Hangouts

Katie Davison, left, and Jody Gerhard share a laugh while enjoying pizza and beer during Pondapalooza at Koi Pond Brewing Company at Rocky Mount Mills.

By Samuel Evers

The Rocky Mount Telegram isn’t the only business that recently announced the Rocky Mount Mills as home.

The city’s hottest and most modern neighborhood is ever-growing — and with that, come new places to cash out on North Carolina’s craft beer infatuation.

The most recent hang-out spot added to the campus is a new brewery brand, BDD, a Sasquatch-themed strorefront in the beer garden that offers everything from the usual IPA option to a peach cobbler draught.

They opened up for good about two months ago, with a music festival, SquatchStock, that had live music from noon until 10 p.m.

A person familiar with the mills and all they have to offer knows the newest addition joins an already full slate of restaurants and bars in the neighborhood.

Two doors down from BDD, with the sun tent outfront so you can’t miss it, is Hopfly, the brewery and popular weekend destination that moved in last fall. In between the two is the recreational beer garden open to the public, and, on the outside of the exposed brick building, two plasma screen TVs optimal for watching all the seasonal sports action.

Goat Island Bottle Shop, previously Ramblers, is the mill’s loan retail beer shop, which, of course, also serves as a bar and hangout spot. Tap@1918 is still churning out thoughtful dishes and sandwiches; Tipsy Tomato offers cheap beer and deluxe pizza by the slice; TBC West has all the mac and cheese and beer you could ask for; and Koi Pond, with its summer lawn and corn hole set up, is open for a beer in or outside of its cozy confines.

The Rocky Mount Mills, of course, is the city’s premiere hang out spot. Here are some other options to consider. • Station Square:A pet boutique. A vintage record shop. A new internet, ice cream and coffee cafe: A few hours spent at the newest storefronts here will make you forget for a second you’re in downtown Rocky Mount. • Sharks-N-Shooters: Open seven days a week until 2 a.m., this cheap beer spot off Sunset Avenue’s beaten path is

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a sufficient way to spend a Sunday, shooting pool and watching the sports game of the day. • Chico’s Mexican Restaurant: Tucked away within Sunset Avenue’s power plant, the outside deck overlooking the Tar River is one of the more scenic views you can get in Rocky Mount. Tucked away in a novelty glass, Chico’s margaritas are some of the strongest in Rocky Mount. • Westridge Grill: An outdoor seating area in Westridge Shopping Center makes this classic American restaurant a popular way to relax on a hot summer night.

1) Eleanor Jones, 2, dances to Matty Begs play music at the Rocky Mount Mills 5k at the Rocky Mount Mills. 2) Nick Hoxsey, right, and his sister Mallory Brothers, center, talk with customer Latasha Manley on Thursday at Trax Coffee Bar at Station Square. 3) Chester Evans, left, and Nate Moseley order beers at HopFly Brewing Company at the Rocky Mount Mills. 4) Meredith Davis Johnson sings at Westridge Grill. Carey King, left, enjoys a Lynnwood Bad Leroy while having a conversation with Gloria Arizpe as she holds foster puppy Garnett at Goat Island Bottle Shop at the Rocky Mount Mills.

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by Brett Hill

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