Raleigh NC

42nd Street Oyster bar.....and get the oyster stew. Best i ever had.

Brew n que in Cary has great bbq and awesome craft beer selection 

TEXASBGE2018 said:

@JohnInCarolina

I rarely get to Raleigh and don’t know it that well.  I hate to say it but my sense is that the Q isn’t anything to write home about.

But there are some excellent restaurants.  Poole’s diner comes to mind.  

dgordon2nc said:

Brew n que in Cary has great bbq and awesome craft beer selection 

I like this place!!!

alaskanassasin said:

I miss The Angus Barn.

Last couple of times I have been less than satisfied. Atmosphere is still pretty cool but food so so. 

this is great info, we just moved to Raleigh 12 weeks ago so good to know some spots.

Don't know much about Raleigh's BBQ situation but if in Durham hit Picnic and if in Pinehurst the Pinehurst Brewing Company!  Both are excellent!!!!

DoubleEgger said:

Find a Biscuitville and get a bacon, egg and cheese biscuit. It’ll likely be the best thing you will eat in town. 

Try it with their scrambled eggs next time- game changer. 

northGAcock said:

Jupiter Jim said:

If the Q is anything like we have around West Jefferson or Lexington NC it's not anything I like!
Bar-B-Q Center of Lexington is one of the best I have found in NC, can't help in the Raleigh area.

.....or make the trip south (Carolina) for some great Que. 

I would stop in and you could take us to your Fav Q joint but we are currently in Hiawassee at the Home of The Georgia Mountain Eggfest and the route to Okeechobee is not via SC. We have never had any SC Q so will put it on the list, perhaps when we head back north for the summer.
Oh and nothing wrong with a mustard base sauce.

If you are staying near campus, even if not, I highly recommend The Player’s Retreat or PR. Great dive bar with fantastic burgers. They have a little bit of an elevated menu on the weekends for dinner. They have a ton of scotch. Real eclectic crowd, from college kids, town drunks, to Raleigh politicos.

Clyde Coopers BBQ in downtown Raleigh.  A classic oldtime joint.   

MurrayG said:

Clyde Coopers BBQ in downtown Raleigh.  A classic oldtime joint.   

In retrospect, Coopers sides are nothing to write home about, but this is where I got my first taste of pulled pork with a vinegar based sauce, and loved, Loved, LOVED it, so I will stay loyal to that spot (though, I am sure in the intervening 17 years or so better spots have opened). I was so focused on the swine, that I had to learn to smoke a brisket when I moved back to Texas, having done St Louis ribs, pulled pork and odder things on my BGE in Chicago. Again, probably not the best spot, but I do recall good pulled pork.