By Billy Liggett and Gordon Anderson For a stretch of time — namely the 21st century leading up to the pandemic — Sanford, North Carolina, was a city where new restaurants struggled to survive.

The new restaurants feature fried chicken, pizza, smash burgers, Tex-Mex food, ice cream, seafood and breakfast all day.

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