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I LOVE JOSH BULLOCKS BBQ SAUCE. I NEED IT. I GOT TO HAVE IT. OMG!!! PLEASE TELL ME THERE IS SOMEWHERE ON THIS PLANET THAT HAS IT.
Posted: Friday, January 15, 2010
Does anyone have the recipe for Carolina Country BBQ Sauce? Or know someone that may be selling it? The Original facility closed this year in Gastonia, NC. It was the Very Best!
Please Email any information.
rabee@carolina.rr.com
Posted: Sunday, September 20, 2009
Sadly, Josh Bullucks and Bob Meltons are gone. This leaves Parkers in Wilson NC as the best man standing. I was a waiter for Josh Bulluck as a teenager. I lived just a block away. There has never been anyone to make Brunswick Stew like he made!!!! We stop in Wilson every August to grab a load of BBQ,slaw, potatoes and hush puppies on the way to White Lake for a weeks vacation.
Posted: Monday, June 01, 2009
I don't know if this site still exists as I see the last message was from last year. I live in Bertrange, Luxembourg and get a sort--of-BBQ fix at Maybe Not Bob's in the Grund, but frankly BBQ'd chicken and ribs are no sub for eastern nc barbecue. Does anyone know of a place within a day's drive of Lux where one can find anything close to the Holy Grub?
Posted: Saturday, July 26, 2008
If any of my fellow BBQ loving Tar Heels find themselves in Colorado Springs, CO in the summer, they are cordially invited to my home for some real, home-smoked eastern NC Q.
I've built a couple of smokers and host frequent parties throughout the spring/summer.
We also do a big event (150-200 people) each summer (in 2008 the date is July 19) with lots of pig, coleslaw, sweet tea, beans and greens, banana puddin', etc. Throw in a bluegrass band and it makes for the perfect summer day.
Let me know if your're interested in joining us (about 1/3 of the attendees are local Tar Heels).
Posted: Saturday, December 22, 2007
I am searching for a recipe for Big "B" pit cooked pork and sauce. They have a famous place in Evansville Indiana. I am along way from there and shipping is costly. I would love to make it myself.
Posted: Monday, October 08, 2007
Shaws in Williamston is good bbq and priced very good.
Posted: Wednesday, September 12, 2007
My favorite Carolina Barbecue is a little hole in the wall in Norlina, NC called "Clem's". The pulled pork is a unique taste that I can't find anywhere else. Throw in stewed tomatoes and mac&cheese with a piece of cornbread and you have small town Carolina eatin' at its best!
Posted: Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Hey folks,
A couple of updates to the dialogue:
Simp's outside of Creswell closed a few years back after the death of one of the owners.
Bill's in Wilson now has a buffet with a pig on it as well as chopped BBQ, chicken and pastry, chicken etc.--nice to be able to pull the parts that you like from the cooked pig and season them to taste-they have a vinegar sauce and a neat heated brown BBQ sauce, too by the pig station on the buffet.
Parker's and Wilbur's are overrated IMHO--based on last visits there and compared to Bill's and especially Mitchell's.
If you hear that Mitchell's has reopened on 301 South in Wilson you owe it to yourself to stop in and try the ribs and BBQ-you will look at Bill's, Parker's, and the other places differently from there on out-man that guy has it going with cooking a pig!
Just my $.02,
Will
Posted: Tuesday, July 24, 2007
I'm a fellow Eastern NC BBQ junkie and while doing some research stumbled upon H Kent Craig's review of various BBQ joints. I'm fortunate enough to still live in the area, but I noticed many of you have been looking for ways to have authentic Q shipped to you. I've never had it before, but according to H Kent Craig it's pretty good (4 pigs) and will ship anywhere in the country. Someone try it and give a review- I'm interested to hear other opinions!
www.carolinabarbecue.com
Posted: Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Ya'll don't know Barbeque if you have not had it at one of the Bridges places in Shelby. Of course, I'm biased because I grew up here and ate a lot of BBQ. While at Carolina I had to eat Eastern NC BBQ, and it just doesn't measure up. And what is the reason for Brunswick Stew with BBQ?
Give WNC BBQ a try---it's the real thing!
Posted: Tuesday, July 03, 2007
Hey y'all-
I'm far away from NC (in Philly) and looking for someone to cater a pig pickin for me here in PHL. Might even entertain having someone drive their rig up from NC for the event. Know anybody? Any ideas? Don't check this board often, so just email me: jwtt@comcast.net
Thanks!
Posted: Wednesday, April 25, 2007
For the most part, eastern North Carolina has it right. I know, I'm not biased at all being from the area. As far as the Outer Banks, we don't have much to offer, we're too worried about pleasing Yankee visitors.
In Currituck County there's Saul's, which doesn't have family style anymore, but still great BBQ and hushpuppies. Outside of Edenton there's Nixon's, which is in Rocky Hock. They're really known for herring being on a river, but the barbecue is also excellent.
Most know about Parker's in Greenville and Wilson, as well as Gardner's in Rocky Mount. Wilbur's gets the credit in Goldsboro, but there's another place there (can't remember the name) that's just as good.
After all of that, however, near the top for me would be Bullock's in Durham. Friendly waitresses and great family style BBQ, made me feel like I was back in eastern NC again. It's probably one of my fondest memories of being at UNC.
Posted: Wednesday, April 25, 2007
I'm not too surprised that I went from a NC sports board to a BBQ board to a UNC alum BBQ board. What a great way to waste a rainy Sunday afternoon! I miss NC BBQ so much that I bought a smoker this weekend and will try my hand at BBQ while on vacation. The "BBQ" in South Texas doesn't appeal to me (although the sides and sausages are very good) so I'm just going to make it myself.
Posted: Sunday, April 22, 2007
having lived in MA since 1962, i am out of touch with BBQ in the south. i was delighted to be able to make a list of good places to stop wherever i visit back home from the ones recommended. the best ever BBQ in my mind was served at brady's, then located about where Siena Hotell is now.i would not however include brady's nn the rankings that have been submitted. an Esquire Magazine article in 1959 indicated, via an asterisk by the name of Harvard College,which was ranked #1 in consumption, that UVA had been disqualified for professionalism. were brady's still there, i would have to give it the same asterisk.
Posted: Tuesday, April 03, 2007
B's BBQ is the best in the world. You will not be disappointed at all. They are open Tuesday-Saturday. Go early! They usually run out of food by 2:00pm and that's it. They close it down. Their is no A/C and the lines are usually long but please try it out. Its delicious!
Posted: Sunday, April 01, 2007
i was born in florence sc lived there all my life till i left when i was 27 yrs old and moved to rock hill sc i still to the day will drive from rock hill to flo-town to eat at jakie's and at cain's and i will get to go orders of bbq and chicken bog...
Posted: Sunday, March 18, 2007
Raleigh is tough. The last wood burning pit was Murray's on Old Poole Road, but it closed a year ago.
Now the closest fine barbecue with perfect barbecue atmosphere (part of the joy, for me) is Doug Saul's in Nashville - about an hour away.
Otherwise, I go to Allen & Son's in Chapel Hill, and The Barbecue Joint on Weaver Dairy in Chapel Hill.
Hersey's in Burlington is good, also.
Posted: Monday, February 12, 2007
For some Great NC BarBQ - nothing better in the Cary area then Danny's BarBQue!!! Located in Cary - nice hickory smoked goodness. Affordable prices, meat falling out of the bun on the pulled pork sandwhiches! 4 different sauces to choose from. Buying a pound of the meat for SuperBowl Sunday! Can not wait - Give em a try, you won't be disappointed!
Posted: Saturday, January 27, 2007
I tell you what...the only other thing that I don't like about living up north (Sandusky, Oh), besides the cold and snow...there ain't a decent BBQ joint. Sure, there's BBQ, but it's not eastern NC pulled pork BBQ! After my little sister moved back to Havelock in 1996, I went down there to visit her and revisit my old stomping grounds, I found Smithfield BBQ. I loved it!!! And you can't have BBQ without having cole slaw, hush puppies on the side, and banana pudding for dessert! Um Um!!! I'm making myself homesick just thinking about it. I need a BBQ fix...somebody help me!!!!
Posted: Friday, January 26, 2007
Well, I tell you, I'm living in exile in georgia, but every time I slip off my leash and get to roaming the area, I like nothing better than Tommy's BBQ on old national hwy in Thomasville!!! Lived down in Jacksonville, NC awhile back when I flew helos for Uncle Sam's Misguided Children, USMC for short & I sure miss those vinegar based Eastern NC pig pickin's!!!
Posted: Thursday, January 25, 2007
This message is for Speedy's barbecue in Lexington,N.C please come to Myrtle Beach and open up a resturant please please .You can not get good barbecue or good hotdogs here. That is the one thing that I always miss when I leave Lexington. I now live here and with all the resturants here not my home town barbecue.
Posted: Friday, January 12, 2007
I was always a fan of Allen & Sons just outside of Chapel Hill. Growing up, it was Stateline BBQ straddling the NC/SC line on hwy 176.
We live in New York now and pickins is slim. We make our own a couple of times a year, but when desperate, Dinosaur BBQ on 125th Street (just behind Fairway) in Manhattan does a pretty good job.
Posted: Wednesday, December 20, 2006
Best BBQ is in Ayden, NC at Pete Jones.
Others are faking the real deal....
Posted: Thursday, December 07, 2006
Eastern style N.C. BBQ has been my life long favorite.After graduation from UNC I lived in Iowa for two years and Michigan for 32 years.Of course nothing was avaiable similar to eastern N.C. BBQ ,so every couple of months I would order BBQ flown in from Parker's of Wilson. My wife ,a native of Wisconsin,and kids grew to love Parker's as much as I did. When I retired in 1998 I moved to Wilmington ,N.C. where I found best BBQ at Jackson,s.
Posted: Friday, October 13, 2006
Can anyone tell me who (if anyone) is selling BBQ at Kenan Stadium this year? I know Red Hot and Blue used to do it, but gather that they're out of business -- or at least rebranded.
Posted: Wednesday, October 04, 2006
We live in Chapel Hill now, and Allen and Sons (south of town!) is, I think, the best in the local area. In Wilmington, try Jacksons Big Oak Barbecue - it's great! Nice, family-owned place. They do good catering too. Their slaw? Vinegar.
I think Flips is good too, but try Jacksons!
Posted: Wednesday, October 04, 2006
I'm actually a UNC-Greensboro alum, but I found this site while I was surfing for a caterer who will do a pig picking on site. Do any of you have any recommendations? I live near Greensboro and would like to find someone who will do an grilling on-site pig picking. Thanks, Brenda
Posted: Sunday, September 24, 2006
Contrary to what some who don't like vinegar-based Eastern NC BBQ have stated below, Ralph's BBQ in Weldon serves excellent BBQ with all the fixins. I personally prefer Flip's in Wilmington as I have previously stated but Ralph's is a great stop when headed south.
Posted: Thursday, September 21, 2006
LOKING FOR THE BEST BBQ JOINTS FROM NJ TO S.CAROLINA COMING DOWN INTERSTSTATE 95 GOING TO GREEWOOD S.CAROLIA IWANT TO TRY THE BEST ALL THE WAY DOWN!! CAN ANYONE HELP BIG BBQ TROY
Posted: Tuesday, September 19, 2006
This is a great site for a BBQ lover, even if I'm not an alumni. I grew up in Memphis and had BBQ every Saturday so I'm kind of partial to Memphis style BBQ. Everywhere I travel I always try and find great BBQ places. I have to recommend two places that I think are great.
BBQ House in Oak Island. Go over the bridge and turn right at the light, it's about 3 miles on the right. They have a great sandwich that is under 3 bucks and it has a lot of meat on it. Their beans are good too! I get out on the motorcycle with my girlfriend and ride over 100 miles to eat there on a Saturday or Sunday and it's worth it to me!
Duncan's BBQ in Chimney Rock. Duncan's is a small family owned place and you can sit outside and eat on the river or eat inside. They serve a minced BBQ. I had minced at another place before and didn't care for it but what Duncan's serves is fantastic. Their hours are limited so do a google search and check ahead of time to make sure they are going to be open. When I'm riding my motorcycle in the mountains I always make it a point to go by there at least once during my trip. I hope you enjoy these places as much as I have.
Posted: Thursday, August 31, 2006
Just of I-85 take the Lane St. exit. (Fieldcrest Cannon Stadium exit) in Kannapolis, NC head west toward town until you come to HWY. 29. Thake a right on 29 and the first right to Central for some great oldstyle BBQ at Glenn's. It is a small eatery that has remained the same for over 30 years with great BBQ with the real hickory wood flavor. Well worth the trip. One of the best kept secrects around K-town.
Posted: Tuesday, August 22, 2006
My late wife was from Wilmington, NC and, while I had already been introduced to Eastern NC BBQ before I was introduced to her she informed me that "Flips" BBQ in Wilmington made the best BBQ around. That was over 40 years ago and I have yet to be convinced otherwise. I don't have the details on their shipping policy but I do know they will ship their product as I did it once years ago for an office party.
Posted: Friday, August 04, 2006
Hey all I am from Texas and have a trailer smoker but can't find where to get good wood for smoking up here. Any suggestions in Richmond?
Posted: Sunday, June 25, 2006
The very best BBQ sauce that I have ever had came from the Blue Ridge BBQ festival last year in Tryon, NC. It is called Carolina's Best Bill's BBQ Sauce. I bought Original, Spicy and Hot. It is a ketchup based sauce, but I am told that Bill has just came out with a vinegar and mustard based. IT IS REALLY GOOD. I put it on everything. Hot dog weiners, hamburgers and FF. The Spicy is just about perfect for me. The Hot will set you on fire.
Posted: Friday, June 09, 2006
Growing up in Eastern NC (Goldsboro), I am definately biased when it comes to BBQ. Wilbur's BBQ (Hwy. 70 East, Goldsboro) is the best authentic 'eastern' style, hands down.
However, just up the road a bit, King's BBQ
(also Hwy. 70 East, Kinston) does a pretty good job... and they ship cross-country. So for all you folks out in the "hinterlands" asking for shipping suggestions, I suggest checking out their website at:
http://www.kingsbbq.com.
P.S. Don't forget to ask for extra sauce!!
Posted: Monday, June 05, 2006
If you can't find it, you want it that much more!
Eastern N.C. BBQ, that is. Living in Atlanta, I have to fight my way through tomato Q, and then through South Carolina with its mustard Q to finally get to ENC with its vinegar Q. There is nothing like it. For me, Parker's is the best. There are many others close behind, but Parker's does it best for me.
For those of you across the country who can not get to ENC for BBQ, you can do it at home. Grill, bake, boil or crock (yes, this is a verb now.) a Boston butt pork roast. (If you are real fired up, you CAN do a drsssed pig over hickory coals all night with your best friends.)
Baste or cook in this sauce:
2 cups white vinegar
2 sticks butter
2 tbs. salt
2 tbs. lemon juice
2 tbs. crushed red pepper
1 tbs. black pepper
1 tbs. Tabasco (or Texas Pete or other)
2 tbs. sugar
Heat mix on medium low to blend ingredients. Sauce can be applied as desired and will keep for a good while in the fridge. Reserve some for post cooking application.
I have been crocking a Boston butt this evening, and it is just about ready. Smells great, and the sauce looks great. Almost reminds me of Simp's BBQ in Mackeys Ferry between Edenton and Plymouth. If you are out that way, try it. It is very good, and I give it a 9.5 on the ENC-Q scale of 0.0 to 10.0.
Carolina Blue and Eastern Q, are wonderful treats, which are there for you. Enjoy!
Posted: Saturday, June 03, 2006
Looking for someone to cook bbq on site weekly throught the summer at local establishment on Franklin St. Will supply the pork, need cooker and equipment. Contact number is 910-977-3319 or e-mail me
Posted: Thursday, May 18, 2006
My family and I absolutely love Smithfield's Barbeque. We were hoping there was a way to have it shipped to our home...Any suggestions?
Posted: Sunday, April 09, 2006
Where can I order North Carolina Barbeque & have it shipped to my home address?
I LOVE barbeque from Concord, N.C. Are there any websites where you can place orders?
Posted: Wednesday, March 08, 2006
Can someone tell me where I can find eastern NC chopped pork barbecue in the San Francisco Bay Area? I'm from Wilson, NC and for me Parkers or Bill's Barbecue in Wilson is the best. I live in CA now, but when I return to my west coast home from Wilson, I always bring 2 quarts of Parker's barbecue and a big bottle of Texas Pete's hot sauce.
Posted: Monday, February 20, 2006
Believe it or not, the greater Metro DC area has good Carolina BBQ. Urban BBQ in Rockville, MD (on the Red Line of the DC Metro) has *great* BBQ. They're Texicans and have that beef stuff, too, but for good sweet tea and 'Carolina pulled pork', it's hard to beat up here.
Oh, and if you're in Lillington, you *have* to try Howard's down on the river....
Posted: Tuesday, January 31, 2006
When making the drive down 1-75, check out the Fresh Air BBQ in Jackson, GA. It ain't NC BBQ, but it ain't bad, either!! Certainly worth detouring off the interstate---and you won't see any signs, either. Just head to Jackson and ask anyone where it is. I must admit that I grew up on Bullock's and thought it was really good. What I wouldn't give to sit across from my Aunt Frances just one more time and see that satisfied look on her face! From reading these comments, I think good BBQ has a lot to do with taste, but maybe more to do with emotions!!
Posted: Friday, January 27, 2006
I am driving from Washington to Florida and would like some ideas for good bar b que within an hours drive off I 95 Thanks Terry
Posted: Tuesday, January 24, 2006
Does anyone know of a place that will overnight real eastern North Carolina style barbecue? I have tried one or two places I found on the web, and was disappointed with the product.
Thanks!
Posted: Monday, January 23, 2006
The closest bbq in existance to the down-home pig-pickin's I remember growing up is without question Wilbur's in Goldsboro NC. It's the real thing.
Posted: Monday, January 23, 2006
While I'm not an alumni of Carolina, I'm certainly a fan! I presently live in Macon GA. and travel to eastern N.C. often to visit family. My favorite Bar-Be Que place is THE OASIS and it's located in Jamesville, N.C. between Williamston and Plymouth on Hwy 64. Watch carefully or you will miss it! It's connected to the end of a small convenience store. Their sauce is made the way it was fifty years ago. Larry Hardison is the owner and manager.
By the way, I've had Short Sugars,while in Reidsville, Stameys, Parkers, Ralphs in Roanoke Rapids, Speedys and others. I like them all, I just like Larry's the best. It certainly is worth a try, tell him
Steve from GA. recommended his place, he'll know ! Thanks, Steve
Posted: Saturday, January 07, 2006
Hi:
I am writing from Newport Beach, California, where it's beautiful 24/7; today it was 80 degrees. Recently, I have discovered a terrific North Carolina Bar-b-que place called "Kill Devils!" It is the real deal! The folks that own it are from North Carolina and it's obviously named after the sand dunes where the Wright Brothers first flew. Their barbeque is seasoned with a peppered vinagrette, just like Bob Melton's. My friend from High School Days in Rocky Mount, Tommy Smith, has sold Melton's and unfortunately it has closed down. Kill Devil's Barbeque here in Orange County, California is very similar to that of Melton's in Rocky Mount. Let me know whenever you can come visit!
Penny Hicks
Class of 1972
Posted: Wednesday, December 07, 2005
T. White of "Greater Abbotsburg" over in Bladen County described the perfect home-cooked BBq and recommended Joe's BBQ in Whiteville.
Well, Joe's also has a restaurant in Shallotte (near Holden, Ocean Isle and Sunset Beach on US 17 Business)that draws a huge, appreciative crowd.
A newer restaurant, Bart's BBQ south of Shallotte at Union School Road, is on its way to legendary status. The Bartholomew family serves a great plate of eastern style BBQ, with great slaw, Brunswick stew and hushpuppies. The chicken and banana pudding aren't bad either. Joey and Ann Margaret are big Carolina Panther fans, so check out the walls when you visit. Tuesday rib nights are not to be missed!
Posted: Tuesday, September 06, 2005
I am so sad to advise you that Jimmy of Jimmy's Barbecue in Lexington has passed away. He had a lot of fun taking care of his customer's for many years and made some fabulous barbecue.
Mr. Monk at Lexington #1 is still producing some fantastic barbecue.
Now if I could get Lexington barbecue with eastern NC cole slaw, I would be in heaven.
Posted: Sunday, August 14, 2005
Some of the best BBQ around can be found at
Fuzzy's in Madison, Short Sugars in Reidsville, and Bullock's in Durham.
I live in Denver, CO now, but make sure to enjoy some real BBQ whenever I am back in NC.
Posted: Wednesday, August 03, 2005
Another place worth an hour's drive east from Raleigh is Doug Saul's in Nashville. The place is real..
For Raleigh, if you don't have time to drive, Murray's on Old Poole Road, is still cooking with wood out back..
When I'm nuts (too frequently) I drive over to Lexington and bring back half a shoulder from Lexington #1..Jimmy's is great, too..Jimmy is a really nice guy.
Posted: Saturday, July 30, 2005
I loved Melton's in Rocky Mt (where my mom was from) and use to have them deliver (dry ice) to us in Northern Virginia. I see the flood was too much for them. Can anyone suggest another place just as good as Melton's? I would really appreciate it!
Posted: Sunday, June 19, 2005
I envy all of you who are close to good BBQ. I've been stationed in Babenhausen, Germany with my husband for 3 years and we suffer from lack-a-bbq-itis. The best we have is homemade from Trish Taylor Hanley's mom's recipe, Grandma Faye BBQ from Henderson, NC. When we get home, Bob's BBQ in Southern Pines, NC is my choice. He makes good sweet tea too!
Posted: Tuesday, June 07, 2005
Well i personally don't like being able to "see through" my barbeque so i do not like eastern style but if you head up to the mountains we have a couple of good places
morganton has Judges-fantastic! my favorite!
linville has The Hampton Grist Mill- wonderful sour dough buns for sandwiches and try the Carolina Caviar (beans!!)
tynecastle has pappy's-just plain good eatin'
Posted: Saturday, June 04, 2005
If you are driving up I-85 from Charlotte to Blue Heaven the best places to stop for barbecue are Gary's in China Grove, R&R in Kannapolis, and Lexington Barbecue in Lexington of course. All 3 are worth the stop.
Posted: Thursday, May 26, 2005
Oh, you fortunate folk! You make me almost desperate for Carolina barbecue--pretty much any style. I say "almost" because I've gotten pretty good at making my own barbecue sauce and turning out some decent bbq'd pork at home--home now being in Vermont, and "barbecue" here meaning "chicken." <shudder~~> I felt an especially nostalgic twinge reading about Bridges barbecue near Shelby. Though I call Charlotte my hometown, I was born in Shelby and Bridges was an obligatory stop whenever we visited my grandparents. I've not been a resident of NC since 1978, but still make rounds of barbecue places wherever I go on trips south. Now that I know Bridges is still there, I'll make a special point of visiting on my next trip.
Toodles, y'all.
Posted: Sunday, May 22, 2005
The best BBQ is at Wilbers' in Goldsboro, NC.
It's on the way on 70 to the beach.
Posted: Tuesday, April 05, 2005
THE BEST Q I've had was in NEW BERN & GREENVILLE,NC. Moore's in New Bern and Parkers in Greenville. BUT around Chapel Hill and Durham would the RED, HOT and BLUE for the taste of EASTERN CAROLINA BAR-BE-QUE.
Thanks.
danieldevite@yahoo.com
PS
GO HEELS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted: Wednesday, March 16, 2005
I live in Atlanta now and the closest thing to eastern NC BBQ is at Dusty's. In NC, I did favor Wilbur's and Smithfield BBQ. When in Raleigh, I get my fix at Don Murray's.
Posted: Monday, March 14, 2005
OK, the REAL best BarBQue joints:
1-BarBQue Center - Lexington
2-Speedy's BarBQue - Lexington
3-Tommy's BarBQue - Thomasville
4-BarBQue Shack - Thomasville
5-Murray's Bar-B-Q (Not Don Murray's) - off Old Poole Rd. in Raleigh
*Bullock's is overpriced and not very good.
Posted: Sunday, February 13, 2005
I have been west and east in North Carolina
and there are some great BBQ joints all over the state. In New Bern there is Moore"s, in Goldsboro there is Wilber's, in
Durham there is Bullocks, In Greensboro there is Stameys, But the Very best is from the town that I grew up in and that is Concord and It is Troutman's The BBQ meat is all about the same but the sauce is diffrent and the slaw is diffrent. I love the slaw at Troutman's in Concord, NC
Posted: Tuesday, February 01, 2005
I learned to barbeque pigs long before I first stepped foot on the campus of UNC almost 30 years ago. I still enjoy setting up my cooker around 5 a.m. and preparing a couple of well-chosen 110 pound pigs. The experience requires two gallons of barbeque sauce made a couple of days in advance (Eastern NC style of course from a well-guarded simple local recipe using vinegar and hot crushed pepper), some sweet slaw, hush puppies and ice tea for an all day bash out at a large converted tobacco packhouse on the old family farm.
The real treat is to show up for lunch around 1 p.m. when we turn the pigs over and eat the ribs right off the pigs while they remain on the hot cooker. For good measure, throw in a bit of your favorite music and a keg of cold beer to spike up the fun quotient. I generally slice a portion of the meat, hand mince another portion and leave the balance in the skin for the guests to eat right off the cooker so that everyone gets their particular favorite. One gallon of the sauce is used while cooking the pigs and when mincing a portion of the meat. The other gallon is put is smaller bottles and set out on the tables for the diners to use at their taste discretion when eating. Now that is the best barbeque around. Please don't call it "pulled pork" as that sounds like you are trying to make it something it was truly not "meant to be".
If you must buy your barbeque then I have a couple of recomendations. In the southeasternmost part of the Great State of North Carolina, there is Joe's Barbeque in Whiteville and Lewis' Barbeque in Clinton. The ice tea and cole slaw at Joe's are some of the best around.
Posted: Tuesday, January 18, 2005
I am partial to Gary's BBQ in China Grove, NC (Highway 29). When we head up for Carolina Football and BBall games, we often stop in China Grove to get our BBQ fix. This stuff in SC with mustard is nasty!!!
Good Eating!! - Just not too much!!!
Thomas
Posted: Tuesday, January 11, 2005
The question is... do you get the plate or the tray while eating at Bridges...?
Posted: Wednesday, January 05, 2005
Since high school days I've enjoyed Parker's BBQ in Greenville. Usually take some back to Virginia Beach, VA with me. About four or five times a year....I travel to Ayden and I always eat at Parker's.
Posted: Wednesday, January 05, 2005
do you know where i can get some JOSH BULLOCK BBQ SAUCE?
Posted: Tuesday, December 14, 2004
Best BBQ... Bee's (Greenville, NC)
Posted: Thursday, December 02, 2004
I am partially to Hillbilly's BBQ in Lowell. You can stop in at Exit 23 off I-85. Good smoked sholder with a tangy tomato-base sauce.
The worst years of my life were '85 to '88 in Chapel Hill after Sonny's closed and my entire life in eastern NC from 1988 to 2000 when I was forced to eat vinegar-based swill. The worst offender was Ralph's BBQ in Weldon. Even the BBQ chicken was boiled in vinegar.
Posted: Wednesday, September 22, 2004
I am looking for a Hush Puppy recipes that taste like Wilbur's Barbque. Thank you so much
Posted: Tuesday, March 30, 2004
Well, I hear all the stories about about the best, well let me tell you,.... WILBURS in Goldsboro is the all time best. I live in Augusta, Georgia home of the Augusta Masters PGA Golf Tournament and we have NO barbecue joints here. I want some WILBURS SOOOOOOOON!!
Posted: Thursday, March 25, 2004
I grew up in Princeton, North Carolina and Wilbers and White Swan Barbeque were the best. I now live in Louisiana and all they have is beef barbeque. YUCK!!!!! I have a recipe for the sauce for barbeque but it's missing something. Could someone please send me a recipe for sauce? Thanks
Posted: Monday, March 15, 2004
I'll be in Atlanta next month, and would love to try some Georgia pork BBQ. Being from piedmont NC and very familiar with Lexington-style "Q", my threshold is kinda high. I would appreciate any and all recommendations for BBQ "joints" in the Atlanta.
Thanks,
John Johnson '62
Posted: Saturday, December 06, 2003
I grew up in Carteret County, N.C.. I am living in Delaware now. I can't find any good BBQ here although there are some places that have it.
Could someone please send me a recipe so I can make some?? Thanks
Posted: Sunday, November 09, 2003
NEXT TIME YOUR IN ATLANTIC BEACH, MOREHEAD CITY OR BEAUFORT, TRY ROLANDS B B Q ON HWY 70 EAST IN BEAUFORT ABOUT A MILE EAST OF THE SWING BRIDGE. JUST A HOLE IN THE WALL , BUT GREAT DOWNEAST B B Q. FLOUNDER IS GOOD TOO.
Posted: Sunday, November 09, 2003
I need a recipe for Lexington Slaw.
Posted: Tuesday, October 28, 2003
I am an army wife at fort irwin, ca. my husband grew up spending his summers in goldsboro with his grandparent. He has been in iraq for the last ten months and is coming back next week. i want to make sure we have all his favorites on hand. he has always talked about the pulled pork from wilbur's. being a california native, this is forgein to me. if anyone has a recipe that is close to wilbur's please send it to me. thanks so much.
Posted: Saturday, October 04, 2003
I was born and raised in eastern NC and lived there until I was 40. I now reside in Tampa FL and cannot find good BBQ anywhere like home. If there is one good thing about eastern NC, it's the bbq and the good ole southern cooking you can find there. Not to mention the good southern hospitality.
I would give anything to find a restaurant in the Tampa Bay area that serves bbq like home. There is nothing like a nice plate of bbq, cole slaw, and hot fresh hushpuppies.....wee doggie!!!
If anyone knows of anywhere like this..please email me and let me know. Myself and my family would be ever so greatful. Oh..and don't forget..you have to chase it with a big glass of sweet tea!!!!
Posted: Friday, September 12, 2003
I am in desperate search of a topping that can go on
top of hot dogs. I was told that it is served on all the hot dogs in norh carolina. I made it once and the recipe has disappeared. the main ingrediants are cabbage, ketchup, vinegar, sugar and hot sauce. I know you can just put everything in a bowl and mix BUT my husband is in dire needs of the exact measurements. Sure hope someone can help!
Thanks in advance!
Daria :)
Posted: Friday, August 29, 2003
I was born in Willamston, NC and grew up on Shaw's BBQ (oh how i miss it ) I live in San Antonio, Tx and can not get any of that great pork bbq here. Could someone please email and tell me how to make it. I Hate Texas BBQ. Or if anyone knows if anyone does mail orders for pork bbq let me know i would rather buy it than try to make it.
Posted: Sunday, July 20, 2003
While the all time greats like Bill's and Parker's in Wilson, and King's on 70 in Kinston are among the best in the East, you can't beat Smithfield's Chicken and Barbecue, an eastern NC chain, for consistently flavorful, readily available, eastern NC barbecue. They now have one on Route One North just outside the town of Wake Forest and there is another on 40 east at the Jones Sausage Rd. exit. Also one located in Morehead City for those of us who don't fancy seafood but love the coast. The Bogue House restaurant (used to be called King's) located on 24 just over the White Oak River outside of Swansboro, has excellent, chopped, wood-flavored tasting barbecue. It's a six-dollar meal in a setting that caters to the locals!
Posted: Sunday, July 20, 2003
First, I'm delighted with the return of Roy Williams. Hope he can get one of his recruits (he helped recruit), Michael Jordon, to assist in the recruiting effort this spring - and in the future.
Next, I'll be in Asheville/Maggie Valley area this summer. I'm anxious to sample some Western Carolina BBQ. The only "western BBQ" I'm familiar with is Bridges in Shelby (haven't eaten it - only heard about how good it is!). Can anyone give me recommendations? I'm a "shirt wearing" member of the NC BBQ Society.
Posted: Wednesday, May 14, 2003
The best bbq to be found is Bill Spoon's BBQ on South Blvd in Charlotte, NC. It's been there for over 40 years, and is the best I have ever tasted. Being the managers girlfriend, I can't even begin to explain how much hard work and time goes into making the food perfect! Everyone needs to try it, and I guarantee it will become your new fave!
Posted: Wednesday, May 07, 2003
I would like to have a good eastern north carolina bbq sauce recipe. If anyone has a recipe resembling scotts or griffith's from goldsboro please email me the recipe.
Posted: Friday, March 07, 2003
I'm a real fan of NC BBQ. My favorite is Lexington BBQ. I also like Stamey's, Parkers, and Garys BBQ. I'm from Charlotte, but now live in Wilmington, DE. I'd like to join the Carolina BBQ Society. We come down there often and always bring back BBQ to DE! We love it!
Posted: Tuesday, March 04, 2003
My family is from Goldsboro NC. Everytime I go out there all the time and we will travel all the way to Wilson just for Parkers BBQ. I have had just about every place that sells bbq in NC. It is all really good, but I think Parkers in Wilson is the best. The combination of their bbq and coleslaw on a bun is just THE BOMB. Or even a bag of chicken wings and cornbread sticks are good. And way cheaper than Popeyes out here in Virginia!
Posted: Tuesday, March 04, 2003
My family and I will be travelling to Chapel Hill from the Washington DC area this weekend. We would love to find some authentic Carolina BBQ along the way between Chapel and Richmond. Any recommendations would be appreciated !
Thanks,
Dan Sterne
Posted: Wednesday, February 26, 2003
Hi,
I am not a natvive Roanoke Rapidian but I lived there for a few years. I am dying for some good pork barbeque since I moved back to NY state. Any recipes out there? Anywhere deliver out of state? I like the kind of dry hot stuff like they had at that little diner on highway 158---I can't remember the name of it but it was a little bit before Collier's Harley Davidson. Any suggestions anyone? Thanks!
Posted: Wednesday, January 29, 2003
For Steve coming down to Raleigh here is my 'local' order of the universe:
1. Holden's on US 1 in Youngsville
2. Stephenson's in McGee's Crossroads (near Garner)
3. Murray's on Old Poole Road
these fellows all use wood/charcoal to cook..that is the start of 'real' for me.
4. Don Murray's on Capitol Blvd. (not wood) but a real feast of things southern..including good barbecue..but mostly a proper pig-out.
Then if you don't mind driving for 30 minutes over to Mebane..the best outside of Lexington..A&M..real wood and great folks.
Posted: Thursday, January 23, 2003
Ralph's BBQ in Roanoke Rapids has the best BBQ, Brunswick Stew, Slaw, and Hushpuppies. I have tried many others, Bullock's in Durham is very good, so is Stamey's in Greensboro. But nothing beats Ralphs.
Posted: Tuesday, January 21, 2003
I am a caterer located in Atlanta and my speciality is Lexington Style Hickory Smoked Q, BBQ Slaw,Brunswick Stew, to Homemade Banana Pudding. When I had a little BBQ joint in NYC, called "Zacki's PBQ," Fuzzy's in Madison, smoked and trucked it up to me. Judged Memphis in May 2 years and appreciated more than ever the version that I grew up with in Chapel Hill and Hillsborough...Have a pit-master from Lexington down here, too and we do real pig pickings, ribs and chicken. Also, have traveled as far as Balsalt, Colo. to cook for some homesick Tarheels and their club, so have "Hot'Nuff" Sauce, can travel.
Posted: Saturday, January 11, 2003
I would have to say Scotland Neck, N.C. Whitakers Barbecue located on Main Street. It is only opened on Fri and Sat. Check this place out.
Denise Lowe
Posted: Wednesday, January 08, 2003
For membership I'd recommend contacting Will McKinney the president of the club at wmckinne@email.unc.edu
Posted: Tuesday, January 07, 2003
I'll be staying in Raleigh, NC for a week in March (driving down from Richmond, VA).
Want to sample the "BEST" barbecue in the area!
Looking specifically for hickory smoked pulled pork on a bun topped with slaw and cider vinegar style sauce.
From what I can gather from this list, I should definately eat at Clyde Cooper's Barbecue, Murray's, and Stephenson's.
Any other suggestions/recommendations?
Posted: Tuesday, January 07, 2003
How does one become a member of the Carolina Barbecue Society ? It sounds to me like the most important organization on campus. After all, what is more important than good NC BBQ ? I'm gettin' hungry !
Posted: Sunday, January 05, 2003
They are all good but the best I have had in the past 12 months is Bill Ellis in Wilson! If you are in a rush Smithfield Chicken and Barbq is not bad at all!!!!
Posted: Thursday, December 26, 2002
As a displaced North Carolinian, you are all right. There is nothing like NC BBQ. I don't even have a favorite place back home. I just plain love a good pulled pork BBQ sam'ich with a side of hush puppies and a tall, cold glass of sweet tea. My mouth is watering right now. Up here in Chicago, nobody even knows how to spell it right. They think that barbecueing simply involves slapping a polish sausage on the grill.
Posted: Monday, December 23, 2002
Lexington Barbecue and Stamey's in Greensboro are our favorites. We often stop at Lexington on our road trips to Chapel Hill for football and basketball games. Where else do you have to stand in line at 3:00 pm on a Saturday afternoon.
Living in Atlanta, we often stop in Spartenburg at Carolina Barbecue, whose original owner was from Lexington. Seems after owning an industrial business for 20+ years, he sold out that business and started Carolina Barbeque just because he had missed that great Lexington taste over the years.
Posted: Saturday, December 21, 2002
For sentimental resaons, and for the vinegar slaw, I have to say that my favorite barbecue joint is Wink's in Salisbury, NC. It's western N.C. style and is best eaten as sliced, with hush puppies, the aforementioned vinegar slaw, and a Cheerwine.
Posted: Friday, December 20, 2002
No place better than B's BBQ in Greenville. Doesn't get any better!
Posted: Thursday, December 19, 2002
If you want to know what Heaven is like, then order a coarse chopped tray (I recommend large) at Smokey Joe's in Lexington. Ask for the dip on the side. They keep the Tobasco behind the counter, so you will have to ask for it. Cheerwine or coffee is the appropriate beverage.
Posted: Thursday, December 19, 2002
I like the Eastern NC barbecue chopped for sandwiches but a vinegar-based pig pickin'is my favorite. Being from Rocky Mount, I tend to like the barbecue in that area--Rocky Mount (Bob Melton's), Wilson (Bill's, Parkers), Tarboro (Abrams) and over to Kinston (King's)and Goldsboro (Wilbur's). As for chains, I like Smithfield's. As for catering, I like Lancaster's out of Garner. I hope to try many of the state's restaurants and I'm sure I'll have other favorites.
Posted: Tuesday, December 17, 2002
I can't believe no one has said Carolina Country BBQ in Gastonia on Garrison Blvd!! Being a tarheel and transplanted to Indiana where BBQ houses are nonexistent, I certainly miss walking into CC BBQ and seeing & smelling the open fire/grill right up front. Once you are seated, they automatically bring the best sweet tea, hushpuppies, cole slaw and pickles you have ever tasted. And you can have your BBQ anyway you want it,sliced, chopped or minced! RO's is a close 2nd though!!
Posted: Monday, December 16, 2002
Got to be B's Barbeque on B's Barbeque road in Greenville, North Carolina. Whenever I go visit my grandmother in Tarboro though, I always stop at Abram's for a barbeque and slaw sandwich. After living in Philadelphia for five years you can really work up a craving for some pulled pork. Anyway it is always the best in Eastern North Carolina that is for sure.
Posted: Monday, December 16, 2002
I can't believe there are no mentions of the Skyview drive-in in Ayden, NC. It is right up there with B's, Fuzzy's, Short Sugar's, Stamey's, Parker's, Lexington, etc. It's in a building that has been built to look like an Eastern NC imitation of the Capitol Building and the corn bread is lousy. But the 'Q is worth the visit.
Also, after living in Memphis in the early 80's there were a couple of places that were worth the drive if they are still around. One is Gridley's (several locations). Also, Bozo's in Mason, Tn., just east of Memphis. When I was there, it helped me remember eating 'Q in NC.
Posted: Monday, December 16, 2002
"B's Barbecue" in Greenville gets my first place vote. Go early for lunch, though, last Wednesday there was a line by 11 a.m.
Posted: Sunday, December 15, 2002
I too have eaten barbecue in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and in Austin, Texas, and of course many times in Houston, Texas where I now live. But I agree with my comrads, Carolina has the best. My favorite will always be from Parkers in Wilson and Greenville, North Carolina.
Posted: Sunday, December 15, 2002
My current favorite is Wilbur's in Goldsboro but I agree with Lewis Bryan that the all time best was the original Scotts on Gully Street in Goldsboro. I also like Bills in Wilson and Parkers in Rocky Mount.
We have lived in Kentucky for 30 years and these folks are by barbecue like they are about hoops- they think they invented each of them. The one they rave about is made - of all things- from GOAT!!
There is a small barbecue restaurant in our neighborhood run by Vince Staten- a DOOK man. He has written a very interesting book on the many iterations of "q" throughout the south. About the only thing we agree on is that eastern NC has the absolute best barbecue.
Posted: Saturday, December 14, 2002
Located in the heart of Dudley Shoals, Simms BBQ has some of the best BBQ and mollasses in all of NC. Go there for the food, but you'll come back for the atmosphere. It includes a live band and a large dance floor for Cloggin'. It's off the road a bit, 'bout 15 minutes of dirt road, but with a pond for fishing and horeshoes for tossin'it's an all-around great place.
Posted: Saturday, December 14, 2002
I love barbecue. The best I've found in the state is Smithfield's Chicken and Barbecue in Zebulon, NC. There is also one in Garner. It by far beats anything in Wilson,NC and definately devours Ralph's Barbecue in Roanoke Rapids. It's on HWY. 64E. Give it a try.
Posted: Friday, December 13, 2002
Growing up south of Winston-Salem, I have been able to sample many of the establishments in Lexington. I've always liked Speedy's the best, although Lexington BBQ, the Barbeque Center and others are good too. That being said, I am partial to eastern style BBQ. My all-time favorite N.C. barbeque restaurant is Wilbur's in Goldsboro. My family has stopped there on the way to the beach since I was a kid. I can't pass through the town without stopping. I've made it a mission to try to find a barbeque joint in any town I happen to visit and have recently purchased Bob Garner's new book to help me along. I've had great beef brisket at the Iron Works and Salt Lick in Austin, and great ribs at Dreamland in Tuscaloosa, but there is no BBQ like North Carolina's.
Posted: Friday, December 13, 2002
I HAVE TO AGREE WITH THE GENTLEMAN WHO SAYS RALPH'S BARBECUE IS THE BEST! HE SAYS IT'S IN WELDON, I SAY IT'S IN ROANOKE RAPIDS. ANYWAY, IT'S NORTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA, HALIFAX COUNTY. OF COURSE, NOW, THE ABSOLUTE BEST BBQ I HAVE EVER TASTED CAME STRAIGHT FROM THE HOGS OUT IN MY GRANDFATHER'S PEN, AND THE BBQ WAS PERSONALLY MADE BY MY GRANDMOTHER. NOW THAT'S SOME REAL BBQ FOR YA!
Posted: Friday, December 13, 2002
What a fabulous site to find. Great barbecue can become an obsession - for me, no question. I have this thing about the real wood burning pit-cooked barbecue and the fabulous smokey flavor. But, like someone else said..the worst I have had has been pretty darn good. I try to find the real pit master's like Monk's in Lexington, A&M in Mebane, Doug Saul's in Nashville (NC), Murray's in Raleigh (Old Poole Road), Neil Holden's in Youngsville - these are a few places fairly close to me -- but after being away from NC for 30 years...well, I am on a mission and from the posts I am reading - I have a lifetime of pleasure ahead.
Posted: Thursday, December 12, 2002
Being from Lexington, NC of course I think Lexington BBQ is the ONLY BBQ. Any of our establishments are super! Lexington BBQ (The Monk), Speedy's, Smokey Joe's, Jimmy's, The BBQ Center, and Smiley's, (the list continues) are all good choices. If you want quantity--it's Speedy's-no doubt. Convenience and quickness--it's Lexington BBQ on Business 85.
Posted: Thursday, December 12, 2002
Well, I must agree with the other now-Texans who have posted messages. I live in Dallas now, and Texas BBQ just ain't right! :) Must be something about the cow. I must also add my vote for Bridges in Shelby. I grew up on the stuff. On my most recent trip back to N.C. I "imported" some to treat my (Texas style) BBQ fiend-ish friend. I don't know if I managed to convert him entirely, but at least he's better educated now.
Posted: Thursday, December 12, 2002
Although I grew up in the western part of the state, I prefer eastern barbeque. HAMILTON'S in Biscoe, NC. is great! Don and Phyllis Hamilton have connections to Smithfield and their food and hospitality are second to none.
I also must tell you that I spent my wedding night in Wilson so that my husband could eat at Parker's.
Posted: Thursday, December 12, 2002
I grew up on RO's BBQ in Gastonia, NC. They celebrated their 50th anniversary in (I believe) 1997 and were featured that year in Southern Living Magazine. An old-fashioned establishment that still provides teenage car hops to wait on you while you remain in your car. The key to their success is their spicey slaw. I can't go within a 50-mile radius of the town without dropping in for a "fix". Family members still living in the area bring me quart-sized containers of the slaw when they come to visit.
Posted: Thursday, December 12, 2002
I vote for Kings' BBQ in Kinston,NC. Great pulled pork BBQ and banana pudding! My husband (Ed, '81 and '87 Ph.D)and I have lived in New Mexico since 1987. Help!!! We're in the land of Texas BBQ! We tried a "Southern BBQ" place here once and they put green chiles in the hushpuppies. We go back once a year for a family reunion in Atlantic Beach, NC. We always stop at Kings for BBQ and are teaching our 3 NM born daughters what "sweet tea", hushpuppies and BBQ are.
Posted: Thursday, December 12, 2002
I agree with Bob Remsburg that the best Eastern Bar-B-Q is at White Swan in Johnston County. White Swan started in Smithfield and is branching out to other towns in the county such as Princeton, Wilson's Mills and Clayton. Give it a try as you travel down Hwy 70 or Hwy 301.
Posted: Thursday, December 12, 2002
I'm 60 years old and have spent my whole life majoring on eatin'Bar B Q and some fabulous "Q" has passed these lips with the worst I can remember being better than any other type of food I ever ate! I can't believe nobody in this bunch of "E" mails even mentioned Ralph's Bar B Q in Weldon, N. C. and it's just as good and packs them in just as much since it went to buffet service as it it did in the old individual plate days. When I used to go there regularly with my in-laws Cecil and Lucy Pope I would eat all my stomach would hold and then have a sliced sandwich for dessert. I live in Florida and it's good here too with Sonny's serving the best pulled pork in the Jacksonville area. I haven't been able to get them to fix hushpuppies and mustard based slaw like Ralph's but I keep trying to make belibvers out of the folks who run the one in the parking lot of the Home Depot on Atlantic Boulevard. Ask for the knock-out Ms Jessica for your waitress and thats the end af a perfect day! Cheerwine has also come to Jacksonville and that adds flair to Florida Bar B Q. Hey that reminds me try General McAuthurs out in the country near Laurinburg, N. C.!
Posted: Wednesday, December 11, 2002
Best barbeque is Stamey's in Greensboro with Wilbur's in Goldsboro a close second. I now live in Texas and miss that NC stuff badly. What we have here is slabs of beef with tomato-y sauce, which I don't call barbeque!
Posted: Wednesday, December 11, 2002
In Charlotte, try the Old Hickory House on North Tryon Street near the University. How about suggestions for barbeque options in the Asheville area? I've heard about Green River, but haven't been yet. There's a fellow with a barbeque stand a few blocks south of Main Street in Black Mountain, and that's pretty good. Remember, a little touch of tomato can be a good thing.
Posted: Wednesday, December 11, 2002
I'm way out here in Kansas and about to drool on my keyboard as I long for Lexington-style barbecue! Kansans think a barbecue is a cookout, and any barbecued meat is usually beef.
My preferences are Speedy's and Cook's (now closed, I think) in Lexington. When we visit, my husband usually eats barbecue three days straight before considering any other food!
Oh for a small lean course chop tray w/ that wonderful slaw and hushuppies! Yum!
Posted: Wednesday, December 11, 2002
If y'all will allow a faculty member to post to this site: I was just down in Oxford, Mississippi, for a meeting of the Southern Foodways Alliance devoted to the subject of BBQ. There were a number of great pitmasters there from all over the South, but Ed Mitchell of Mitchell's Barbecue in Wilson just blew them away. It was up there with the best I've ever had, and I plan to make the pilgrimage to Wilson as often as I can. This is a major endorsement, coming as it does from someone who generally prefers Lexington-style.
Posted: Wednesday, December 11, 2002
Tough choices - they're all good. I think I have to say Lexington Q, and Allen & Son in Chapel Hill.
Posted: Wednesday, December 11, 2002
I'm a real fan of Clyde Cooper's Barbecue in Raleigh, but my favorite place is Shaw's Barbecue in Williamston. Unfortunately, Shaw's is about 400 miles from my home, which makes it somewhat inconvenient. In the Piedmont, I like Jimmy's in Lexington, while up here in the hills, I can recommend the Barbecue Inn in Asheville and Grandma's Pancake House in Sylva.
Posted: Wednesday, December 11, 2002
Well, I'll speak up for Allen & Sons in Chapel Hill. They used to be a bit inconsistent, but have improved greatly since rebuilding from the fire.
On our past few visits, it's been just excellent: 'cue had authentic hickory flavor with plenty of red pepper heat, cole slaw and hushpuppies were perfect. BBQ doesn't get much better than that.
Posted: Wednesday, December 11, 2002
Seems like all you TarHeels out looking for good barbeque are lost. You have to step across the line into VA where on Riverside Drive in Danville, VA you will easily find the best you ever tasted at Short Sugars, along with "hot slaw" which is "to die for" and Hush puppies superb! You may take my word for it.
Posted: Wednesday, December 11, 2002
Reading these reviews yesterday prompted me to swing by Clyde Cooper's in downtown Raleigh on my way home from work. Very good Q. All the ones mentioned are good, with occasional off-days for one or two. The defunct Massengill's in Smithfield was excellent. Just a cinderblock hole-in-the-wall, and a mystery to me what happened to it. It seems too far west for eastern N.C. Q, but Allen & Sons in Chapel Hill serves some of the best I've had. Not exactly a Q joint, but Crooks Corner, also in CH, has THE best hush puppies. Q w/o cole slaw and puppies (or corn sticks) is oxymoronic.
Posted: Wednesday, December 11, 2002
By far...the best NC Barbecue is "Short Sugars" in Reidsville, NC. Unbelievable!
Posted: Wednesday, December 11, 2002
Tar Heel Q on Hwy. 64 in Mocksville has the best "brown, coarse chopped" in the State.
Fat Mats in Atlanta has the best wet ribs (they'll hold the white loaf bread) and if you like to hear the blues try it.
Posted: Wednesday, December 11, 2002
I worked for Griffin's in Goldsboro as a teenager in the 1950s, which is now Wilbur's. I always thought eastern NC barbecue was the best until I tried Lexington and Bridges in Shelby. My conclusion: it's all great! My ambition in retirement is to eat my way across North Carolina and try every barbecue joint I can find. This discussion board will help me develop my road map. We have a good barbecue place here in Lynchburg, Virginia called the Silver Pig. The owner, Jim Moore, trained at Stamey's in Greensboro. It's taken a while to teach Central Virginians about the superiority of NC barbecue, but they have learned to love the Silver Pig. The Silver Pig provides comfort to us lost Tar Heels until we can get back to North Carolina.
Posted: Wednesday, December 11, 2002
Having moved to S.C, where they eat mustard based barbeque, I never have an audience that understands that PARKERS in Wilson is the best barbeque anywhere. Since I can remember, my family has driven out of the way to stop. My Dad ate there as a Robersonville native, and we still drive over from Winston-Salem, skipping the Lexington barbeque places (although Kings is alright there). Whoever came up with this great topic, thank you! I argue about it all the time down in S.C.
Posted: Wednesday, December 11, 2002
I've eaten barbecue all across the Old North State and have found numerous places that are wonderful. For Lexington Style, I like Steve's in Spencer. For eastern, it's White Swan in Smithfield. But, I live in Stanly County (home of Woody Durham!) and there are two favorites here... Whispering Pines and Log Cabin. My favorite of all is the annual Locust Presbyterian Barbecue, the first Friday in December with a special secret sauce and a "red" slaw thats out of this world. Come try it on December 5, 2003!
Posted: Wednesday, December 11, 2002
Please try Hickory Log Barbeque in Forest City, N C
The taste is different than some but better than most!
Enjoy!!!! no better hushpuppies around.
Posted: Wednesday, December 11, 2002
For all of you lost souls who didn't pick Wilber's in Goldsboro, you need to give it a try. B's in Greenville and Mitchell's in Wilson (yes, over Parker's and especially Bill's) also are good bets, even moreso for barbecued chicken. If you're stuck in the central or western part of the state, try Stamey's in Greensboro (the one by the coliseum). One hint for finding good cue: look for the wood piles out back!
Posted: Wednesday, December 11, 2002
BBQ Smokehouse - This is a place in Scottsdale, AZ with Carolina Blue running through its veins. They serve traditional Eastern NC BBQ sandwiches with slaw, sweet tea, Brunswick Stew, and hush puppies. When the word got out, people from all over the state of Arizona, came to see if it was the real deal. They left with the feeling that they had just eaten at their favorite joint in NC.
I own the joint, and am proud to say that we hosted the Carolina Alumni Assn. when they came to play Arizona State University in Oct '02. UNC was rated as the underdog in this game, but the inspiration provided our BBQ at the pre-game tailgate party got the visiting fans motivated and inspired. While it surely was not the only reason that UNC won the contest, but we were glad to do our part to make our Carolina Alumni feel at home in Arizona.
Posted: Wednesday, December 11, 2002
Best BBQ I have ever eaten is at Stamey's in Greensboro (two locations). It is the vinegar based BBQ variety. The BBQ is not greasey and their hushpuppies are also excellent!
Posted: Wednesday, December 11, 2002
Please try Hickory Log Barbeque in Forest City, N C
The taste is different than some but better than most!
Enjoy!!!!
Posted: Wednesday, December 11, 2002
No further discussion required....it's Parker's in Wilson. Never miss the opportunity to dine there when in NC from Lowell, Mass. Always bring some back to feed these hungry Yankees!
Posted: Wednesday, December 11, 2002
B's Bar-B-Que, Falkland Hwy., in Greenville has the best, leanest, cleanest bar-b-que. Few people know about it, because it's located on a country road, they don't advertise, they close after lunch, and they don't even have a phone listed. The old "shack" which houses the restaurant isn't even air-conditioned. In spite of all these facts, the place is always busy.
Posted: Wednesday, December 11, 2002
no doubt: moore's in new bern, nc and dusty's in atlanta, ga :-)
Posted: Wednesday, December 11, 2002
Y'all will think this is strange, but there is a Mexican restaurant on the west side of Los Angeles (Westchester) called Paco's. They have a pulled pork concoction that you can have in a taco or a burrito that always reminds me of the good stuff back in Eastern N.C. It's got the vinegar, and some mexican flavorings that make it a little different than 'da kine', but if you're out here you should check it out. It's very good. While you're at it, try their shots of Casadores tequila. It's like good brandy and is guaranteed to make the distance between here and your salad days in Chapel Hill seem not so far.
Posted: Wednesday, December 11, 2002
I have searched the world far and wide and come to the conclusion that barbeque must first have been created in the area bounded by Johnston, Pitt, Wilson, and Wayne Counties in North Carolina. I have found very little of mentionable quality anywhere else. In Atlanta we have DUSTY'S (started by a NC man),the closest thing to good BBQ outside the above mentioned area. In NC, my vote goes to PARKER'S in Wilson, followed closely by Wilbur's and Scott's in Goldsboro. I still haven't accepted the Georgia custom of serving white loaf bread with barbecue. I guess they haven't experienced Parker's cornbread sticks.
Posted: Wednesday, December 11, 2002
The best Barbecue I've ever eaten - and I've eaten alot - is prepared at Chap's Restaurant outside Kinston. The meat is coarsely chopped and served with a variety of southern-style vegetables, including collards, sweet potatoes, snap beans, and stewed potatoes. The barbecue is served within an hour of being cooked - no pans sitting under heat lamps here!
According to a number of patrons, the proprietor, Bruce Patterson, would cook a pig every Saturday and sell plates to members of his church and neighbors. As his reputation grew, the owner of a local restaurant complained to the health dept. A health inspector informed Patterson that he could not sell BBQ plates out of his home, but told him that the 'cue was so good that Patterson ought to open a restaurant of his own. He did, and the only disstisfied customers are those who arrive late enough that the last of the day's pig has been sold and they must settle for grilled chicken.
Posted: Tuesday, December 10, 2002
As I have said before, Wilbur's BBQ is quite good.
But the beginning of Eastern NC pork BBQ was at Scott's BBQ in Goldsboro, now located on North William St. It was started on the back porch of Adam Scott's home on Gulley St in Goldssboro in the late 1930's. Dad used to take me and my brother on Sunday noon. The best BBQ anywhere. Had only about 20 seats. Waiting in line was the normal..Scott's BBQ sauce is now sold nationwide. Try it, you will like it...
Posted: Tuesday, December 10, 2002
Let's not forget Little Richards in Winston-Salem! I know it's close to Lexington, but definitely can hold its own. I'm from up North, and this place was the first I'd ever had real NC que. I've never looked back!
Posted: Tuesday, December 10, 2002
Having read through the e-mails, I agree that Parker's in Wilson is hard to beat. However, if you are in the Fayetteville area, you'll find the "Barbecue Hut" there is excellent and the best in Fayetteville. I live in Wilmington now but the nearest "good" barbecue is still in Fayetteville.
Mark McLamb, 1979
Posted: Tuesday, December 10, 2002
From the West to the East, it's all good
as long as it is from North Carolina. For another
champion, stop by Billy's just off I - 40 in
Tin City, NC ( near Wallace). He also fixes tailgate
specials of BBQ, etc., and Billy's BBQ sauce
may be the best I've tried in 30 years. We bring
it back to SC for friends, family, and BBQ lovers.
(SC hasn't figured out BBQ yet and how to cook it )
Just reading this gets me hungry for NC and BBQ !!
Posted: Tuesday, December 10, 2002
Before this goes any further, the west vs. east thing must be clarified:
The distinction "western" style barbecue makes no sense. Also, anyone who thinks North Carolina barbecue is EVER associated with a "tomato-based" sauce is completely ignorant of true NC barbecue. Let me explain...
First of all, tomato-based sauces, like those used by most Americans when they barbecue, are not used on true NC barbecue, regardless of east vs. west. The tomato-based style is more of a Memphis barbecue thing, or a mid-western (US mid-western) kind of thing.
Second, if there is such a thing as "western" style barbecue, it's Lexington style barbecue. Raised in Wilkes County, NC, the only barbecue we ever ate was Lexington style barbecue, which is really located in the Piedmont. Most folks I ever knew who were barbecue junkies from the western half of the state swore their allegiance to Lexington barbecue.
The difference between Lexington style and eastern style barbecue to me is that Lexington barbecue uses more vinegar and fewer pepper spices, while eastern barbecue is the opposite. Eastern barbecue tends to be relatively clean barbecue, right off the bone, with a good dash of red pepper. Vinegar is used to be sure, but only sparingly. Lexington barbecue, on the other hand, tends to be basted heavily in vinegar sauces, specially brewed for pork barbecue, although it still tends to be relatively fresh off the bone. There is also a lot less red pepper.
The difference is very subtle, and it has absolutely NOTHING to do with tomatos.
Anyway, that's my 2 cents. For what it's worth, I love both styles, although my heart will always go to Lexington Barbecue on Business 85 in Lexington... hands down the best barbecue in NC!
Patrick Link, '98
Posted: Tuesday, December 10, 2002
Having tasted BBQ all over the state I still have to
stick with Lexington BBQ. Every time I come home to High Point I make a point of going to Lexington. A little known joint is Southern BBQ on Hwy 8 off Business 85. Great moist BBQ and BBQ slaw to die for!
Posted: Tuesday, December 10, 2002
Hi UNC Barbeque Fans-
I suggest you try Kepley's Barbeque in High Point. They are a small business with some of the best and they ship.
Make mine with pepper relish,
David Lowrance
Posted: Tuesday, December 10, 2002
When traveling along the west coast of Florida, stop at the Hickory Hollow at Ellenton just off Interstate 75. It's NC B in the Sunshine.
Posted: Tuesday, December 10, 2002
I may live in Atlanta, but I am from WILSON NC, the
home of the best BBQ in the universe! Parkers and Bills both for 'Q and sides...cornsticks are way better than hushpuppies! Somebody send me some!
Posted: Tuesday, December 10, 2002
Jeff,
The best in Charlotte is Spoon's Barbeque (different from Spoon's hamburgers). It is on South Blvd, near Woodlawn (I think). Good luck.
Posted: Tuesday, December 10, 2002
Best Que & atmosphere- Bs[Greenville]next best Que- Cyde Coopers[Raleigh], Doug Saul's[Nashville,NC] and Parkers[Wilson]; Best eastern slaw & cornsticks-Parker's[Wilson]; Best western{IE Lexington] slaw- Stamey's[ Greensboro] Best cobbler[ Stamey's & Lexington#1]; Best banana pudding- Bill's[ Wilson] & Ralph's[Weldon]; Best hushpuppies[ Stamey's]; Best Brunswick stew- Parker's; and Best sauce -to-go-in-a-bottle- Wilbur's[ Goldsboro]!
Posted: Tuesday, December 10, 2002
Even today, I still buy my BBQ at Bud's BBQ in Cumnock,
NC, just outside of Sanford on the way to Greensboro.
It's the same BBQ my dad bought in the early 50's before I started to school. Eastern, vinegar based, grandson Phil doing the cooking these days.
Posted: Tuesday, December 10, 2002
My husband (an N.C. State grad) and I both agree that Lexington BBQ on Business 85 in Lexington and Wilbur's on U.S. 70 in Goldsboro are tops in their categories for Piedmont and Eastern-style barbeque. Lexington BBQ's sliced pork is mouth-watering and a nice change from the chopped, and the hushpuppies and vingear-based slaw can't be beat, unless it's by Wilbur's corn sticks and brunswick stew!
Posted: Tuesday, December 10, 2002
The worst BBQ I ever had at B's, Parker's, Stamey's, Wibur's, Fuzzy's, or Short Sugar's was just wonderful.....but if you want the best it has to be Lexington BBQ off old 85S in Lexington. They serve the best "outside brown" you can imagine. Coupled with outstanding tea and real homemade porkskins with warm dipping sauce---this place just cant be beaten!! Thanks to all for some new names to try during my travels!!
Posted: Tuesday, December 10, 2002
Previously mentioned Parker's, Moore's and Wilbur's are indeed excellent Eastern N.C. style BBQ restaurants; however, Lane's in Edenton is even better and has a more varied menu as well. P.S. Comparing vinegar based and tomato based sauces is like comparing UNC and DUKE - - both are excellent but they "aint" the same!
Posted: Tuesday, December 10, 2002
When I was in Charlotte in '99, Bill Spoon's became a regular stop for me - (thanks to Lee Sloan for scouting it out for me!). If you're in Richmond, VA, Bill's Barbecue is good ("A trial makes a customer.") - along with their fresh-squeezed limeade. If you're traveling I-85 near Henderson, N.C., find Skipper's Barbecue or Gary's. I lament the closing of Nunnery-Freeman there - it was the best I ever had - yes, even better than Lexington.
Now if Columbus, Ohio only had a place - anybody want to open a Barbecue Joint here? (Eastern style only, please!)
Posted: Tuesday, December 10, 2002
What a great idea! I'v got to plan a trip to Eastern Carolina real soon and see how many pounds I can put on. I have always loved Stamey's in Greensboro (right across the street from the Colosieum). I go for the sliced - that way there is no question you are getting good meat - nothing mysterious mixed in. The "new" facility (the old one burned) is really nice, great service - and really good cobbler. Greenville and Lexington here I come.
Posted: Tuesday, December 10, 2002
Gardner's Bar-B-Que in Rocky Mount. Also, try "George's Original BBQ Sauce", available in most grocery stores.
Posted: Tuesday, December 10, 2002
Someone please tell me where the best bbq in the Charlotte area is!! I am planning to drive to Shelby and/or Lexington for some if I cannot find any local. Any help appreciated.
Posted: Tuesday, December 10, 2002
My favorite barbecue restaurant is "Coopers Barbecue" on Davie Street, Raleigh, NC (Eastern style/vinegar based). We currently reside in the Atlanta metro area, and the best Eastern style barbecue can be found at "Bullucks Best BBQ", located at 5510 Spalding Drive, Norcross, GA (770) 622-0701.
Posted: Tuesday, December 10, 2002
I have to second that Parker's in Wilson and Old Hickory House in Charlotte reign supreme. And the sweet tea at Parker's is worth the long trip out there.
Posted: Tuesday, December 10, 2002
Best choice, and I've had my fair share: Chap's, Hwy 258 South, Kinston, NC. Somewhat difficult to find but well worth the trip. Try the bbq bird, too.
Posted: Tuesday, December 10, 2002
NO doubt about it...Parkers BBQ in Wilson, NC is the BEST ever. I can never pass it up when I go home.
Posted: Tuesday, December 10, 2002
Best choice, and I've had my fair share: Chap's, Hwy 258 South, Kinston, NC. Somewhat difficult to find but well worth the trip. Try the bbq bird, too.
Posted: Tuesday, December 10, 2002
I have to vote that Stamey's Bar-b-que in Greensboro is about the best, although I love B's in Greenville and Smokey Joe's in Lexington. Stamey's has hushpuppies to die for and their slaw is also wonderful (vinegar base secret recipe). If you like hot sauce on the bar-b-que you can't beat Stamey's. They also serve a brunswick stew and the cobblers are great too. My kids in Wayne, PA, London, England, and Atlanta, GA always want me to bring Stamey's when I go visit them. Does anyone know about a bar-b-que place in Atlanta?? I also stop at King's in Kinston on the way to Morehead City. I haven't tried Smithfield Bar-b-que in Morehead so can't compare that.
Posted: Tuesday, December 10, 2002
My personal preference has always been Bill's family style in Wilson, NC, however, my brother has always maintained that there were only three places to get good BBQ... anywhere in eastern NC and both sides of a hogs butt--
Posted: Tuesday, December 10, 2002
I have been fortunate to travel most of NC and eat at most of the best BBQ restaurants around, and here are the ones that I never pass by when in town (in no particular order!):
Parker's in Wilson
B's in Greenville
Short Sugar's in Reidsville
Lexington #1 in Lexington
Gary's in China Grove
Jim's in Salisbury
PS...I didnt read any other comments on Short Sugar's..if you havent tried it, you should!
Posted: Tuesday, December 10, 2002
I grew up in Graham NC and J&G Barbecue in Burlington is the best I've eaten anywhere - and they still provide curb service! Not much on atmosphere but good prices and the BBQ and slaw are the best anywhere!
Posted: Tuesday, December 10, 2002
I grew up in Florence, SC and the best BBQ is Cain's in Florence (Eastern NC style). They also serve chicken bog with it and hush pupplies. Can't have one without the other.
I now live in Chicago and eat BBQ at Wishbone. They also serve vinegar based BBQ with collards. The folks who own Wishbone are from Chapel Hill, one used to be the cook at the Carolina Inn, and their grandad was the head of the romance languages department.
Posted: Tuesday, December 10, 2002
As between eastern NC and western NC, my preference is for eastern NC barbecue. On the other hand, I've had barbecue all over and it's all good.
The only place to get real barbecue (ribs don't count) around here is Brother Jimmy's, 3d Avenue, between 77th and 78th in NYC, but that is very good.
Posted: Tuesday, December 10, 2002
Bridge's in Shelby and Blue Mist in Asheboro are two of the best. Also, Green River BBQ in Saluda is worth a side trip off Interstate 26.
Posted: Tuesday, December 10, 2002
For good smoky flavor, and heaping helpings, you can't beat Gary's in China Grove, or R and R BBQ in Harrisburg.
Posted: Tuesday, December 10, 2002
B's BBQ in Greenville and Parker's in Wilson are the BEST in NC.
Posted: Tuesday, December 10, 2002
The best NC barbecue is the Eastern variety with its delicate blend of vinegar and the right combination of pork served with scrumptious cole slaw and Brunswick stew, a meal fit for Louis XIV. The finest establishment offering this delicacy is Parker's in Wilson with an ancillary operation in Greenville.
Posted: Tuesday, December 10, 2002
B's BBQ in Greenville and Parker's in Wilson are the BEST in NC.
Posted: Tuesday, December 10, 2002
Hands down, "Lexington Style" is the best, but that includes places like both Bridges restaurants (Alston's and Red's) in Shelby. The founders of those both learned the trade from Warner Stamey in Lexington, I think.
If you live out of state and have to find your BBQ elsewhere, honorable mention goes to Charlie and Jake's in Melbourne FL and Williamson Brothers in Marietta GA. But nothing will ever come close to Lex style.
Posted: Tuesday, December 10, 2002
Agree with many of the above. Stephenson's (exit 319 off I-40 south of Raleigh) is one of our favorites and I believe their daughter is a UNC alum. Agree about the new Barbecue Joint in Chapel Hill on Weaver Dairy Road in Chapel Hill - very good.
Can't go wrong at Wilbur's in Goldsboro or B's in Greenville. J&G's in Haw River is a little-known gem. Both the Bridges restaurants in Shelby (I slightly prefer Alston Bridges BBQ downtown) are excellent restaurants.
I didn't add much in the way of new info, sorry. Here's one I'll add - props to the man who helped make Lexington-style famous - how about Stameys in Greensboro. Still the best cobbler around!
Posted: Tuesday, December 10, 2002
B's BBQ in Greenville and Parker's in Wilson are the BEST in NC.
Posted: Tuesday, December 10, 2002
Hands down it has to be Lexington BBQ, but being a High Point, NC native I make it a point to stop by Kepley's BBQ on Main Street every time I'm home! I highly recommend it to anyone passing through the furniture capital!
Posted: Tuesday, December 10, 2002
Bob Melton's in Rocky Mount, on the banks of the Tar River, served the all-time best pulled pork barbeque--the place prospered despite many partial floodings over the years, until the Great Flood put them out of business.
Posted: Tuesday, December 10, 2002
When in Greenville, SC try Smokin' Stokes BBQ & Catering @ 1622 Augusta Rd. They are award winning contest cookers. They have all the sauces with bbq pork, chicken, beef and ribs. It is the best, trust me!
Posted: Tuesday, December 10, 2002
I agree with Lisa Davis Felts, nothing is finer in Carolina than Cheerwine and Lexington Barbecue!!
Even Judge Boner got this one!
E.D. Cook/Salisbury
Posted: Tuesday, December 10, 2002
Lexinton style BBQ is always the best. For good Lexinton style close to the Triangle try A&M Grill in Mebane.
Posted: Tuesday, December 10, 2002
I have two mentioned before, and one addition to the list. The best barbecue, in descending order, is:
1) Clyde Cooper's in downtown Raleigh
2) Speedy's in Lexington
3) Parker's in Wilson
Joe's in Whiteville (with a "new" site in Shallotte) would have made my list a few years ago, but the quality seemed to slip when they went to an all-you-can-eat buffet.
Posted: Tuesday, December 10, 2002
Unfortunately you can't get the best N.C. barbeque anymore because Josh Turnage's in Durham has been closed for years . Family style , open fire ,spits glowing out back , the sound of rhythmic chopping of 'que in the background ,world's best hushpuppies , brunswick stew , sliced onions , ribs-ribs-ribs , hot crisp and greasy salted skins , bowls full of vinegar based delicious pork barbeque, and all the beer or coke you could drink , for $1.25 per head in 1957 !!
Posted: Tuesday, December 10, 2002
Without a doubt, Lexington BBQ is the best. I've lived all over the United States and nothing even comes close to pit cooked BBQ. You need to make sure that you visit the Lexington BBQ off of Hwy 85 because just because it's from Lexington doesn't make it good. The only thing that makes the Q better is an order of hushpuppies and a Cheerwine.
Posted: Tuesday, December 10, 2002
I'd like to put a good word in for Keaton's Bar-b-que, located off HWY64 just before you get to Cool Springs. You can get a chopped pork sandwich or a chicken half that will really make your eyes light up!
Posted: Tuesday, December 10, 2002
What about Buster's in Stamford Connecticut?
Posted: Tuesday, December 10, 2002
In the Washington, DC area, the best Carolina BBQ I've found is the Three Pigs in McLean, Virginia. They pull the pork, always moist, and serve a great, tradition vinegar and pepper sauce--no tomato.
Posted: Tuesday, December 10, 2002
BBQ It doesn't get any better. We are so fortunate to have several 1st class choices in North Carolina. In order they are:
1. Pete Jones - Ayden
2. B's BBQ - Greenville
3. Old Hickory House - Charlotte (Try the stew)
4. Lexington BBQ
5. Andy's - Welcome
Many others. Thanks for the new tips. As I travel our state I will try them all.
Posted: Tuesday, December 10, 2002
For quantity, Bullock's in Durham is hard to beat.
For quality, Gary's in China Grove is hands down the best.
Posted: Tuesday, December 10, 2002
Undoubtedly the bst BBQ anywhere is at Bridges Barbecue Lodge on Hwy 74 Business in Shelby.
Lexington Barbecue is a close second.
Posted: Tuesday, December 10, 2002
For good NC barbeque in Florida, check out Butler's in St. Pete. They proudly display their "I live in Florida & back the Tar Heels all the way" sign and the barbeque, cooked over wood, is as good as you can get out of state.
Bob Austin
Posted: Tuesday, December 10, 2002
Great BBQ....Bullock's in Durham, N.C.
....Bob Whitt's in Creedmore, N.C.
....Andy's BBQ in Richmond, Va.
Posted: Tuesday, December 10, 2002
I can't pass a BBQ joint without stopping and have eaten at every one I can find in NC and across the country. My favorite is J&G's BBQ in Burlington on Hwy 70E, right before you cross the Haw River. Tbis BBQ comes only from pork shoulders and has a brown, thin BBQ sause that is wonderful. I keep several gallons and use for Pig Pikkin's in Rocky Mount. My favorite is the sliced, which is really hunks and melts in your mouth. This BBQ comes from that at Bob's and Doyles, which was located on Highway 54 a few miles south of Graham going toward Chapel Hill.
Posted: Tuesday, December 10, 2002
Now you guys and gals cannot leave out Wilbur's Barbecue in Goldsboro. Located on US 70 East of Goldsboro, it is THE place to stop on the way to Atlantic Beach and Beaufort. It is quite difficult to find a parking place at lunch or dinner any day of the week, Sunday's especially...
Posted: Tuesday, December 10, 2002
Two of the best are in beautiful Rockingham County! Fuzzy's in Madison and Short Sugars in Reidsville - the way Barbecue was meant to be prepared!
Posted: Tuesday, December 10, 2002
I like the BBQ in Scotland Neck, NC. There's a BBQ House located on Main Street. Its only open on Friday and Saturday.
Also, Shaw's BBQ located on Highway 64 in Williamston, NC.
Posted: Tuesday, December 10, 2002
Try Martelle's Restrurant in Engelhard, North Carolina (about 215 miles east of Chapel Hill). Martelle makes great BBQ.
Posted: Tuesday, December 10, 2002
Isn't anyone going to vote for Allen's in Chapel Hill?
I head there every time I return.
Posted: Monday, December 09, 2002
Melton's BBQ on US301 in Rocky Mount was the best of the best in the 40's and 50's when I was a child and teen. I say it still is!!
Posted: Monday, December 09, 2002
Let's add to those already mentioned, Kepley's in High Point, NC and Spoon's in Charlotte, NC.
Posted: Monday, December 09, 2002
1. B's Barbecue in Greenville
2. Stephenson's near McGee's Crossroads south of Garner on NC50
3. Wilbers in Goldsboro
4. Pete Jones in Ayden
In my 45 years of eating pig in eastern NC, these are my all time favorites. They all cook on wood (or at least the last time I ate at each respective establishment) the way it's supposed to be done. I plan my trips to the Greenville area to make sure I get lunch at B's. Their combo plate with a half a chicken and fresh chopped pig is nirvana for the true afficionado.
Posted: Monday, December 09, 2002
For great sliced BBQ, try Bullocks over in Durham, but go early, as they tend to sell out of the sliced quickly. And just ignore the Dook wanna-be's who may be eating there - After all, most of 'em can't tell the difference between a pig and an armadillo!
Posted: Monday, December 09, 2002
I live in New Bern, and I would like to vote for Moore's Barbecue on Highway 17 South, in New Bern. I like their hickory-smoked taste and the atmosphere.
Also, I like Gardner's in Rocky Mount; they have a terrific buffet not only with barbecue, but with a great selection of vegetables and desserts.
Posted: Thursday, November 28, 2002
After all these years, Parker's in Wilson still has no equal.
Posted: Wednesday, November 27, 2002
Where's the debate? Everyone knows the BBQ capitol of the world is Lexington, NC!
Posted: Tuesday, November 26, 2002
People in the West don't know anything about NC barbeque--the western versions simply drown beef in tomato based sauce-awful! Here in Salt Lake City, we even took a bottle of Scott's BBQ Sauce(which we bring back from every trip to NC) to a local BBQ place-they tried to duplicate it with only limited success. Vacationing on the NC coast last year, we had some very good BBQ when we stopped on the way to Ft. Fisher at A & G Barbeque in Carolina Beach. I also remember wonderful BBQ in Lexington when I was a child--a very long time ago. Glad to hear the tradition continues.
Posted: Friday, November 22, 2002
Bee's BBQ in Greenville blows all others out of the water. Pete Jone's BBQ in Ayden is a close second.
Posted: Friday, November 22, 2002
You haven't eaten BBQ until you've savored a plate from Shuffletown BBQ/Catering just outside of Charlotte, NC. The owner just happens to also own the Shuffletown Drive-in where you can get it on a day-to-day basis. They also cook for the local Volunteer Fire Department and many high school fund raisers. Come on by, but don't blink - you might miss it!
Posted: Friday, November 22, 2002
I highly recommend "The Bar-B-Que Joint" on Weaver Dairy Road in Chapel Hill, owned & operated by one of our own: Jon Childres, 1974.
Outstanding "Que"!!
Posted: Thursday, November 21, 2002
One correction to my previous message:
Jimmy's Barbecue in Lexington is located on Highway 8 just off Interstate 85. Take the High Rock Lake exit off Interstate 85. Also, Smoky Joe's Barbecue on South Main Street in Lexington is a good restaurant
Posted: Thursday, November 21, 2002
I recommend any one of four barbecue restaurants in Lexington, N.C. Try Speedy's BBQ on Winston Road, The Barbecue Center on North Main Street, Lexington Barbecue on Business Interstate 85 or Jimmy's Barbecue at the intersection of Highway 52/8 and Interstate 85.
These restaurants all serve delicious Lexington-style barbecue. You can't go wrong with any of them.
Posted: Thursday, November 21, 2002
Well, when it comes to eastern barbeque joints, B's Barbeque of Greenville, NC reigns atop them all. As business is done out of a near shed on the outskirts of town, the daily crowd tunnels in for arguably the best barbeque around, although several are turned away as they tend to sell out by around 1:00 PM daily.
Posted: Wednesday, November 20, 2002
Without a doubt the best barbecue around is at Parker's in Wilson with Lexington a close second!
Posted: Wednesday, November 20, 2002
Without a doubt, my favorite barbeque comes from the Alston Bridges restaurant in Shelby, NC. Bridges uses a tangy tomato-based sauce that is just delicious. And the barbeque slaw is great too (for you easterners, that's cole slaw mixed with barbeque sauce).
Posted: Wednesday, November 20, 2002
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