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NC BBQ

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  • alaskanassasin
    alaskanassasin Posts: 8,934
    Whew! Those neon pink dogs with watery chili and onions.. You are more of a man than I sir!
    South of Columbus, Ohio.


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  • bradleya123
    bradleya123 Posts: 485
    JohnInCarolina said:
    I live here and have tried the Q at what are ostensibly some of the best places in the state.  I wasn’t impressed.

    In Durham the best Q we have is at Picnic.   It’s a relatively new place so it doesn’t quite have the rep yet, but that’s where I’d send people for high quality stuff.   The Q shack is also pretty good, but it’s Central Texas style.  
    Yep, Picnic is the best for BBQ in Durham, besides mine of course!!! 
    Retired Navy, LBGE
    Pinehurst, NC

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  • frazzdaddy
    frazzdaddy Posts: 2,617
    Allan's on 15/501 is pretty good. Their fried corn on the cobb is a treat.
    Xl bge ,LG bge, two 4' crusher cone fire pits. Weber Genisis gasser and 
    Two rusty Weber kettles. 

    Two Rivers Farm
    Moncure N.C.
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  • piney
    piney Posts: 1,478
    DoubleEgger said:
    I used to think it was good before I knew any better. I ate at Honey Monks a year or two ago and was blown away at how terrible it was. I had hyped it up to the wifey too...
    Micheal, I too thought Honey Monks was the best around. I hadn't been there in a couple years and stopped by several months ago and it was horrible. I don't think the BBQ has changed, I think now I know what good BBQ should be. It's kinda like steakhouses after I started cooking steaks on the egg and buying quality cuts I very seldom order a steak at a restaurant. 
    Lenoir, N.C.
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  • northGAcock
    northGAcock Posts: 15,173
    piney said:
    DoubleEgger said:
    I used to think it was good before I knew any better. I ate at Honey Monks a year or two ago and was blown away at how terrible it was. I had hyped it up to the wifey too...
    Micheal, I too thought Honey Monks was the best around. I hadn't been there in a couple years and stopped by several months ago and it was horrible. I don't think the BBQ has changed, I think now I know what good BBQ should be. It's kinda like steakhouses after I started cooking steaks on the egg and buying quality cuts I very seldom order a steak at a restaurant. 
    Man knows his steaks.
    Ellijay GA with a Medium & MiniMax

    Well, I married me a wife, she's been trouble all my life,
    Run me out in the cold rain and snow
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  • piney
    piney Posts: 1,478
    Robin, I believe you are the steak man!
    Lenoir, N.C.
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  • frazzdaddy
    frazzdaddy Posts: 2,617
    https://www.wral.com/colbert-calls-nc-bbq-fans-poor-flavor-deprived/18158380/


    Well...so much for keeping politics out of this disco. Seems Ole Roy weighed in.
    Xl bge ,LG bge, two 4' crusher cone fire pits. Weber Genisis gasser and 
    Two rusty Weber kettles. 

    Two Rivers Farm
    Moncure N.C.
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  • stansrb
    stansrb Posts: 4
    UNCHeels08 said:
    JohnInCarolina said:
    I live here and have tried the Q at what are ostensibly some of the best places in the state.  I wasn’t impressed.

    In Durham the best Q we have is at Picnic.   It’s a relatively new place so it doesn’t quite have the rep yet, but that’s where I’d send people for high quality stuff.   The Q shack is also pretty good, but it’s Central Texas style.  
    I still need to get over and try Picnic. For an under the radar spot that I love (and only 10 minutes from where I live) - have you tried Johnson’s on 98 a few miles east of 70?
    Johnson's is very good Q. I often forget about them and shouldnt seeing that im only a few miles away. Picnic is underwhelming compared to say Parker's in Wilson but for the only whole hog shop in the area it fills a void.  
    Raleigh NC
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  • rekameohs
    rekameohs Posts: 264
    JohnInCarolina said:
    What do you think the best place in the area is?  
    I have been told that I make a pretty good pork butt.  When my daughter was at ECU, I tried to time the trip so I could stop at B's in Greenville.   I liked Clyde Coopers better before they moved to the new location.
    Raleigh, NC
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  • DoubleEgger
    DoubleEgger Posts: 19,182
    edited January 2019
    NC is known for their BBQ sauce not the quality of their pulled pork. 
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