The town of Farmville is located in the heart of eastern North Carolina in Pitt County, in the Greenville metro area. If you find yourself in this historic town, attend the Dogwood Festival in April or visit May Museum and Park, where you can learn about Farmville area history. Aside from its historic sites, the city also has many restaurants where you can dine depending on seafood, steaks, burgers or barbecue.
Plank Road Steakhouse
Plank Road Steakhouse is a family restaurant located in one of the city's oldest buildings. The restaurant, housed in a brick building that dates from 1915, provides indoor and outdoor seating as well as a bar area. The simple menu has food such as angus cheeseburger, turkey melt or different kinds of steak seasoned with the restaurant's own"Plank Road" rub. A few chicken, pork and seafood entrees are also served.
Dixie Queen Seafood Restaurant
Dixie Queen Seafood Restaurant has been in business for almost 40 years and serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. Try the seafood specials such as the steamed fish, scallops or crab, the trout and mini shrimp combo or create your own combo. Grilled items such as chops and rib-eye steak, a kids menu and a senior citizens menu are also available. Dixie Queen Seafood Restaurant is closed on Mondays.
Little Rocket
Located along the highway, Little Rocket is a hamburger place known for its double-patty burgers. Order a the double Rocket burger and you'll get a large sandwich with four patties. Pair your burger with a side of chili cheese fries and a milkshake and enjoy your meal in one of the restaurant's picnic tables. Hot dogs are also served and the burgers in Little Rocket are made with a special sauce.
Jack Cobb and Son Barbecue Place
In Jack Cobb and Son Barbecue Place you can dine in the screened outdoor dining are or sit under the trees and enjoy a picnic when eating. Here, the barbecue is cooked for 16 hours in a cinder block pit with live charcoal and wood coals. Cooked the old-fashioned way, the barbecue is described as having a " rich, nutty, smokey taste." When dining in this casual restaurant, which started as a BBQ delivery business by the owners father in the 1940s, you can pair the barbecue with side dishes such as coleslaw or golden brown hush puppies. Barbecue chicken and barbecue turkey are also served. Jack Cobb and Son Barbecue Place is open on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays.
Source: eHow
