Southern Food Near I-75 and I-475 in Central Georgia
NEAR I-75 - NORTH OF MACON
| EXIT | NAME | DISTANCE FROM I-75 |
COMMENTS |
| 205 East | Fresh Air Barbeque Jackson, 1164 Highway 42 S |
11.1 miles |
- original location |
| 201 West | Buckner's Family Restaurant Jackson, 1168 Bucksnort Road |
1.1 miles | - known for their fried chicken |
| 198 East |
Falls View Restaurant Jackson, 42 Towaliga River Dr. |
1.5 miles | - catfish |
| 187 West | The Prime Palate Forsyth, 22 West Main Street |
0.8 miles | - buffet with country cooking - Closed on Monday |
| 186 East | Whistle Stop Cafe Juliette , 443 McCrackin St. |
9 miles | - movie Fried Green Tomatoes filmed here |
| 175 East | Miss Hattie's Kitchen Bolingbroke, 7248 N. Alexander Ct. |
2.0 mile | - this exit for northbound traffic only - closed Monday and Tuesday |
NEAR I-75 IN MACON
| EXIT | NAME | DISTANCE FROM I-75 |
COMMENTS |
| 169 West |
Fresh Air Bar-B-Que 3076 Riverside Dr. |
1.1 miles | - southbound traffic |
| 167 West |
Fresh Air Bar-B-Que 3076 Riverside Dr. |
1.6 miles | - northbound traffic |
| 167 West |
S & S Cafeteria 2626 Riverside Dr. |
0.2 miles | - open 7 days a week - good fried chicken |
| 164 East |
Bear's Den 1191 Oglethorpe St |
0.8 miles | - good fried food |
| 164 East |
H & H Restaurant 807 Forsyth Street |
0.9 miles | - soul food - Allman Brothers ate here |
| 164 East |
Nu-Way Weiners 430 Cotton Avenue |
1.3 miles | - original location - closed on Sunday |
| 164 West |
Dawson's Kitchen 3360 Brookdale Ave. |
2.2 miles | - home-style cooking |
| 160 East | Fincher's Barbecue 3947 Houston Ave. |
0.9 miles (S) 1.4 miles (N) |
- original location |
NEAR I-475 - BYPASS OF DOWNTOWN MACON
| EXIT | NAME | DISTANCE FROM I-75 |
COMMENTS |
| 15 East | Twila Faye's Bolingbroke, 6025 US Highway 41 S |
1.0 mile |
- lunch on Monday to Saturday - tea room with daily Southern lunch specials |
| 15 East | Miss Hattie's Kitchen Bolingbroke, 7248 N. Alexander Ct. |
0.6 mile | - closed Monday and Tuesday |
| 9 East |
Nu-Way Weiners Macon, 6016 Zebulon Road |
0.25 miles | - newer location - closed on Sunday |
| 3 East |
S & S Cafeteria
Macon, 3724 Bloomfield Village Dr. |
1.7 miles | - Open seven days a week |
NEAR I-75 - SOUTH OF MACON
| EXIT | NAME | DISTANCE FROM I-75 |
COMMENTS |
| 155 East | Fincher's Barbecue Macon, 5631 Houston Road |
2.8 miles |
- nicer location than original |
| 149 East | Georgia Bob's Barbecue Byron, GA Hwy. 49 |
0.4 miles | - Open seven days a week |
| 144 East | Georgia Bob's Barbecue W.R., 1882 Russell Parkway |
5.3 miles | - Open seven days a week |
| 144 East |
Ole Times Country Buffet W.R., 1208 Russell Parkway |
6.5 miles | - lunch and dinner - Open seven days a week |
| 142 West |
Lane Southern Orchards Fort Valley, Hwy. 96 |
5.2 miles | - Open seven days a week year-round |
| 136 East |
Yoder's Sandwich Shoppe Perry, 1201 Sunset Avenue |
1.4 miles | - Mennonite sandwich shop - open Monday - Friday 11am -3:30pm |
| 135 East |
The Oil Lamp Restaurant Perry, 401 General Courtney Hodges |
0.5 miles | - cafeteria with country cooking |
| 127 West |
Langston House Restaurant Perry, 125 Langston Cir |
1.3 miles | $$$ |
| 127 West |
Yoder's Deitsch Haus Montezuma, Ga Hwy 26 |
13.4 miles | - Mennonite country cooking |
| 109 East | Ellis Brothers Pecans Vienna, 1315 Tippettville Rd. |
1.5 miles | - pecans and candy |
| 109 West | Marise Country Cooking Vienna, 1017 East Pine Street |
1.4 miles | - breakfast and lunch - closed on Saturday |
| 104 West | Cordele Farmer's Market 1901 U.S. Highway 41 North |
3.7 miles | - known for watermelons and cantaloupes |
| 102 East | Smoakies Bar-B-Que Cordele, 107 Cemetery Road |
0.8 miles | - closed Sunday and Monday |
| 101 West | Carter's Fried Chicken Cordele, 1213 South 7th Street |
2.4 miles | - fast food fried chicken on U.S. Hwy. 41 |
| 101 West |
Stripling's General Store Cordele, 2470 U.S. Hwy 280 |
10.2 miles | - famous for their whole hog sausage - also beef jerky and fresh meats |
| 101 West | Daphne Lodge Cordele, 2502 U.S. Hwy. 280 |
10.4 miles | - catfish and seafood - open Tuesday-Saturday |
This page last updated on January 22, 2013
This is not intended to be a comprehensive listing of every good place to eat along I-75 and I-475 in Central Georgia. It is my personal list of places that I have found where I like to eat Southern food. The price of meals at most of these places is inexpensive to moderate.
Bill Golladay
Warner Robins, Georgia