1 Stop

This is one of those places I love to check out — a small convenience store or gas station that has a grill or small kitchen of sorts. Have found some pretty good food in these places over the years. This one was no different — not much to look at inside or out, but the food is what you want here, anyway.
This place, which is nearly at Linville Road & not actually in Kernersville, is about chicken, Fried Chicken to be exact, though they also serve up some pretty awesome Hot Wings and Potato Wedges. This is a fast food place (well, except for the Chicken Livers, which are cooked to order), you place your order at the front register, pay, and wait for your food, and this is pretty much take out only.
The fried chicken is very, very good — a nice outside crust (perfectly cooked), nice quality chicken, moist and tender inside with good flavor, though a touch under-​seasoned. The Hot Wings are excellent as well, the sauce seems to the Texas Pete one, with the right level of heat. The Potato Wedges are good, but get limp quickly, so they need to be eaten soon after getting them.
They have all kinds of combo with differing pieces of chicken, wedges, rolls, and you can buy pieces by themselves, or in a 8 or 16 piece amount, with or without sides. The service is quick and friendly, the pricing reasonable, and the food is great. We travel back and forth between Greensboro and Winston almost weekly, so we’ll hit this place again — like to try the Chicken Livers, the Corn Dog, and the Egg Roll — yeap, Egg Roll.

Here is probably one of the most unlikely places to find good food. The 1 Stop is basically a gas station with a small restaurant inside. They only have a couple of seats for eating in, most people get the food to go after a busy day. They specialize in fried chicken, chicken tenders, chicken livers, and potato wedges. Its hard to find good fried chicken any more. I am happy to report that the 1 Stop is still going strong after many many years. The potato wedges are coated in batter and then deep fried. Very large, each one is about ¼ of a potato. They are a reason to visit by themselves. The fried chicken is available in various combinations and box specials. Its crispy crunchy without being to dried out or too greasy. The batter is good old southern style. The tenders are white meat and also cooked to perfection. Tender and juicy inside and crunchy outside. If you like chicken livers then be sure to try the ones out here. They are lightly battered and deep fried too. Its hard to get them to turn out right but 1 Stop has chicken down to an art! The service is fast and friendly. Not exactly a place to take a date or to go dine in, but again they do what they do very well, and that is make good fried chicken. Stop and take some home. You will be glad you did!

On the way to a friend’s house, Jerry saw a sign for the 1 Stop #6. The extensive chicken options had us in a quandary for a few minutes (The Eagle, Snack 2PC, Dinner 3PC, Just Chicken, Tenders, Livers, Wings, The Wife Saver, The Whole Thing). The friendly person working the counter that Saturday told us not to worry, pick whatever items we wanted, and he could ring it up. We went with an order of Hot Wings and a 3-​piece chicken meal. (I confess. The Sides of Corndog and Eggroll intrigued me and are at the top of my list for our next visit.)
Usually Jerry and I take notes on each item as we eat while everything is fresh in our minds. We want to capture the details so we can give readers a full accounting. I said I had «chicken fingers» and didn’t want to get food on my phone, so I couldn’t type in the notes. The truth was, the chicken was so good; I didn’t want to stop eating until every bite was gone. All the chicken was pull apart tender and juicy. The crispy skin on the fried chicken was nicely salted. The seasoned large potato wedges in the dinner were fluffy and tender on the inside. Soft rolls and packs of Texas Pete hot sauce completed our combo. The wings were tossed in a Texas Pete Wing Sauce with sliced jalapenos. Check out our Food and Brew Review blog for our «Eat Here and Get Gas» review at
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