Want to eat like the locals? D. G. Martin has spent years traveling the major roadways of North Carolina, on the lookout for community, local history, and, of course, a good home-cooked meal. Here D. G. is your personal tour guide to more than 100 notable local roadway haunts that serve not only as places to eat but also as fixtures of their communities.
*Features locally owned and time-tested community favorites
*Covers a range of food tastes from BBQ joints and country kitchens to Mexican restaurants and Greek diners
*Introduces diners to the restaurant owners and locals who make these places unique
*Includes current contact information, hours, directions
*Features nearby points of interest to explore after eating
This handy reference to good food just off North Carolina’s interstates should find a spot in every Tar Heel traveler’s glove compartment.
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- University of North Carolina Press
Honey, let’s go for a drive! Given the turnover in the restaurant industry, you might ask why you want a book of restaurants that were in business when this book was written/published. The reason would probably be that these restaurants are pillars in their culinary communities. We just got the book a few weeks ago, but the first couple we tried have been really good! I like the way the book is organized by interstate/route so you can track the dining establishments along your road trips. The only thing that could make…
I have thoroughly enjoyed reading this book