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8/22/2011 9:30:45 AM

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"wdprice3 TESTING IN PROGRESS 30679 Posts user info edit post unless I missed it, you all fail. saying pork BBQ is redundant. BBQ is pork. BBQ is not chicken nor beef nor a verb, no matter what them outsiders says. 6/14/2011 4:27:04 PM NyM410 J-E-T-S 38212 Posts user info edit post Not according to Merriam. But I'll concede as long as you concede a toboggan is ONLY a sled!"

The accepted english dictionary says you are both wrong... BBQ is a way to describe the way of cooking (any meat, even fish), and a toboggan is most certainly a sled AND a hat


sorry to distract from the original topic, just had to clear up some real quick

http://kccbigcountry.hubpages.com/hub/Whether-You-Ride-or-Wear-A-Toboggan-Depends-on-Where-Youre-From

only you damn yankees would try to say it is only sled - yankees ruining another good bbq thread

[Edited on August 22, 2011 at 9:45 AM. Reason : s]

8/22/2011 9:42:42 AM

this thread makes me want to go to cooper's today for lunch

8/22/2011 9:55:42 AM

if I want good bbq, I'll drive to Bill Ellis.

8/22/2011 9:58:18 AM

COCA-COLA IS THE ONLY TYPE OF REAL COLA OUT THERE. IN FACT, SAYING COCA-COLA IS REDUNDANT...FROM NOW ONE IT'S JUST COCA.

8/22/2011 10:50:55 AM

the subway pulled pork isnt too good

8/22/2011 10:55:37 AM

subway isnt too good

8/22/2011 10:56:40 AM

little known fact: most of subway's ingredients are actually made from a proprietary blend of cardboard and saw dust.

8/22/2011 10:59:32 AM

Uhhh the Pit is clearly better and the critics agree. Plus, the environment at the Pit is just awesome

8/24/2011 12:31:58 AM

send me some real bbq plz

8/24/2011 12:33:17 AM

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"the environment at the Pit is just awesome"

AHAHAHAHAHHHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA

8/24/2011 6:30:43 AM

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"little known fact: most of subway's ingredients are actually made from a proprietary blend of cardboard and saw dust."

This would not surprise me at all.

8/24/2011 11:43:37 AM

ugggh just had some subway party trays for work lunch today.

8/24/2011 12:43:44 PM

Think I'm gonna hit up Cooper's today for lunch. You jelly?

12/27/2013 11:29:44 AM

^enjoy.

12/27/2013 12:32:09 PM

Cooper's sucks and Smithfield's sucks! At Cooper's the texture is good, but the flavor sucks. At Smithfield's the meat is too fat and chunky.

Give me The Pit or Q Shack any day.

12/27/2013 12:35:45 PM

no love for backyard bbq pit?*

(not reading a 5 page thread on BBQ to find out)

12/27/2013 12:38:23 PM

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"Cooper's sucks"

12/27/2013 12:40:47 PM

back in 2011, on page 1...this is correct:

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"I love Stephenson's BBQ out near McGee's Crossroads in Garner/Clayton and Smithfield's BBQ (probably my favorite)."

Stephenson's is my favorite. That's not to say I can't recognize other great BBQ....I certainly can. But most other BBQ pales in comparison to Stephenson's.

12/27/2013 12:40:50 PM

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"Give me The Pit or Q Shack any day."

Get the fuck outta here with that shit.

12/27/2013 1:31:24 PM

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"no love for backyard bbq pit?*"

the place on the other side of RTP? They put the Pit and Smithfields to shame.

12/27/2013 1:34:10 PM

I get the Carolina style ribs at The Pit and I find them fucking delicious. I also really like the collard greens.

12/27/2013 2:12:31 PM

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"Get the fuck outta here with that shit."

While I haven't tried their ENC style BBQ, everything I've had there is good. I usually get the brisket and outside of a couple misses, it's usually tasty as fuck. Sides are pretty great too. Plus you can get a kids meal platter with meat, a side, hushpuppies and a drink for like $5.

12/27/2013 2:16:33 PM

Q Shack is good

... if you need RaleighTakeout to deliver it because your leg is broken and you can't move or something

12/27/2013 2:28:18 PM

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"the place on the other side of RTP? They put the Pit and Smithfields to shame."

Yep, thats the place.

12/27/2013 2:53:21 PM

I go there all the time (except in the summer when its 400 degrees inside, then I only go sometimes)

12/27/2013 2:58:31 PM

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"Q Shack is good"

Agreed!



Not too shabby for $6. Their sauce is damn good too.

12/27/2013 4:43:26 PM

wtf are those hushpuppy doughnuts

12/27/2013 4:45:53 PM

[delicious] hushpuppy doughnuts

12/27/2013 4:51:34 PM

as someone who has never been to the q shack, it looks like there's way too much salad on that plate and note enough meat.

12/27/2013 4:56:32 PM

also, no barbecue and a store made cookie

banana pudding and cobbler are the only deserts allowed with barbecue

[Edited on December 27, 2013 at 5:24 PM. Reason : and some pies ]

12/27/2013 5:23:31 PM

Q Shack has fantastic hush puppies. And I like the Sausage/Brats or whatever. Mmmm.

12/27/2013 5:35:41 PM

^^correct

12/27/2013 5:44:04 PM

Smithfield's is fast-food BBQ, or maybe "fast-casual" BBQ (prob more like "fast-casual" quality...but often with a drive-through). I mean, it's great that it exists, for when you want some cheap BBQ, in a hurry, and/or there isn't a serious BBQ place around. It's never going to be great, but it's pretty much always going to be OK, day-in, day-out, at pretty much every location.

Comparing it to a no-bullshit, legit BBQ place is absurd, though. BBQ is to be cooked over wood. Period. If you aren't cooking it over wood, you are not a real contender.

12/27/2013 7:10:36 PM

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"also, no barbecue"

So you're one of those 'If it ain't ENC style BBQ it ain't BBQ" nerds huh?

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"and a store made cookie"

Yeah it's pretty gross. I don't eat the cookie.

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"as someone who has never been to the q shack, it looks like there's way too much salad on that plate and note enough meat."

It's a kid's plate, so you get less meat, but it's a big enough meal for me.

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"Q Shack has fantastic hush puppies."

They are pretty damn good.

^ +1

12/28/2013 1:28:54 AM

Wilber's, McCall's and if you are really a true expert...Grady's.

All other bbq is no contest.

12/28/2013 1:43:48 AM

^^kids plate? well then...I'll take back what I said about it being a small portion. That's a fine sized meal for it being a kids meal.

And ^^^ is pretty spot on about Smithfield's. It's good, consistent bbq. It's not great, but it's never bad. For what it is (essentially fast food bbq), it's pretty damn good.

12/28/2013 9:26:20 AM

I want some hush puppies and honey butter.

12/28/2013 10:03:04 AM

Smithfield's is "meh". I'd rather get fried chicken there than pulled pork. And while an Eastern NC BBQ man...I respect other styles.

I also had some Rodney Scott's bbq over the holidays...and while it was delicious, it reminded me of all the regular joints in Eastern NC (Bill's and Joe's) that I grew up eating.

12/28/2013 10:08:03 AM

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"So you're one of those 'If it ain't ENC style BBQ it ain't BBQ" nerds huh?"

its not even called barbecue, it's called brisket

12/28/2013 10:36:06 AM

Everything I've had at the q shack tastes dry and is tasteless without a shit load of sauce.

12/28/2013 11:17:13 AM

^^correct again.

12/28/2013 12:16:24 PM

The Pit's pork BBQ is very good, the Carolina Ribs are better, and the BBQ beans are phenomenal. However, all are horribly over-priced unless it's lunch prices.

12/28/2013 12:27:21 PM

I haven't really found a joint I couldn't live without. Most of the best BBQ I've had was home cooked by friends/acquaintances, not in restaurants.

One of my favorites though was Moore's in New Bern

I'm gonna have to try Grady's and Stephensons.

12/28/2013 1:38:11 PM

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"its not even called barbecue, it's called brisket"

I'll take that as a yes.

12/28/2013 2:10:42 PM

Jbrick is spot on about Smithfields fried chicken. Extremely tasty

12/28/2013 2:12:47 PM

I think Cooper's has the best fried chicken I've ever had. Their sides are kinda lame, but they've got the meat situation on lock.

12/28/2013 2:14:11 PM

I do have to say I dont eat the bbq at q shack. I like the sausage/brats, hush puppies, and sweet potato fries. Also, the is banana pudding makes me sad. Tastes like banana flavored Jello pudding with 2 or three slices of uncooked banana and a vanilla wafer stuck in.

12/28/2013 2:58:56 PM

I just like that I can get a pint of bbq at smithfields for the same cost as a plate at the pit. both are very good. coopers needs to start accepting cards. bbq lodge is deplorable. also, nobody ever mentions old time bbq, which can be ok.

12/28/2013 6:08:17 PM

Danny's BBQ in Apex or Morrisville is pretty damn good if you don't mind the drive.

12/28/2013 10:22:08 PM