You might drive right past this tiny drive-in without a second glance. That would be a mistake, because inside that unassuming building sits the best historic cheeseburger in all of North Carolina.
The patty is thin and crispy around the edges, cooked on a flat top that has seen decades of hungry customers. American cheese melts slowly over the beef, pooling onto a soft bun that has been lightly toasted.
Pickles, onion, and a smear of mustard complete a sandwich that has not changed in fifty years. Locals have been sliding into their cars here since the nineteen fifties, ordering the same thing their grandparents ordered…