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5 Raleigh Restaurants Serving Up Comfort Food

From fried chicken and waffles to baby back ribs, these five restaurants in Raleigh are serving up some of our favorite comforting classics.

by Our State Staff
Restaurants

Family Matters at SidWill’s Café

At SidWill’s in Guilford County, the most important part of cooking — and eating — Southern comfort food is the people you share it with.

by Katie Kane
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Restaurants

Down-Home Cooking at The Goodyear House

Come on in, neighbor! In a century-old mill house in NoDa, you’ll find a menu full of elevated and nostalgic comfort food fit for your mama’s supper table, a whole lot of history, and a welcoming backyard you’ll wish was your own.

by Katie Schanze
Restaurants

The Classic Comfort of Lefler’s Place Café

The owners of this Mount Gilead restaurant are carrying on a legacy nearly a century in the making. And like those who came before them, they’ve added their own special touch.

by Trudy Haywood Saunders
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Food

Don’t Stop Bo’lievin’: How Bojangles’ Went From a Chicken and Biscuits Joint to a Southern Obsession

Forty years ago, Bojangles’ opened its first location in Charlotte. Now it’s got legions of fans as far away as Honduras. Still, it hasn’t lost its North Carolina heart: fast, fried, and fiercely loyal.

by Jeremy Markovich
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Recipes

Glazed Meat Loaf

The sweet-and-savory glaze on this classic, comforting recipe makes this meat loaf anything but basic.

by Lynn Wells
Chicken and Pastry Recipe
Recipes

Chicken and Pastry Recipe

This simple, comforting eastern North Carolina favorite is too delicious not to share with the rest of the state.

by Lynn Wells
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Restaurants

Flavors in Harmony at The Prime Smokehouse

At a restaurant influenced by jazz and a father’s legacy, comfort food brings Rocky Mount together.

by Jeremy Markovich
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Recipes

Roasted Red Pepper Mac ’n’ Cheese

A tried-and-true cool weather meal, with a pimento cheese-inspired twist.

by Wendy Perry

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