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Hickory
Eat McGuire's Pub. Daily food and beer specials. Excellent array of interesting sandwiches. Booths offer excellent privacy in a relaxed atmosphere. Best onion rings in town and the home fries are to die for. The Fitzgerald sandwich is especially good. Stay away if you're truly pressed for time. Downtown across from Bank of Granite. $6-12.Longhorn Streakhouse. US-70 near Home Depot. $8-15.Rock-Ola Cafe. Burgers and fish specials. Lenoir-Rhyne Boulevard. Just north of the LR Blvd-I-40 interchange at exit 125. $7-12.Jersey Mikes Subs. Two locations. US-70 at the intersection with McDonald Parkway (I-40 exit 126) near Barnes and Noble. Second location: NC-127N in the Belle Hollow shopping center beside Harris Teeter. $5-7.Cafe Gouda. Eclectic sandwiches with a more casual and sophisticated air. Sandwiches, mostly. Try the Gouda Delite. Open for breakfast. Lattes and coffee drinks available. NC-127N in the Belle Hollow shopping center near Harris Teeter. $6-7.Backstreets. On the backstreets of Hickory near Hickory High School and the Bank of Granite Building is Backstreets. A little pricey but has an excellent selection of beer and some great food options. Good lighting and a relaxed atmosphere. Daily specials. $9-15.Olde Hickory Taproom. The restaurant front for Olde Hickory Brewery offers seasonal ales and beers as well as the local favorites OHB is known for. The food and service here is "just" pretty good, but everyone keeps coming back for more. Must be the beer! Try the dessert special. A limited menu is offered late into the night. $7-12.Amos Howard's. Also owned by Olde Hickory Brewery. West on Highway 70, just out of town. Food and service are on par with the Olde Hickory Taproom. Has giant beer barrels that you can eat in. $7-12Tia's Asian Cuisine. Best Thai in town and the least expensive. Looks a little run-down on the outside, but nice once you're inside. In a small shopping center on Springs Road. From town, go past St. Stephen's Lutheran, and Tia's is a little farther on your right. It's before the intersection with 29th Avenue NE (future McDonald Parkway). $9-13.Thai Orchid. Good Thai. Very easy to find. Hickory Ridge Shopping Center on Catawba Vallege Boulevard (behind the mall in the same shopping center as Best Buy). $10-15.Tony's Pizza. Best pizza in town. Very easy to find. Hickory Ridge Shopping Center on Catawba Vallege Boulevard (behind the mall in the same shopping center as Best Buy). $13 for a 19" cheese.Drips Coffee House. Downtown Hickory near the Hickory Community Theater. Hickory's best coffee house. Non-Smoking and alcohol free. Bands play on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights. Hours are: Monday 8:00 - 3:00 / Tuesday-Thursday 8:00-10:00 / Friday 8:00 - 11:00 / Saturday 11:00 - 11:001859 Cafe. "Located at 443 2nd Avenue Southwest, Hickory, North Carolina. Turn right off Hwy. 70 West at 9th Street SW, between Mister Omelette and Furniture Outlet. Turn right at the 2nd light. (2nd Ave. SW) Travel 3/4 mile. Located right beside Wilson Florist. Enjoy the original music of Ulysses Long or request your favorite tune every Saturday night...
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