RC's Restaurant and Lounge

History

R.C.'s Restaurant and Lounge, Inc. was started in 1973 by Raymond Charles VanNoy, Jr. ( A twenty-five year veteran of National Cash Register, he also worked part-time for his cousin nights and weekends at Jess & Jim's Steakhouse in Martin City. The building where the restaurant was located was formerly a machine shop. R.C. turned it into a restaurant which seated 100 in the dining room and 36 in the lounge. R.C.'s first achieved recognition for its lounge and jukebox. R.C. then hired a well-known pan fried chicken specialist, redheaded Betty Lucas. Betty taught R.C.'s three sons, Chuck, David, and Mike, all the secrets of serving a homemade family style fried chicken dinner. The restaurant became a family operation with R.C.s managing, his wife doing the bookwork, his daughter waiting tables and his three sons cooking. The fried chicken meals were so good that on Fridays and Saturdays, people waiting in line for a table would sit with strangers so they could all eat faster.

Specialties

Fried Chicken, mashed potatoes, gravy, green beans, biscuits, homemade cobbler and Chicken and Waffles.