Up & Coming Weekly

30 UCW NOVEMBER 4-10, 2009 WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM CALLING ALL LOCAL BANDS Fayetteville wants to know you! So here's your opportunity. We will feature all local bands in our Concert Connection, but it's going to take a little effort on your part. 1. E-mail Stephanie@upandcomingweekly.com for our Q&A. 2. Fill it out and e-mail it back to us. 3. Send a recent, high-resolution photo of your band. 4. Look for your article in an upcoming issue. NOVEMBER 7 BOB MARLOW & THE GYPSY WOMEN GOLF TOURNAMENT 10 a.m. tee off at Hope Mills Golf Tournament. $45 registration. For more information, contact Legends Pub at 910-867-2364. NOVEMBER 7 1ST ANNUAL OL' TIMERS BIKE SHOW Touchtone Energy Cotton Festival, downtown Dunn. 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Judging & trophies at 4 p.m. $10 entry fee. All proceeds donated to Dunn EMS. Call Ashley at 919-427-6269 for info. NOVEMBER 8 FREEDOM BIKER'S CHURCH AT POINDEXTER'S SALOON Hang out 10 a.m. Service starts at 11 a.m. Pancake and sausage breakfast provided by Poindexter's. 115 Dunn Rd., Fayetteville, NC. www. freedombikerchurchfayetteville.com for more info. NOVEMBER 14 13TH ANNUAL POKER RUN & OYSTER ROAST At Legend's Pub. First bike out at noon. 910-867-2364. DECEMBER 5 30TH ANNUAL WINGMEN M.C. TOY RUN Meet at Cape Fear Harley Davidson at 2 p.m.and finish at Last Call Sports Bar. Escort Santa to the toy collection point. Proceeds benefit Fayetteville Urban Ministry. Drop off toys day or event. Call 910-261-4660 for info. PATRIOT GUARD RIDERS The Patriot Guard Riders is a diverse group of patriots from every state that come together to honor fallen soldiers at funeral services across the country. Visit www.patriotguard.org for more info. THE MAJORS 2010 Daytona Bike Week • Feb. 26-Mar. 27 Myrtle Beach Bike Week • May 7-16 Laconia Bike Week • June 12-20 *Sturgis Black Hills Rally • Aug. 2-8* * Want to go? Call 910-391-3859 Business Profile: Fred Chason's Grandsons by STEPHANIE CRIDER STEPHANIE CRIDER, Staff Writer COMMENTS? 484-6200 ext. 222 or Stephanie@upandcomingweekly.com Todd and Sheryl Warga always knew they wanted to open their own restaurant, maybe once the kids were grown and gone to college. It sounded like a fun thing to do. Well, the kids aren't even out of elementary school yet, but the opportunity came up and they jumped on it. And lucky for the community that they did. Their establishment, Fred Chason's Grandsons has become a local favorite and winner of Up & Coming Weekly's Best of Fayetteville in the Best Southern Style Restaurant category for the past three years. Many locals re- member Fred Chason's place in Lumber Bridge from back in the '80s and '90s and the Wargas are certain that is what drew in many of their first cus- tomers. "We knew the name would draw them in," said Todd. "And we wanted to make sure we could do what we needed to do the bring them back," Sheryl added. Well, they do come back, in droves, and from far and wide. There is the couple for Florida who stop by twice a year, and a gentleman who drives down from Greensboro a couple times a week just to get some of their good home cooking. The secret? "We use a lot of the old family recipes," said Todd. "The mac-n-cheese is the same, the fried chicken, the banana split cake... we cook the vegetables like he (my grandfather) did. Basically, it is pretty much the same food he served." The atmosphere is the same too. "We've pretty much followed in his footsteps," said Sheryl. "Red and white table cloths and the mason jars, a lot of people like that." The few changes that they have made have gone over quite well. This past June they start- ed serving breakfast and it has been a big hit. "We had a lot of people asking about breakfast," said Todd. It only added a few more hours to our work week and it has really taken off. It has been good for us." Fred Chason's Grandsons is open Wednesday - Sunday. They serve breakfast from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. Wednesday thru Saturday and from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. on Sunday. Lunch is from 11 a.m. to 4 pm. Wednesday thru Saturday and dinner is served from 4-9 p.m. On Sundays lunch and dinner are served from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Whether you are looking for sweet tea just like gramma used to make, redeye gravy, meatloaf, Bar-B-Que, or a piece of banana split cake, the Warga's want you to know "If they want some good southern cookin' this is where they need to come. We've got big variety, good prices, we take pride in what we do. We maintain a real high health rating. It is a family atmo- sphere." They are located right off I-95, exit 41 at 5339 Marracco Dr. For more info give them a call at 860-4899. November 7th BOB MARLOW & THE GYPSY WOMEN GOLF TOURNAMENT For more information call LEGENDS at TO GO Fred Chason's Grandsons (910) 860-4899 5339 Marracco Dr Hope Mills, NC 28348 Fred Chason's Grandsons offers good southern food at affordable prices

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