This is a blog of my five-week exploration of culinary experiences in North Carolina. Baaswell Sheep is accompanying me and offering his own commentary on the trip, although he refuses to go into any place that serves lamb chops.
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Instead of going back into Roanoke Rapids today, we spent a few hours in nearby Weldon instead, which made for an interesting experience.
Sunshine Grill, Weldon, NC
I knew that at some point on this trip my companion would drag me into one of those hole-in-the-wall places, and today that finally happened. We went into this former gas station now known as the Sunshine Grill and he had a BBQ sandwich and a Cheerwine and an ice cream sandwich. I chided him about the nutritional value of that meal, but he said it was good, quick, and cheap. I decided to graze on the grass out back, especially when a construction crew came in to have their lunch. Perfectly nice people according to my companion, but you might imagine what they were like after a hard morning's work on a 94 degree day.
Downtown Weldon, NC
Another small town that's lost a lot of its lifeblood over the years. It seemed like the only two shops left were side-by-side: a giant antique mall and a mercantile of sorts. We checked them out right after lunch, finding that the antique mall went much further back than we could have ever imagined. Still, we found nothing of interest and most of the rest of town was vacant, though we found a cute little out-of-place mini gothic building attached to the end of one of the regular buildings. We finally went over to the library, only to find the front door propped open, which was highly suggestive that the A/C was not working. We didn't bother to go inside – my companion took care of his IT work from the parking lot and then we went on down to the Riverside Mill "antiques and outlet" center. Never have we seen so much 'stuff' under one roof. Last year my companion visited a place in Virginia that claimed to be the largest antique mall in the country, but this one is definitely giving that one a run for its money. The only problem was that there were hardly any customers there, which always makes a huge place seem a bit, well, eerie. We traipsed through the three floors of merchandise then returned to our hotel for the rest of the afternoon so I could rest my hooves while he resumed his IT work.
Logan's Roadhouse, Weldon, NC
We had dinner at one of those chain roadhouse style places. Nothing spectacular, but nothing to complain about either – my companion had a nice meal and I grazed on the caesar salad and the rolls. Sorry, we forgot to get a picture of the food – that was baaaad of me, but it had been a long day, and sometimes even sheep forget.
P.S. please forgive any typos or spelling errors in these posts – you try typing with two cloven hooves!
Please note that all restaurant and product names are used simply for referential purposes and links provided as a courtesy. Reviews are the sole opinions of the reviewer: no restaurant has paid to be listed here, and no restaurant is being explicitly endorsed. In other words, go out there, try them all, and form your own opinions!
I knew that at some point on this trip my companion would drag me into one of those hole-in-the-wall places, and today that finally happened. We went into this former gas station now known as the Sunshine Grill and he had a BBQ sandwich and a Cheerwine and an ice cream sandwich. I chided him about the nutritional value of that meal, but he said it was good, quick, and cheap. I decided to graze on the grass out back, especially when a construction crew came in to have their lunch. Perfectly nice people according to my companion, but you might imagine what they were like after a hard morning's work on a 94 degree day.
