213 W. Main Street, Gibsonville, NC
336.449.6347
Website
Hours: Mon-Tue, Thu-Fri 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Wed 6 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.; Sat 6 a.m. to 3 p.m.
BBQ Jew’s Grade: D-
Porky Says: ”All pork with no taste makes Jack’s a dull ‘cue.”
Can’t We Do Better?
At this risk of sounding overly dramatic or harsh, Jack’s BBQ is emblematic of what is wrong with [...]
Filed under: Restaurants & Reviews | Tagged: Eastern style, Gas/electric-cooked, Gibsonville, Grade D, Guilford County, Lexington style | Leave a Comment »
Sad news from the heart (or at least one of the kidneys) of North Carolina barbecue country. John Wayne’s Barbecue in Lexington is going out of business today after more than 25 years of serving up ‘cue, BBQ chicken, and much more. See the full story in The Dispatch or on the WFMY News website.
The Dispatch article notes that [...]
Filed under: Restaurants & Reviews | Tagged: Davidson County, Lexington, Lexington style, Signs of aporkalypse | Leave a Comment »
2816 Cheek Road, Durham, NC
919.530.1839
No Website
Hours: Mon-Fri 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
BBQ Jew’s Grade: C
Porky Says: “Noah’s Temple didn’t make me a believer.”
“Worth Your Time to Find”
I’m embarassed to admit that I first heard of Byrd’s Barbecue fewer than 6 months ago. Byrd’s–with the motto “Worth Your Time to Find” etched onto its rooftop sign–is located in [...]
Filed under: Restaurants & Reviews | Tagged: Durham, Durham County, Eastern style, Gas/electric-cooked, Grade C, Lexington style | 2 Comments »
729 Highway 66 South, Kernersville, NC
336.993.5045
Website
Hours: Mon-Sat 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
BBQ Jew’s Grade: C+
Porky Says: ”Polly has an identity crisis.”
Pollyanna
With a great name like Prissy Polly’s, which made it into my barbecue joint name hall of fame, it’s tempting to be Pollyannaish about the quality of the barbecue. The fact that the restaurant is named after the founder’s [...]
Filed under: Restaurants & Reviews | Tagged: Eastern style, Forsyth County, Gas/electric-cooked, Kernersville, Lexington style | 3 Comments »
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 the best in the state. I’ve been [...]
Filed under: Restaurants & Reviews | Tagged: Davidson County, Grade A, Lexington, Lexington style, Wood-cooked | 7 Comments »
I recently read Smokestack Lightning and strongly recommend you drop whatever you are doing to buy a copy right now. Although this book only includes one chapter on North Carolina barbecue (and it is a chapter shared with–gasp–South Carolina), it is one of the best books on barbecue ever written. Smokestack Lightning–the title taken from the classic Howlin’ Wolf [...]
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“People who would put ketchup in the sauce they feed to innocent children are capable of most anything… [W]e, the Eastern North Carolina purveyors of pure barbecue, will not be roadkill for our western kin.” – Former Raleigh News & Observer columnist Dennis Rogers reflecting on a legislative proposal to make Lexington’s Barbecue Festival the [...]
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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 to this rule (e.g., Lexington #1). On [...]
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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 I reach the edge of a small [...]
Filed under: Restaurants & Reviews | Tagged: Eastern style, Gas/electric-cooked, Grade C, Halifax County, Lexington style, Littleton | 1 Comment »
