If you don’t mind driving 30 miles out of the way for the best burger’s in NC get off I 95 going S at Exit 31 at St. Paul’s, NC and go E. 10 miles on # 20 which is Broad St. Turn right on # 87 and go 15 miles to # 41 and turn left. Melvin’s is on the right 4 miles up the road which is Broad St. also. If you would rather have a nice southern lunch or dinner stop before Melvin’s at Front Porch Cafe for a real southern treat. Help yourself to the fried chicken at the buffet and some great desert then head W on Broad St. which is # 41 and go 25 miles to Lumberton, NC. Going S to FL don’t go back to St. Paul’s or the way you came in as that’s out of the way. Lumberton, NC has some fine road food so be on the look out for something on your return trip.
Melvin’s Hamburger’s @ 133 West Broad Street, Elizabethtown, NC 910 – 862 – 2763.
Front Porch Restaurant @ 1100 West Broad St., Elizabethtown, NC 910 – 862 – 3330.
# http://frontporchrestaurant.com/Home_Page.html

Before you get to NC on I 95 at Exit 31 try Stony Creek Tastee Hut for good fried chicken or BBQ.

Stony Creek Tastee Hut @ 12420 Blue Star Hwy., Stony Creek, VA. 434 – 246 – 2328.
Take Exit 138 off I 95 at Rocky Mt., NC and go E on I 64 for 1 1/2 miles to Exit 466 and go S on N Winstead Ave. to Sunset Ave. Take a right and go to Gardner’s BBQ. Gardner’s has 3 locations in Rocky Mt., NC but this one on Sunset is the most convenient to I 95. You will pass a Hampton Inn on your right when you exit I 64 if you are planning to spend the night in Rocky Mt., NC.
Hampton Inn @ 530 North Winstead Avenue, Rocky Mount, NC 252 – 937 – 6333.
http://www.hamptoninn.com/en/hp/hotels/index.jhtml?ctyhocn=RWINCHX http://www.hamptoninn.com….jhtml?ctyhocn=RWINCHX
Gardner’s Barbecue @ 3651 Sunset Avenue, Rocky Mount, NC 252 – 443 – 3996. I64/EXIT468A.
# http://www.gardnerfoods.com/Home.html
Take Exit # 138 going S on I 95 at Nashville, NC and go W on # 64 about 6 miles to Exit # 458. Turn back E on Western Ave. less than a mile for some outstanding BBQ at Doug Saul’s.
Doug Saul’s BBQ @ 813 Western Ave., Nashville, NC 252 – 459 – 4247.
Get off I 95 at Exit 90 just S of Smithfield, NC to your right and turn back N on Highway 301 and go about a mile to Holt Lake BBQ just past the Holt Lake Bridge for good BBQ, burgers, country and seafood. Check out White Swan BBQ just up the road if you have your doubs.
Holt Lake BBQ & Seafood @ 3506 US Highway 301 S., Smithfield, NC 919 – 934 – 0148.
White Swan BBQ @ 3198 South Brightleaf Blvd., Smithfield, NC 919 – 934 – 8913.
# http://www.whiteswanbarbeque.com/
At Exit 73 in Dunn, NC get off I 95 going W on Cumberland go about a mile take a right on General Lee and next left on Broad for some fine fried chicken at Kim’s. Don’t let the name bother you. They sell a BBQ sandwich but 99% country food.

Kim’s BBQ House @ 900 W. Broad St., Dunn, NC. 910 – 892 – 7750.
Heading S on I 95 at Exit 56 try Fuller’s Old Fashioned BBQ at Fayetteville, NC. They sell a good burger and also a buffet lunch with fried chicken.

Fuller’s Old Fashioned BBQ @ 113 N. Eastern Blvd., Fayetteville, NC. 910 – 484 – 5109.
# http://www.fullersbbq.com/index.html

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