Ham's Restaurant is a North Carolina

North Carolina

North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...

–Virginia

Virginia

The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...

 based restaurant

Restaurant

A restaurant is an establishment which prepares and serves food and drink to customers in return for money. Meals are generally served and eaten on premises, but many restaurants also offer take-out and food delivery services...

. Started in Greensboro, North Carolina

Greensboro, North Carolina

Greensboro is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the third-largest city by population in North Carolina and the largest city in Guilford County and the surrounding Piedmont Triad metropolitan region. According to the 2010 U.S...

 in 1935, Ham's has grown into a chain of 26 community restaurants.

History

In 1984, a young businessman from Morganton, North Carolina

Morganton, North Carolina

Morganton is a city in Burke County, North Carolina, United States. Reader's Digest included Morganton in its list of top ten places to raise a family. The town was recently profiled in The 50 Best Small Southern Towns. The population was 17,310 at the 2000 census...

 acquired the original Greensboro property. This man, Charlie Erwin, is the current owner and president of the corporation. Erwin has promoted expansion.

Locations

• Asheville, NC
• Burlington, NC- Closed
• Chapel Hill, NC- Closed
• Charlotte, North Carolina
  Charlotte, North Carolina
  Charlotte is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the seat of Mecklenburg County. In 2010, Charlotte's population according to the US Census Bureau was 731,424, making it the 17th largest city in the United States based on population. The Charlotte metropolitan area had a 2009...
  
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• Danville, VA
• Goldsboro, NC- Closed
• Greensboro, NC- 4 locations
• Greenville, North Carolina
  Greenville, North Carolina
  Greenville is the county seat of Pitt County and principal city of the Greenville, North Carolina metropolitan area. Greenville is the health, entertainment, and educational hub of North Carolina's Tidewater and Coastal Plain and in 2008 was listed as the Tenth Largest City in North Carolina...
  
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• Harrisonburg, VA
• Havelock, NC - Closed
• Hickory, North Carolina
  Hickory, North Carolina
  Hickory is a city in Catawba County, North Carolina. Hickory has the 162nd largest urban area in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 341,851, making it the 4th largest metropolitan area in North Carolina. The city's population was 37,222...
  
  
• High Point, NC- 2 locations
• Jacksonville, FL
• Kernersville, NC
• Kinston, NC
  Kinston, North Carolina
  Kinston is a city in Lenoir County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 23,688 at the 2000 census. The population was estimated at 22,360 in 2008. It has been the county seat of Lenoir County since its formation in 1791 . Kinston is located in North Carolina's Inner Banks...
  
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• Lynchburg, VA
• New Bern, NC - Closed
• Richmond, VA-Closed
• Rocky Mount, NC- Closed
• Sanford, NC- Closed
• Shelby, NC
• Winston Salem, NC