Snappy Lunch owner Charles Dowell jokes with life-long Mt. Airy resident Larry Parker and his nurse, Rebecca Whittington, from Rural Hall (reflected in mirror) as they finish their lunch Thursday ...

MOUNT AIRY, N.C. – The man behind the “World Famous Pork Chop Sandwich” and owner of the iconic Snappy Lunch, a restaurant mentioned on the Andy Griffith Show, died Tuesday morning in Dobson.

Charles Dowell, the longtime owner of a Mount Airy restaurant known for its "World Famous Pork Chop Sandwich," has died. ... Charles Dowell, owner of Mount Airy's Snappy Lunch, dead at 84.

As part of WXII Celebrates Mount Airy, Nicole Ducouer tries her first -- yes, her first -- pork chop sandwich! | PHOTOS: WXII Celebrates Mount Airy ...

It was like a New York City sidewalk crowd outside the Snappy Lunch in Mount Airy at lunchtime Saturday at the 22nd annual Mayberry Days.

Snappy Lunch is as popular as ever, ... We find Scott Mason, our Tar Heel Traveler in Mount Airy, which just hosted its 30th annual Mayberry Days Festival.

Mount Airy | The tourists and locals who lined up each day outside at Snappy Lunch could count on two things as they waited for a seat: the smell of pork-chop sandwiches wafting through the air ...

Explore Mount Airy, NC, the real-life Mayberry that inspired "The Andy Griffith Show." ... A street view of Snappy Lunch, a restaurant with a red and white striped awning, ...

It's the diner in Mount Airy made famous in the Andy Griffith Show. Snappy Lunch is as popular as ever, and so is its world-famous pork chop sandwich!

The Snappy Lunch. Liz Mays. ... In 2007 after visiting Mount Airy for Mayberry Days, the Hollywood actress decided to move to Mayberry, the fictional town she lived in on the show.

On Mount Airy’s Main Street, for instance, you can watch Charles Dowell fry pork chop sandwiches at Snappy Lunch, the luncheonette that was featured in the television show.