59. Eat a hot dog in every North Carolina county. Where: Zach’s Char-Grill (Smithfield – Johnston County) What: Chili cheese dog With whom: shep Why: 100 Hot Dogs in 100 Counties Grade: B. Great chili, middling cheese.
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hot dogs everywhere: el’s drive-in
59. Eat a hot dog in every North Carolina county. Where: El’s Drive-In (Morehead City, NC – Carteret County) What: Chili cheese dog With whom: me myself and I Why: 100 Hot Dogs in 100 Counties Grade: B. Solid drive-in experience – Brightleaf red dog, good chili, cheese melted.
hot dogs everywhere: yanas ye olde drugstore
59. Eat a hot dog in every North Carolina county. Where: Yana’s Ye Olde Drugstore (Swansboro, NC – Onslow County) What: Chili and mustard dog With whom: me myself and I Why: 100 Hot Dogs in 100 Counties (while making a stop for 100 Foods in 100 Counties) Grade: B+. A chonker of a quarter pound dog, with spicy chili…
100 foods in 100 counties: onslow county
58. Eat at every restaurant in Our State magazine’s 100 Foods To Eat In North Carolina’s 100 Counties. Fruit fritters at Yanas Drugstore in Swansboro – these were hot and delicious, and the batter was out of this world. Swansboro is not easy to get to – it’s basically on the way to nowhere from nowhere,…
hot dogs everywhere: pooch’s
59. Eat a hot dog in every North Carolina county. Where: Pooch’s (Lillington, NC – Harnett County) What: Chili pimento cheese dogs With whom: Maggie, after hiking Raven Rock State Park Why: 100 Hot Dogs in 100 Counties Grade: A. Toasted bun, flavorful chili, excellent pimento cheese. Fries were awesome too.
hot dogs everywhere: dick’s drive-in
59. Eat a hot dog in every North Carolina county. Where: Dick’s Drive-In (Eden, NC – Rockingham County) What: Chili cheese dogs With whom: me myself and I Why: 100 Hot Dogs in 100 Counties Grade: B+. Red Brightleaf dogs, with flavorful chili and toasted buns. And the cheese was under the dog, which always helps with melting.
hot dogs everywhere: city tap
59. Eat a hot dog in every North Carolina county. Where: City Tap (Pittsboro, NC – Chatham County) What: Carolina dog (slaw, chili, mustard, hold the onions) With whom: me myself and I Why: 100 Hot Dogs in 100 Counties Grade: A. Fantastic toasted bun, the chili (homemade by a guy in Pittsboro for the restaurant) was top notch and…
hot dogs everywhere: cle’s grilled food
59. Eat a hot dog in every North Carolina county. Where: Cle’s Grilled Food (Halifax County, NC) What: chili cheese dog With whom: J & M Why: 100 Hot Dogs in 100 Counties Grade: C. Chili was good, Carolina red dog was mid, the cheese slice wasn’t melted. Their fried okra was wildly phenomenal, though.
hot dogs everywhere: yarborough’s homemade ice cream
59. Eat a hot dog in every North Carolina county. Where: Yarborough’s Homemade Ice Cream (Sanford, NC – Lee County) What: chili cheese dog With whom: shep Why: 100 Hot Dogs in 100 Counties Grade: B-. Chili was meh and the cheese was overwhelming. The onion rings were the star, and the ice cream is out of this world.
life list: lake mattamuskeet
65. Visit the top ten natural wonders in North Carolina. We stopped at Lake Mattamuskeet on our way to the Outer Banks last month, and it’s pretty darn wondrous. Water as far as the eye can see, and lots of wildlife. The water treatment building shown in the second photo is being renovated into a…
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