Restaurants

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (1631+ words) Forget bringing out-of-town guests to the “nice” place. Take them somewhere with a buffet. Not because you’ve given up on impressing them. Quite the opposite. This is the kind of Southern spread that can turn a perfectly polite dinner into…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (434+ words) The 3,000-square-foot restaurant will be located at 3030 S. Evans St. in University Commons and is expected to open late 2026. It will be Vicious Biscuit's first franchise location in North Carolina, joining corporate-owned restaurants in Boone, Charlotte and Wilmington. "I had probably…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (44+ words) We are firing up the PHL17 grill this Tuesday morning. We are joined by Uncle Johns BBQ Stand, based in Claymont, Delaware. We are firing up the PHL17 grill this Tuesday morning. We are joined by Uncle Johns BBQ Stand, based in…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1747+ words) How serious can people possibly be about pimento cheese? Apparently, serious enough to drive across state lines for it. For generations, one North Carolina market has been making its famous spread from a family recipe that dates back to the…...

1+ week, 10+ hour ago   (1742+ words) How far would you drive for a cinnamon roll? A couple of miles? We can talk. An hour out of your way? At that point, the cinnamon roll better have its own parking spot. And yet, people in North Carolina…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1732+ words) A donut shop has officially reached dangerous territory when people are willing to build their morning around it. That’s what’s happening at this North Carolina bakery, where the donuts are made by hand, served fresh, and fluffy enough to make…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1743+ words) You can tell a lot about a restaurant by who keeps coming back. Same families. Same booths. Same orders that somehow never need to be written down. Southern Delaware has plenty of places to eat, but the family-run spots have…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (483+ words) Within a couple of days, restaurateur Bobby Zimmerman shuttered his Beat Street restaurant and opened a new concept, Sunny Day Sandwich Shoppe, in its place at 348 Hutchison Lane in Wilmington's Cargo District. "I closed on Wednesday, renovated, and then really…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (294+ words) Alicia Mitchell, owner of The Kitchen Sink restaurant in Wilmington’s Brooklyn Arts District, said she’s facing a series of challenges with her business. As a result, the coming weeks are crucial to keeping the restaurant open. “We are struggling, like…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (1760+ words) What makes a taco good enough to become a regular order instead of a one-time craving? Is it the tortilla? The meat? That perfect hit of salsa that makes you immediately reach for another one? For one Mexican spot in…...