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Sauceman’s BBQ, Charlotte NC
The newest barbecue place that I visited on the trip was this interesting little place, which an award-winning competition team opened in 2010. I loved their very respectful nods toward the traditions...
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R.O.’s Bar-B-Q, Gastonia NC
How do you feel about the maxim "When you're away, don't eat something you can get at home," readers? Well, in this small town, you can get some barbecue that's completely unlike any from your neck of...
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Shrimp Boat, Gastonia NC
The Shrimp Boat in this city has docked at three different addresses. I got the rundown on this 52 year-old business, one of seven survivors of the long-closed chain. Continue reading →
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Tony’s Ice Cream, Gastonia NC
In this chapter, the conclusion of the trip to North Carolina. A stop at a 99 year-old business to order a treat for the ride home results in a fun surprise about an old regional family favorite....
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Mac’s Speed Shop, Charlotte NC
This family-friendly. biker-friendly, big-menu place has grown over the last decade to five stores in three cities. We began a busy day trip with lunch at their original location. Continue reading →
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Midwood Smokehouse, Charlotte NC
It's the consensus favorite for the best barbecue in town. We met up with a couple of the area's best-known bloggers to see whether that's true, and to look at a great record store nearby. Continue...
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Regional Treats in Gastonia NC
Grape ice cream! We finally try grape ice cream! And more of that mutant weird barbecue from the area, but who cares about that? Grape ice cream! Continue reading →
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Bill Spoon’s Barbecue, Charlotte NC (take two)
In February, my daughter and I took a road trip to North Carolina. Our first stop was a really good place specializing in whole hog cooking that Marie and I first visited in 2009.
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M & K Bar-B-Q, Granite Quarry NC
The first place that we visited on our trip that offered Piedmont-style barbecue in the traditional tray style was this place on the far edge of the Charlotte metro area that opened in 1990.
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Richard’s Bar-B-Q, Salisbury NC
Our final stop in the Tarheel State for this trip came at one of the two highly-regarded barbecue places in this city, whose lineage can be traced back through various restaurants more than eighty years.
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