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Every good biscuit tells a story. The recipe, the shape, what’s inside — all bring to mind flour-dusted rolling pins, family meals, and local traditions. This humble bread once meant

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Every good biscuit tells a story. The recipe, the shape, what’s inside — all bring to mind flour-dusted rolling pins, family meals, and local traditions. This humble bread once meant

Follow the Biscuits: 22 Places to Get Your Biscuit Fix

Every good biscuit tells a story. The recipe, the shape, what’s inside — all bring to mind flour-dusted rolling pins, family meals, and local traditions. This humble bread once meant to quickly feed hardworking people still does the trick, whether stuffed with sausage at a gas station grill or slathered with jam at a fancy brunch. When we bite into a cheese biscuit in Wilson or a livermush biscuit in Charlotte, we’re dining on our shared history, too.

 

Call them catheads or drop biscuits — either way, bigger is better.

 

The Buttered Biscuit
1226 Dellwood Road
Waynesville, NC 28786
(828) 246-6446
facebook.com/TheButteredBiscuit

Flo’s Kitchen
1015 Goldsboro Street South
Wilson, NC 27893
(252) 237-9146
https://www.facebook.com/Flos-Kitchen

The Biscuit Factory
2103 Kirkwood Street
High Point, NC 27262
(336) 869-7217
facebook.com/TheBiscuitFactory

Sometimes, what’s between the biscuit halves is the whole point.

 

Krankies Coffee
211 East Third Street
Winston-Salem, NC 27101

(336) 955-5993
krankiescoffee.com

Biscuit Head
733 Haywood Road
Asheville, NC 28806

417 Biltmore Avenue #4F
Asheville, NC 28801

1994 Hendersonville Road
Asheville, NC 28803
biscuitheads.com

Blue Ridge Biscuit Company

Editor’s Note: Blue Ridge Biscuit Company is temporarily closed due to aftereffects of Hurricane Helene, but they hope to open soon. Please check their website for updates.


601 West State Street
Black Mountain, NC 28711
(828) 357-8501
facebook.com/BlueRidgeBiscuitCompany

Neal’s Deli
100 East Main Street, Suite C
Carrboro, NC 27510

(919) 967-2185
nealsdeli.com

The Southerly Biscuit & Pie
1206 North Lake Park Boulevard, Unit D
Carolina Beach, NC 28428
(910) 707-0776
thesoutherlync.com

 

Cheese biscuits melt hearts in the east.

 

Abrams BBQ & Seafood
609 West Wilson Street
Tarboro, NC 27886

(252) 823-4522

Find more locations at abramsweb.com.

Biscuits N’ Porn (aka Stop Quik, Miss Helen’s)
2112 South Croatan Highway
Nags Head, NC 27959

(252) 441-6446

Mom’s Grill
1041 John Small Avenue
Washington, NC 27889

(252) 946-2260
facebook.com/pages/Moms-Grill

Rise Biscuits and Donuts
For locations: risebiscuitsdonuts.com

 

Livermush biscuits are a true North Carolina specialty. (Try one!)

 

Circle G Restaurant
4818 Rozzelles Ferry Road
Charlotte, NC 28216
(704) 399-2931

Countryside BBQ
2070 Rutherford Road
Marion, NC 28752
(828) 652-4885
countrysidebbq.net

Tony’s Ice Cream
604 East Franklin Boulevard
Gastonia, NC 28054
(704) 867-7085
tonysicecream.com

 

Dolled up with sugar and spice and everything nice.

 

The Asbury
235 North Tryon Street
Charlotte, NC 28202
(704) 342-1193
theasbury.com

Dan’l Boone Inn
130 Hardin Street
Boone, NC 28607
(828) 264-8657
danlbooneinn.com

Sweet Potatoes Restaurant
607 North Trade Street
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
(336) 727-4844
facebook.com/sweetpotatoes.winstonsalem/

 

Because, honestly, nothing beats a warm, porky biscuit.

 

The Biscuit Company
558 Albemarle Road
Asheboro, NC 27203
(336) 629-5822
facebook.com/pages/The-Biscuit-Co

Biscuit King
Locations in the Lexington and High Point area.

Sunrise Biscuit Kitchen
1305 East Franklin Street
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
(919) 933-1324
sunrisebiscuits.com

Mama Dip’s Kitchen

Editor’s Note: Mama Dip’s stopped dine-in service on August 17, 2024, but the restaurant still serves family-style carryout meals.


408 West Rosemary Street,
Chapel Hill, NC 27516

(919) 942-5837
mamadips.com

This story was published on Jan 28, 2019

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