Up and Coming Weekly is a weekly publication in Fayetteville, NC and Fort Bragg, NC area offering local news, views, arts, entertainment and community event and business information.
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beer and for the sports fans out there, multiple games are aired simultaneously on two large screens and 46 TVs from open to close. Best Seafood Restaurant 316 Oyster Bar & Seafood Grill 316 Owen Dr. 910.481.0530 www.316oysterbar-nc.com If a full parking lot is an indicator of the love that locals feel for this seafood restaurant, drive by any given evening and you’ll see Fayetteville natives are head over heels when it comes to the 316 Oyster Bar. They’ve got hush puppies that can’t be beat, a casual atmosphere, and oh my do they serve up some good seafood. It’s more than fi sh & chips — a visit to 316 is a quick trip to the beach when you don’t actually have time to make the drive. Best Soul Food Mama C’sKitchen 6323 Raeford Rd., Fayetteville, NC 910.822.4900 When you are looking for some good soul food, Up & Coming Weekly read- ers know to head over to Mama C’s Kitchen. She’s got cornbread and biscuits, pork chops, fried chicken, mashed potatoes and greens — just what you are looking for when it comes to great soul food. Best Southern Style Restaurant Fred Chason’s Grandson’s 5339 Marracco Dr., Hope Mills 910.860.4899 Being in North Carolina, southern cookin’ is fairly easy to come by. Some biscuits smothered in gravy or filled with ham, hominy grits swimming’ in butter or a mess of fried okra served up next to some black-eyed peas with corn bread on the side with chicken fried steak can be found on many a menu around town. To get you some southern cooking done right, now, y’all need to go straight to Fred Chason’s Grandson’s in Hope Mills and check out their buffet. But do your- self a favor, don’t eat for two or three days before you go. And, take the Tums with you and wear your stretchy pants, you know, the ones you wear at Thanksgiving. If you’re like most guests at the restaurant, you’ll find that your eyes are way big- ger than your stomach, and that stretchy pants were invented for a reason. The food is down right delicious, and you can wash it all down with some of their yummy sweet tea. Best Steaks Chris’s 2620 Raeford Rd., Fayetteville 910.485.2948 www.chrissteakhousenc.com The lights are dim and you simply sink into the luxurious booths. You are feeling pampered and sophisticated. Then your steak comes and your evening out jumps to a whole new level of delightful. Cut fresh and cooked to order, the steaks at Chris’s are cooked to perfection in an open hearth. That is the secret you know, the charcoals and the open flame. “Tank You for Voting Gill Best Security Company Again!” 818 Ramsey Street • Fayetteville, NC 28301 • 910.433.2868 • 800.204.6148 WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM SEPTEMBER 8-14, 2010 BEST OF FAYETTEVILLE 29