If you like home cooking and are willing to pay a bit for it, go to Chapel Hill. There is a restaurant on Rosemary St. called Mama Dip's. She's a black woman, and her whole family is the kitchen and wait staff. They are all super polite. She started out making and selling sandwiches to college students. The food is great. Also ask for some chow-chow to try. She sells it by the pint in the gift shop. She has also written two or three cookbooks.
Appreciate the info, we're finding enough good cuisine around Raleigh proper (especially the BBQ of course), but we may venture further out by end of the week. Any thoughts on the Angus Barn?
No. I don't really go for steak. I'd rather have roast beef or pork, or pork chops, or ribs. I had ribs yesterday.
I have heard good things about the Angus Barn by people who have eaten there.
If you like eastern NC style pork BBQ with a vinegar and pepper sauce, I really like Smithfield's Chicken and Barbecue. It's a chain, mostly up and down the Hwy. 70 corridor, Raleigh, Goldsboro, New Bern, Havelock. I found one east of Raleigh at Nashville, near Rocky Mount just off 64. They use only pork shoulders, so their product is consistent from location to location. Their fried chicken is good too.
If you want a more local barbecue and are willing to travel east a little bit, there is Garner's in Rocky Mount. They have the best selection of vegetables I've ever seen in a barbecue place. Another one that comes close, but is even further east in Williamston, is Shaw's Barbecue.
I think King's in Kinston is pretty good. You will hear of others in eastern NC, but the ones I've tried aren't anything special. Also, if you're in Virginia and see a place advertising eastern NC barbecue, skip it. I tried one once, and the barbecue was dry as dust.
If you go all the way to the east coast of NC, there is Currituck BBQ. Location #1 is near Moyock, NC, but the mailing address is Barco. Location #2 is in Elizabeth City. The barbecue for both is cooked at #1. They have barbecue sandwiches for $2 on Tuesdays, and other specials on other days.
If you like seafood, you have to go southeast of Raleigh on Hwy. 70 East to LaGrange, NC and eat at the Sandpiper. It's on the old highway, not the brand new bypass. I get a small shrimp dinner and can hardly eat it all.
We watched a family who had never been there before place their order. They all ordered large seafood platters, plus shrimp cocktails. When the food arrived, it would hardly fit on the table. If you ever heard Jerry Clower holler, then you know what they sounded like when they saw all the food. I'm pretty sure they couldn't eat half of it.
We're vacationing in Raleigh this week, enjoying dining inside, plus a lot less mask obsession than we're used to (in NM)
If you like home cooking and are willing to pay a bit for it, go to Chapel Hill. There is a restaurant on Rosemary St. called Mama Dip's. She's a black woman, and her whole family is the kitchen and wait staff. They are all super polite. She started out making and selling sandwiches to college students. The food is great. Also ask for some chow-chow to try. She sells it by the pint in the gift shop. She has also written two or three cookbooks.
Appreciate the info, we're finding enough good cuisine around Raleigh proper (especially the BBQ of course), but we may venture further out by end of the week. Any thoughts on the Angus Barn?
No. I don't really go for steak. I'd rather have roast beef or pork, or pork chops, or ribs. I had ribs yesterday.
I have heard good things about the Angus Barn by people who have eaten there.
If you like eastern NC style pork BBQ with a vinegar and pepper sauce, I really like Smithfield's Chicken and Barbecue. It's a chain, mostly up and down the Hwy. 70 corridor, Raleigh, Goldsboro, New Bern, Havelock. I found one east of Raleigh at Nashville, near Rocky Mount just off 64. They use only pork shoulders, so their product is consistent from location to location. Their fried chicken is good too.
If you want a more local barbecue and are willing to travel east a little bit, there is Garner's in Rocky Mount. They have the best selection of vegetables I've ever seen in a barbecue place. Another one that comes close, but is even further east in Williamston, is Shaw's Barbecue.
I think King's in Kinston is pretty good. You will hear of others in eastern NC, but the ones I've tried aren't anything special. Also, if you're in Virginia and see a place advertising eastern NC barbecue, skip it. I tried one once, and the barbecue was dry as dust.
If you go all the way to the east coast of NC, there is Currituck BBQ. Location #1 is near Moyock, NC, but the mailing address is Barco. Location #2 is in Elizabeth City. The barbecue for both is cooked at #1. They have barbecue sandwiches for $2 on Tuesdays, and other specials on other days.
Can you tell I eat a lot of barbecue?
If you like seafood, you have to go southeast of Raleigh on Hwy. 70 East to LaGrange, NC and eat at the Sandpiper. It's on the old highway, not the brand new bypass. I get a small shrimp dinner and can hardly eat it all.
We watched a family who had never been there before place their order. They all ordered large seafood platters, plus shrimp cocktails. When the food arrived, it would hardly fit on the table. If you ever heard Jerry Clower holler, then you know what they sounded like when they saw all the food. I'm pretty sure they couldn't eat half of it.
Can you tell I like to eat period? :)
I DM'd you just now, to take the discussion off of this thread.