Happy hour in Fayetteville achieved a new level of cool when the Haymount Truck Stop joined the city’s foodie scene in November 2023.
It all started when an old BP service station for sale in Haymount sparked owner Jordan Sherrod’s imagination in 2020.
“The weather is nice here almost all year round, and I thought Fayetteville needed some good patio space,” Jordan said.
So, he reached out to longtime business partner Chris Beaty and together they made good on Jordan’s idea that would not only bring a new vibe to downtown Fayetteville, but it would also spark a movement to elevate other businesses in Haymount and give local food trucks a chance to shine.
He had practical reasons too.
“The food truck concept was what I wanted to do from the beginning because I didn’t want to deal with serving food,” he said. “This was a way for me to have a place where I not only ran a business, but I could provide space for other businesses too.”
He worked with the City of Fayetteville to create an ordinance to allow an establishment like Haymount Truck Stop to operate.
“The city was a big help, and we were able to get that ordinance passed pretty quickly,” Jordan said.
Transforming an old service station into a bar was a different story, and despite advice he received to tear it down and start over, Jordan was determined to preserve this piece of local history.
“The BP station was an icon here for a long time, and I wanted to keep that vibe,” he said.
Jordan grew up in the U.S. heartland, along the historic Route 66, which is dotted with motels, diners, and service stations that are throwbacks to the mid-20th century, when the spirit of adventure and ideas about what the future might look like sparked America’s collective imagination. That inspired Jordan’s vision of what the Truck Stop could represent.
“Back in the 1960s, everything was about the space race, and even the cars looked like rocket ships,” he said. “We took the concept and came up with a retrofuturism theme.”
The Haymount Truck Stop is drenched in neon, starting with its name emblazoned on the old service station’s canopy. Inside, bartenders are hard at work, shaking up high-end craft cocktails and serving beer, cider, and wine from behind the 34-foot bar.
“We have 22 taps, and 20 of them are all North Carolina craft beers,” said operations manager Doug Ray. “We’re open seven days a week, and each night we feature a different rotation of food trucks.”
Haymount Truck Stop is located at 100 Broadfoot Ave. It offers a welcoming environment for customers of all ages until 9 p.m. when it converts to 21 and over. It’s a cashless operation, so if you go, be sure to bring a credit or debit card. Haymount Truck Stop also offers catering and hosts special events.
For a virtual visit and contact information, go to haymounttruckstop.com.
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