Sutton's Drug Store has been around since 1923 and is a combination pharmacy and old fashion soda fountain style diner. We had lunch here and as with most places, there was a line. Also, as we found with every place, they had Sweet Tea. Sweet Tea seems to be like water in North Carolina. They also made Lemonade either, sweet, sour or regular and great milk shakes. There chili was without beans for those of you who do chili.

I found this video about the place:



We also learned quickly that most people don't mind waiting and are not in a hurry in North Carolina. They also do not use their cell phones while they eat. No one was checking emails or texting away. It was very interesting to just see people so relaxed and actually speaking with their tablemates.

The waitresses also usually had about 10-20 tables all by themselves and remembered all the orders perfectly. Example, one of my daughters likes her water without ice and back home this is not usual. Here, she usually will not get her water the way she would like it, in other words, it comes with ice even though she asks for it without. In NC, each and every time, without fail, her water came correct and was refilled correctly. It is something so simple but it meant a great deal.

The last place we ate at on Franklin Street was Ye Old Waffle Shoppe and as you can probably guess from the name, she serve breakfast type food, like... waffles. One daughter had the waffles and said they were delicious. They came with powdered sugar sprinkled on top. Another had M&M pancakes and also liked them. As with some of the other places, the hours of this place are way too early for us!
M – F | 7:00am – 2:00pm
Sa – Su | 8:00am – 2:30pm

If you are in class or working during the morning and afternoon, how can you ever hope to eat here? Only on the weekend??

As I was mentioning before about a waitress covering many tables, there was only one waitress for the entire place.