"chefmcc" > wrote in message
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> I'm headed to N.C. this summer and am interested in hearing of folks
> favorite Barbcue joints.
> I have read that The Lexington is outstanding and should not be
> missed, any others?
>
> thanks
> Paul
>

We lived in Lexington for 23 years before headin' to the coast. I still have
to go back to Lexington a few times a year, just to eat bbq. Lexington BBQ
Restaurant is probably considered the bbq showplace around town, and the
people usually lined up out the door is a good indicator of their
popularity. In some ways, that's more an indicator of marketing than taste.
It's good 'q and probably worth a stop, but IMHO it's not the best in town.
It's also not the cheapest. Their bbq sandwich more closely resembles a
biscuit. We prefer the Barbecue Center, on Main St just off of I-85
Business. There's a good chance they'll be cooking shoulders in the shed
beside the parking lot. If so, and you weren't sure you were hungry when you
arrive, just sniff the air a little bit and you'll be starvin'.... We also
like Speedy's, just off I-85 Business on Winston Road (Hwy 150).
~OC~