The taste of a Buxton bakery’s awful-looking Apple Uglies makes eating breakfast a kiss-the-frog affair.
Bending Barbecue Tradition: Luella’s
At Luella’s Bar-B-Que, customers find enough familiarity to make them comfortable and enough diversity to remind them they’re in Asheville.
Pancake Masters
The pancakes at Tex & Shirley’s in Greensboro have been a customer favorite for nearly 40 years. So have the relationships that owner Bart Ortiz continued with diners after buying the restaurant in 1989.
Burger, with Everything
The humble burger gladly bears the various tastes of its individual eaters. And its heart and soul as a beef-on-a-bun creation never falters, never lets us down.
Art’s Place
Tammy Nichols has owned and operated the Kitty Hawk restaurant since 2008, but customers don’t have to look very hard to see the essence of the burger joint Art Glidden built 30 years ago.
Second Street Lunch
If you stop in at Second Street Lunch in Roanoke Rapids, order your burger any way you want it — and pay no mind to owner Danny Haislip’s notorious attitude.
Wimpy’s Grill
At Wimpy’s in Durham, napkins are futile and condiment stains are a sure sign of battle. Here, the brave take on burgers, and everyone wins.
Jimmy Mac’s Restaurant
A menu with 20 different burgers is reason enough to stop by the popular Bryson City restaurant. The family feel is another.
Food on the Move
Forget everything you think you know about food trucks. The roundup in Durham is a smorgasbord of gourmet creations on wheels.
