They’ll go miles out of the way to dine on these delicacies.
Food is a huge part of culture in the South.
Its important, and our readers tend to agree.

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Yall arent afraid of going a littleor a lotout of the way for a really great meal.
The 650-plus enthusiastic responses to our Facebook ask: Whats a restaurant dish so good you travel for it?
I made note of nearly every single one for future travels (thanks, everyone!

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These are the Southern restaurant dishes so delicious theyre worth traveling for, according to our readers.
Thebeloved burger jointis known for their classic drive-in fare, from burgers to dogs to onion rings to milkshakes.
But the menu item our readers cant get enough of is their chili cheese dogs on a toasted bun.

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Visit one of two locations (Manchac or Slidell) and order a basket.
You cant replicate the way they cook the chicken, they wrote.
lasegundabakery.com; 4015 W. Kennedy Blvd., Tampa, FL 33609; 813-248-1531

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