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| - My husband found this hidden spot on Yelp when we needed to run an errand in Gastonia and were looking to grab supper on the way. It's behind the drugstore that's visible, but I've driven this route many times to work and never noticed the restaurant.
It's an unassuming space with a smallish dining area, but turn around seems pretty quick and patrons were moving in and out without wait times while we were eating.
This is an order at the counter and someone brings you your food kind of place, the menu is on the wall by the cash register and specials are listed on a roll of butcher paper that is changed daily. It includes a Bible verse, which was kinda neat :)
We placed our order with a super helpful woman at the counter and when my husband swiped his card to pay, he was asked if he wanted to leave a tip on the card. Now, I'm all about tipping for good service...BUT...we hadn't received any service at that point, so it felt a bit odd to be tipping BEFORE we had received our meal or even knew if we'd have a waitress. An employee/waitress I suppose did bring our meal, but since we were handed our cups to fill ourselves at the drink station/soft drink fountain, the only time we interacted with a waitress was when one came by to take my trash. Basically it was fast food brought to your table that you tipped someone to bring your food. It was just strange, and now that we know, we would likely not tip the next time...I genuinely think that it's quite presumptuous to even expect to warrant one in this setting.
Now on to the food...It was actually quite good. I ordered the turkey sandwich minus the bun (we are doing a low carb weight loss plan right now) and substituted my side of carb heavy options for a salad, minus the corn, tomatoes and croutons that I don't like or can't have on my diet plan. The honey mustard dressing tasted like bottle Kraft, which is fine, but definitely not homemade. The turkey was smoked I believe and had great flavor. I cut it up and put it on my side salad for my meal and it was quite good.
My husband got the Big Porker plate which had pork bbq, bacon and ham and he really liked it. I tried all 3 meats and aside from the bbq needing salt, I agreed. He chose the jalapeno slaw and really liked the bit of a kick that it had. The plate comes with hushpuppies, which I have a weakness for , so I did try a bite of one and mmmmmhmmmm good! A tad sweet, perfectly cooked and oh so yummy! He selected an apple ale from the drink case and enjoyed it as well.
We would definitely go back if we're in the Belmont/Gastonia direction and try some of the other options. I am sure this spot is popular with the locals!
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