parkway.
• J.T. Hannah’s Kitchen. A 1930s warehouse setting with burgers, ribs, and hand cut steaks a few blocks north.
• Buzzed Bull Creamery. Nitrogen frozen ice cream and milkshakes for anyone who skipped dessert at the table.
• Paloma Scratch Kitchen. Scratch made Mexican plates if the group cannot agree on beef.

Explore More

My Smoky Mountain Guide Pigeon Forge is a great resource for finding places to eat and things to do.

• Pigeon Forge Food & Beverage Guide. Restaurants, dinner shows, breweries, distilleries, and eateries throughout Pigeon Forge, from sit-down meals to grab-and-go stops.
• Pigeon Forge Outdoor Adventure. Mountain coasters, UTV rentals, rafting, helicopter tours, and other ways to experience the Smokies from outdoors.
• Pigeon Forge Attractions. Museums, escape rooms, mini-golf, arcades, and other family-friendly stops across the city.
• Pigeon Forge Entertainment. Dinner shows, live music, comedy, magic, and theater experiences throughout Pigeon Forge.