302 E Main Street, Carrboro, NC
919.240.4043
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BBQ Jew’s Grade: D
Porky Says: “Barbecue tough for a mother to love.”
***NOTE: This Q-Shack location is now out of business.***
Sunday Morning Coming Down
Probably every barbecue lover has been faced with this dilemma: It’s Sunday and the hankering for barbecue strikes, but all the good local joints are closed. Do you a) go against your primal instinct to hunt ‘cue and eat something else, b) go to a second rate joint to get your fix, or c) drive the 1.5 hours required to reach a good joint open on Sundays? Unfortunately, I chose option b) a couple weeks ago and got just what I deserved from the Q Shack, a lousy meal.
My wife, Mrs. LeSwine, and I had a friend in town and she wanted to eat some ‘cue before heading home the next morning. Instead of just explaining that the few good joints in the Triangle are closed Sundays, we decided to try out the Carrboro Q Shack (complete with its too-clever motto, “BBQ Tender as a Mother’s Love”).
Slick corporate propaganda: a funny sign but not a good sign.
Just Don’t Order The Pork…
I’ve eaten at Durham’s Original Q Shack several times and have always been fine with their brisket and other non-NC ‘cue offerings, although I’ve never been wowed. The Carrboro Q Shack is part of a small regional chain with locations in Continue reading
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