“There’s pineapple shrimp, lemon shrimp, coconut shrimp, pepper shrimp, shrimp soup, shrimp stew, shrimp salad, shrimp and potatoes, shrimp burger, shrimp sandwich. That- that’s about it.”

When it comes to customer service, I’m particularly picky when it comes to the dining experience. I expect a warm welcome, my drink order to be taken within 30 seconds of my butt hitting the booth and food that makes me want to blast a tweet to all 140 of my followers.

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Instead of a question this week, we wanted to present a well-kept secret in Knoxville. A man by the name of Seed has sown his roots in Knoxville and via slam poetry, he tells you why.

Knoxified TV - Seed from Casey Peters on Vimeo.

Thanks to YPK for letting us share footage from their annual members meeting at the Tennessee Theater.

Last week, Jeremy Floyd of Holrob coined Knoxify as the “insider’s uncensored take on what makes Knoxville great.”

That got us thinking: what other sites offer an authentic look at Knoxville? Here’s our take on the best blogs/sites that exemplify who the real Knoxville is. Read the rest of this entry »

Knoxified TV - The Mascot from Casey Peters on Vimeo.

Inspired by The Office.

The Knoxify guys have added a new feature to the site.

Now, whenever you browse the comments on any given story, you can hover over the commenters name to reveal their participation history right here on Knoxify.com.

Our new system also checks the URL left by the commenter and attempts to pull the latest post from their very own RSS feed. Cool, huh?

Go ahead, give it a try on this popular post.

Photography by mattsabo17.