Vance County – Henderson – Country Snacks Manufacturing: Popcorn Cracklins These are a staple of independently owned North Carolina gas station mini marts, and they were fine. If you like fried pork products, you’ll like them. I don’t. So.
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100 foods in 100 counties: rutherford county
Rutherford County – Forest City – Smith’s Drugs of Forest City: Pimento Cheese Sandwich This was SO. GOOD. Creamy, spicy, pimento cheese, perfect crust, A+ sandwich, would sandwich again.
minor league baseball: hickory crawdads @ winston-salem dash
I had seen the Dash play before, more than 15 years ago, when they still played in the Wake Forest stadium (which at the time was kind of a dump, to be honest). They built Truist Stadium between now and then, and it’s a perfect modern minor league park. All the sightlines are clear, parking…
100 foods in 100 counties: randolph county
Randolph County – Asheboro – Sir Pizza of Asheboro: Royal Feast Pizza Visited after a trip to the NC Zoo. There is a particular kind of satisfaction that you get from a frozen pizza, and Sir Pizza gave me that satisfaction of taste combined with a much higher quality. Would eat again.
hot dogs everywhere: blackwood’s drive-in
59. Eat a hot dog in every North Carolina county. Where: Blackwood’s Drive-In, Kings Mountain, NC What: chili slaw dog Why: Cleveland County hot dog, on the way to Atlanta With whom: Trav Grade: B. Trav called this a “drive-in ass drive-in” and the food was such. Sturdy and tasty, nothing to write home about….
100 foods in 100 counties: stanly county
58. Eat at every restaurant in Our State magazine’s 100 Foods To Eat In North Carolina’s 100 Counties. 59. Eat a hot dog in every North Carolina county. Where: Log Cabin BBQ, Albemarle, NC – Stanly County What: the 100 Foods list calls for a food they no longer serve, so I just rolled up with a footlong…
project heartburn: virginia
Where: Roanoke Wiener Stand What: Chili cheese dog for me, onions and mustard for Trav With whom: Trav Why: Checking Virginia off the list of states to eat a hot dog in Grade: B+, great chili and cheese
100 foods in 100 counties: greene county
Greene County – Snow Hill – Rouse’s Sauce Co.: Rouse’s Southern Made Barbeque Sauce This tangy, sweet barbecue sauce with a kick was worth a trip to Rouse’s Restaurant in Snow Hill, NC, a part of the state I’d probably never have made it to otherwise. Rouse’s does great Southern home cooking, and the chicken…
hot dogs everywhere: gracie’s grille
59. Eat a hot dog in every North Carolina county. Where: Gracie’s Grille, Clinton, NC What: Chili slaw dog With whom: just me! Why: I was in Sampson County to eat a 100 Foods meal Grade: B/B+ solid Carolina red hot dog and bun, great chili, slaw was overly sweet for my taste.