Not this year. And we’re not complaining.
Pender County is one of the fastest growing counties in North Carolina and we can attest to that with the addition of several new businesses and expansion of others.
This week we welcomed Burney’s Sweets & More to Hampstead and MeMa’s Chick‘N and Ribs in Burgaw.
We visit new businesses that are tourism-related regularly. Last week, while going to see Dr. Henry Pierpan DDS for a routine check-up, I saw a lot of activity next door. Burney’s Sweets & More opened Jan. 19, the Thursday prior to my dentist visit. Pierpan’s staff said the plaza never smelled so delicious and they loved the croissants. With their cues, I knew exactly which flavors to purchase for the Burgaw office.
Then we heard MeMa’s Chick‘N and Ribs had opened. Stephanie and I visited them on Friday afternoon for lunch.
Our lunch outing is a weekly highlight for Stephanie and I. It’s the only chance we get to talk and discuss tourism ideas away from the office. And our social media followers love to see our lunch posts. We take a snapshot of our lunch and we post it on Facebook. Those posts are extremely popular and Facebook fans want to know more about the restaurants we visit.
Our visit to MeMa’s Chick‘N and Ribs was a tasty one. Located at 602 NC Hwy 117, unit G, MeMa’s was a busy place. The steady stream of customers was impressive. The chatter of customers was replaced with a hum of “yum” when their meals were served.
MeMa’s Chick‘N and Ribs is located in the Pender Landing shopping center. They are open Wednesdays through Saturdays, 11 a.m. -10 p.m. and Sundays, noon – 6 p.m. The restaurant is closed Mondays and Tuesdays.
We hope to return to interview the staff – when, or if, they have a “slow” moment.
Amid all the addition of businesses and expansion of others, we are cleaning files, organizing, and editing.
The Pender County Tourism Column, Out and About, appears in the Pender Post-Voice.
