Excerpt from
Blue Ridge Parkway Foodie Tour, Part 3
May 23, 2012
Spruce Pine, N.C.’s City Drive In: Eight-hour Chili and Foot-long Dogs
The undulating awning at the City Drive In is one of the most recognizable structures in Spruce Pine, N.C. Since 1950, diners have parked their cars under that blue wave, where curb hops continue to serve chili-smothered hamburgers and foot-long hot dogs.
The eight-hour chili recipe is the same as it was on opening day. City Drive In hot dogs are, fittingly, supplied by Carolina Pride.
Saturday mornings mean sausage gravy seasoned with bacon grease, made in the large black iron skillet that owner Mike Long’s mother once used, to feed her seven children.
The City Drive-In, 670 Oak Avenue, Spruce Pine, North Carolina, 828-765-4480
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