5/17/10 UPDATE: SEE COMMENTS SECTION! A few alert readers have written in to let us know that The Barbecue Joint in Chapel Hill appears to have closed several weeks ago. Since then we have been working hard–or at least hardly working–to confirm this rumor. Sure enough, the doors to the restaurant are closed and there [...]
Filed under: Restaurants & Reviews | Tagged: Chapel Hill, Orange County, Rumors and hearsay, Signs of aporkalypse | 4 Comments »
Alarming news out of Chapel Hill, where a recent press release notes that a local franchisee has entered into a statewide agreement with Dallas, Texas-based Dickey’s Barbecue Pit. GMW Carolina, Inc. already runs two Dickey’s locations in the Triangle area and plans to open a third soon. The statewide agreement gives GMW the right to [...]
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My name is Porky LeSwine and I am a barbeholic. Early Symptoms Like most addictions, it all started out innocently enough. I grew up in Orange County not far up the road from Allen & Son. My folks took me there from time to time. Back then it was just a couple of times a [...]
Filed under: Porky's Pulpit | Tagged: Chapel Hill, Lexington, Orange County, Outside NC, Wood-cooked | 2 Comments »
630 Weaver Dairy Road, Chapel Hill, NC (but plotting a move so call and check) 919.932.7504 Website BBQ Jew’s Grade: C Porky Says: “Microbrews and brussel sprouts?!” Returning to the Scene of the Crime It had been several years since I’d last been to The Barbecue Joint, as my first and last visit there several years [...]
Filed under: Restaurants & Reviews | Tagged: Chapel Hill, Gas/electric-cooked, Grade C, Orange County, Yuppiecue | 5 Comments »
As we’ve said before, we are big fans of Allen & Son Barbeque in Chapel Hill. Here are some beautiful words from the man himself, Keith Allen, to help you BBQ Jews out there get through the work week: Interviewer: “Can you describe what that taste is that you’re looking for?” Keith Allen: “Well when—after [...]
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6203 Millhouse Rd., Chapel Hill, NC 919.942.7576 No Website BBQ Jew’s Grade: A+ Porky Says: “You can take me now, I’ve lived a good life.” Preface: It’s no coincidence that we decided to make Allen & Son the subject of our first review. Years ago, Allen’s helped convince the Rib Rabbi and Porky LeSwine to [...]
Filed under: Restaurants & Reviews | Tagged: Chapel Hill, Eastern style, Grade A, Lexington style, Orange County | 12 Comments »
