History
The restaurant opened in November 1976 and is still very popular today.
Mildred Council, better known as “Mama Dip,” started and owns the restaurant. Mama Dip’s cooking and life story has earned her a large fan base beyond the community of Chapel Hill, North Carolina. She opened the restaurant with $64 with $40 going towards food and $24 to make change. The morning’s profits were used to fund lunch, and the lunch fund to make dinner. At the end of the day, Mama Dip took home $135 and the rest is history. Mama Dip learned to cook by watching her family members and is famous for her “dump” cooking style. Dump cooking involves no recipes, just measure by eye, feel, taste, and testing.
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