Really enjoyed this video! I would like you to know that my grandfather Lee Dale, started the Old Hampton BBQ in Linville. It was “Uncle Lee’s BBQ” then, there was a wooden “arrow” sign that he made and put on the road at the other side of the river. Totally different operation then. Not sure the health department even existed in that area at that time. This would’ve been mid eighties. So cool to watch your show and relive a cool part of my childhood, thank you!!!!!
@prodigyrehab42344 ай бұрын
Skylight Inn is so 👍, & a must try. Get there early 11am to beat the long line. We've been there many times in the past 35 yrs. Never disappointed.
@CliffRouse3 ай бұрын
They gave B's BBQ Honerable Mention!!!! Would def be in my top 5. Skip that western stuff. LOL
@michaelburgess612223 күн бұрын
The opening screen was the best part of this video. You left out Wilber’s in Goldsboro. Best in the state.
@LackaJudgment Жыл бұрын
As a Yankee, I never knew what I was missing out until I attended my first ‘pig pickin.’ The bark will leave you speaking in tongues
@criscale366710 ай бұрын
Nothing like a good pig pickin’! These restaurants come close, though. We appreciate you sharing that.
@phillipasby92028 күн бұрын
This was a great rundown - gonna get a lot of opinions I imagine for sure! I’ve not eaten at Hampton or Coopers but all the rest and I won’t fight y’all over the choices. My favorite is probably B’s but that may be due to some family roots in Little Washington and the proximity but they are all delicious and all worthy of mention. Heck we had Stamey’s at our rehearsal dinner when we got married in Greensboro! But I love all kinds of BBQ from Texas to the Carolinas. I’m not crazy about Alabama white sauce really … and no question in my mind eastern NC whole hog is the pinnacle but the regional variations are reflections of local culture that are worthy because they are authentic.
@gcapps1005 ай бұрын
I think you missed Wilber's in Goldsboro NC. Some of the best I've ever had.
@joelpeele39932 ай бұрын
Dam right
@ebkillert65Ай бұрын
Love Wilber's but it has dropped off a bit.
@seanntomas3815Ай бұрын
My grama and grammar lived right near there. Spent many a summer there. Miss that place BEST DAMN BBQ..
@michaelburgess612223 күн бұрын
Indeed THE best!! The hush puppies and chicken gravy!!
@gcapps10023 күн бұрын
@michaelburgess6122 my grandfather would drive from New Bern to Goldsboro just for that Q. Sometimes twice in one week.
@tinahinson450818 күн бұрын
Can't believe Lexington BBQ only got honorably mentioned 😢
@banjobbqllcАй бұрын
Love this video. New subscribers and loving it 🎉 we live by linville bc
@shannonherb20486 күн бұрын
Keaton's in cool springs is awesome.
@BUFORD-T Жыл бұрын
The Lazy Hiker is a North Carolina beer. It's made at the old Town Hall in Franklin, NC
@derekoverman8425Ай бұрын
Herseys BBQ in burlington NC is quite famous as well..they have catering that has served presidents nascar football and other celebrities and they were so popular they opened a wholesale store for there meats and 2 extra restaurants around the area...the original was in gibsonville nc and opened in the late 40s i think....ive lived all over the country and they are still in my top 5!!!!!!
@real_Papa_Roach26 күн бұрын
Excellent BBQ
@ExploreWithShrutiDxb Жыл бұрын
Amazing video as always! Thanks for sharing with us. Loved watching Do stay Connected friends 😊
@kenfox22 Жыл бұрын
Yall are living the good life. Great for yall
@criscale3667 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for that. Every once in a while, we need to remind ourselves!
@Just2Julz Жыл бұрын
Mr Barbecue in Winston Salem is the best I’ve ever had, and I’ve been all through the great state of Texas and Tennessee!
@criscale3667 Жыл бұрын
That is a great tip! Next time we’re in Winston, we will give them a try. Thanks for the comment.
@joshuahauser4813 Жыл бұрын
Stameys wow! B's is the best in NC period!!!!!
@gzusrockАй бұрын
Barbecue Center in Lexington, in my opinion, is better than Honeymonk's. Seems like their portions are a bit larger and the chopped isn't as fine and watery. Plus you can't beat their huge bannana splits.
@steventweed3599Ай бұрын
Kepley's in High Point, North Carolina is mighty fine!
@real_Papa_Roach26 күн бұрын
I could not agree more, love Kepley's
@myguyhai Жыл бұрын
This was an excellent video guys. I can tell you put a lot of work and research into the video. I’m from Shelby and have eaten at 5 of the places on the nc bbq trail. I plan on doing a KZfaq series all the bbq joints on the trail. Your video should have 1M views IMO. Well done!
@criscale3667 Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for the kind words. We subscribed to your channel so we can look forward to your BBQ series. People around here are serious about their BBQ! I hope to post our TOP 5 Progressive BBQ spots in NC soon. It was quite the journey as well!
@EyeGotGame2 күн бұрын
Eastern NC bbq is the best but Parker’s BBQ in Wilson NC is #1.
@Shenandoahjoker27 күн бұрын
The original Allen and Son BBQ was excellent unfortunately they closed down. My favorite now is "Old Colony Smokehouse" in Edenton, NC.
@michaelhughes6355 Жыл бұрын
I live right down the road from Bridges in North Carolina
@dougmcmusic116125 күн бұрын
Great city, terrible bbq! Check out Johnny Ray’s in Falston
@mrlafayette19649 күн бұрын
Maybe first sold from a covered wagon in 1830 but eaten way before that. The pig was brought to the America's from Europe, pretty sure they cooked it over wood coals for thousands of years.
@mullman Жыл бұрын
Gary’s BBQ in China Grove NC needs a mention. Never disappointed me since 1971.
@criscale3667 Жыл бұрын
I hope others watching the video take a note of your comment. We will need to check it out - as it is not too far from home.
@MtPilot-mh3zl5 ай бұрын
Speedy's bbg Lexington nc!
@gcapps1005 ай бұрын
Agreed, Speedy's is awesome. Great pulled pork sammiches 😊
@mikemabe25058 күн бұрын
Agreed!!
@samuelreams7670 Жыл бұрын
Everything looks amazing, although i still prefer my Bbq on a bun. You should check out Kings Bbq in Petersburg Va.
@AP81BABY919 Жыл бұрын
VA don’t know nothing bout no BBQ. Carolina born and raised..
@criscale3667 Жыл бұрын
Kings looks like the real deal - since 1946! We'll have to check it out when we are in the Richmond area. Thanks for the tip!
@force125311 күн бұрын
Hey, whatabout corn sticks or some nice cornbread?
@hobertlee7598Күн бұрын
GOOD EATING
@pkendall997 ай бұрын
you went too far west..you gotta head east.. out in the country.. you missed a bunch of other famous bbq joints: Parkers, Wilburs, Grady's, Kings,
@JamesDedmon4 ай бұрын
Well your biased to Eastern NC BBQ is evident because of the #1 pick. Of course I’m just a biased to Red Bridges because of eating it my entire life. Lots of memories getting a pound of BBQ slaw and rolls, on a Saturday afternoon making sandwiches with my parents. We didn’t eat out often but at least once a month we’d get takeout from Red Bridges. Back in the early 70’s it was like $5 a pound, the same order today is $25.
@d-halla86219 ай бұрын
Most importantly it AIN'T TEXAS
@codymyers3320 Жыл бұрын
How are you commenting on Lexington style bbq without eating at Lexington bbq.
@criscale3667 Жыл бұрын
See the video at 13:51…. It’s just really tough to crack the top 5. Thanks for the question, though!
@jimarnold133522 күн бұрын
Your opening sentence is wrong. If you’d said that one of the four BBQ regions was “the Carolinas” instead of North Carolina you’d have been dead on. South Carolina has at least 5 of the top 10 BBQ joints in the Carolinas. Try Rodney Scott’s or Dixie Pig.
@jailr6711 күн бұрын
not with that mustard y'all put on it y'all don't!
@seanmoore495618 күн бұрын
B's Honorable Mention? Oh B's is by far the best I have ever had and have eaten at most of these on your list and many others. Never had better than B's period. Really no contest, BBQ is better east of Raleigh.
@RickyShew3 ай бұрын
Tarheel bbq is good
@KnoxHarringtonTheVideoArtist2 ай бұрын
its eastern NC, not NC
@dougmcmusic116125 күн бұрын
To include Red Bridges on the list shows exactly how little you understand traditional bbq! Tiny portions of VERY dry meat is the standard there and wouldn’t crack the top 50 spots for knowledgeable eaters. Just because it’s been there a long time doesn’t make it good. Check out Johnny Ray’s in Falston for the best in Cleveland County.
@joshfranks52946 ай бұрын
As a native of Lexington NC, this might be the worst top 5 I’ve ever witnessed.
@DSWilkes Жыл бұрын
A tad disappointing none of the establishments in Gastonia made this list. The city's oldest BBQ restaurant is R.O.'s BBQ. Founded in 1946, R.O.'s real claim to fame comes from their BBQ slaw. Their meat compares to other good BBQ restaurants but the slaw puts them over the top. It's popularity is such that they built a separate building to produce the slaw which they package and sell it retail in some grocery stores around the area. Their menu however is very diverse selling breakfast foods also since they open at 10a.m. Stop by for a livermush and egg on toast when they open. Black's BBQ opened in 1957 was started by family member's of the couple who opened R.O.'s. They're also famous for their BBQ slaw. I'd be remiss if I didn't mention Hillbillies and Kyle Fletcher's BBQ also, 2 of my personal favorites. I'd put all 4 up against everyone else on this list.....
@criscale3667 Жыл бұрын
We will be making an effort to check out those places. We love our BBQ, but the livermush and egg on toast may be thing that takes us out there. Thanks for taking the time to leave the comment. I hope others read your comment and take note!
@larrymcclure38423 ай бұрын
Don't forget the other one, Blacks. I am 72 and my parents used to go thee on dates.
@DSWilkes3 ай бұрын
@@larrymcclure3842 I mentioned Black's BBQ. Keep reading past the R.O.'S mention.
@powell466112 күн бұрын
R.O.s is terrible
@DSWilkes11 күн бұрын
Sure is. That's how they've been in business for 78 years. And how they built a separate building across the street just to manufacture their signature BBQ slaw to sell in grocery across the state. Feel better that you got that off of your chest? Because nobody cares..
@gregmorton64228 ай бұрын
Sorry, no way Lexington BBQ is not a top 5 BBQ stop.
@peterthomas21394 ай бұрын
Agreed
@mark-wn5ek4 ай бұрын
You beat me to it. I tried to eat there more than once when I had family there. That vinegar schitt on a mop that gets slopped on the bbq is disgusting. I’m from the south…. If you want good bbq…go to KC!
@michaelburgess612223 күн бұрын
Facts!!
@bigkw156821 күн бұрын
Eastern style is Tops
@gregmorton642221 күн бұрын
@@bigkw1568I like Eastern style as well (Wilbers) but drive by Lexington BBQ anytime they are open and look at the parking lot…
@tracytatum22242 ай бұрын
Sorry dude but you look like gary hilton
@real_Papa_Roach26 күн бұрын
Sadly I have not had any real banana pudding at any place I have eaten recently, it's an embarrassment.
@brianazmy31565 ай бұрын
While stationed at Ft Bragg I went around the state trying local BBQ spots. The sauce was almost the same everywhere. It was OK but just seemed plain. I went south and tried the other Carolina BBQ. I liked the mustard based sauce from S. Carolina style BBQ better.
@MadAudi Жыл бұрын
I don’t like EC style cornbread. It’s … not tasty and the texture is… you’ll have to try it folks.
@criscale3667 Жыл бұрын
I have to say that we have similar feelings about the cornbread. As good as the BBQ is at Skylight Inn, I could pass on the cornbread. Thanks for dropping the comment.
@TheRasta4ri4 ай бұрын
The best pulled pork sandwiches in the world Jones Barbecue diner in Marianna, Arkansas they do only one thing for over 100 years on my way to Houston TX made sure to route by but closer to home & my personal favorite is Frankie's Chicken Shack in Salisbury, North Carolina, dipped fried chicken is much like it sounds: fried chicken that's dipped in a hot sauce. Except the original sauce is and probably always will remain a mystery. Frankie's closed in 2004, and the Cureton family still holds the recipe close.
@russellbaxley9788Ай бұрын
You leave out South Carolina? Goodbye
@real_Papa_Roach26 күн бұрын
Mustard based Q? Are you kidding me?
@refrigerator_mama11 күн бұрын
Old Hampton in linville is gross.. Lexington bbq ia always better especially speedys they use ahoulders.. butt bbq taste like a pig pen looks.. hannahs in lenior is good also
@debrahorton15204 ай бұрын
Best food in the world nc bbq the best little Richard and Lexington is these places to get it
@rickturbeville7209Ай бұрын
Forgot South Carolina
@MrShawnsnead9 күн бұрын
Stameys is not the place 😂😂 not that good
@hobgoblinman329 күн бұрын
Coopers BBQ Sucks worst ever
@GenX...MCMLXV4 ай бұрын
F- This is a joke... Old Hampton? Proof right there you have no idea.
@bobbydee1187Ай бұрын
Where’s the ribs?? C’mon😂 I-barbecue in fruitland Florida is the best I’ve ever eaten.
@hobgoblinman329 күн бұрын
Who ever put this video together dose not know what they are talking and definitely dose NOT know BBQ !
@jailr6711 күн бұрын
🤣😂🤣😂
@leroyaultmon8 ай бұрын
It's weird because we invented barbecue as a cultural thing this is a black thing
@ms.kayak7seas Жыл бұрын
Hi, Cris & Cale. Thank you for sharing. I like the description with details on each BBC. BY the way, Kayak7seas and I reside in NC...I have no idea NC BBQ is highlighted nationwide. Thank you for your content. Our town is full of hippies and breweries though, Can you guess where it is? Well done🥰🥰🚣♀🚣♀
@criscale3667 Жыл бұрын
When it comes to folks who enjoy the outdoors like we do, it’s hard to beat hippies and breweries! Asheville is a fav, whether you like creative food, relaxed atmospheres, or nearby hiking. The Biltmore is no “moco de pabo” either. Thanks for the comment. I hope we can stay in touch!
@jbjacobs9514 Жыл бұрын
I lived in Greenville, NC 2005-07, 2009-14, 2015-21 (I am finally done with that place for good! LOL) - I never had one good BBQ experience in the whole time. Tried at least 10 different places there over the years, and none of them were my thing. I am not into the vinegar-y style myself so take that for what it is (plus they have no taste in most of the places). Not knocking anyone else's feelings or choices. I remember all the cops liked B's BBQ but I was meh on it. They are right - when the pig is done, they close. At one point I lived about 2 blocks away and went at 10ish in the morning to take some to go and it was all out!
@dabears18955 ай бұрын
JON G’S BBQ IS ONE OF THE CERY BEST IN ALL OF USA….TRY IT. THE WAIT IS HOURS, OPEN JUST SATURDAYS ONLY. TRUST ME