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

ballpark hot dogs: asheville tourists

59. Eat a hot dog in every North Carolina county. Where: McCormick Field, Home of the Asheville Tourists What: 100% grass fed local hot dog with mustard With whom: Mom, Dad, & Trav Why: 100 Hot Dogs in 100 Counties Grade: B. Perfectly cromulent ballpark hot dog.

ballpark hot dogs: winston-salem dash

Where: Truist Stadium, Winston-Salem, NC What: chili slaw dog Why: at a Winston-Salem Dash game With whom: Heath Grade: B+. I was hoping to smash their pulled pork mac and cheese dog, but they weren’t doing them this day, so some points off for that. The chili was really good for ballpark chili – little bit of a kick in…

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…

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.

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

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.