Squid’s 1201 Fordham Blvd The 15-501 Chapel Hill Stretch Website $13—$27 Squid’s is a seafood restaurant in Chapel Hill that I’ve passed a million times on the road, always wondering at the packed parking lot but never actually hearing much about the place. I think the lack of buzz is because Squid’s is an old
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Southern Fast Food Series #3: Smithfield’s Chicken ‘N Bar-B-Q More than 30 locations throughout North Carolina This location: 3578 Davis Drive, Morrisville, NC Website Boxes of Chicken: $6.99-$22.99 Platters (2 sides and hushpuppies): $5.89-$6.99 Snacks (Fries): $4.49-5.29 Smithfield’s, obviously getting their start in Smithfield, NC, is a North Carolina chain that focuses on fried chicken
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Dillard’s Bar-B-Q 3921 Fayetteville Street Durham Website Open Tuesday through Saturday From $3.75 for a bar-b-q sandwich to $10.99 for seafood gumbo. My entrée with two sides and hush puppies was $4.99 at lunch. I finally stopped in at the bright yellow and red restaurant that always catches my eye while driving down Fayetteville. You
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