101 Best North Carolina Restaurants Companies and Startups

February 8, 2023
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This article showcases our top picks for the best North Carolina based Restaurants companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Restaurants industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.

We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.

We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:

  • Innovation
    • Innovative ideas
    • Innovative route to market
    • Innovative product
  • Growth
    • Exceptional growth
    • Exceptional growth strategy
  • Management
  • Societal impact

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Top North Carolina Restaurants Startups

Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.

GreenPlaces

GreenPlaces

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GreenPlaces all-in-one platform takes the complexity out of becoming a sustainable business

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SWIPEBY enables restaurants in suburban markets to drive loyalty and sales with fully automate curbside service.

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Waev

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Waev develops digital solutions to actively engage visitors in bars, restaurants, and entertainment venues.

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Barvecue

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Barvecue is a food company that offers barbecues for vegetarians.

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ChowCall

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ChowCall provides food delivery services to military and civilian customers on and near military bases.

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Clean Eatz

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Clean Eatz is a restaurant.

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French Broad Chocolates

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Chocolate specialist using carefully sourced beans to create truffles, bars & other sweets.

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Allbridge

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Allbridge, formerly Bulk TV & Internet, DCI Design Communications, and EthoStream delivers data, video, and voice solutions to businesses.

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Xenial

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Xenial is a technology platform that offers restaurant and foodservice management solutions and customer engagement tools.

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Bojangles’

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Bojangles’ offers chicken, biscuits, fixin’s and tea.

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NovaDine

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NovaDine provides enterprise-class POS integrated digital ordering solutions to multi-unit restaurant chains.

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Resistor Brews

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Resistor Brews is a provider of unique flavors distributed in grocery stores, coffee shops, and restaurants.

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Tuee

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Tuee is a tablet-based guest relationship management (GRM) tool for service-based businesses like restaurants

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House Autry Mills

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House-Autry Mills is a leading supplier to restaurant chain groups and independent operators in most states across the country.

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Beanstalk Data

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Beanstalk Data is the CRM Marketing Master for Consumer facing companies.

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Viva Chicken

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Viva Chicken is an operator of a chain of food that specializes in Peruvian Rotisserie Chicken.

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Friday POS

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cloud based restaurant management system, restaurant POS, Restaurant inventory management Software

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Golden Corral

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Golden Corral provides food and beverage.

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Takeout Central

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Takeout Central is bringing restaurant delivery to the masses.

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Asheville Tea Company

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Asheville Tea Company blend craft teas featuring farm to teacup botanicals, highlighting the full flavors of Southern Appalachia.

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Cook Out

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Cook Out is a restaurant chain that offers a variety of foods, beverages and provides employment services.

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Muddy Creek Café & Music Hall

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Muddy Creek Cafe has a simple, yet delicious menu of sandwiches and salads.

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L M Restaurants

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LMR is a hospitality management company.

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ScheduleFly

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ScheduleFly is a provider of scheduling products and services for the restaurant industry.

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PEPPER DINING, INC.

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PEPPER DINING, INC is a Chili’s franchisee that operates 103 restaurants on the East Coast.

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Wings To Go

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Wings To Go is an online food store that specializes in chicken wings and buffalo wing sauces.

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Just Fresh Restaurants (JF Restaurants)

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JF Restaurants owns and operates restaurants.

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Hwy 55

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Hwy 55 is an open-grill diners chain that delivers a wide range of snacks and cuisines.

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Watch-Sites

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The words “Watch Site” is a frequently used and easily recognizable phrase used to describe a sports bar.

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American Burger Co.

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American Burger Co. operates burger restaurant.

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Sagebrush Steakhouse

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Sagebrush Steakhouse is a restaurant that provides dine in, take out, full service bar, and custom catering services.

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Brookwood Farms

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Brookwood Farms is a manufacturer of smoked meats and barbeque food products.

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Urban Food Group

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Urban Food Group is a Food & drink company.

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FSR Magazine

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FSR magazine is a print publication for the restaurant industry.

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Showmars

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Showmars is a food manufacturing company.

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Kay Chemical Company

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Kay Chemical is a specializes in delivering customized programs to meet the unique food safety & sanitation of the QSR/Food Retail markets.

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EHungry

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EHungry is a digital portal that helps to order food and beverages from a wide range of restaurants.

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Southern Coastal Solutions

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Southern Coastal Solutions offers POS systems and software solutions to restaurants, bars, stadiums, and nightclubs.

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Fulenwider Enterprises

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Fulenwider Enterprises is a restaurant chain.

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Texas Steakhouse

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Texas Steakhouse is a casual dining Steakhouse with a full service bar.

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Capitol Coffee

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Capital Coffee provides high-quality, customized coffee, beverage, and food solutions.

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ESP Systems

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ESP Systems develops and commercializes guest customized service systems for the restaurant industry in the United States.

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Ruth’s Chris Steak House

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Ruth’s Chris Steak House is a restaurant that offers a broad selection of steaks and other traditional food items.

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Kravin Kitchen

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Kravin Kitchen connect food cravers with local personal chefs to curate customized meals.

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Tailored Smoke

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Tailored Smoke is a premier cigar, cocktail, and whiskey bar providing a cigar experience for each customer at each location and event.

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Union Street Bistro

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Union Street Bistro is a restaurant that offers catering and event services.

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PowerCard

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Loyalty Software to Increase Sales

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Hawthorne’s NY Pizza & Bar

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Hawthorne’s NY Pizza & Bar is a restaurant chain that offers pizzas, appetizers, salads, desserts, sandwiches, strombolis and entrees.

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K&W Cafeterias

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K&W Cafeteria provides online food ordering and delivery services.

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Magic Murals

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Magic Murals provides custom printed wall murals and wall art for homes and businesses.

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Restaurant Activity Report

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Restaurant Activity Report provides research data about new restaurants.

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Amergent Hospitality Group

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Amergent Hospitality Group is a fast-casual and full-service restaurant brand owner, operator, and franchisor.

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Carolina Classics Catfish

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Carolina Classics Catfish is an aquaculture company and supplier of food products.

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Print Works Bistro

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Print Works Bistro is a restaurant that offers dessert, wine, cocktails, and beer.

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Dressler’s Restaurant

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Dressler’s Restaurant provides appetizers, soups, salads, and wines.

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PFS Sales Company

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PFS Sales Company is a distributor specializing in janitorial supplies, bar amenities, disposable paper, and plastic products.

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Sabor Latin Street Grill

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Sabor Latin Street Grill focuses on authentic menu offers from countries such as El Salvador, Venezuela, Mexico & Colombia, Dominican Rep.

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DEI Equipment

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We carry a complete line of restaurant and catering equipment to help you succeed in your business

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Beach Bagels

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Beach Bagels is a restaurant that provides baked bagels, espresso drinks, and breakfast.

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The George on the Riverwalk

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The George on the Riverwalk is a restaurant that provides dining, catering, sea food, and beverage items.

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Vivo Ristorante

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Vivo Ristorante is a restaurant.

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Nakato

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Nakato Japanese Restaurant is an authentic Japanese family-owned restaurant serving dinner-both traditional and hibachi/teppanyaki style.

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Menuish

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Menuish is an app which is a local guide to Eateries.

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Mac’s Speed Shop

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Mac’s Speed Shop is a barbecue restaurant that specializes in barbecue-style cuisine and dishes along with organizing events.

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Oggi

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Oggi is a restaurant that provides chef daily soup, bruschetta, and beef carpaccio.

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Sunset Slush

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Sunset Slush is a dessert shop in Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina.

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Lonesome Valley

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Lonesome Valley is a residential mountain farm community that provides rock climbing and fine dining services.

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Harry’s Grille and Tavern

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Harry’s Grille and Tavern is a restaurant that provides sandwiches, salads, cocktails, and craft beer products.

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Food Masters

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Food Masters is a restaurant management company that offers people, payroll, and management services.

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Raleigh Beer Garden

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Raleigh Beer Garden sells wines, burgers, and sandwiches.

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Stomp, Chomp, & Roll

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Stomp, Chomp, & Roll is a restaurant group that offers a full range of catering services for all types of events.

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Kingfish Bay Development

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Kingfish Bay Development is a real estate property development company that offers houses, restaurants, and riverfront parks.

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Freirich Foods

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Freirich Foods provides corned beef and meat products.

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Ruckus

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Ruckus is a restaurant that serves pizza, snacks, pasta, and beverages.

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Death & Taxes

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Death & Taxes is a restaurant that offers delicious food cooked via wood fire and made of southern ingredients as well as beverages.

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Burke Hospitality Group

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Burke Hospitality Group is a restaurant that offers food in outstanding settings.

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Roaring River Vineyards

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Roaring River Vineyards specialize in the winery, restaurant, RV parks, and event-hosting services.

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Stacks Kitchen

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Stacks Kitchen is a restaurant that provides break-fast, lunch, and comfort foods as well as catering services.

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Oak City Group

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Oak City Group is a bar and nightlife venue that provides a unique event space for entertainment, events, and restaurant group.

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MACHETE

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This is not a restaurant, this is our home; you are not our customer, you are our guest.

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Simply Southern Kitchen

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Simply Southern Kitchen is a restaurant that provides a variety of food, beverages, alcohol, snacks, online order, and catering services.

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Natty Greene’s Brewing

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Natty Greeene’s Brewing serves beers, food, and hosts events every week.

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The Market Place Restaurant

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The Market Place Restaurant provides handcrafted cuisine, cocktails and spirits, beers, desserts, and private dining services.

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Beyu Caffe

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Beyu Caffe is a coffee shop that provides chai latte totes, hot chocolate totes, and mini scones.

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World Tavern Entertainment

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World Tavern Entertainment is a company that provides a bar poker league for customers.

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Papa’s Pizza To-Go

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Papa’s Pizza To-Go is a restaurant that provides pizza, breadsticks, hot and cold subs, chicken, salads, pasta, and desserts.

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Protagonist Beer

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Protagonist Beer is a brewing company that offers a wide variety of beers to its customers.

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Undercurrent Restaurant

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Undercurrent Restaurant is a dining restaurant that offers lunch, dinner, and sunday brunch services.

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Something Classic

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Something Classic is a restaurant that provides catering services.

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Agni Indian Kitchen and Bar

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Agni Kitchen and Bar is Serving Indian Food and Royal Delicacies.

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Bridge Tender

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Bridge Tender is a waterfront restaurant that provides seafood and angus beef steaks.

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The Daily Planet Cafe

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The Daily Planet Cafe is a food store that offers breakfast, lunch, dishes, beer, wine catering, and boxed lunches for customers.

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Salud Beer Shop

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Salud Beer Shop is a distribution company that specializes in supplying a comprehensive range of beer products along with an offline store.

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Apollo Flame Bistro

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Apollo Flame Bistro is a restaurant.

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Angry Troll Brewing

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Angry Troll Brewing is a craft brewery, taproom, and restaurant that provides food and beverages.

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Southern Village

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Southern Village is a historical place that provides restaurants, coffee shops, and movie theaters for people.

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Andia’s

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Andias is a producer of ice cream that provides double dark chocolate, mint chip, and peanut butter.

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Chai Pani Restaurant Group

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Chai Pani Restaurant Group is a Restaurant.

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Rock Barn Country Club & Spa

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Rock Barn Country Club & Spa is a full-service family-oriented private club for members and residents to play, relax, dine, and live.

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Chapel Hill Restaurant

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Chapel Hill Restaurant is a catering department to serve the needs of the community.

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Noble Smoke

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Noble Smoke is a barbecue restaurant that serves pork, beef, and poultry meat barbecue prepared in custom-built smokers.

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