{"id":10950,"date":"2016-02-07T20:00:24","date_gmt":"2016-02-08T02:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/?p=10950"},"modified":"2016-02-07T17:42:58","modified_gmt":"2016-02-07T23:42:58","slug":"aaa-lists-top-rated-restaurants-in-tennessee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/2016\/02\/07\/aaa-lists-top-rated-restaurants-in-tennessee\/","title":{"rendered":"AAA lists Top-Rated Restaurants in Tennessee"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Leading-edge restaurants impress knowledgeable guests with innovative menus and enticing surroundings<\/h2>\n<p><span id=\"\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-35320\" title=\"AAA\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/AAA.gif\" alt=\"AAA\" width=\"200\" height=\"122\" \/>Knoxville, TN <\/strong>&#8211; Throughout the U.S., Canada and Caribbean, only two percent of restaurants are awarded the AAA\/CAA Four Diamond Rating for 2016. However, four of them can be found in Tennessee. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"\">\u201cThese restaurants take great pride in attaining the Four Diamond Rating,\u201d said Don Lindsey, Tennessee Public Affairs Director, AAA \u2013 The Auto Club Group. \u201cTennesseans and tourists who dine at Four Diamond restaurants can expect personalized service, enhanced guest comfort and memorable experiences.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/AAA-lists-Top-Rated-Restaurants-in-Tennessee-for-2016.jpg\"  rel=\"attachment wp-att-334549\" class=\"thickbox no_icon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-334549\" title=\"AAA lists Top-Rated Restaurants in Tennessee for 2016\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/AAA-lists-Top-Rated-Restaurants-in-Tennessee-for-2016-480x360.jpg\" alt=\"AAA lists Top-Rated Restaurants in Tennessee for 2016\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"\">AAA Four Diamond Award recipients<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Capitol Grille \u2013 Nashville<\/li>\n<li>Chez Philippe\u2013 Memphis<\/li>\n<li>St. John\u2019s Restaurant \u2013 Chattanooga<\/li>\n<li>The Orangery \u2013 Knoxville<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/us.vocuspr.com\/Newsroom\/ViewAttachment.aspx?SiteName=AAACS&amp;Entity=PRAsset&amp;AttachmentType=F&amp;EntityID=107962&amp;AttachmentID=ccde9fad-4c0b-440e-bc86-4f5cb1c64a03\"  target=\"_blank\">AAA Five Diamond List<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/us.vocuspr.com\/Newsroom\/ViewAttachment.aspx?SiteName=AAACS&amp;Entity=PRAsset&amp;AttachmentType=F&amp;EntityID=107961&amp;AttachmentID=f7d2a169-c0c1-460b-9731-7f9abf89ab36\"  target=\"_blank\">AAA Four Diamond List<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese restaurants take great pride in attaining the Four Diamond Rating,\u201d said Don Lindsey, Tennessee Public Affairs Director, AAA \u2013 The Auto Club Group. \u201cTennesseans and tourists who dine at Four Diamond restaurants can expect personalized service, enhanced guest comfort and memorable experiences.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Candidates for the rating undergo multiple unannounced evaluations and a final decision by a panel of experts. Using guidelines weighted by member priorities, inspectors meticulously evaluate food quality, guest services and physical attributes to assess the level of competence, refinement and hospitality and assign a rating of One to Five Diamonds.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Four and Five Diamond restaurants represent just over 2 percent of the more than 30,000 AAA\/CAA Approved and Diamond Rated restaurants.<\/li>\n<li>A total of 683 restaurants throughout the U.S., Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean received the Four<\/li>\n<li>Diamond Rating in the past 12 months, qualifying them for the 2016 Four Diamond Award list.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><u><strong>Rating Process<\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n<p>AAA rates hotels and restaurants using a scale of one to five diamonds, with five being the best. Hotels are judged by secret AAA Inspectors, who make unannounced visits, documenting guest services and physical attributes of the property. A panel of experts then assigns the final rating.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/newsroom.aaa.com\/diamond-ratings\/\"  target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a> for more information about the AAA Five Diamond Program.<\/p>\n<h3>About AAA Inspections<\/h3>\n<p>For 80 years, AAA has used professional inspectors to conduct in-person property evaluations. AAA offers the only rating system using comprehensive, on-site professional hotel and restaurant evaluations guided by member priorities. With a far greater inventory than any other rating entity, AAA\u2019s rating system covers the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean.<\/p>\n<p>[320left]Travelers can find Diamond Rated establishments and inspector insight in AAA\u2019s trip planning products: the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aaa.com\/mobile\"  target=\"_blank\">AAA Mobile<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> app<\/a>, the online <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aaamaps.com\/\"  target=\"_blank\">TripTik<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Travel Planner<\/a> mapping and routing tool, searchable online <a href=\"http:\/\/ww1.aaa.com\/travel2\/destination\/travelGuideSearch.xhtml?dt=1357570387204&amp;appcontext=aaaDotCom&amp;office=998&amp;app=aaaDotCom&amp;association=AAA&amp;keyword=&amp;recache=&amp;club=177&amp;lang=EN&amp;destination=&amp;memid=&amp;conversationId=373\"  target=\"_blank\">Travel Guides<\/a> and AAA TourBook<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> guides available to members at AAA\/CAA offices.<\/p>\n<p>As North America\u2019s largest motoring and leisure travel organization, AAA provides more than 55 million members with travel, insurance, financial and automotive-related services. Since its founding in 1902, the not-for-profit, fully tax-paying AAA has been a leader and advocate for the safety and security of all travelers. AAA clubs can be visited on the Internet at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aaa.com\/\"  target=\"_blank\">AAA.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>About The Auto Club Group<\/h3>\n<p>The Auto Club Group (ACG) is the second largest AAA club in North America. ACG and its affiliates provide membership, travel, insurance and financial services offerings to over 9 million members across eleven states and two U.S. territories including Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Michigan, Nebraska, North Dakota, Tennessee, Wisconsin, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands; most of Illinois and Minnesota; and a portion of Indiana.<\/p>\n<p>ACG belongs to the national AAA federation with more than 56 million members in the United States and Canada and whose mission includes protecting and advancing freedom of mobility and improving traffic safety.<\/p>\n<h3>About The Auto Club Group<\/h3>\n<p>The Auto Club Group (ACG) is the second largest AAA club in North America. ACG and its affiliates provide membership, travel, insurance and financial services offerings to over 9 million members across eleven states and two U.S. territories including Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Michigan, Nebraska, North Dakota, Tennessee, Wisconsin, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands; most of Illinois and Minnesota; and a portion of Indiana.<\/p>\n<p>ACG belongs to the national AAA federation with more than 56 million members in the United States and Canada and whose mission includes protecting and advancing freedom of mobility and improving traffic safety.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leading-edge restaurants impress knowledgeable guests with innovative menus and enticing surroundings Knoxville, TN &#8211; Throughout the U.S., Canada and Caribbean, only two percent of restaurants are awarded the AAA\/CAA Four Diamond Rating for 2016. 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