I’m going to be going on a spontaneous road trip with a friend to help her pick some stuff up from her home in Cape Coral, Florida, and am looking for suggestions for places to stop and eat along the way. Here are some of the cities we’ll be going through on the trip (if we go the Mapquest route):
Huntington, WV
Charleston, WV
Wyethville, VA
Kannapolis, NC
Charlotte, NC
Columbia, SC
Savannah, GA
Jacksonville, FL
Gainesville, FL
Ocala, FL
Tampa, FL
St. Petersburg, FL
Bradenton, FL
Sarasota, FL
Port Charlotte, FL
Fort Myers, FL
Type of cuisine or price range isn’t important - what I’m looking for are non-chain local gems, places that have local specialties (for instance, BBQ in NC), places that you would either go yourself or bring out of town visitors to. We’re leaving Sunday. 
I can’t wait to hear your suggestions.