"Scott Randolph" > wrote in message
. ..
> > There's good and bad BBQ most places, but there's lots of excellent Q
here
> > if you know where to look.
>
> Like Greg said, with so many BBQ joints in the Carolina's odds are good
that
> you're going to get BAD BBQ. Here in Charlotte I can't think of any that I
> would recommend where you can sit down and eat, however, there are lots of
> really good trailer 'Q - guys that park their rigs in a gas station
parking
> lot and server passersby.

Got to agree. I'm a native Charlotean (very rare) and can attest that there
are no good Q restaurants here. The parking lot guys do a real good job but
Q died in Charlotte when Duck closed Old Original BBQ on Camp Greene Street
many years ago.

>
> My favorite time of year is when the Vol Fire Depts. and Churches start
> roasting the pig for their fund raisers. That's usually the best BBQ
you'll
> get all year - 'cepting what you make in your own backyard.
>

Mallard Creek Church BBQ in October and the Poplar Tent Prebyterian BBQ in
March are to die for. Thousands of pounds of Q cooked over hickory and oak
coals by the church members is just great. These pits are hundreds of feet
long and the burn down pits are huge.
>