What’s Cooking in Moore County?

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Moore County’s nutrient segment is heating up! The edifice business has been booming here. Dozens of caller eateries person opened successful nan past 2 years, pinch caller ones coming, and these caller establishments are fresh to service up thing special. Here’s a look astatine what’s cooking.

Atrium Food Hall successful Aberdeen

Disappointed that Junction Hall nutrient hallway is indefinitely connected hold? Aberdeen foodies looking guardant to a nutrient hallway request not worry: Atrium Food Hall will beryllium coming to Aberdeen instead. Though nan task is still successful improvement and kept nether wraps, Jose Sanchez pinch NDB Commercial Real Estate confirmed to Sandhills Sentinel that Atrium is simply a go.

Though small is known astir nan specifics of Atrium, modern nutrient halls are typically large, indoor spaces that characteristic a assortment of nutrient vendors, often offering gourmet and artisanal dishes. Unlike accepted nutrient courts, nutrient halls mostly attraction connected divers culinary experiences and often see communal seating for that “community” feeling.

Atrium will beryllium successful nan aforesaid area arsenic nan Aberdeen Planet Fitness, Vista Oral Surgery, and Dollar Tree. More news to travel arsenic nan task progresses, truthful support your eyes and ears open.

Godfather’s Pizza: A Pizza You Can’t Refuse

Have you heard? Godfather’s Pizza is moving into nan storefront antecedently occupied by Petro’s Chili & Chips successful Southern Pines (think Tropical Smoothie Café’s area).

Though nary charismatic expansive opening day has been announced, nan Godfather’s Pizza Southern Pines Facebook page has been teasing nan region pinch sneak peeks and hiring events. “We’re excited to beryllium 1 measurement person to opening nan caller Godfather’s Pizza location!” posted nan page. “The eating room is coming together! Get excited, you’ll beryllium capable to eat and bask immoderate Godfather’s Pizza very soon.”

Homeward Kitchen Is Out, Golden Corral Favorites Is In

It’s been a moving joke successful nan organization that Golden Corral and Chick-fil-A switched locations, considering Homeward Kitchen was a Golden Corral spot (of sorts).

Now, though, nan alteration has genuinely travel afloat circle. Right adjacent doorway to Godfather’s Pizza, Homeward Kitchen has been swapped retired for Golden Corral Favorites, which will characteristic a curated action of nan astir celebrated Golden Corral paper items, served successful a streamlined, quick-service format.

As pinch Homeward Kitchen, nan Southern Pines location of Golden Corral Favorites will beryllium nan first of its kind. Diners person classical comfortableness nutrient to look guardant to – pinch a shiny caller sanction and format.

Morganton Park South Progress

Two eateries successful nan Morganton Park South shopping halfway successful Southern Pines are still planned: Whataburger and Starbucks.

Though nan caller stand-alone Starbucks location has been successful talks for rather immoderate time, Whataburger was brought to nan Southern Pines Planning Board successful November 2024. The iconic Texas-based burger concatenation will beryllium side-by-side pinch nan Starbucks and, according to plans, will beryllium beside nan Duke Power substation conscionable crossed from Target.

Both Starbucks and Whataburger are moving guardant pinch antecedently elaborate plans. Whataburger will reportedly person 58 seats and a double drive-through, and will beryllium unfastened 24 hours.

The Whale Tea

Meanwhile, crossed nan thoroughfare and down nan block, The Whale Tea precocious opened for business. It’s adjacent Five Guys, IHOP, and Red Bowl – which is fitting considering proprietor Jessica Lin besides owns Red Bowl.

Per The Whale Tea NC’s website, nan Southern Pines location offers a wide action of premium bubble teas made pinch caller ingredients. Their paper features desserts, classical beverage teas, consequence teas, and customizable options pinch toppings for illustration boba, agar, and coconut jelly.

Tradecraft Coffee Roasters Putting Down Roots

Tea not your … well, cup of tea? Tradecraft Coffee Roasters, which antecedently rolled astir nan region successful a mobile java truck, precocious announced they’ll soon beryllium opening their first brick-and-mortar java and espresso bar. Tradecraft, veteran-owned and operated, serves responsibly originated specialty trade coffees, espresso drinks, teas, cocoa, and acold brew connected tap.

This is simply a caller announcement, truthful support your eyes unfastened for specifications arsenic nan task progresses.

Food Truck Parks Rolling Into Northern Moore County

Just successful clip for summer, 2 nutrient motortruck parks are parking it successful nan northbound extremity of nan county.

Ouida’s Food Truck Park LLC precocious opened successful Carthage and has been dishing it retired to nan community, while nan Robbins Town Council precocious gave nan greenish ray to a projected nutrient motortruck parkland connected N. Rockingham Street.

Robbins Town Manager Clint Mack described nutrient motortruck parks arsenic “an plus to a mini municipality by creating vibrant organization spaces and providing residents and visitors pinch a assortment of culinary experiences.”

ROAST Chef Matt Delle Opening New Coast Seafood Shack & Country Kitchen

Chef Matt Delle is making a splash. The proprietor of Roast Farm to Table Sandwich Market successful Southern Pines, Matt is slated to unveil a caller restaurant, Coast Seafood Shack & Country Kitchen, successful Vass.

Matt, who has much than 30 years successful nan edifice field, told Sandhills Sentinel that nan caller edifice will attraction connected Calabash cooking and will connection shrimp, oysters, clams, crabs, and fish.

If you cognize of immoderate caller aliases upcoming restaurants, please fto america cognize by emailing [email protected].

~Article and photograph by Sandhills Sentinel Assistant Editor Abegail Murphy. Abegail has been penning for Sandhills Sentinel since 2021.

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