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| - This place is closing in a few days, and I see why. I went for the first time today and was extremely disappointed. It took almost 15 minutes for a waitress to come over, and once she took the order, she never came back. I got the large chopped pork barbecue plate, along with Brunswick stew and fries. The barbecue was mediocre at best - a bit *too* chopped for my taste, and almost mushy. The flavor was OK, but nothing to write home about. The Brunswick stew was proof once again that no one in North Carolina knows how to make Brunswick stew... it's almost got an... oatmeal texture that's really just not nice. The fries were standard steak fries. They weren't cold, but they weren't piping hot, either. Lunch also came with two sad, mushy pieces of Texas toast. All in all, I feel ripped off: no way was this worth $16 (including soda and generous $3 tip for all the great "service"). If you want a similar dining experience - folksy, family-friendly barbecue in a quasi-1970s setting- but with much better food and service, try Hillbilly's in Lowell. As it stands, the best thing I can say about Old Hickory House is that it didn't make me sick.
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