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Restaurants
Roadfood restaurants aren't only about good food. They are places with memorable personality: diners, town cafes, BBQs, street carts, even some deluxe dining rooms.
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Memorable | One of the Best
Bernie’s Chicken
Superb fast-food broasted chicken earns Bernie's a stellar reputation as one of the best low-budget restaurants in Columbia, South Carolina.
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Branson Cafe | Town Cafe | Authentic Ozark Comfort Food
The Branson Cafe remains a bastion of authentic Ozark comfort food, including great tenderloins, magnificent onion rings, and mighty pies.
Branson, MO
Memorable | One of the Best
Cafe Strudel
South Carolina's hip, friendly Cafe Strudel makes everything from scratch using the best local ingredients It's a breakfast, lunch & dinner favorite.
West Columbia, SC
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Carlile’s Barbecue
Since 1945, Carlile's BBQ has served Birmingham big plates of smoky pork along with hand cut fries. Finish the meal with a cool slice of lemon ice box pie.
Birmingham, AL
Memorable | One of the Best
Carolina BBQ
A family-run restaurant since 1969, Carolina BBQ is a traditional all-you-can-eat pig pickin: smoky pulled pork plus a constellation of side dishes around it.
Memorable | One of the Best
Country’s Barbecue
The first, original Country's serves BBQ with Brunswick stew, sweet potato souffle, and black-eyed peas. The pie list includes coconut cream, lemon, and goober.
Columbus, GA
Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere
Craig’s
Even Craig's mild sauce packs pleasant punch; hot is diabolical. This is superior Arkansas BBQ, stuffed into a bun with cool coleslaw -- a sensational balance.
De Valls Bluff, AR
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Grill Reign
The Grill Reign offers succulent burgers, crazy French fries, and soul food in a unique setting that is equal parts diner, billiards parlor & function hall.
Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere
Hominy Grill
Hominy Grill is the best opportunity in Charleston to savor lowcountry cuisine at reasonable prices. It's all good, especially breakfast and desserts.
Charleston, SC
Memorable | One of the Best
Horace & Dickie’s
Expertly fried seafood stars on a menu that includes southern vegetables, banana pudding & sweet potato pie. Horace & Dickie's is a DC best!
Memorable | One of the Best
J.R.’s Ribshack
A humble roadside BBQ with some of the finest chicken and ribs in the Florida panhandle. JR's Brunswick stew is not to be missed.
Excellent | Worth a Detour
L & M Cafe
Whataburgers, pork chops, fried chicken, and ingenuous dessert star at L&M Cafe, a family-friendly diner with raw nostalgic charm. *CLOSED*
Excellent | Worth a Detour
La’wan’s Soul Food Restaurant
Serving such soul food favorites as fried chicken, salmon cakes, catfish, and pork chops, La'wan's has become a Charlotte soul food landmark.
Charlotte, NC
Memorable | One of the Best
Lupie’s
Lupie's is a Charlotte locals' favorite restaurant, for fresh vegetables (& mac 'n' cheese!), beautiful burgers and bountiful banana pudding for dessert.
Charlotte, NC
Memorable | One of the Best
Mary Stewart’s Southern Soul Food
Mary Stewart's offers rib-sticking truck-stop Southern food -- bold flavors of Mississippi now rooted generations-deep in Southern California.
Memorable | One of the Best
Old South Bar-B-Q
Old South BBQ in Smyrna, Georgia, is known for smoke-cooked pork, beef, chicken and ribs, as well as for an amazing barbecue salad.
Memorable | One of the Best
Parker’s
Parker's is a legendary BBQ restaurant that is also known for superb fried chicken. It's a convenient stop off I-95 in Wilson, North Carolina.
Wilson, NC
Memorable | One of the Best
Ray’s Diner
Omelets, hash browns, and creamy grits make this neighborhood diner a breakfast destination in Columbia. Ray's lunch is top-notch meat-and-three soul food.
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Ruben’s Argentinian Steakhouse
Argentine-style grilled steaks of every cut and size are Ruben's specialty. Also: chicken, sausage, and breaded beef. Herb-speckled chimichurri sauce over all!
Aiken, SC
Memorable | One of the Best
Stamey’s
Stamey’s serves Lexington-style North Carolina BBQ: pork shoulders pit-cooked over hickory coals until ridiculously tender, then chopped or sliced.
Memorable | One of the Best
Summerton Diner
A 3-meal-a-day, meat-and-3 destination, the Summerton Diner makes especially good fried chicken, served on a partitioned plate along with good vegetables.
Memorable | One of the Best
Taylor’s Bar-B-Que
BBQ plus a meat-and-three cafeteria make Taylor's a country-cooking destination (open at 4:30am) in the Bird Dog Capital of the World.
Waynesboro, GA
Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere
Vandy’s Bar-B-Q | Southeast Georgia BBQ Legend
Since 1929, elegant smoke-cooked pork has made Vandy's a southeast Georgia BBQ legend. Creamy mustard sauce that crowns pork is magnificent.
Statesboro, GA
Memorable | One of the Best
Varsity
** THIS RESTAURANT IS PERMANENTLY CLOSED **
The Varsity of Rock Hill, South Carolina, features home-cooked plate lunch, hot dogs topped with Watkins' meaty chili, and from-scratch desserts.
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Willie Mae’s Scotch House
Willie Mae's is a soul-food Mecca in New Orleans -- a favorite not only among locals but also of food pilgrims in search of the fried-chicken holy grail.
