Favorite High Country Restaurant

[NO.2]

Visited Antlers many days and somehow always made the trip back to Boone safely every time.

Winkler's Creek Road

I had a professor who lived off of Diamond Ranch and would talk about how crazy that route back from BR was after a few beers.

It was, however, after a few trips it was pretty routine, LOL:

From Blowing Rock take 221 toward Avery County.
Make right toward Shulls Mill Road and go under Blue Ridge Parkway Bridge then
Bear to the right onto Flannery Fork Road, Trout Lake will be on your left shortly.
Eventually Flannery Fork Road turns into Winkler's Creek Road.
Make left onto Russ Cornett Road (it's curvy) eventually you'll come Popular Grove Road (make right).
Popular Grove Road takes you to Hwy 105 South just before 105 extension.
From there you're on you own.

I drove it all the time to fish. It was a lot of fun in a quick car but I wouldn't want to touch it after a beer or three.

[appstatealum]

When I was in school-

Delories
Boone Drug
Bojangles
Trolley Stop Dogs
Macadoos
Subway
Joe's Italian
Los Arcos
Peppers
Hokkaido

Now-
Original Town Tavern before ownership change
The Rock (for the wings)
Hokkaido
Come Back Shack

[appstatealum]

The cheeseburger at the original Boone Drug lunch counter was highly underrated.

This! I would crave just an old fashion burger and fries with a Coke from Boone Drug. Their burgers had good sized patties too.

[BUTCH1991]

Got a buddy that wants to know if anyone remembers a place called Ray's? Believe it was in the mall area back in the 70s, said it was the only place that was open late on the way back from BR.

[AppYosef!]

The old Appalachian Soda Shop beside the Appalachian Theatre on King Street was great. The burgers were served on a napkin and the cherry Cokes were hand mixed...not the pre-made kind you get now.

Lots of out of date Tweetsie calendars on the wall and the folks who ran the place were both getting older and hard of hearing. They were lots of fun to talk with.

[AppYosef!]

Used to LOVE to eat at Makoto's Japanese in Boone. For several years I would go on Sunday (the day after the Homecoming game)and get in line before they opened to get a table for me and as many friends as I could. It seemed I ran into the same 5 or 6 folks every year who were doing the same thing. By the time they opened the line was around the building and reaching toward the parking lot. Not the same since they built the new building.

[NoLongerLurking]

Visited Antlers many days and somehow always made the trip back to Boone safely every time.

Winkler's Creek Road

I had a professor who lived off of Diamond Ranch and would talk about how crazy that route back from BR was after a few beers.

It was, however, after a few trips it was pretty routine, LOL:

From Blowing Rock take 221 toward Avery County.
Make right toward Shulls Mill Road and go under Blue Ridge Parkway Bridge then
Bear to the right onto Flannery Fork Road, Trout Lake will be on your left shortly.
Eventually Flannery Fork Road turns into Winkler's Creek Road.
Make left onto Russ Cornett Road (it's curvy) eventually you'll come Popular Grove Road (make right).
Popular Grove Road takes you to Hwy 105 South just before 105 extension.
From there you're on you own.

Drunk driving was once hilarious to me, too.

[BeauFoster]

Are at Macados today, for the first time in several years. It was good as usual, well priced for the portions you receive. And my daughter, the ultimate chicken tender snob, enjoyed it, as well.

[87ASUgrad]

Back in the day that "Roller Food" at the Shell Station did not suck too bad at the time!

[Bootsy]

Back in the day that "Roller Food" at the Shell Station did not suck too bad at the time!

We had a nickname for the culinary offerings at the Shell Station: the "double edged sword."
Tasty going in...but painful coming out!

[App91]

Back in the day that "Roller Food" at the Shell Station did not suck too bad at the time!

We had a nickname for the culinary offerings at the Shell Station: the "double edged sword."
Tasty going in...but painful coming out!

3 for $1 back in the late '80's. Cullinary delight!

[app73]

Like many when I was there in the early 70's spent a lot of time at Antlers, The Library and Hollies. There was a time when Villa Maria was very popular. It was in Blowing Rock where the Holiday Inn Express is now I believe. Popularity didn't last for very long but it was very good for a while.

[NO.2]

Dunn's Deli in Banner Elk makes some great sandwiches. It definitely flies under the radar in the App crowd.

[AppYosef!]

Back in the day that "Roller Food" at the Shell Station did not suck too bad at the time!

We had a nickname for the culinary offerings at the Shell Station: the "double edged sword."
Tasty going in...but painful coming out!

3 for $1 back in the late '80's. Cullinary delight!

That was eating on the cheap!!! "Shell Dogs" was the cheapest meal in town back then!

[Deano]

Caribbean Cafe was my favorite hideout while in school, was so disappointed when the owner decided to move to Georgia. How many people remember that the Caribbean Cafe got a shout out in Playboy magazine many years ago? I also love Makotos and the Gold Room.

Today, the Lost Province is our go to.

[Neer86]

seeing folks bringing up Makoto's made me look to see if still open...yep. A good memory...the night before graduation, my family came up and took me and my roommate out for dinner there.

The Japanese steakhouse concept was new and novel at the time and we had a great time. After we ate, my roommate went to the bar to get a Japanese beer. When he came back to the table, he told me a story. He knew the bartender, who was a student. Rob ordered some beer, and the guy came back with it and said "that'll be 12 dollars." Or something like that. Rob was notoriously cheap, and he said his eyes bulged, but he calmly pulled out a 20 and forked it over like it was no big deal.

But when he got his change back, he had 12 dollars instead of 8. He was giddy as a school girl. Don't know if the bartender made a mistake or cut him a deal, but either way Rob was happy.

The beer sucked.

[goapps93]

Back in the day that "Roller Food" at the Shell Station did not suck too bad at the time!

We had a nickname for the culinary offerings at the Shell Station: the "double edged sword."
Tasty going in...but painful coming out!

3 for $1 back in the late '80's. Cullinary delight!

That was eating on the cheap!!! "Shell Dogs" was the cheapest meal in town back then!

In the early '90s the Pantry had a special one night per week, 4 for a dollar. I can remember scraping up enough change from my cup holder and floor board on several occasions to buy a couple gallons of gas and 4 dogs. When I was flush I would feed my apartment mates for $4.

[Bootsy]

Definitely not throwing shade at Shell dogs, man. They kept me going during exam week when the $$$ on the meal card was long gone.