So, all my life I thought BBQ was only vinegar basted garbage that I now know is eastern NC style. Recently I tried western BBQ at Dickeys in Cary and that shit is delicious. Since Dickeys seems to be more of a franchise, what are some mom and pop type places that specialize in western that are better? Bonus points if they do good brisket.

8/24/2011 7:21:06 AM

8/24/2011 7:36:43 AM

The big questions are, what kind of tip percentage is appropriate at these establishments, and will the plane take off?

8/24/2011 7:38:24 AM

Brisket and NC BBQ does not compute.

8/24/2011 8:19:16 AM

say what yall want about red sauce pork/beef/chicken whatever but brisket is off the damn chain

[Edited on August 24, 2011 at 8:43 AM. Reason : d]

8/24/2011 8:43:23 AM

Subway

8/24/2011 9:29:11 AM

8/24/2011 9:31:22 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.

8/24/2011 9:38:06 AM

but it's not a troll thread

8/24/2011 10:55:53 AM

Western bbq sucks. If you have to smother pork in bbq sauce to make it enjoyable, you are missing the point.

8/24/2011 12:05:03 PM

I suppose I could soak it in gross vinegar and get a similar effect, except it will be dryer as well

[Edited on August 24, 2011 at 12:07 PM. Reason : just answer my question plzkkthxu]

8/24/2011 12:06:58 PM

yankees can't drive

8/24/2011 12:09:38 PM

There used to be a place around tryon/401 that was excellent, but it's probably closed.

8/24/2011 12:11:33 PM

yeah, that was holy smokes. they still do catering but no restaurant anymore

8/24/2011 12:12:09 PM

Quote :

"I suppose I could soak it in gross vinegar and get a similar effect, except it will be dryer as well "

If you soak it in vinegar, you are doing it wrong.

If it is dry when you eat it, you are doing it wrong.

8/24/2011 12:12:28 PM

^^ indeed

Their food is DELICIOUS

8/24/2011 12:14:58 PM

If you soak it in vinegar, you are doing it wrong.

If it is dry when you eat it, you are doing it wrong.

8/24/2011 1:03:04 PM

iop1

8/24/2011 1:04:55 PM

dixie belle's in Apex has pretty good brisket

8/24/2011 1:21:12 PM

no lie i think Qshack brisket is excellent


Backyard BBQ brisquet is on point, so much so that you have to spell it different than the rest of the briskets

8/24/2011 1:23:57 PM

backyard bistro on edwards mill or some place else? blinkos on glenwood is hit or miss but when it's a hit, it's a grand slam.

8/24/2011 1:34:01 PM

in RTP BYBBQ

is raleigh area because its not nearer to greensboro or wilmington

8/24/2011 2:13:56 PM

Quote :

"no lie i think Qshack brisket is excellent"

yep. i always get that or their pork loin. sides are pretty damn good too.

8/24/2011 2:17:12 PM

I can tell you some good places to get western style BBQ in western NC

8/24/2011 2:23:04 PM

yeah, I misspoke in the OP. I first tried western bbq in brevard nc at some place off blueridge parkway while riding. dickeys was the first place in raleigh that made a similar dish

8/24/2011 7:13:29 PM

whats western bbq?

8/24/2011 7:15:21 PM

i dont like vinegar. i dont like the smell of it. if i tried to drink some straight vinegar i'd probably barf it back up. i hate salt and vinegar chips.

but eastern NC BBQ is fucking delicious.

8/24/2011 7:28:17 PM

^^

vinegar based instead of ketchup based

8/24/2011 7:28:47 PM

how can bbq be "based"? you are talking about the sauce right? What if the sauce has vinegar AND ketchup?

What if you, like me, eat your nc bbq without any sauce? What style is that?

[Edited on August 24, 2011 at 9:01 PM. Reason : coopers eastern or western?]

8/24/2011 9:00:29 PM

the dry flavorless style

8/24/2011 9:01:00 PM

lol Earl is such a horrible troll.

8/24/2011 9:03:07 PM

found a real good one near time square in nyc

9/16/2011 10:39:25 AM

black people don't tip

9/16/2011 10:41:01 AM

at all

9/16/2011 10:43:32 AM

^^^ brother jimmys?

9/16/2011 10:43:37 AM

Here's one:



[Edited on September 16, 2011 at 10:48 AM. Reason : -]

9/16/2011 10:48:30 AM

I enjoy both types of BBQ, though I've never found a place that does good western style around here.

9/16/2011 10:51:13 AM

stop being so reasonable in a troll thread

9/16/2011 10:53:25 AM

Quote :

"I enjoy both types of BBQ, though I've never found a place that does good western style around here"

As far as I'm concerned you can't get any good western bbq east of Burlington.

Also a good western NC sauce shouldn't be that thick. In most of the restaurants in the eastern bbq region that provide a "western" sauce its always thick like what they would use in Memphis or Texas or something.

9/16/2011 11:04:28 AM

because its not worth accurately presenting, so you throw that shit on a plate with some red sauce for lost souls wandering through the east if they dont have the discerning taste for true BBQ

i mean they can expect people to actually care about that inferior "bbq" its literally like painting red sauce lipstick on a hog, and what a sad waste of hog meat it is

9/16/2011 12:36:16 PM

i'm about to order some family take out meal for lunch from Ole Time because of this thread. i can eat 2 lbs of bbq right?

9/16/2011 12:44:44 PM

dont mind if i do iop1

i like brisket and dickeys is good.

[Edited on September 16, 2011 at 12:57 PM. Reason : asd]

9/16/2011 12:56:58 PM

Burlington also has Hursey's BBQ, which is a combination of the tomato and vinegar sauces and is actually pretty good.

9/16/2011 10:07:27 PM

Quote :

"Western bbq sucks. If you have to smother pork in bbq sauce to make it enjoyable, you are missing the point."

9/16/2011 10:10:48 PM

yeah, putting stuff on food sucks!!! I just like turkey, thats it. Fuck lettuce, tomatoes, bread, condiments, salt, pepper, cheese, etc. If you have to put that on it you eating the WRONG turkey. Hell, I dont even remove the feathers and shit. Just meat and feathers.

9/16/2011 10:16:03 PM

i am always confused by the barbecue argument. the best "barbecue" i have ever had is from a whole pig cooked in one of those big smoker things. just pull the meat off the bone, so delicious with no sauce. is it still barbecue if there is no sauce?

also, i grew up in salisbury so i'm not sure if the places there are considered eastern or western style. but the pork never came with any sauce on it, it was always on the side, and there was vinegar and the sweeter/thicker (i guess what y'all are calling "ketchup based") sauce. although it tastes nothing like ketchup, so that is a little confusing. either way, i'm pretty sure i always put both sauces on my sandwich, along with cole slaw (usually white, although i do enjoy the red style cole slaw also!)

either way, most of the places i've been to in nc have that meat that basically looks like it was shredded, and if there is vinegar sauce on it its like a big soggy goopy mess. looks disgusting, tastes mediocre, and i always felt like there were some "mystery" parts chopped up in there.

i do love some brisket every now and then too. i think i just prefer when the meat is not shredded.

9/16/2011 10:48:31 PM

everyone on the internet is not a troll, guys

9/16/2011 10:49:33 PM

If it ain't no mystery parts in the BBQ it's bullshit IMO

I want all that hog in my mouth, pause, gristle and fat and tendons and tongue all that good shit

9/16/2011 11:59:43 PM

Mine seems to take at least 2 hrs when the battery is at 10% or less

9/17/2011 12:02:23 AM