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This Little Ayden, North Carolina Diner Serves Collards And Whole-Hog Barbecue Like Nowhere Else

A carved wooden pig weighing hundreds of pounds is not what most drivers expect to spot on a quiet eastern North Carolina street. Behind it sits a plain little diner that looks like it has not changed in decades. Step inside, though, and the smell of wood-cooked pork and slow-simmered...

Ayden, NC · 4d
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Raleigh News & Observer

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Beyond Buc-ee's: Restaurants with Texas ties keep heading to NC

North Carolina is getting a taste of the Lone Star State. Texas-based Buc-ee’s, already building one store in the state, is now eyeing a second location along Interstate 95. The travel center could join Texas-inspired restaurants setting up shop in the Raleigh area. From a barbecue joint to a beloved burger chain, here are openings The News & Observer has covered this year: Buc-ee’s could build a second North Carolina travel center near I-95 and Halifax Road in Rocky Mount. Its first NC location is already under construction off I-85/40 in Alamance County, and there’s no official opening date. East of Texas , a Texas-style barbecue restaurant from owner Claire Calvin, opened at Durham’s American Tobacco Campus . The restaurant serves brisket, burnt ends, pork belly and housemade sausage. It’s an expansion of a Winston-Salem spot that opened in 2023. Shipley Donuts , founded in Houston in 1936, plans to open two Raleigh shops over the next two years, with the first expected in 2027. The chain is known for handcrafted doughnuts and savory kolaches stuffed with fillings like sausage and jalapeños. Whataburger opened its first Triangle locations : in Wake Forest at 489 Calvin Jones Highway and in Raleigh

North Carolina · 3d

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People Wait Outside For Hours At This 10-Table North Carolina Steakhouse That Serves Only Ribeye

There are restaurants that give you options, and then there’s the Beefmastor Inn in Wilson, North Carolina, which looked at the whole idea of options and politely showed them the door. One cut of beef, one dining room, and a line out front that tells you everything you need...

Wilson, NC · 5d
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‘It means a lot’: Hookerton bakery heads to Georgia to cook with Paula Deen

HOOKERTON, N.C. (WITN) - Chef, TV personality, and cookbook author Paula Deen is known to millions worldwide, and now a Hookerton bakery is getting the opportunity to cook alongside the star. It’s a moment Ginger Snaps Bakery owners Jaime and Jamie Edelen say they’ll never forget: when Paula Deen asked...

Hookerton, NC · 2d
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Barbecue Still Rules At These 8 Joints Across Eastern North Carolina

In Eastern North Carolina, barbecue means chopped pork, a vinegar-based sauce, and a plate of slaw on the side. Some of the best spots have been cooking the same way for decades, and a few only open a handful of days each week. This list covers eight joints from Ayden...

North Carolina · 1d

The Johnstonian News

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JoCo Restaurant Week links businesses, community

JoCo Restaurant Week, now expanded countywide, features 23 restaurants through Nov. 7 and aims to connect local businesses with their communities.

Smithfield, NC · 4d

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Boater's Delight: Deli to bring quick bites to downtown, waterfront docks

It’s a warm, sunny day and all of a sudden you’re a kid again swimming and skiing on the Pamlico River. Having spent most of the morning and early afternoon in the water, you’re now tired and hungry. Lunch could mean waiting an hour for a restaurant or hoping your parents packed a picnic to eat on the boat or sandbar.

Washington, NC · 3d

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10 North Carolina BBQ Joints Locals Swear Get Overlooked While Tourists Chase the Big Names

Some of my favorite meals in North Carolina started with a plain building, a gravel lot, and a hunch that the smoke drifting out the back meant something good. You walk in expecting a quick bite and walk out planning your next visit. While the famous names collect the long...

North Carolina · 6d

The Daily Reflector

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Native Fine Diner's Michelin designation puts Greenville on the food map

The recent Michelin Dining Guide recommendation has Native Fine Diner and its owner, Luke Owens, paying even closer attention to details. Owens was in Nashville, Tennessee, last week to be recognized for his restaurant’s prestigious recommended status in the Michelin Guide American South, one of only 58 listings from North Carolina. The honor came after a year of surreptitious visits from anonymous inspectors who graded the restaurant based on a host of characteristics, including the quality of the ingredients, the mastery of flavor and cooking techniques, the ability to see the chef’s personality come through the food and the value of the meal. It marks the first time a Greenville restaurant has been named to the Michelin Guide, which was originally developed by the tire company as a way to give people guidance on where to travel and where to eat when they travel. The designation goes a long way toward establishing the city as a place with good dining experiences and it opens up the possibility that more Greenville-area restaurants may be included in future editions of the annual guide, Owens said. Owens fills an unusual niche in the restaurant business. His restaurant is both upscale and common. “You

Greenville, NC · 6d

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King’s Barbecue In Kinston Has Fed Eastern North Carolina Crowds Since 1936

Some road trips in eastern North Carolina have an unofficial rule: nobody passes through Kinston without stopping to eat. Families heading to the beach plan their drives around it. Folks who moved across the country have had its barbecue shipped to their doorsteps, and former locals make it their first...

Kinston, NC · 11d

The Daily Reflector

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Pitt County Health Inspections: Oct. 21-27

Pitt County Environmental Health inspected 40 area restaurants between Oct. 21-27. Six restaurants received a B grade. Scores ranged from 85 to 100. Visit this story on reflector.com to read the full listing of reports. The Rickhouse Address: 710 A Red Banks Road, Greenville Inspection date: Oct. 21, 2026 Final score: 89, Grade B Violations: Proper cold holding temperatures (3 demerits): Rice was found stacked above the fill line at 50-54 F, and a container of risotto measured 50 F.Hands clean and properly washed (2 demerits): A food employee handled raw beef, then touched tongs and a drawer before unwrapping cooked ribs.Proper date marking and disposition (1.5 demerits): Some time/temperature-control-for-safety foods lacked date marks, including marinara with an altered label.Handwashing sinks supplied and accessible (1 demerit): Soap was not available at handsinks in the kitchen. Anita’s Mexican Restaurant Address: 1915 N. Memorial Dr., Greenville Inspection date: Oct. 23, 2026 Final score: 87.50, Grade B Violations: No bare hand contact with ready-to-eat foods (4 demerits): An employee used a bare hand to hold a cut head of lettuce while cutting it.Food separated and protected (1.5 demerits): Tortillas were found in grocery bags, and a package of raw beef was stored touching

Pitt County, NC · 7d

Rocky Mount Telegram

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Café operator enjoys making exotic sandwiches

Melissa Gay said business at her café in the northwestern part of the city has been great, with consistent customers coming in and with new customers coming in from all over. Gay said Wednesday afternoon that, in fact, someone was going to be coming in from Virginia the next day after seeing her postings on social media. Gay has The Well Fed Cheetah, which offers boxed lunches and offers sandwiches, candied jalapeno pimento cheese, chicken bacon ranch dips, pasta salads and desserts. The Well Fed Cheetah began serving customers July 13 and had an official opening ceremony Wednesday afternoon. The business is off Benvenue Road between Independence Drive and North Wesleyan Boulevard and inside the same location as the Remedy This ... Naturally! health foods store. Gay said the reason for the flood of customers is because she offers exotic choices of sandwiches and posts images of them on social media. The Well Fed Cheetah has 71,000 followers on Facebook. Gay said that one sandwich that is popular is turkey with a cranberry fluff with candied pecans. The sandwich includes lettuce and tomato drizzled with honey. Gay also said that another popular item that she makes is a turkey bacon

Edgecombe County, NC · 7d

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Step Back Into The Wild West At This Underrated Restaurant In North Carolina

Nobody told Williamston, North Carolina that the frontier closed, and honestly, thank goodness for that. Deadwood is sitting right there in eastern North Carolina, doing something so unexpected and so genuinely fun that it makes you question every weekend you’ve ever spent doing something ordinary instead. Let’s start with...

Williamston, NC · 14d

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Shake, stir or vote: restaurants could mix drinks and boost ABC sales in Jones County

When will the mixed beverage referendum appear on the ballot?. TRENTON, Jones County — Jones County voters will decide Nov. 3 whether eligible restaurants can apply for permits to serve mixed drinks. The mixed beverage referendum will appear on the 2026 general election ballot. If approved, it could allow...

Jones County, NC · 7d

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The 8 Greenville Bakeries In North Carolina That Make Grocery Store Desserts Look Boring

Warm donuts made to order are already dangerous. Letting me choose the coating afterward feels almost irresponsible. That is the kind of bakery energy I found around this eastern North Carolina town, where fresh means something very different from a plastic box under grocery-store lights. One pastry case skips wheat...

Greenville, NC · 9d

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You’d Never Guess This Plain-Looking North Carolina BBQ Joint Won A James Beard Award

There’s a small brick building in Ayden, North Carolina, topped with what appears to be a miniature U.S. Capitol dome, and inside it serves some of the most celebrated barbecue in American history. That’s not a typo, and it’s not a joke. Skylight Inn BBQ is the...

Ayden, NC · 19d

Neuse News

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Restaurant ratings for Oct. 12-18, 2026

All 13 establishments listed in Lenoir and Greene counties received A grades during health inspections conducted Oct. 12-18. Scores ranged from 92 to 100.

Lenoir County, NC · 9d

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Eastern North Carolina Barbecue Lives On At These 9 Joints

Eastern North Carolina barbecue is simple on paper: whole hog, chopped fine, and dressed with a thin vinegar and pepper sauce. Getting it right takes patience, wood coals, and families willing to keep doing it the old way year after year. Some of these spots have been feeding Pitt, Greene,...

North Carolina · 10d

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You Can’t Beat The Hot Dogs At This Historic North Carolina Restaurant That’s Been Around Since 1928

There are restaurants that have been around for a long time, and then there’s Bill’s Hot Dogs in Washington, North Carolina, which has been around long enough to have watched entire food trends rise, peak, and embarrass themselves. Bill’s just kept making hot dogs. And that, right...

Washington, NC · 11d

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Chef TK hosts pirates table event

Pumpkins and skeletal decorations covered the tables of the west end dining hall patio last Thursday as Chef Tahkirr Spencer, who goes by “TK”, hosted his second Captain’s table. The event, which occurs about once a month since its inception in January, gives 25 students the chance to experience a selection of fine dining created by the chefs at East Carolina University. One chef hosts each event and crafts the menu for the upscale three-course meal. All the students have to do is show up and take a seat.

Greenville, NC · 8d