Where MUST I eat. And I'm not talking fine fining fancy pants. I'm taking hole in the wall, good homemade grub!!!! Both Raleigh and Charlotte and anywhere in between.

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Mert's Heart and Soul
Mac's Speed Shop
Zada Jane's

IMHO you must visit:
Prices Chicken Coop (a working persons fried chicken/fish place) no dine in
Brooks Brothers Hamburgers (a blue collar place in North Davidson arts area, cash only) no dine in
R&R bbq in Concord (clean no gristle NC Eastern/NC western bbq)
Amelies French Bakery in north Davidson arts area
Lang Van's authentic Vietnamese cooking, Shamrock drive
Jai Pur Indian buffet/Maharani Indian restaurant, S. blvd/Kings drive
Roosters, Morrison blvd  
El Pulgarcito, central ave, (the kind of place were you are the only non-Hispanic,  go for the seafood soup it is excellent but only offered on the weekends)
Hope this helps, if your looking for a specific type of fare let me know.....

Pooles
Menu changes frequently but everything is incredible
And yes , from the outside it does look like a hole in the wall place.
Their macaroni & cheese is an absolute must.  Like you.

In Charlotte  I would say Portofino's is a great place to eat

There goes my healthy eating. Now can anyone recommend a personal trainer in both areas as well!?! Lol

How about ME? I know several inovative ways to burn off the calories!!

Would add Caffe Luna on Hargett Street to the list if you like Italian.

Ok. But I'm going to have a lot of calories to burn off. LOL  

The Pit was amazing!!! Omg!!! Thank you

Never had a bad meal there. Glad you enjoyed it