Driving from Charleston to DC in May

[jenjen41683]

We're going to be driving from Charleston to DC in May. It'll be a straight drive, but we would love recommendations for places to stop and eat along the way. My husband has a gluten intolerance, but as long as there is some offerings without wheat, he's fine. I love local gems and we both LOVE barbecue.

[carolinadawg]

Have you searched some of the other threads on this topic/ There are several:

http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/763006

http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/718598

http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/672448

http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/785875

I don't drive up and down 95 much, but I cross it going east and west. I enjoy Fuller's BBQ in Lumberton. Its right off 95, and despite the name, the bbq isn't very good, but they have a large buffet reaturing lots of southern style veggies and other stuff. There is also a new bbq place in Lumberton that might be worth checking out:

http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/818976

You might also want to post something on the Mid-Atlantic board in order to get recs for Virginia.

[jenjen41683]

Thanks! I had looked but didn't see those threads.

[Sue in Mt P]

How far are you willing to get off that ole 95?

I usually just blast through with road snacks. The hardest part of that trip is that the traffic is the worst at the end of the trip.

[jenjen41683]

It depends on how much time it would add to the drive... I haven't really look at the options yet. Is there a reasonable route that is more interesting than the interstate but doesn't take forever?

[Sue in Mt P]

Not to my knowledge. The scenic routes would take a lot longer. I95 is the most direct.

Look at Wilbur's in Goldsboro. It's not quite halfway, and I haven't been in years. But it gets good reviews here and it's only about 10 miles off 95.