North Carolina’s Roadside Eateries

Want to eat like the locals? D. G. Martin has spent years traveling themajor roadways of North Carolina, on the lookout for community, local history,and, of course, a good home-cooked meal. Here D. G. is your personaltour guide to more than 100 notable local roadway haunts that serve notonly 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 toMexican restaurants and Greek diners

Introduces diners to the restaurant owners and locals who make theseplaces 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 interstatesshould find a spot in every Tar Heel traveler’s glove compartment.