For the past couple of months, as I've driven down Dawsonville Highway and across the top end of Lake Lanier, I have witnessed the growth of a fledgling new business! About midway between Dawsonville and Gainesville where restaurants are hard to find, and there just isn't much but the lake and a four lane highway, hungry visitors can now stop at the all new Sherry's Bait & Barbecue at Lake Lanier.
The area of
Sardis Road off of Dawsonville Highway is not packed with places to eat or for that matter buy bait. At first glance, I thought this might be a strange idea. But it really works! Today, I stopped in for a quick lunch pickup. I snapped a few photos as I always do, and happened across Terry and Sherry, the new owners, working hard to please their customers. The place was really hopping with a steady stream of hungry visitors, and people stopping in to load up with bait before hitting the water.
My lunch today? I just had to try the pulled pork
barbecue sandwich with a traditional side of baked beans and a little bit of cole slaw. Sherry packed the goods up for me in a small paper bag, and I was on my way in just a few minutes. The short drive to my nearby lake home did not take long. As I set things out on the lunch table and unwrapped all of the goods, I was taken aback by the size of the sandwich and large portions! All of the food was fantastic, and I must say a bit unique. I chose the Carolina vinegar-based barbecue sauce, the sandwich was piled high with nicely smoked pork, the baked beans were perfectly tangy and had a wonderful flavor, the slaw was fresh crunchy and very good! Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed my meal, and I can assure you that I will be back soon. Especially now that I know that Sherry's is serving biscuits for breakfast!
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| Live bait at Sherry's Bait & Barbecue |
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| Drive right up to the front door at Sherry's Bait & Barbecue |
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| Front entrance to Sherry's |
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| Nice portions of tasty barbecue at Sherry's Bait & Barbecue |
I'm sure this little place is going to grow quickly as it is right on the major highway between Dawsonville and Gainesville. You simply can't miss it! And I really want to send a tremendous shout out and thank you to the owners for taking a chance and opening up a restaurant where we so desperately needed it along this long stretch of highway! Stop in and give Sherry's Bait & Barbecue a try! I don't think you'll be disappointed!
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