The Hot Spot / Caffe' Rel - Franklin, N.C.

Upon arriving at our hotel, we were greeted with friends, a personalized gift basket, and rave reviews about a fine dining Italian restaurant located in a nearby gas station. This place was beyond belief. The Caffe' Rel, located in the Hot Spot gas station, offered a surprising variety of fresh and complex dishes. I tried the Eggplant Napoleon, consisting of fried eggplant topped with goat cheese over a bed of bow tie pasta with a ricotta parmesan sauce and a side of fresh veggies. It was hands down the best eggplant pasta dish I've ever had in a gas station if not ever. The caffe' also offered a delicious array of fresh pastries and a wide variety of condoms over the urinal in the bathroom. If you ever find yourself driving through Franklin North Carolina looking for gas, a hot meal, and condoms, Caffe' Rel is a must.

Comments

[Jim]

What was the clientele like?

[Bloghungry]

The clientele was very quiet. I felt like they were all silently judging our table because we were loud out-of-towners who always seemed to be talking about inappropriate things. Throughout our meal I kept expecting Britney Spears to walk in barefoot with baby in hand and order some sweet tea and Chicken Parmesan.

[ray]

Welcome to North Carolina, where we appreciate the importance of good food and good condoms.

[the yankee]

oh the Cracker barrel isn't that bad. i was in N Carolina a few weeks ago and had a good fried chicken and biscuit dinner! what the hell do you expect for under $10

[Craig]

I would think there would have been an accompanying picture with Bloghungry tossing up a bouquet of condoms, but no. :(

[Nina]

Hi,

We manage content for the North Carolina tourism account on a website called VisitNC.com. We would like to use a couple of your photos in a story we are running for December about Caffe Rel. Would that be ok? Please let me know ASAP as this is time sensitive.

Thanks!
Nina