Skip to main contentPerched on a stool, listening to the line cooks merrily shout along to Run-D.M.C. while you detach your jaw in order to shovel in another forkful of the Reggie Deluxe (Pine State's bacon, fried chicken, gravy, biscuit, cheddar and—sweet Jesus—fried egg stack, $8). Does morning get any better that this? This farmers-market-turned-Food Network favorite does over-the-top Southern favorites right, from its endless permutations of tender, flaky biscuit sandwiches ($4-$8) to creamy-tangy sausage gravy ($5, with biscuit) and collard greens ($2.50). If you have a friend who lives near Belmont, save yourself empty-belly anguish and sleep over the night before so you can get in line on Saturday morning for one of Pine State's coveted 14 seats. Otherwise, start practicing the words "to-go order." It's worth it. (KC)
WWeek 2015