A hot dog weekend! Three hot dogs I ate in Carolina Beach, NC. Where: Island Burgers and Bites What: a chili cheese dog With whom: me myself and I Why: hot dog crawl! Like a bar crawl but for hot dogs. Grade: A. Best dog I ate all weekend. Started with a hefty all beef dog, with a solid…
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hot dogs everywhere: whirlidogs
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…
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: 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: 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.
hot dogs everywhere: the froggy dog
59. Eat a hot dog in every North Carolina county. Where: The Froggy Dog, Avon, NC (Dare County) What: the Froggy Dog (chili and cheese) With whom: Trav, and my in-laws Why: 100 Hot Dogs in 100 Counties Grade: B+. The chili had a fantastic smoky barbeque flavor, but the cheese didn’t hold up its end.
hot dogs everywhere: burger barn
59. Eat a hot dog in every North Carolina county. Where: Burger Barn, Warrenton, NC (Warren County) What: chili cheese dogs With whom: Trav Why: 100 Hot Dogs in 100 Counties Grade: B. Love a good North Carolina red but it was a mostly middling affair
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…
hot dogs everywhere: paul’s place
59. Eat a hot dog in every North Carolina county. Where: Paul’s Place Famous Hot Dogs, Rocky Point NC What: Chili cheese dogs With whom: Trav Why: Driving from Moore’s Creek National Battlefield to Carolina Beach State Park Grade: B+, chili had a nice kick, cheese was indifferent.