PLEASE NOTE THE SNAPPY LUNCH HOURS:
Hours of operation: Monday, Wednesday, Friday (5:45am-1:45)
Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday (5:45am-1:15pm)
The SNAPPY LUNCH was mentioned on The Andy Griffith Show, and Andy ate there as a young boy growing up in Mount Airy. Students went there for lunch because the local schools did not have cafeterias. SNAPPY LUNCH is Mount Airy’s oldest eating establishment.
The restaurant is famous for the pork chop sandwich, which was created by restaurant owner, Charles Dowell, who has been at SNAPPY LUNCH for more than 50 years.
In an early episode of The Andy Griffith Show entitled "Andy the Matchmaker," Andy suggested to Barney that they go to the SNAPPY LUNCH to get a bite to eat. Andy also mentioned the SNAPPY LUNCH in his version of the song "Silhouettes." More recently in a television news interview, Andy talked about getting a hot dog and a bottle of pop for 15 cents at the SNAPPY LUNCH when he was a boy.
