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Libby’s Lodge
A Libby’s Lodge Momma Bear pulled pork sandwich, fresh cut fries, and coleslaw along with a choice of sweet barbecue or a yellow mustard-based sauce.
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Libby’s Lodge offers great portions, delightful flavors to the palate
Story and Photos by Ivan Sanders
Diners at Libby’s Lodge Restaurant will quickly notice that the restaurant is designed to create a comfortable space.
Owners Donald and Jamie Campbell want their customers to feel like they are at home and have the freshest food prepared when ordered.
Opened only six months but under construction since Mother’s Day 2021, Libby’s Lodge Restaurant is named after the Campbells’ 14-year-old black lab, Libby, that Donald raised from a four-weekold puppy.
The Campbells are originally from Michigan but moved to Carter County about four years ago at the urging of Jamie’s mother, who had previously moved to the area.
Jamie is no stranger to the restaurant business, working in the industry since she was 16. Knowing his wife’s desire to own a restaurant, Donald set out to surprise Jamie with a special Mother’s Day surprise in 2021.
“I asked her if that was what she wanted to do and she said yes,
so I cashed out what I had in my 401K, quit my job and got this building and started working on it,” said Donald. “I surprised her with it on Mother’s Day although it wasn’t completed yet.
“We were going to name it The Lodge because I built a lodge on the back of our house. We got so many compliments on it so we were going to name this place The Lodge. I was in the shower one day and she came to me and asked me ‘what about Libby’s Lodge — let’s name it after Libby’ and I went ‘boom there it is.’”
The menu came from a combination of food ideas that Jamie had from her previous experiences in different restaurants and recipes from both sides of the family.
The menu includes items such as the Momma Bear pulled pork sandwich with homemade fries, a special house barbecue sauce, and a coleslaw made from a secret family recipe; a one-pound Zeus Burger; a giant house salad; and the popular Gunner’s Bowl — a breakfast favorite.
The Momma Bear pulled pork sandwich consists of a pile of juicy pulled pork that can be topped with one of two sauces that the Campbells make in-house: a sweet barbecue sauce or a yellow mustard-based sauce.
The Zeus Burger stands about six inches tall and promises to satisfy even the hungriest diners. The burgers are cooked on the smoker, which adds its own unique flavor and taste to the one pound of hamburger meat.
The recipe for the baked beans comes from Jamie’s grandmother, and Jamie takes pride in crafting fresh salads.
The Gunner’s Bowl is a popular breakfast item, featuring fried potatoes topped with onions, three eggs prepared to the diner’s choice, sausage, bacon, green peppers, gravy, and grated cheese with toast.
For those who love tenderloin, every Tuesday is Tenderloin
The Libby’s Lodge staff welcomes everyone to stop by and try out the new kid in town. Pictured from left to right is Darin Ide, son, prep cook; Nelda Bennett, dishwasher; Alyssa Campbell, daughter, server; Donald Campbell, owner; Jamie Campbell, owner; Seth Fleenor, grill cook; and in front, Amber Campbell, daughter, hostess.
The Libby’s Lodge Gunner’s Bowl
Libby’s Lodge waitress Nicole Davis serves a Gunner’s Bowl to Stephanie Lane.
The exterior of Libby’s Lodge Restaurant, located at 509 Broad St. Libby’s Lodge owners Donald and Jamie Campbell said customers need to come hungry when they visit their restaurant.
Libby’s Lodge Restaurant is very patriotic and has decorated their restaurant to put that on display.
The Campbells have a family tree plaque on their restaurant wall with names of all those who have helped through their developing stages until the present.
Tuesday and according to Donald, customers have said that the tenderloin beats everyone else’s hands down due to its juicy flavor.
The Campbells said they owe a lot to their family and friends who have had their back through their early stages of opening and have a family tree plaque on the wall of all those who have helped, including local businesses.
Discounts are provided to seniors, veterans and firstresponders.
Libby’s Lodge Restaurant is hoping to have an outdoor patio for guests to enjoy during the warm months. For right now, the Campbells want to stay small but said expanding to another location is possibly another option — in the future.
The restaurant is open from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday and from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday. Beginning Memorial Day, the hours will change to 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday and will remain the same for Sundays.
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