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Take the Winstead Avenue exit and make a right on Sunset Avenue. Just a few minutes from 95, exit 138. Gardner’s BBQ Restaurant was delicious.
We got the lunch buffet. 2 adults – $7.99 each and the kids ate free. It costs us the same at McDonald’s and was much better. The fried chicken was the best I’ve probably ever had. The mac & cheese also a big hit. They had pork and turkey Q, turkey with gravy, potatoes, sweet potatoes, greens, salads, cobblers, desserts and of course sweet tea.
I would highly recommend this restaurant to anyone needing some home cooking on a long ride. open daily 10 am – 9 pm
Although I didn’t try the chicken, we stopped in Georgia at the Huddle House and I looked over the menu and it seemed to have a lot of southern specialties for very low prices. This is ery different from what I’m used to seeing as a New Yorker. They have chains all over the Carolinas and Georgia, look for signs along the way.
If you’re looking for a change from the fast-food, eat and run stop, try Denny’s. There’s all kinds of them from Virginia to Florida and many are located just off the exits.
For roughly the same price as a fast-food joint, you get to sit down and take a break and be waited on. One nice thing about Denny’s is no matter which one you visit, the menus and prices are all the same. You can get a full breakfast or lunch for under $5, or a respectable dinner for well under $10. It’s not the Ritz but not too shabby for the price.
Location: I-95 Exit 138 – Rocky Mount, North Carolina
We were tired of all those fast food places with greasy food and cardboard taste, so we stopped off at the Outback Steakhouse at exit 138 east bound in Rocky Mount, NC. We’ve eaten at other Outback’s in other parts of the country and found this one to have a particularly nice atmosphere, great employees and the usual good food associated with other Outback’s. It was great to get a decent meal for a change.
We spoke to the manager of the restaurant and told him we were very happy to find a decent place to eat for a change. This Outback is located at 210 Gateway Boulevard in Rocky Mount, NC. Take the eastbound exit 138 off I-95 to the first exit. Turn right and go to the traffic light and you’ll find it on the left side right behind the Comfort Inn in the Convention Center Park.
Location: I-95, Exit 20 – Lumberton, North Carolina
If you were ever in love with “Southern” cookin or “Soul Food,” do not pass by Fullers Family BBQ. For a moderate price, $12.95 last time I was there I think, you get a well stocked buffet that contains all of the traditional southern favorites and some you have never heard of. Do you like veggies, try the collards, mustard greens, fried cabbage, boiled cabbage, black eyed peas, limas, creamed corn, fried ocra, etc. The Carolina style pulled pork BBQ is excellent, as are the variety of sausages, including liver pudding and blood sausage.
Do you prefer something else, try the fried oysters, fried catfish, fried chicken, Johnny Cakes, and home made pork cracklin’s. If you can still fit another spoonfull of food after all that, you’ll get what you deserve, a not very good desert. This place has such good southern food you can almost feel your arteries starting to clog. This is a DO NOT MISS!
Ralph’s BBQ is located 2 blocks east of I-95, exit 173 in Weldon. They offer buffet-style meals… and superb barbecue (pulled pork), chicken, and fried catfish. They also have all manner of salads and fresh vegetables. This place is not to be missed. No credit cards… cash only here. You’ll get quality food served quickly in a buffet, all-you-can-eat style.
The buffet isn’t just BBQ, it also had fried chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, potato salad, pickles, light pasta squiggles, regular salad, no baked beans, banana pudding and strawberry shortcake. This is a must stop! Give them a try, you may just end up being a regular customer.
Popeye’s Chicken and Biscuit restaurants are few and far between up here in New England, but every time we travel south on I-95 we make it a point to stop at a Popeye’s at least once. Specializing in New Orleans-style chicken, Popeye’s is the world’s second-largest quick-service chicken chain. We love it! It’s got KFC beat by a mile!
When traveling on the Interstates I look for good food cooked fast. I don’t usually stop at truck stops but this one time I decided to try the Travel Centers of America Country Pride. They have the best pancakes and coffee I have ever had !! If you ever want some good food stop at Country Pride.
Location: I-95, Exit 20, Lumberton, North Carolina
River City Buffet & Grill has great prices, great food, and a great selection of local specialties. This restaurant is well worth the stop. Well worth the calories.
Ever since I was a little kid, my parents would drive from Philly to Disney via I-95, hitting all the Bob’s Big Boy/Shoney’s along the way. There used to be one in Delaware, but I don’t know if it still exists… Other good ones were in Roanoke Rapids, NC and Walterboro, SC. The food stops were how I timed the (18 hour) trip and how my parents switched driving spots. They had excellent club sandwiches, and never-to-be-equaled biscuits and gravy for any meal, anytime.
