We have dined here numerous times ever since Karen's mom Esther moved to Franklin from Swannanoa, North Carolina after her husband Jim passed away from pancreatic cancer in 1999. I have never tasted such great southern fried chicken in my life and their other entrees and desserts were superb too.

Unfortunately I found a story about Dotson's closing seven months later at the end of 2014. This is the link to the article:
http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/williamson/franklin/2014/12/15/dotsons-restaurant-franklin-to-close/20438907/

What a damn shame!