Within the last couple of weeks I’ve learned of three “new” restaurants serving barbecue. It turns out only one of these places is actually new, but they were all new to me so perhaps they’ll be new to you too… 1) The venerable Durham institution Fishmonger’s, in business for nearly 30 years as a seafood market [...]
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2307 N College Road, Wilmington, NC 910.392.1955 No Website Hours: Monday to Sunday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. BBQ Jew’s Grade: C- Porky Says: “The biggest (not best) BBQ joint in the state.” Big Enough to Swallow a Lion Carolina BBQ has a couple of locations in Wilmington, one in Kenansville, and one somewhere in Virginia, [...]
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7601 Highway 70 East, Mebane, NC 919.563.6731 Website Hours: Tu-Th 4 – 8:30, Fr-Sa 4-9, Sun 12-8:30 BBQ Jew’s Grade: C- Porky Says: “This barbecue is fishy.” Beware Inland Seafood & Coastal Barbecue I’ve always been wary of seafood restaurants that are located far from the coast, and even more wary of beachside barbecue joints. Huey’s Restaurant & [...]
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As I write this post it is one of those remarkably beautiful North Carolina spring days. The temperature and humidity are perfect, the sky is Carolina blue (even for a devout Duke basketball fan like myself), and the swarms of summertime mosquitoes have yet to come out of hibernation or wherever the heck they are over the winter. [...]
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1317 Winston Road, Lexington, NC 336.248.2410 or 336.248.2092 Website Hours: Mon-Sat 10:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. BBQ Jew’s Grade: B+ Porky Says: “Better Than Average B.B.Q. Everywhere.” Barbecue Braggadocio Despite the tendency of customers to have strong opinions about who makes the best barbecue, most barbecue restaurants in North Carolina are quite modest and humble. [...]
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The phrase “now you’re cooking with gas” dates back at least to the 1940s, when advertisements used the tagline to tout the performance of gas stoves, and likely earlier. By the 1940s, gas ranges had been around for decades and had supplanted wood stoves in urban areas but were being challenged by a new competitor–the electric [...]
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201 Wilkesboro Blvd., North Wilkesboro, NC 336-667-9464 Website Hours: Mon & Wed-Sat 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Sunday Buffet from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. BBQ Jew’s Grade: C Porky Says: “A pitless pit stop.” Bobby Flay’s Kiss of Death Few self-respecting Carolina barbecue joints have websites. Fewer still would be proud of an appearance on [...]
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It’s a new year and the perfect time for a little bit of reflection on 2010. Without a doubt, my favorite new dining experiences over the past year had one thing in common: I had to drive an extra mile (or 50) to seek out traditional, wood-cooked barbecue at places like Grady’s in Dudley, Wink’s in Salisbury and The Skylight Inn [...]
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630 Weaver Dairy Road, Chapel Hill, NC 919.942.1133 Website Hours: Mon-Thu 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Fri-Sat 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. BBQ Jew’s Grade: A- (but it’s complicated) Porky Says: “Wholly different whole hog.” Pondering the Meaning of Whole Hog BBQ The Pig’s website proclaims–in large lettering–”Serving whole hog barbeque.” But chef/owner Sam Suchoff’s definition [...]
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4125 Durham-Chapel Hill Boulevard, Durham, NC 919.401.1979 Website Hours: Mon-Thu 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Fri-Sat 11 a.m. to 12:30 a.m. BBQ Jew’s Grade: C- Porky Says: “Nobody loves their Q but my mother, and she could be jivin’ too.” Singing the Low Down, So-So Barbecue Blues If you’ve been reading this site for more than a [...]
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