Old Store Cafe

Good country food. Cheap and tasty. My favorite time to stop in is breakfast, good old eggs, bacon, grits, and toast. If you want fake fancy county food go someplace else, real good country cooking for good country folks. You must try this place.

Yep. This is your mom and pop, 1 page menu small country diner. It hurt my health conscious side watching her pour the vegetable oil on the grill, but the home fries were amazing and make in my mouth… I couldn’t hold back. Worth every calorie.
The egg sandwich was… Could’ve been better. Just the standard fried egg between two slices of white bread. The coffee was ok. A little watered down for me. But my friend’s breakfast looked amazing (see picture). I don’t eat bacon but man it looked and smelled good.
Come here for a legit country breakfast. The end.

Stopped here for breakfast one morning while passing through. It doesn’t look like much, but it’s a tasty, mom-​n-​pop, greasy spoon – worth your time, and the mile past the McD’s.
It’s a converted old country store (ahem – see name). A real one, not like the fake one’s we call Cracker Barrels. The breakfast menu was pretty basic with standard griddle and grill items. It was tasty and the staff was friendly. Very reasonable prices – CASH ONLY!
The atmosphere was awesome. Farmers talking about crops and small town gossip. Old couples sipping coffee and the owner’s family running between the house and the café. A grill cloud hanging in the air. Great old family photos and artifacts on the walls. Mismatched chairs and table cloths.
If you like the big CB chain, why not go for the real deal and give this place a try? The food is better, the atmosphere is authentic, prices are cheaper – and you are supporting a real, local family.
They do lunch too. I was told they have a standard menu plus specials. I heard a rumor when there is BBQ chicken on the menu, it’s the best you can get in ENC. I may have to swing by one day and give it try, because after visiting, I tend to believe it.