315 Beechwood Blvd (Hwy 11), Murfreesboro, NC 252.398.4884 No Website Hours: Thu – Sun only BBQ Jew’s Grade: C- Porky Says: ”Eh.” Barbecue on a Sunday As a devout BBQ Jew, I typically steer clear of BBQ joints that are open on Sundays. They tend to be second rate, though there are some very notable exceptions [...]
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149 E South Main Street (Hwy 158), Littleton, NC (252) 586-3211 No Website BBQ Jew’s Grade: C Porky Says: ”Where Would Jesus Dine?” When Pigs Fly As I near the aptly named little town of Littleton, the speed limit on Highway 158 drops from a generous country road limit to a stingier limit befitting the bucolic setting. As [...]
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2419 Guess Road, Durham, NC (2nd location at 2780 Durham Road in Roxboro, NC) 919.286.7447 Website Hours: Mon - Sat 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. “Closed Sundays for Worship & Family.” BBQ Jew’s Grade: C- Porky Says: “Is this hog heaven? No, it tastes like Iowa.” Porkatory Good (tasting) pigs go to heaven when they die, or at least [...]
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3664 NC Highway 8, Lexington, NC 336.357.2364 Website Barbecue Jew’s Grade: C The Rabbi Says: “Oy Vey.” The menu at Whitley’s Restaurant claims to serve “Lexington’s Finest,” but I doubt even Whitley himself believes that. And you shouldn’t. Because in my book, that’s laying claim to serving some of the best swine in the state. [...]
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3506 US Highway 301 South, Smithfield, NC 919.934.0148 No Website BBQ Jew’s Grade: C- Porky Says: “Deep down, I’m pretty superficial.” – Ava Gardner Some Reasons to Travel to Smithfield Smithfield Foods is the world’s largest pork producer and is based in the small town of Smithfield. Virginia. Though Smithfield, North Carolina is not actually the home [...]
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11964 N.C. Highway 50 North, Willow Spring, NC 919.894.4530 No Website BBQ Jew’s Grade: C Porky Says: “Dude, where’s the wood?” Stephenson’s has a long, proud history and is featured as one of 24 barbecue joints on the NC Barbecue Society’s exclusive Barbecue Trail (which lists only those joints that cook with wood and meet various other [...]
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409 Blackwell Street, Durham, NC 919.687.6500 Website BBQ Jew’s Grade: C+ Porky Says: “An inside the park heart attack.” Baseball and Barbecue: Two Beautiful Traditions I recently headed to the Durham Bulls Athletic Park (DBAP) in downtown Durham, NC to root for the hometown heroes. But baseball was not the only thing on my mind. [...]
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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 [...]
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3330 Quebec Dr., Durham, NC 919.383.3211 No Website BBQ Jew’s Grade: C Porky Says: “Never mind the Bullock’s.” Not Really a Barbecue Joint I think I’d like Bullock’s more if it didn’t serve barbecue. It’s not that Bullock’s barbecue is bad, but it seems like an afterthought on a huge menu that does a good [...]
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1201 N. William St., Goldsboro, NC (919) 734-0711 Scott’s Website BBQ Jew’s Grade: C Porky Says: “Pay Scott’s your respects, or just buy a bottle of their sauce.” A Proud History I’ve been traveling to Goldsboro for work for the past couple years and finally was able to catch the legendary Scott’s on a day [...]
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