Burgaw restaurant keeps railroad history alive
BURGAW, NC (WECT) - Many of the small towns in America got their starts when the railroad came thru -- and that's the case for one of our communities in southeastern North Carolina.
While no trains go thru Burgaw anymore, there is a new business in town that is keeping the town's railroad history alive. The depot has been renovated into the office for the Burgaw Chamber of Commerce.
If you've ever seen the movie Fried Green Tomatoes you may have seen the Whistle Stop Cafe featured in the film. Just like Juliette, Georgia, Burgaw now has its own version of the cafe which opened about a month ago.
Jackie Norton has been operating a catering business in the building for the past eleven years, but decided to open up a restaurant.
"We were definitely trying to tie in something with the depot and the face that he had been redone and now it was a meeting facility here in Burgaw,"said Norton. "We went thru a lot of different options and a really good friend came up with the idea of the Whistle Stop and as soon as it heard it, I knew it was the right one."
Every other Friday, Norton says they serve Fried Green Tomatoes, just like the Whistle Stop cafe did in the movie.
The Whistle Stop Cafe is open Tuesdays thru Friday, from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
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