There’s something magical about meat-and-three restaurants-those Southern treasures where you pick one protein and three sides from a steam table lineup that looks like your grandmother’s Sunday spread.
I spent two weeks crisscrossing North Carolina, from the mountains to the Piedmont, hunting down the state’s most beloved meat-and-three spots to see which ones truly delivered that soul-warming comfort food experience.
Out of ten restaurants I visited, six absolutely nailed it with flavors that made me want to loosen my belt and ask for seconds…