Raven's Country Store, Rocky Mount, VA
- Chopped Onion
- Mar 27, 2020
- 1 min read
Updated: Apr 12, 2021
* Onion Original
RR 220
Rocky Mount, VA 24151
(540) 483-4930
If you are driving on route 220 south, take the third exit for Rocky Mount, Virginia. When you come off the ramp to the stop sign turn right. Do not turn left! Turning left is not advisable. That particular road, Doe Run, is a high crime area. So, for your safety don’t turn left. After you turn right, about a mile or so, maybe less, you will see a small convenience store on your right. This is Raven’s. This tiny store makes some outstanding hot dogs. Their kitchen is right behind the front counter. Raven’s steams their dogs and buns. The hotdogs are the familiar nuclear red ones. My two dogs were topped with chili, mustard, onions and mayonnaise. My dogs were excellent!!! I still think, the mayonnaise, as a topping is a Franklin County, Virginia thing.
My dad owned the shop right next doe for decades. I was there when it was built and went through different ownership's. I am still to this day trying to come up with a chili that will duplicate that texture and flavor. I even tried calling the owners that purchased my dads business and subsequently the store next door for a number of years. Sadly they did'nt save that recipe after they sold it a few years ago.