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    Lefler's Place

    4.0 (21 reviews)
    InexpensiveBarbeque, Burgers, Cafes
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    Not much too look at, definitely showing some real age!
    Fred B.

    This is the kind of place that I routinely search out for a food adventure - a reto-style Mom & Pop restaurant, especially if it serves up barbecue, hamburgers, and hot dogs. As the oldest operating cafe (established in 1922) in the Montgomery/Stanly counties area, this place seemed like a natural, especially considering that their web site touts their pit-cooked, hickory smoked Pork Barbecue, Hamburger, and Hot Dog thusly: "We are probably most known for the pit-cooked bar-b-que that we cook. We use hickory wood and people in the community often comment on the delicious smell coming from the pit on firing days! We make our secret recipe sauce to top off our bar-b-que. Our burgers are absolutely "to die for"! We buy local fresh hamburger and pat out our burgers daily. We top off our burgers and hot dogs with our own secret recipe chili and slaw. The recipes that we use can be traced back to the early 1940's. At this point none of us are sure exactly where the original recipes came from." Sounded like a great food experience, but it was hardly that as once again Anticipation was greater the Participation! The Pork Barbecue has some smokiness to it, but there is little to recommend it after that. It is basically under sauced out of the kitchen, and neither the 2 house sauces or the commercial hot sauce helped much. The texture is very different - the meat is neither chopped nor pulled, but rather cut in to small cubes. I would assume to accomplish this by slicing the meat into "steaks" and then dicing it. I don't care for that approach. The slaw was not a favorite, rather bland with some chopped tomato - not the first time I've run into slaw with tomato being served with pork barbecue ( some in the Salisbury area), but it didn't help this version. The Cheeseburger was also sub-par, with a very mushy texture, little flavor, and very little cheese. he meat may have been secured locally and hand patted, but not recently! The Hot Dog was decent - nice wiener, and what there was of the chili was good. The service was reasonably good, but then again, we were the only ones there. All in all, a very disappointing experience, not one that will be repeated.

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    Great food great atmosphere wonderful home cooked food! Family friendly place. Old store feel

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    Good classic dive spot... Food is always fresh and fast and prices are very reasonable!

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    6 years ago

    Went for the ribs but they were sold out. Order yours early. Picked up ribs the following week... They are so darn good!!

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    The best handmade , not frozen , burgers in North Carolina. I was visiting my sister and niece in…read moreLaurinburg for a week in March and wanted a good local burger. I read the great reviews of this place online , so I had to come see for myself. It's a small brick building on the side of Andrew Jackson Hwy in Laurel Hill. Small parking lot with plenty of business. They have a small indoor dining area that is a bar top facing the windows. A couple of picnic tables outside , which is where I ate mine. I got the Double Cheeseburger with Crinkle Cut Fries and a can of Pepsi. The burger patties were nice and thick and juicy. Hot and fresh tasting with lettuce and tomato. If you want a Traditional North Carolina Slaw Burger they can do that too. The Crinkle Cut Fries were hot , fresh , and tasty. I prefer Crinkle Cut or Steak Cut Fries , so this was a plus. The employees were also nice. They have so much other food to choose from. Bbq Pork Sandwiches , Burgers , Hot Dogs , Sausage Dogs , Corn Dogs , Fried Bologna Sandwich , Pimento Cheese Sandwich , Chicken Wings , Hamburger Steak Plate , Chicken Salad , Chicken Sandwich , Fried Okra , Fries , Onion Rings , Baked Beans , Green Beans , Slaw , and Mashed Potatoes , and more. So don't pass by this place on the way to the beach or elsewhere. Make sure to stop and get you some good ole Carolina Food made with Love.

    All the way burger was awesome. Cheap prices and quick service. Small old school bar to sit at…read moreinside and a few picnic tables outside as well. Well worth the drive

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