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    Oriental Deli & Subs - My slim mozzarella sub which

    Oriental Deli & Subs

    4.2(37 reviews)
    9.2 mi
    •$

    Easy. The place is easy to get in and out quickly. The food is simple,but good. I've been for…read morebreakfast and lunch service. My favorite are the bagels served up any way you want. The decor is no frills, but very clean. My friends order was slightly wrong,but they fixed it with a smile. Easy, like Sunday morning...which they are open by the way at 7am. Easy for grabbing sandwiches to take out on the boat or head to the beach. I recommend giving it a try.

    A no frills but great sub shop / deli. So many sandwich choices and specials. They also have…read morebreakfast sandwiches and quesadillas. After you read the long list of options you order at the counter and they bring it out to you. Super friendly locals run it and it's very clean and spacious inside with seating and outside seating. Drinks and chips and a few sweet treats also available . I had the slim mozzarella sub which was filled with veggies and drizzled Italian dressing in a nice sub hoagie. The salt and vinegar kettle chips were great too. I shared a brownie with my friends and it was delicious. Tasted homemade. My sandwich was nice and fresh and filled me up for my 4 hour drive. My friends had the Big Neuse sub which came on a hoagie too and chock full of meat and veggies. The pizza quesadilla my other friend got looked really good and filling. Full of pepperoni and cheese on a tortilla , she took half home. We had a great early lunch here and it started to get busy as we got done. I'm sure this is a busy place for locals at lunch and breakfast. Great little place for an easy quick meal. Great service too! Not many places in Oriental so I'm glad I found another good one.

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    Lawson’s On The Creek - Turkey BLT and flattened tots.

    Lawson’s On The Creek

    4.4(92 reviews)
    15.1 mi

    This place is a gem in New Bern! Great food and very reasonable pricing. A wonderful, friendly…read moreplace to have lunch or meet with friends. Perfect view of the river. Paige and Sonya plus all the staff are doing a great job keeping things going so glad to see the business so busy. Keep up the good work it is our go to place for sure!! V&C Hester

    Wife and I wanted to visit New Bern again and decided to have a great lunch at Lawson's On The…read moreCreek. What a wonderful experience. Very nice place kind of tucked away on the water side of The NC History Center at Tryon Palace. From the large parking area you can enter through the History Center or walk toward the water and enter through the main entrance of the restaurant. We entered through the main entrance and were greeted upon entering. As you enter there is plenty of seating around the inside, outside, and some seating at the bar. We were seated near the History Center entrance adjacent to the restroom entryway. Very large windows provide plenty of lighting and views of the water and surrounding area. Our server promptly arrived and took our beverage order as well as provided the specials for the day. A few minutes later she returned with our drinks and took our orders. We ordered the turkey club with coleslaw and the special, cheesesteak with smashed tots. Our meals arrived after a short wait. They looked really good. The portions were a good size and were well prepared. We both agreed everything was delicious! The coleslaw had great texture and the right amount of seasoning. The turkey club delivered everything you would expect. The smashed tots were an interesting version of tots, but were good. For me the highlight was the cheesesteak. I had mushrooms and jalapenos added to the already loaded sandwich and it was amazing. The overall experience was great. We will definitely return here again and highly recommend giving Lawson's On The Creek a try.

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    Yoder's Dutch Pantry - pork sausage link

    Yoder's Dutch Pantry

    4.6(114 reviews)
    30.8 mi
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    We were belatedly celebrating mom's 84th birthday, and she had not been to Yoder's in 10-15 years…read more Today was my first time. My aunt and cousin joined in on the fun, and it was my cousin's first time as well. Some in our party got the meatloaf, and exclaimed over how delicious it was. I got the parm chicken with rice, which was a little dried out and disappointing. Enter Yoder's cabbage and Dutch potato sides to save the day! Both were absolutely delicious! The cabbage was perfectly cooked and well-seasoned. I was delighted to find they were spicy, with visible red pepper flakes. The Dutch potatoes were creamy and cheesy...a new fave! The roll with the cinnamon butter was a treat indeed. And the tea? We like ours half & half...delivered in big cups with extra ice just the way we like it! I also got an English Toffee Latte to go...and it did not disappoint. Neither did the waitstaff, who were friendly, engaging and ensured our food was delivered with a smile. We left with slices of chocolate, coconut cream, and pecan caramel pie, a loaf of sourdough, and a mocha brownie treat for later. Ohhhh, and a ginormous cinnamon roll, cause why not?! The interior of Yoder's restaurant is a rustic place with a lovely shop to wander through while you wait to be seated. They have a lovely bird in the store that will sing you a song and tell you what the cat and the rooster say. So charming! All in all, I've been hearing about Yoder's for years and years...and it did not disappoint! Can't wait for a return visit!

    Our party called ahead the day before visiting the restaurant for Wednesday reservations. We were…read moretold to arrive around 9am the next morning. After arriving a few minutes early we were told it would be "a bit" before they could seat us. "A bit" turned out to be more than an hour and even then they sat us at multiple tables throughout the restaurant. After being seated, we were promptly ignored. Fifteen more minutes went by before our sullen, unpleasant server took our drink orders and eventually our breakfast orders. She was not only extremely slow and inattentive, but blatantly disrespectful to one member of our party by rolling her eyes and making gestures when she thought we couldn't see her. Once our order was placed, we waited then waited more. We had decided to leave if our food had not arrived by 12pm and go to Bojangles in Vanceboro, but at 11:50, over three hours after arriving, our food finally showed up. My omelet was enormous and overflowing with ground sausage. It was OK, but would have been better with less sausage. My shredded hash browns were cold. The biscuit that accompanied the omelet was cold and hard. My dining companion liked her french toast, but noted her eggs, though properly prepared over medium, were cold. Same goes for her home fries. However, the buttery syrup, served with her french toast, was served warm and was absolutely amazing. Wow! It made my biscuit edible and was the best part of our meals. The restaurant is attached to a hardware store in a rural part of Craven County. It definitely has a country vibe and was spotless. Incredibly slow and disrespectful service combined with OK-at-best food make it difficult to recommend Voder's Dutch Pantry in any capacity to anyone.

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    Gluten Free By the Sea - GF baguette for a cheesesteak sandwich (Cheesesteak not included)

    Gluten Free By the Sea

    4.7(22 reviews)
    86.7 mi

    Driving to visit a friend in Wilmington, I passed a sign that read "Gluten Free By The Sea" and…read morealmost stopped the car right there and then. After the visit, I retraced my route and ventured into the lovely little bakery on Judges Road. This charming shop is loaded with gluten free goodies - breads, cakes, pies, pastries, cookies - and smells heavenly. Service is warm, welcoming, and super-informative. Have questions about gluten free baking? You've come to the right place. Need a GF dessert to feed a crowd? Ditto. Just want to treat yourself? Again, the perfect pit stop. Custom cakes are also available to order. It took a while for me to whittle down my choices for purchase. Ultimately, I opted for a fresh GF baguette and a lemon bar. On returning home, I cut off a piece of the baguette and had it with some salted butter. Moist, with just the right amount of chew, it was the first decent GF baguette I've had in almost 15 years. Later, my husband made cheesesteaks and served mine in Gluten Free By The Sea's baguette. Mwah! Chef's kiss! So good! (I usually have my cheesesteaks in a lettuce wrap, so this was a rare treat.) The next morning, I enjoyed half the lemon bar with a cup of Irish Breakfast tea. A winning combination of tart and sweet, it was a wonderful way to begin my day. Looking forward to my next visit already!

    I have tried their carrot cake, blueberry muffin, strawberry cake, and an almond cupcake. All were…read moreextremely dry and tastes like sand; grainy and hardly any flavor. I don't see the raves about this place and don't know how they're still in business. I do not recommend.

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