CityView Magazine - Fayetteville, NC
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22 | September/October 2016 food L ocal mom-and-pop restaurants all have something in common. From their friendly service, the great prices and the quality, home- made food, these are the places where you can encounter your friends, your neighbors and catch up on the latest news in town. You arrive hungry, but leave satisfied, full on that hometown feeling. But maybe best of all, by visiting these es- tablishments, you are supporting our local businesses. e money you spend stays here in our community. Be sure to visit these ten Fayetteville favorites for your next dining experience. Located on 201 North Eastern Boule- vard, the New York Restaurant has been proudly serving the locals since 1957. e New York Restaurant is small, with just a few tables and booths that generally get crowded for breakfast and lunch. ey are famous for serving large breakfasts, easy on the wallet. One of their popular breakfast platters includes two eggs, sausage, grits or fried potatoes, toast and jelly for just $3.39. However, the regulars also come back for their tasty lunch and dinner specials such as Chicken and Pastry, Fried Pork Chops, and Chicken Salad. Nick Drakos, the owner states, "I love everything about Fayetteville. I love the area. I love the people. Fayette- ville has been good to me." Aer managing the Annabelle's Res- taurant in Cross Creek Mall for several years, Mary Saucier decided to leave the corporate world and open Marybill's Café & Elbow Room in 2007 at 801 Elm Street. It is a cozy, sweet, little restaurant featur- ing homemade cooking for breakfast and lunch. e Eggs Benedict and Mary's Ome- let made with turkey, spinach and pepper jack cheese are popular among the regu- lars. However, they are most famous for their amazing made-from-scratch desserts. Mary hand makes a variety of different pies and cakes every week to include Toffee- Turvy Apple pie, Key lime pie, German chocolate dump cake and Carrot cake. You may want to come early in the day because desserts run out fast. Mary says, "We love being in Fayetteville because of the people and the military. It is very important to us to provide good customer service to our customers. We enjoy taking care of them." Buddy's Bar-B-Que New York Restaurant BY KATIE CRENSHAW PHOTOGRAPHY BY MATTHEW WONDERLY Local Fayetteville restaurants dish on their roots, their own homemade food and that hometown feeling they love That Hometown Feeling Mary Bill's Cafe & Elbow Room