{"id":219211,"date":"2025-09-17T16:44:23","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T20:44:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gardenandgun.com\/?p=219211"},"modified":"2025-09-17T17:28:02","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T21:28:02","slug":"the-delicious-legacy-of-chapel-hills-favorite-blt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardenandgun.com\/articles\/the-delicious-legacy-of-chapel-hills-favorite-blt","title":{"rendered":"The Delicious Legacy of Chapel Hill\u2019s Favorite BLT"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Perched just off Highway 15-501 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, the old-school breakfast and lunch joint <a href=\"https:\/\/merrittsblt.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Merritt\u2019s Grill<\/a> serves such comforting Southern classics as pulled pork barbecue and pimento cheese sandwiches. But truthfully, most diners are there for just one thing: the BLT.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<!-- Promo shortcode start --><div id=\"nlf-1c\" class=\"gg-promo topic-distilled big\"><div class=\"grid\"><div class=\"title\">Get Our Bourbon Newsletter!<\/div><div class=\"left\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gardenandgun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/promos\/bourbon-newsletter-big.jpg\" alt=\"glass of bourbon with ice\"><\/div><div class=\"right\"><form id=\"nlf-1\" method=\"post\" class=\"form\" action=\"https:\/\/gardenandgun.com\/newsletters\/\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"gg_form_submit\" value=\"nlf-1\"><div class=\"dek\">Distilled is our newsletter about the South\u2019s favorite spirit.<\/div><div class=\"action two-items\"><div class=\"input-left\"><input type=\"text\" name=\"email\" class=\"email-input\" value=\"\" placeholder=\"you@example.com\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"group_id\" value=\"151240180\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"shortcode_form\" value=\"nlf-1\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"subscription_99416\" value=\"on\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"prev_page_id\" value=\"219211\"><\/div><div class=\"gform_footer\"><div style=\"display:none;\"><input type=\"text\" name=\"nl-nov-st\" id=\"nl-nov-st1\" value=\"\" autocomplete=\"off\" tabindex=\"-1\"><input type=\"text\" name=\"nl-nov-b\" value=\"\" autocomplete=\"off\" tabindex=\"-1\"><input type=\"text\" name=\"nl-nov-r\" id=\"nl-nov-r1\" value=\"2025-11-14\" autocomplete=\"off\" tabindex=\"-1\"><input type=\"text\" name=\"nl-nov-et\" id=\"nl-nov-et1\" value=\"\" autocomplete=\"off\" tabindex=\"-1\"><\/div><button data-sitekey=\"6Lc-hRkaAAAAAI84hbB81Jl48pGievR_C_UgHdnY\" data-callback=\"on_submit_nlf_1\" data-action=\"submit\" class=\"g-recaptcha button button-primary after-email\">Sign Up<\/button><\/div><\/div><div class=\"captcha-terms\"><p>This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google <a href=\"https:\/\/policies.google.com\/privacy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/policies.google.com\/terms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Terms of Service<\/a> apply.<\/p><\/div><\/form><script>document.getElementById('nl-nov-st1').value=Date.now();document.getElementById('nl-nov-r1').value='';function on_submit_nlf_1(token) {document.getElementById('nl-nov-et1').value = Date.now();document.getElementById('nlf-1').submit();}<\/script><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- Promo shortcode end -->\n\n\n\n<p>This bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwich comes in four sizes: baby, single, double, and triple. The triple, a towering behemoth that can intimidate more than entice, features a pound of bacon and four layers of lettuce and tomato. According to current co-owner John Toogood, the restaurant sells some 2,700 BLTs and goes through about 2,200 pounds of bacon each week. To alleviate the sometimes hours-long lines, he says, \u201cwe set up a second [ordering] line that just makes single and baby BLTs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But it\u2019s a simple sandwich made with bacon, lettuce, and tomato. What\u2019s the secret?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It all comes back to Robin Britt, one of the former co-owners of Merritt\u2019s, Toogood says. Merritt\u2019s first opened as a gas station in 1929, but it wasn\u2019t until Robin and her husband, Robert, took over in 1991 that it fully transitioned into a restaurant. Among other menu additions came Robin\u2019s BLT. She originally made the sandwich for her husband\u2019s lunch, years before its debut at the restaurant, and as a result its nickname is still the \u201cLove Sandwich.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CuWyk5QLpmB\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"><div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CuWyk5QLpmB\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\"> <div style=\" display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\"> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; 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font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CuWyk5QLpmB\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Rose M \u2022 What to Eat &amp; Do in NC (@raleighrosee)<\/a><\/p><div id=\"div-gpt-ad-7929506\" class=\"ad-container in-line-ad mobile inContent\" data-ad-size-mapping=\"inContent\" data-ad-path=\"\/68000349\/in-between-modules\" data-ad-sizes=\"[ [336, 280], [300, 250], [300, 50] ]\" data-ad-channel=\"\" data-ad-type=\"In-between Modules\" data-page-terms=\"\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-6934398\" class=\"ad-container in-line-ad tablet inContent\" data-ad-size-mapping=\"inContent\" data-ad-path=\"\/68000349\/in-between-modules\" data-ad-sizes=\"[ [336, 280], [300, 250], [300, 50] ]\" data-ad-channel=\"\" data-ad-type=\"In-between Modules\" data-page-terms=\"\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-2507065\" class=\"ad-container in-line-ad desktop inContent\" data-ad-size-mapping=\"inContent\" data-ad-path=\"\/68000349\/in-between-modules\" data-ad-sizes=\"[ [336, 280], [300, 250], [300, 50] ]\" data-ad-channel=\"\" data-ad-type=\"In-between Modules\" data-page-terms=\"\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s not much room to play with a sandwich made from just three staple ingredients, but Robin\u2019s primary innovation involved the bacon. According to John,&nbsp;she cooked it on a flattop grill, a little lower and slower than usual so that the meat rendered in its own bacon fat, with just the right amount of chew. She focused on ordering ripe, juicy tomatoes and fresh, crisp lettuce, then experimented with different amounts of each before landing on just the right proportions. The finishing touches are nothing more than mayo, salt, and pepper: The single BLT was born. Customers received it so happily that the double and triple soon followed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Robin passed away in 2014, but her legacy lives on in the sandwich. Today the Toogood family\u2014John, Paula, and their son CJ, a University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill alumnus\u2014owns and operates Merritt\u2019s. The Toogoods played a role in the BLT\u2019s success even before the family ran the restaurant: As the owners of a bakery in the nearby town of Pittsboro, they supplied the sandwich\u2019s sourdough bread.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, as sandwich stewards, they have maintained Robin\u2019s original BLT parameters, including working directly with produce suppliers for the freshest tomatoes and lettuce. They once experimented with a more efficient bacon method in the oven but quickly found it didn\u2019t compare. Today, they remain \u201cpretty strict\u201d with the bacon, John says. \u201cWe have some really good bacon guys that have been with us for a while.\u201d They source it locally via <a href=\"https:\/\/smithfieldculinary.com\/smithfield-select\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Smithfield<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cnw7s9ouLzX\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"><div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cnw7s9ouLzX\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\"> <div style=\" display: flex; 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font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cnw7s9ouLzX\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Merritts Grill Restaurant (@merritts_grill)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>Since its debut decades ago, the BLT at Merritt\u2019s has taken on a cult-like status. UNC freshmen make a pilgrimage to try it for the first time, and alumni visit decades after they donned a cap and gown; Patriots quarterback and former Tar Heel star Drake Maye still visits with his family when he\u2019s back in town. People beyond Chapel Hill have taken notice too: It <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wral.com\/story\/chapel-hill-blt-voted-best-sandwich-in-nc\/18395671\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">was named the best sandwich in the state<\/a> by <em>People<\/em> magazine. After <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ourstate.com\/issues\/the-august-2025-issue\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a recent feature on the cover of <em>Our State<\/em> magazine<\/a>, Merritt\u2019s even had someone drive down from Virginia to ask for an autograph.&nbsp;<\/p><div id=\"div-gpt-ad-8885068\" class=\"ad-container in-line-ad mobile inContent\" data-ad-size-mapping=\"inContent\" data-ad-path=\"\/68000349\/in-between-modules\" data-ad-sizes=\"[ [336, 280], [300, 250], [300, 50] ]\" data-ad-channel=\"\" data-ad-type=\"In-between Modules\" data-page-terms=\"\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-8471179\" class=\"ad-container in-line-ad tablet inContent\" data-ad-size-mapping=\"inContent\" data-ad-path=\"\/68000349\/in-between-modules\" data-ad-sizes=\"[ [336, 280], [300, 250], [300, 50] ]\" data-ad-channel=\"\" data-ad-type=\"In-between Modules\" data-page-terms=\"\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-2827223\" class=\"ad-container in-line-ad desktop inContent\" data-ad-size-mapping=\"inContent\" data-ad-path=\"\/68000349\/in-between-modules\" data-ad-sizes=\"[ [336, 280], [300, 250], [300, 50] ]\" data-ad-channel=\"\" data-ad-type=\"In-between Modules\" data-page-terms=\"\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p>On football game days, the staff starts prepping early for the rush: \u201cWe have to cook bacon 24\/7 for a whole week coming into game day,\u201d John says. \u201cWe have two to three guys cooking bacon as many hours as they can.\u201d This year, Merritt\u2019s will be slinging BLTs inside Kenan Stadium; in the past, it\u2019s even popped up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/local\/raleigh\/2024\/06\/17\/north-carolina-us-open-pinehurst-food-merritts-blt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">at the U.S. Open down in Pinehurst<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One parting personal note: In my four years as a student in Chapel Hill, I only made it to Merritt\u2019s once, during the last week of school. I\u2019d heard so much about that BLT for so long that I knew I couldn\u2019t leave town until I tried one\u2014they might as well not send me my diploma. I ate a single BLT outside on a bright spring day. The bacon was crisp, the tomatoes impossibly juicy, and I knew I\u2019d made a mistake by not coming every chance I had. Now I order that special sandwich whenever I\u2019m back in town. I guess you could say I\u2019m making up for lost time.<\/p>\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Merritt\u2019s Grill has been serving a sandwich icon to generations of Tar Heels<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":219212,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"apple_news_api_created_at":"2025-09-17T20:44:27Z","apple_news_api_id":"18db66a8-1775-42ab-beed-445bef3cb93e","apple_news_api_modified_at":"2025-09-17T21:28:00Z","apple_news_api_revision":"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA==","apple_news_api_share_url":"https:\/\/apple.news\/AGNtmqBd1Qqu-7URb7zy5Pg","apple_news_cover_media_provider":"image","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_cover_video_id":0,"apple_news_cover_video_url":"","apple_news_cover_embedwebvideo_url":"","apple_news_is_hidden":"","apple_news_is_paid":"","apple_news_is_preview":"","apple_news_is_sponsored":"","apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":[],"apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1780],"tags":[248,29711,307,17605,30280],"authors":[29378],"issue":[],"recipe-type":[],"class_list":["post-219211","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-food-and-drink","tag-chapel-hill","tag-food-drink","tag-north-carolina","tag-sandwiches","tag-whats-new","authors-rossi-anastopoulo"],"acf":[],"apple_news_notices":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.3 (Yoast SEO v26.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The Delicious Legacy of Chapel Hill\u2019s Favorite BLT &#8211; 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