Wondering people's input... for me...

Raleigh: The Pit
Chapel Hill (& Hillsborough): Allen & Son Pit Cooked Bar-B-Q

5/20/2012 2:56:52 AM

Durham: Backyard BBQ Pit

5/20/2012 8:05:15 AM

There is no good barbecue east of Burlington.

5/20/2012 9:03:22 AM

If I want "fancy" BBQ, then The Pit

If I want cheap and fast, Stephenson's near McGee's crossroads.

5/20/2012 9:19:20 AM

egeyes won the thread already

5/20/2012 9:25:36 AM

Danny's BBQ

5/20/2012 9:28:33 AM

ibtoldtimey

5/20/2012 9:31:08 AM

Danny's and Backyard BBQ are both really good.
Backyard BBQ was on Man Vs. Food once upon a time... http://www.travelchannel.com/tv-shows/man-v-food/episodes/durham

5/20/2012 9:33:11 AM

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"Chapel Hill (& Hillsborough): Allen & Son Pit Cooked Bar-B-Q"

Are we talkin superior here?

I'm Krallum and I approved this message.

5/20/2012 9:41:15 AM

Starlight Inn

5/20/2012 10:11:30 AM

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"There is no good barbecue east of Burlington. west of Wilson"

[Edited on May 20, 2012 at 10:45 AM. Reason : ...]

5/20/2012 10:44:36 AM

Olde Town BBQ off Hillsborough

5/20/2012 11:44:49 AM

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"There is no good barbecue east of Burlington."

5/20/2012 11:47:20 AM

^^ you mean Ole Time? http://www.oletimebarbecue.com/

5/20/2012 12:02:10 PM

fuck the pit

5/20/2012 12:11:42 PM

For anyone travelling through the Garner area, stop by Carolina BBQ on Highway 70. It's right by the Outback. Great BBQ sandwiches and they have fried okra which should be mandatory for all BBQ places. It's traditional eastern NC style.

5/20/2012 12:28:32 PM

this thread is a troll magnet

5/20/2012 12:29:25 PM

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"If I want cheap and fast, Stephenson's near McGee's crossroads."

hell yeah! and white swan right around the corner on 210 (at the shell station...the original white swan is in smithfield on hwy 301) is another quick, cheap and tasty option.

i grew up around mcgee's crossroads...so i'm a little biased, but stephenson's is probably my favorite bbq place. although it's not really in the triangle. their barbecue chicken is great too.

[Edited on May 20, 2012 at 12:56 PM. Reason : original white swan ]

5/20/2012 12:53:47 PM

Has anyone been to that bbq place on 54 in Morrisville? Every time I go to try it they're closed. I think it's called Smokey's.

5/20/2012 8:38:25 PM

Another vote for stephensons, it's wOrth the drive down hwy 50. It's the same family for 50 years.

5/20/2012 9:02:44 PM

Just had some authentic western style for the first time today. I must say it is better than any eastern style I have ever had. Which style does The Pit serve? I hear the food is decent, but a bit overpriced. Overrated or not?

5/20/2012 9:07:05 PM

The Pit serves both. I think their food is good for lunch. Overpriced for dinner.

5/20/2012 9:10:30 PM

my grandma is a fool for coopers bbq on davie st

5/20/2012 9:12:05 PM

I'm pretty sure Stephenson's isn't in the same family anymore?

I thought this girl I went to school with named Amber married into the family...and last time I was in there was running things.

5/20/2012 9:40:58 PM

lol bbq sucks

5/20/2012 9:44:44 PM

THE PIT SUCKS GOAT NUTS AND IS STUPID OVERPRICED. ANYONE WHO WILLINGLY GIVES THEM MONEY FOR THE SWINE SLOP THEY CALL BBQ HAS NEVER HAD REAL BBQ AND SHOULD DIE IN A FIRE.

5/20/2012 9:50:05 PM

[Edited on June 13, 2012 at 9:20 AM. Reason : too large]

5/20/2012 10:00:49 PM

holy monstrous picture batman

5/20/2012 10:02:13 PM

this is my favorite barbecue

5/20/2012 10:05:55 PM

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"I'm pretty sure Stephenson's isn't in the same family anymore?"

i don't think that is correct.

http://www.theherald-nc.com/2011/10/26/20389/cooking-cue-the-old-fashioned.html

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""We're still cooking over the same brick pit that we've used for 53 years," said owner Andy Stephenson, whose father, Paul Stephenson Jr., started the restaurant when he realized barbecue was more profitable than hog farming."

article was written in 2011...but i'll have to ask my dad next time i'm back home. he knows the family pretty well.

5/26/2012 11:08:42 AM

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"Has anyone been to that bbq place on 54 in Morrisville? Every time I go to try it they're closed. I think it's called Smokey's."

Thats where my buddies and I went two days a week in high school. IMO it's better than ole time. Then again my last couple of times to Ole Time I was real disappointed.

5/26/2012 11:27:04 AM

Ole Time and Coopers are both pretty good and easy on the wallet.

5/26/2012 12:02:31 PM

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"fuck the pit"

Cooper's is the best in Raleigh. If you're going to drive to Stephenson's you might as well driver to Wilber's or B's.

5/26/2012 1:23:19 PM

wilber's is fucking nasty

5/26/2012 2:04:03 PM

its a barbeque fact not fiction, wood cooking smokes the competition

5/26/2012 2:11:04 PM

i've had good bbq off wood, charcoal, and gas. i've had bad bbq off wood, charcoal, and gas.

5/26/2012 2:17:04 PM

went to Smokey's in Morrisville last week

not impressed with the brisket. tasted like it was cooked a few weeks prior

way too crowded too.

5/26/2012 6:36:03 PM

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"wilber's is fucking nasty"

you are the first person I have ever heard say this... everyone tells me if I'm ever going to Goldsboro or Lake Wilson, I need to make the trip to Wilbers. I haven't done it yet, but I would be interested to hear why you think it is 'nasty'

5/26/2012 6:40:57 PM

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"Durham: Backyard BBQ Pit"

Oh yes. This place is awesome. Have to get the ribs

5/26/2012 7:03:40 PM

Bullock's in Durham has some amazing fried chicken and eastern style bbq

5/26/2012 7:07:39 PM

i'm from goldsboro. it used to be good about 10+ years ago. now they leave the bbq sitting for hours under heat lamps that dry it out. it's flavorless. the tater salad tastes/looks like instant mashed taters with mustard and a few chunks of pickles in it. the slaw is some pulverized cabbage floating in milk. maybe they've got their act back together, but i gave it another try 6 or 7 years ago and it was horrible. everyone from back home agrees. seems that the only people who eat there are old farts w/o tastebuds and out-of-towners on their way to the beach who don't know any better.

even mccall's (a quarter mile further down hwy 70) is better than that shit they sling at wilbers. but if you really want good bbq on your way to the coast, just slip on past Goldsboro and stop and Ken's Grill in La Grange (Little Baltimore, to be exact) and get some. they only cook hogs on Saturday and Wednesday iirc.

if you really want to get off the beaten path, go to Stonewall's in Hood Swamp or Grady's at Sleepy Creek (near Dudley). Stonewall's only has bbq on saturdays and i think Grady's is the same way.

[Edited on May 26, 2012 at 7:13 PM. Reason : adsf]

[Edited on May 26, 2012 at 7:30 PM. Reason : folks rave about parker's too, but it's nothing special.]

5/26/2012 7:09:49 PM

I've never thought Parker's was anything to write home about. The sides at Wilber's aren't worth mentioning, but the right plate of pork is. Like any good spot, the quality will depend a little on the particular hog you get on any day. I've had killer Wilber's and decent Wilber's. I don't drive there for lunch any more because it's spottier than it used to be, but on a good day it's the best.

5/26/2012 7:58:34 PM

last meal i tried to eat there was bad enough to keep me from ever going back. just too many better bbq joints nearby to justify giving wilber's another shot.

hell, you could go grab a shoulder and a bag of sauce mix at nahunta, throw the shoulder on the grill for several hours, mix the sauce mix up in a gallon of vinegar, chop the shoulder, pour on the sauce, and you'd have better bbq than wilber's is serving.

[Edited on May 26, 2012 at 8:55 PM. Reason : adfs]

[Edited on May 26, 2012 at 9:00 PM. Reason : rawr rawr rawr whole hog]

5/26/2012 8:50:11 PM

I'm really diggin Hog Heaven in Durham.

5/26/2012 10:12:21 PM

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"THE PIT SUCKS GOAT NUTS AND IS STUPID OVERPRICED. ANYONE WHO WILLINGLY GIVES THEM MONEY FOR THE SWINE SLOP THEY CALL BBQ HAS NEVER HAD REAL BBQ AND SHOULD DIE IN A FIRE."

This.

5/26/2012 10:41:52 PM

Hold up, I think I got to the bottom of this:

6/13/2012 9:29:18 AM

Drive up past Wake Forest on US 1 and you'll find a place called Holden's on the right, just past the Sheetz. I haven't eaten there in a while, but their 'cue is bomb.

Also, I've always been a fan of King's in Kinston.

6/13/2012 10:03:45 AM

I also feel compelled to point out the results from Indy's Best of the Triangle poll:

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"Barbecue The Pit 328 W Davie St, Raleigh 919-890-4500 http://www.thepit-raleigh.com finalists Allen & Son Clyde Cooper's BBQ The Pig The Q Shack"

Mostly because I had some Pit BBQ last night at the times and it was good as all.

6/13/2012 10:03:57 AM

Cookout BBQ Tray, $3.99!!!

6/13/2012 10:48:12 AM

no backyard eh?


NO DICKIES BBQ!?!?!?!!??!

i love q shack, but come on...i also like Hog Heaven and ive heard rave reviews about allen n sons


[Edited on June 13, 2012 at 10:50 AM. Reason : r]

6/13/2012 10:48:56 AM