Where: Whirlidogs Cafe & Training Center (Wilson, NC – Wilson County) What: Chili cheese dog With whom: Trav, Heath, and Kevin Why: 100 Hot Dogs in 100 Counties Grade: A-. The chili was spicy with a nice kick, and the cheese was melted well. Whirlidogs is a community cafe that helps people with developmental delays and disabilities get job…
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hot dogs everywhere: zach’s char-grill
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.
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.
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