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'it's not too early to get started on a breakfast of standards like biscuits, grits and gravy and bacon and eggs at the dixie grill (910-762-7280), a genuine southern greasy spoon that was renovated and updated by the proprietor, brian mayberry, two years ago. this 80-year-old restaurant is in a 100-year-old building whose grease trap lies above a storied downtown tunnel called jacob's run. whether the run was used solely to carry water from artesian springs or served a part in freeing slaves has never been clearly documented. also good is the louisiana hash with cajun andouille sausage and eggs ($6.50). '' New York Times
116 market street, Wilmington, NC

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