expected more. this is the second of a two restaurant mini-chain that began in louisburg, nc in 1978 -there are some other biscuit restaurants with sunrise in their name, but the one here is only associated with the one in louisburg (website - sunrisebiscuits.com) the menus are, of course, very similar, as is the operation in general - the one in louisburg does have some inside seating as well as a drive thru. the chapelhilllocation has achieved an iconic status for a lot of folks - some credit for this is undoubtedly due to the student population that often grazes here, good for business but rarely a beacon leading to great food, regardless of cuisine type.
i like the biscuits here, but i don't think they're the best, not even the best in chapelhill- both timeout and bojangles have a better stand-alone biscuit, and frankly, a number of places put together a better breakfast biscuit than sunrise (biscuitville, for example) - but, these are good biscuits, and i like them, but i like others more.
the bacon, egg, and cheese biscuit ($3.29) we ordered was just ok - the bacon was limp, not at all crispy; the egg was one of those scrambled layer things identifiable as an egg product only by the yellow color & a certain amount of trust, thin and dry; and the cheese was not melted. the biscuit itself was nice.
i ordered a hot dog here, for the first time, and was very pleasantly surprised. visually, it is not the best looking chili dog i've ever ordered - the chili is meaty, but very dark in color, the bun, while soft, is rather wrinkled looking, and the onions are coarsely chopped, somehow failing to blend into the overall dog. but, the taste was very, very good - this is a dog i'd order again - not saying it is a destination dog, but it definitely is a ride by dog.