2514 US Highway 301 South, Wilson, NC (252) 237-0972 No Website BBQ Jew’s Grade: B+ Porky Says: “A tarnished shrine for barbecue fundamentalists.” The Original (The Original) Parker’s Barbecue in Wilson used to just be known as Parker’s Barbecue, and to most people it still is. But a restaurant named Parker’s Barbecue in nearby Greenville, started [...]
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4005 Patterson Avenue, Winston-Salem, NC 336.767.2184 or 336.767.3502 (pick your poison) No website Hours: Tue-Sun 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. BBQ Jew’s Grade: A Porky Says: “The state’s most elegant barbecue.” Barbecue Lexington-Style Hill’s Lexington Barbecue occupies a handsome brick building with a red roof on a strange stretch of Patterson Avenue that is peppered with manufactured [...]
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3883 South Main Street, Farmville, NC 252.753.5128 No website Hours: Wed, Fri & Sat 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. BBQ Jew’s Grade: A Porky Says: “Whole hog on the Cobb.” A Rich Tradition Jack Cobb & Son Barbecue Place in Farmville is listed on the prestigious NC BBQ Society Trail map but it is well off the beaten [...]
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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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1101 South Main Street, Lexington, NC 336.249.0135 Website Hours: Mon-Sat 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. BBQ Jew’s Grade: A- Porky Says: “Much better than your average Joe.” Hey Joe, Where You Goin’ with that Bun in Your Hand? Barbecue pilgrims who come to pay their respects in the Land of Abundant Pork (aka Lexington) tend [...]
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4618 Lee Street, Ayden, NC 252.746.4113 No Website Hours: Mon-Sat 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. BBQ Jew’s Grade: A+ Porky Says: “Capitol Q indeed, Jones’ place lives up to the hype.” Do A Few Things But Do Them Well The Skylight Inn is not the type of restaurant that tries to be everything to everyone. Far from [...]
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917 Winston Road, Lexington, NC 336.248.4528 Website Hours: Tue-Sun, 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. BBQ Jew’s Grade: A- Porky Says: “Turn that frown upside down.” A Young Joint Cooking Old Time Although Smiley’s has been around for only 8 years, they are proud to cook their ‘cue in the traditional way on a wood pit, an [...]
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10 US Hwy 29-70 South (I-85 Business Loop), Lexington, NC 704.249.9814 No Website Hours: Mon – Sat 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. BBQ Jew’s Grade: A+ Porky Says: ”This Monk serves heaven on earth.” The Honeymonk Whichever name you call it by–Lexington Barbecue #1,Lexington #1, Monk’s place, Monk’s, or The Honeymonk–this joint is absolutely one of [...]
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4885 Country Club Road, Winston-Salem, NC 336.760.3457 Website Hours: Mon - Sat 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. BBQ Jew’s Grade: A- Porky Says: “Really smoking.” Good Golly, Miss Molly From the vintage metal advertising signs on the walls to the traditional wood-cooked pork to the location just down the street from Vinegar Hill Road (too good to [...]
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366 Valiant Drive, Lexington, NC 336.798.1928 No website BBQ Jew’s Grade: A- Porky Says: “My only beef with Cook’s is brisket.” “Right Turn on Rockcrusher Road” I don’t own a GPS unit; I’m early-2000s-old-fashioned and rely on Mapquest. Still, I can imagine questioning the sanity of the computerized lady were she to instruct me to turn off [...]
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