This edition of Excited about Eating takes us to Afton Pub & Pizza in Concord, NC. This family owned restaurant offers a complete list of Italian dishes, specialty pizzas, sandwiches and a variety of appetizers.
We start with Garlic Knots. Warm fresh baked dough, drizzled with garlic butter, flaked with parmesan cheese and served with marinara sauce. These garlic knots were large, soft, and full of garlicky flavor and the marinara sauce complemented well. They were outstanding and I could have made an entire meal just eating them.
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| Garlic Knots |
Dora here. Me too! Buttery. Soft. Doughy. Lick-your-fingers for the last speck of parmesan delicious!
We followed that with a Ryan’s 4 X 4 pizza. Pepperoni, bacon, prosciutto, and a ton of cheese including mozzarella, parmesan, Monterey jack, and cheddar with a hint of red sauce. This pizza was great, cooked perfectly, and loaded with ingredients. This thick crust pie is the best that we have tasted since living in North Carolina.
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| Ryan’s 4×4 Pizza, extra parm on hubby’s side |
Dora here. Everybody has their favorite pizza, right? I’m a Chicago style pizza fanatic, but good luck finding a deep dish like that here! The Pub’s 4×4 comes in a close second. Thick and cheesy, with just the right amount of dough to cheese ratio, and I really appreciate that it’s not heavy on the marinara. Totally satisfying for those pizza cravings, and of course, we brought much of this big boy home.
We rate this restaurant 5 forks out of 5 for a family friendly restaurant serving outstanding food.
Fiction Faith & Foodies 
You sold me with “it had a ton of cheese.” That, my dear, is my kind of pizza! It looks delicious, as do the garlic knots…yum!
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I know, right? And just looking at those garlic knots makes me want to go back. 😀
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Yummy!I'm all about the garlic knots. That would have been enough!
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lol, I understand, Gail, but that pizza's just too tempting not to order. 🙂
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Looks like a wonderful place to eat. The garlic knots look simply delicious.
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Definitely, Ann. Relaxing, comfortable, and great food.:)
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Thanks Jill,thoughts knots were great!
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Thanks Gail, can you make a whole meal on knots? I think so.
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Thanks Ann,it is a great place to eat and they have way more than just pizza.
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One of our good friends Cameron White manages the Pub. It's one of our favorites also!
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Thanks Kirk, the KFD lunch crew never seems to pick this place.
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What's your favorite meal there, Kirk?
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We love the mozzarella empanadas and the bbq chicken pizza. Kaylee likes the Cams white pizza.
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Sorry for the multiple posts, didn't show up at first!
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No worries, Kirk. It's a blogger glitch that keeps cropping up with mobile devices. Thought I'd fixed it, but it's baaaaack.
We'll have to try the empanadas and white pizza. Not sure I can talk Ernie into the bbq chicken. Lol
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The bbq chicken pizza is awesome! They make the sauce themselves, havent had one anywhere else that tastes quite like it.
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Kirk, who would eat chicken on a pizza, where is the pork?
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It has bacon on it if that helps.
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