#simpsquote

"I grew up 3 miles from Simps. That was a regular Saturday Lunch stop and to this day I still have cravings for a sliced BBQ sandwich w/ cole slaw, fries and a coke in a glass bottle. YUM!"

The only cultural attraction he ever ran across out west was Simp’s Barbecue which was on 64 just this side of Plymouth where you could still get Coca Cola in those little eight-ounce glass bottles they used to have when he was a kid. He can tell you that a Simp’s barbecue sandwich with slaw and a couple of those little cokes made a real gourmet breakfast...

"I remember such small details inside this place. It's the first time I ever heard the song by the Beatles, "I wanna hold your hand"... at least that's the way i remember it.... I had a first date there.... can still smell and taste that lacey cornbread and pepsi in a bottle. Hmmmnnn. good stuff. And the barbeque was good too! On the way back from a Sunday afternoon at Sandy Point Beach. Life was simple and good."

"My personal memories of Simps are fond. It was the half way point from Ahoskie, my home town, and Nags Head. I usually went to the beach with a buddy and his family. We would leave Friday afternoons when his Dad finished work and stop at Simps for dinner. I remember there being a lot of overalls and blue hairs in the restaurant. We usually sat outside on a picnic table and ate which involved sweating and swatting flies but it was worth it to enjoy that delicious BBQ. The pit was behind the restaurant so the aroma was wonderful as well."