Always a stop we make when nearby! Prepared food is great. Pork products are even better! Stock…read moreup!

NC Exit 385-Wallace, next to taco bell Small town butcher…read morewith lots of character. Stop in for an amazing BBQ meal and take away fresh high quality meat to prepare at home. Very friendly staff that make you feel that Wallace is your hometown. We met Kenneth, Billy's brother, who treated us like family and to a sample of BBQ ...on the house. Pork is locally raised, where beef is corn fed from the Midwest. Being a farm girl raised in Nebraska on corn fed not grass fed beef, I give Billy's 5 stars for knowing quality. A hole in the wall worth the exit off of 40. Look for the Country Hams, like Italian Prosciutto hanging in the front window! Tell Billy or Kenneth hello from me.

Always busy and happening! I love going here everyone is so friendly, especially with my dog…read more I go for small snacks, treats and their sourdough! This place is such a treat and is filled with so many hidden gems.

I love this place. As someone with celiac disease, it's a huge challenge to find gluten free…read morepastries and desserts. This coffee cake muffin is what's left of my haul. I've tried cheese cake, s'more cookies, and lemon blueberry muffins and I was not disappointed. Everything was moist and flavorful.

I was lucky enough to meet the folks from Goodness Gracie at the Great Grapes festival in…read moreCharlotte, NC. It's wonderful to know that the family behind these amazing and uber delicious gourmet products are incredibly nice and generous. While there are so many different items that I adored (and I tried quite a few samples) my favorite is the Heavenly Toffee Cookies. Tasty grahams toffee'd up to the wazoo. SO delightful. I pretty much took down an entire 6 oz. bag in one sitting. Goodness Gracie, you sure do make delicious treats. They also make a ton of other cookies and delicious snack items that make for perfect gifts for anyone who loves a tasty morsel and/or local products. Their website also hosts a variety of really cute basket-like gifts for any occasion at really affordable prices. I will continue to support this great local company in any way I can! Trust me, if you try their cookies or snacks you won't be able to resist either.

Wowzers!!! These snacks are Yum-O and Rachael Ray agrees! Seriously, these snacks have been…read morefeatures on Food Network, the Rachael Ray Show, in Southern Living magazine and named a Food and Wine magazine top pick! You cannot beat that! I met the owners at the Beaufort Wine and Food Festival this past weekend and like Nicole, we bought two bags and finished them in the hotel room before the weekend was over. They are incredible! The couple hand makes all of their items themselves. I am allergic to tree nuts so we bought the Oatmeal Toffee cookies! Holy shmoley, these things are the best! When we got home, I got online and ordered more for myself and some gifts. You gotta visit this site and grab some for yourself!

The absolute BEST hand decorated cookies around AND they don't taste like cardboard! Placed an…read moreorder for a bridal shower that was handled with care. The details were astounding and the seller was very involved making sure they arrived in one piece. I will continue to use Blakely Sweets!!

Such a wonderful local business to have make our little one some treats for her birthday party!…read more I met the owner of Blakely at an event and knew I wanted her to make some cookies for my daughters party. I booked her well in advance and she reached back out the week of the party. She was quick, helped me with my vision for the cookies and offered a great price. I cannot wait to have her whip up some treats for our next event.

Had a great experience with Curtis Murphy at the Porters Neck location. He was polite,…read moreknowledgeable and very professional. We will definitely be back!

Not just the best butcher in Wilmington but one of the best I've ever been to. I don't know how…read morethey get such high quality cuts but just about everything I've tried there was amazing. But why I realize speak highly of it is the prices are so reasonable. Granted more than even the nicer supermarkets but way less than other high end butchers I've seen. The only thing I wouldn't recommend are some of the local frozen items. It's nice to offer things from area farms but they are expensive for frozen meats.

Had the best time at JM's! The music being played is excellent and the bartender, Brittany, was…read moreawesome!!! Brittany engaged with me with zero judgement and even told me I remind her of her aunt! That was very endearing! I also met the owner, Mike, who was very sweet. There are pool tables and dart boards and all the local regulars!! I'll be back!! Watch out Brittany, pour my drink, please!!

I got shrimp and red snapper from here to cook for dinner. The shrimp was phenomenal. The red…read moresnapper was good. I'm a fan of small local fish markets, and this one fits the bill. When you walk in, it doesn't exactly scream "fish market" - as it took me a few minutes to even find the fish. The staff there that day (one person) was friendly, but when asked for suggestions of what was good "everything." The owner of the bar (of the same name) next door came by to hard sell his place. He wasn't wearing a mask, and I tried to interject that I wouldn't be coming by because my kid is too young to eat out around people - but he really didn't catch on. Sigh. I went on to get the shrimp and the red snapper. I paused trying to do the math on how much. The friendly bar owner then insisted I wasn't getting enough for "that many people" - and I should double it. I don't exactly know why I listened to him (I think I was just ready to go) - so I bought what he said. After a rather hefty bill. Getting home, I pulled out the fish and it was 2x what I needed. Sure enough, we had left overs. I don't know if you've ever microwaved left over red snapper - I don't recommend it. So - the interloper from next door brought down the score, but the shrimp was so good I can't imagine going less than 4 stars.

Carolina Treet makes a variety of BBQ sauces. I know, I'm such a dork, I order Big Moe's BBQ sauce…read more(one of their varieties) on-line and pay to have it shipped to me because they don't distribute it around here. It used to be just a bottle or 2 at a time, but I placed an order this week for 4 bottles. Some people might call it an unhealthy relationship, but it's a damn fine sauce. Truth be known, my first bottle was a gift, purchased at an N.C. airport by a certain North Carolinian who knows his BBQ. I love me some BBQ, and I used to eat it with any sauce, even subpar K.C. Masterpiece sweet gloppy sauce, but Big Moe has shown me the light. It's a much thinner sauce, spicy, and a nice North Carolina tang of vinegar. It's not the typical Carolina pulled pork vinegar based sauce though. I've been known to craft my own BBQ sauce but Big Moe has a little something extra.

Not sure why I am reviewing this...I don't think there is a tour of the plant or anything, but its…read morecool that Carolina Treet is made here. I am a big fan of the original, best on pork, chicken, even fish and shrimp. I guess I have to get some Big Moe's now too!