Fred B.
Yelp
This is a restaurant I have eaten at probably 30 times since it opened in 1978, and I have never had a bad meal, a bad experience here. Admittedly, in that time frame I've never been here in the late hours of the evening when the "had too much to drink" crowd is stumbling in and out.
This is bare bones (paper plates and plastic forks), cafeteria style country cooking with a special appeal - a huge, cat's head Chicken 'N Cheddar Biscuit. But IMO it is more than that - for example, the Fried Chicken is excellent, better than that served up at the newer, never as good Mama Dip's, at a cheaper price, and served with much less attitude, and the Pork BBQ is solid.
They'll offer 3 or 4 entrees daily, with Fried Chicken and Pork BBQ as constants, along with mashed potatoes, mac & cheese, Lima beans, etc., and of course their huge, very tasty biscuits. The chicken can be purchased by the piece, and with a biscuit this can be a meal in itself, as is the Chicken 'N Cheddar Biscuit - one of the North Carolina "sandwiches" everyone should try, at least once.
We settled on the 3 piece fried Wing plate with Turnip Greens and M&C along with Cornbread, and Pork BBQ with Mashed Potatoes & Gravy, and Lima Beans, with a biscuit. The chicken was perfectly cooked, with great flavor and a very nice crust. The Pork BBQ here is surprisingly good, moist and tender, with a slight smokiness. The M&C, the Turnip Greens, and the Lima Beans were very good, but the Mashed Potatoes were just ok, obviously not "real" mashed potatoes. The cornbread is sweet, so of course Alice loved it, and the biscuit was as good as ever.
The "new" location (where Hector's was located for years) is nice, a bit bigger, bright and clean. No frills here, just solid Southern fare.