13 Can’t-Miss Iconic North Carolina Diners

"Tastee Diner, opened in 1946 on Haywood Road in what was then thoroughly working-class West Asheville, is one of the oldest restaurants in town. It has the same footprint and probably some of the original grease somewhere on the premises, but since purchased by noted local chef Steve Goff in 2022 and re-opened in 2023 after an extensive, but history-respectful remodel, has an all-new menu. Goff — known for over-the-top creations —  has taken an eclectic range of diner origin stories, thrown them in the Goff-erator, and out comes a menu with everything from steak and eggs and hangover hash browns to burger and fries, baked ziti sandwich, and regional classic Carolina dogs." - Sara Akhavan, Kay West, Matt Lardie, Kathleen Purvis, Nikki Miller-Ka