Joints that rep N.C. ... but aren't in N.C.

A buddy of mine (hey, Matt!) told me last week about his visit to Pine State Biscuits in Portland, Oregon. What initially caught my eye was his photo of a Cheerwine container being used to hold condiments. "Hey, that's pretty cool!" was my initial thought. But then Matt pointed out that Pine
State Biscuits was started by three guys from North Carolina. (And, let's face it: "Pine State" can work here or in the Pacific Northwest.)

Here's a little bit about Pine State Biscuits, courtesy of their website:

Pine State Biscuits began as a brainchild centered around…what else? The quest for the perfect, buttery, flaky, homemade biscuit. Kevin Atchley, Walt Alexander, and Brian Snyder knew biscuits all too well from growing up in North Carolina, but having relocated to Portland, Oregon, they craved the down­ home­ cooking they knew from childhood. So they banded together and decided to bring the Southeast to the Northwest.

This got me wondering about other restaurants around the country with North Carolina-inspired foods or ambiance. The most famous one that I first thought of was Brother Jimmy's BBQ in New York City. Brother Jimmy's has become a Mecca of sorts for people in NYC (and Maryland and Florida, among other places) who crave a taste of home -- or of ACC basketball.

Brother Jimmy’s has celebrated over 25 years of legendary North Carolina, slow-smokin’ barbeque. As suggested by the restaurant’s slogan – “Put Some South in Yo’ Mouth” - Brother Jimmy’s mission was, and still is, to bring “down-home” cooking, hospitality and merriment to the heart of the Northeast.

Over the years, Brother Jimmy’s established itself as the home away from home for A.C.C. Alumni. Homesick alums from Duke, UNC, N.C. State, Georgia Tech, U.V.A., Clemson, Maryland, and Wake Forest began to flock to Brother Jimmy’s to catch the big Duke/UNC game, or to watch the Demon Deacons take on the Terps. By opening in Manhattan’s most popular neighborhoods, Brother Jimmy’s found a home in the hearts of New Yorkers. It has become the restaurant in NYC that reminded Southerners what good ‘ol Southern hospitality was all about and showed Northerners just what they’d been missing all these years.

Any other places around the country (or the world, for that matter) that offer a taste of Carolina?  Does Pepsi's headquarters in New York state count?