Food and Friends Pait's Place serves up burgers and hospitality . . . Carolina-style | BY EDDIE DEES T
he promise of great food will get you in the door of Pait's Place, the small hamburger restaurant on Chickenfoot Road in Grays
Creek. And the promise of more will defi- nitely make you come back. But, even more than the food, it's the owners, Woody and Kim Pait, who will make you a regular.
The Paits like to say that they don't have customers – they have friends. "The people who eat here are like fam-
ily," said Kim, of the over 500 people who patronize the eating place daily. "We are grateful, appreciative of all the
people who support us," agreed Woody. "We try to make them feel special and they
make us feel special. If you want to meet the best people in the world come out to Grays Creek and Hope Mills. We love the community and the people and we hope they feel the same about us." And, if you want to eat some good food,
Pait's Place is the place to come, as well. In business since November 2004, the
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