36 | April 2015
June Massengill, Cape Fear Bar-B-Que and Chicken
flavor is rounded out with a secret sauce.
Cape Fear Bar-B-Que and Chicken,
a local favorite whose concept began in
Smithfield, now thrives on Grove Street
in Fayetteville as well as in three other
cities: Lumberton, Elizabethtown and
Clinton. June Massengill's parents had
Smithfield BBQ in the late 1970s. Aer
June went to college, the restaurant busi-
ness lured her back in and now she is the
owner of four locations in southeastern
N.C. She prides herself on the family
tradition of cooking fresh pork daily.
"Wanna try it real quick?"
Fuller's Old Fashion BBQ and Buffet
is a haven for the southern foodie. eir
buffet is brimming with goodies like
collards, corn bread and of course, fat
back. Sure enough, long time employee
turned part-time manager Dorothy
Bryant will ask a customer, "Wanna try
it real quick?" And most come back and
try it all again, which is why the Fuller's
parking lot off Eastern Boulevard is
usually overflowing with automobiles.
Again, at this family owned restau-
rant with two locations in Lumberton
and Fayetteville, the focus is less on
the bread and more on the meat. "We
use the whole hog. Most establishments
don't do that, they only cook the short
Dorothy Bryant,
Fuller's Old Fashion
BBQ and Buffet
