^ agreed, people from parts of the country that think bbq is a verb need not bother to opine.

6/1/2011 4:06:39 PM

Quote :

"let me go down to the pit and eat barbeque with people too scared to go to durham "

fwiw, I hear they are opening another "The Pit" in Durham... it is already the "official bbq" of the Durham Bulls

6/1/2011 4:09:29 PM

Quote :

"see, there you go again not understanding what barbecue is. people with no connection to eastern north carolina are not serving barbecue. its meat, and often tasty, but it is not barbecue. so, in conclusion, i don't give a shit what some yankees think. their opinion holds no weight, and their ignorance is made apparent by inviting people from all over the country."

Ed Mitchell knows and serves real BBQ

I don't know how you could argue otherwise



[Edited on June 1, 2011 at 4:11 PM. Reason : pretty sure you're trolling, but whatever]

6/1/2011 4:10:52 PM

Quote :

"stop playin"

creative class != hipsters

6/1/2011 4:11:04 PM

people who refer to other people as "creative class" = hipsters.

6/1/2011 4:12:29 PM

^^^I'm not sure if he is. His argument is a curious one though.

[Edited on June 1, 2011 at 4:14 PM. Reason : ^]

6/1/2011 4:12:56 PM

^^ Economics professors are total hipsters!

6/1/2011 4:16:08 PM

Quote :

"Ed Mitchell knows and serves real BBQ I don't know how you could argue otherwise "

i am not saying he doesn, i like his barbecue. its not the best in the state, or the area, but its good.

i am responding to the claim that he is the best, as made evident by the fact that he got invited to a new york barbecue festival. yankees do not decide what good barbecue is, because they don't know what barbecue is.

6/1/2011 4:33:24 PM

Quote :

"people who refer to other people as "creative class" = hipsters."

winner!!

6/1/2011 4:34:23 PM

Predictably this thread devolved into arguing about hipsters.

6/1/2011 4:37:02 PM

^^^you're a freaking moron. They invite the best up there based on reputation. Who gave these pitmasters their reputations? Southerners who stuff their faces with their food, that's who.

6/1/2011 4:39:03 PM

well then why are they inviting people from all over the country?

look, you don't get a vote. go home, yankee

6/1/2011 4:41:16 PM

aaaand, I don't know what that particular competition was like, but most of those type things have people of the industry (read: chefs, grill/pitmasters, and bbq critics) as the judges...

6/1/2011 4:41:33 PM

New York isn't really full of "Yankees"

its got everyone in the world there

6/1/2011 4:41:49 PM

how many of them are from eastern nc?

not a lot

thus

no vote

sorry

you yankee hipsters

6/1/2011 4:43:18 PM

Quote :

"Who gave these pitmasters their reputations?"

PR people.

Like I said, Greg Hatem has breathtakingly good PR people.

Same reason Raleigh Times was in some food mag as the best burger in NC, when it's not even the best burger in downtown.

6/1/2011 4:45:41 PM

Haha, thank you for fully clarifying the troll

RABBLE RABBLE RABBLE, EASTERN BBQ IS KING!!!


(and i honestly like western, south carolina, texas, and cajun styles better than eastern, but it is all good)

6/1/2011 4:45:41 PM

Ed Mitchell is from Eastern NC
the guys who started Brother Jimmy's, a NYC based micro-chain of BBQ joints, are from Chapel Hill

NYC BBQ festivals include many styles of BBQ, not just Eastern NC (which is clearly the best, but this should be thoroughly demonstrated to as many people as possible frequently)

you seem unreasonably argumentative about this - almost as if this was some kind of faceless, electronic agora where idiots vent feelings about their own inadequacies through personal attacks and specious reasoning

I mean, what do you want?

6/1/2011 4:46:16 PM

i could care less how you feel about some texas briskit or whatever, but it is not barbecue.

Quote :

" NYC BBQ festivals include many styles of BBQ, not just Eastern NC "

here is my point:

those other things, the tasty meat snacks not from eastern nc, are not barbecue

[Edited on June 1, 2011 at 4:48 PM. Reason : ,]

6/1/2011 4:47:27 PM

oh man SC bbq is the fucking worst

6/1/2011 4:48:29 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbecue


^^ignorance is bliss no excuse for silly statements like that

^actually, I do like traditional eastern NC bbq better than SC, but I do like SC bbq... GIMME DAT MUSTARD!

[Edited on June 1, 2011 at 4:50 PM. Reason : W]

6/1/2011 4:49:16 PM

again, you are referencing something not from eastern nc as a voice on what barbecue is

6/1/2011 4:50:30 PM

K, I've been trolled out of this thread! bye!

6/1/2011 4:51:04 PM

yes, your honor, its true - this man has no dick

6/1/2011 4:53:50 PM

Walter Peck

6/1/2011 4:57:06 PM

I like barbecue here.

I like barbecue there.

I like barbecue everywhere.

6/1/2011 5:24:57 PM

Moore's in New Bern is great

King's in kinston is ok

Murray's in Raleigh used to be really good, but they closed down.

6/1/2011 9:11:30 PM

Moore's in New Bern has it all..

6/1/2011 9:19:23 PM

Quote :

"see, there you go again not understanding what barbecue is. people with no connection to eastern north carolina are not serving barbecue. its meat, and often tasty, but it is not barbecue. "

stupid is as stupid does

6/1/2011 10:44:06 PM

on the original point of this thread, i will always pick smithfields over the pit because a combo dark is 6.95 and the equivalent at the pit is what, 11 for the combo plate? (been a while)

6/1/2011 10:47:46 PM

Quote :

"on the original point of this thread, i will always pick smithfields over the pit because a combo dark is 6.95 and the equivalent at the pit is what, 11 for the combo plate? (been a while)"

nowhere did i mention price, or value. it's simply which establishment serves the better tasting pork bbq.

and it's $8, not $11. you certainly can't compare the $12 pit dinner plate to the $6.95 Smithfield's combo.

6/1/2011 10:49:09 PM

Factory farm tortured pig that pollute the cape fear, import Mexicans to TEWK OUR JERBS, and POLLUTES our ground water of the east coast FTW.

Quote :

"Like I said, Greg Hatem has breathtakingly good PR people."

[Edited on June 1, 2011 at 10:54 PM. Reason : a]

6/1/2011 10:53:37 PM

to a half jew there is no separating the pork from the price

also, i just looked at the menu

its fucking 20 dollars

Quote :

"Double Combo - choice of chopped, pulled, turkey, meatloaf, brisket, barbecue or fried chicken. $19.59"

retarded

of course smithfields wins

6/1/2011 11:29:32 PM

hahaha way to pick the most expensive thing on the menu asshole.

a lunch plate at the pit (comparable to smithfields combo) is $7.59.

are you drunk, retarded or just trolling? INQUIRING MINDS WANT TO KNOW!



[Edited on June 2, 2011 at 1:25 AM. Reason : fools comparing a double dinner combo to some fast food shit]

6/2/2011 1:19:44 AM

Well, if there was ever any doubt, Smithfields will soon be the clear victor in this comparison in light of recent events. RIP The Pit

6/2/2011 2:19:50 AM

I didnt read this whole thread, but this sums it up:
Smithfields:The Pit::McDonalds:Five Guys
Smithfields is fast food BBQ...if you want real BBQ, you pretty much go anywhere else.

Also, the answer to all BBQ questions is "Wilbers".

6/2/2011 2:33:40 AM

both nasty as fuck, gimme some western or just plain ribs.
/thread

6/2/2011 3:03:31 AM

Quote :

"RIP The Pit"

That's a little dramatic isn't it?


Also where is Ed Mitchell going to open up a restaurant at?

6/2/2011 9:38:19 AM

Hopefully in Brier Creek...'cause I'm lazy and a 5 minute drive for some semi-decent BBQ is appealing to me

6/2/2011 9:52:45 AM

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"Smithfields is the McDonalds of BBQ."

I've got to disagree. It's more like the Wendys of BBQ. McDonalds is nasty, but at least Wendys' burgers are somewhat tasty. Smithfields isn't bad per say, it just isn't good in any distinguishing way either. The only reason to eat it is convenience. And yeah, I guess if I ate fast food I'd pick up some Smithfields from time-to-time when I was traveling and needed a bite.

When I'm close to home and just want to grab a cheap quick bite I go to Ole Time.
When I'm close to home and I want to go sit down I'll roll to Coopers (if they're open).
When I want to go sit down with friends/family and talk for a while I'll go to Coopers or The Pit.

For the OP: The Pit > Smithfields. Your friend has bad taste.

[Edited on June 2, 2011 at 10:01 AM. Reason : l]

6/2/2011 10:00:51 AM

Quote :

"Like I said, Greg Hatem has breathtakingly good PR people"

Mitchell was well-known before Hatem.

Also "creative class" hahahahahaha

6/2/2011 10:07:28 AM

Quote :

"Also, the answer to all BBQ questions is "Wilbers". "

I heard lots of good things about Wilbur's, but I was disappointed the time that I went there.

6/2/2011 10:53:17 AM

same here

6/2/2011 10:53:48 AM

The question if the Pits BBQ (not the dining experience or their coleslaw) is better than Smithfield, and frankly it may be slightly better but not drastically so.



I would honestly say the Smithfeilds=BurgerKing and the Pit=Wendys in terms of my liking of their BBQ.

6/2/2011 10:55:12 AM

Quote :

"I would honestly say the Smithfeilds=BurgerKing and the Pit=Wendys in terms of my liking of their BBQ."

LADIES AND GENTS I PRESENT TO YOU "MY BUDDY," THE REASON FOR THIS THREAD. THE GUY WHO SAID SMITHFIELDS PORK BBQ > THE PIT PORK BBQ.

6/2/2011 11:25:47 AM

he's agreed to a pepsi challenge style taste test...there's no doubt he'll change his tune when presented with both at the same time.

[Edited on June 2, 2011 at 7:55 PM. Reason : V good idea]

6/2/2011 7:50:37 PM

He's gotta be blindfolded. And you might as well throw a third one in there for shits and giggles.

6/2/2011 7:54:25 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlujoY_zIpA

6/2/2011 8:00:20 PM

Quote :

"Quote : "I would honestly say the Smithfeilds=BurgerKing and the Pit=Wendys in terms of my liking of their BBQ." LADIES AND GENTS I PRESENT TO YOU "MY BUDDY," THE REASON FOR THIS THREAD. THE GUY WHO SAID SMITHFIELDS PORK BBQ > THE PIT PORK BBQ."

wait, so he is saying the pit is a lot lot, whole lot better than smithfields? whats the problem.

6/2/2011 8:14:06 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJVWk1coEbY

6/2/2011 8:15:46 PM