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,…
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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.
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: 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.
a small tour of american chain restaurants
I posted about this on Instagram, but I wanted to put it somewhere more permanent than stories. Because of a recovery conversation where I learned that Trav has never eaten at Olive Garden, we have decided to go on a tour of major American chain restaurants. We’re four in so far, and I’m going to…
100 foods in 100 counties: buncombe county
Buncombe County – Asheville – 12 Bones Smokehouse: Baby Back Ribs Another entry for my 100 foods in 100 counties project! The fact is, I am not a Ribs Person. Generally I find them too much work for too little payout. That is not the fact at 12 Bones Smokehouse. They are well worth the…
eats in the thrill: 411 west
A Chapel Hill classic, I hadn’t been here in years and Trav had never been before we took his folks there this past weekend. Their whole menu is great – the antipasto tray was spectacular – but I do love their pizettes. This one was sourced from all NC farms.
eats in the thrill: buns
Ordered hamburgers from Buns the other night, and they were A+. Brie, bacon, honey mustard. Would eat again.
100 foods in 100 counties: davidson & cabarrus counties
13. Cabarrus County – Concord – Cabarrus Creamery: Moon Pie Ice Cream 29. Davidson County – Lexington – Barbeque Center: Banana Split and Q Soup Checked two places off the 100 foods list this weekend. The Q Soup at the Barbeque Center is a fabulous hearty vegetable soup with a solid portion of their excellent…
eats: al’s burger shack
As I work my way through this list, it’s just a real pleasure to hit some of my favorite Chapel Hill spots, and to get to some that weren’t around when I was a frequent eater on Franklin St. We intended to hit Al’s Burger Shack – the location on Franklin – last Thursday, but…
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