Crook's Corner (restaurant) explained

Crook's Corner
Established:1982
Closed:2021
Food-Type:Southern
City:Chapel Hill
State:North Carolina
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Country:United States
Coordinates:35.9099°N -79.065°W
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Crook's Corner is a defunct Southern restaurant in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The business was named one of "America's Classics" by the James Beard Foundation Awards. It opened in 1982 and closed in 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] [2]

The restaurant was noted for Atlantic Beach Pie, which was created by its chef, Bill Smith, in 2011.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lardie . Matt . 2021-06-09 . Southern Institution Crook's Corner Closes After Almost 40 Years in Chapel Hill . 2023-06-14 . Eater Carolinas . en . 2023-03-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230325004517/https://carolinas.eater.com/2021/6/9/22526417/crooks-corner-closed . live .
  2. News: Anderson . Brett . 2021-06-09 . Crook's Corner, a Landmark North Carolina Restaurant, Has Closed . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-06-14 . 0362-4331 . 2022-12-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221228152252/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/09/dining/crooks-corner-closed.html . live .
  3. News: Laskey . Margaux . 2018-07-20 . A Pie to Cut Through Summer’s Heat . 2024-06-30 . . en-US . 0362-4331.