Nothing like a half-pound of pork to get you energized

21 Feb

I am ashamed to say this was my lunch today:

I was in such disbelief when the waitress delivered all this meat, that I had to take a picture. Co-worker Wayne Sutton thought this was funny, so he took a picture of me taking a picture of my pork:

So then I had to take a picture of him because I thought it was funny that he was playing with his iPhone while his pork was right in front of him:

We’re in Charlotte, and this BBQ was OK. But I’m always interested in good BBQ. Any suggestions of places I should go when I get back to the Triangle?

13 Responses to “Nothing like a half-pound of pork to get you energized”

  1. JM February 21, 2008 at 12:35 pm #

    Bullock’s in Durham, though I haven’t been in soooo long. I hope it’s still there – a Durham legend.

  2. Ginny February 21, 2008 at 1:03 pm #

    I used to love Bullock’s. When I lived in Durham, I went a lot! In fact, that’s where I had my going away lunch when I left the Hearld-Sun. I need to go back and try it again!

  3. absent.canadian February 21, 2008 at 1:22 pm #

    Coopers. BBQ begins and ends at Coopers in downtown Raleigh.

  4. Brandy February 21, 2008 at 1:55 pm #

    “Smithfield’s is the best bbq” says Tom. I like their chicken and hushpuppies. I was just going to tell you to go to this place out of novelty. It was one of the strangest places I’ve been. Ole Time BBQ. But I don’t know if it’s the best. I rarely eat BBQ I mostly eat chicken and hushpuppies. ;)

  5. Ginny February 21, 2008 at 2:08 pm #

    Thanks for the tip. I went to Coopers once a few years ago, but haven’t been back yet. We should meet there for lunch one day!

  6. Ginny February 21, 2008 at 2:12 pm #

    Brandy, I’ve never heard of either of those places, so I’ll definitely have to check them out!

  7. Robert Armstrong February 21, 2008 at 2:21 pm #

    I am still looking for really good BBQ here in Atlanta. There are too few places…back in SC there was at least 1 great one in each neighborhood.

  8. GoOrange February 21, 2008 at 2:27 pm #

    Ooh that looks so good!

  9. EC February 21, 2008 at 8:48 pm #

    There is a little mom & pop BBQ place on Hillsborough/Chapel Hill Rd past the State Fair Grounds that still smokes their Q. It’s called ‘Ole Time (http://www.oletimebarbecue.com). I grew up on Bullock’s…I once loved Coopers…but ‘Ole Time has them all beat.

    I would put them up there with King’s in Kindston, FWIW. Best ever in terms of Eastern NC style BBQ.

  10. Dwayne February 22, 2008 at 8:35 am #

    BBQ in Virginia sucks. I really miss S.C. BBQ. They do it right. Since you’re in Charlotte, I’d recommend you skip BBQ and to straight to either Phat Burrito or The Chicken Shack.

  11. Jim Long February 22, 2008 at 5:04 pm #

    Wayne.. PUT THE IPHONE DOWN!! :) Ginny thank for adding me on Twitter!

  12. Jennifer Wig February 22, 2008 at 6:27 pm #

    You’re all making me hungry. Ginny, I’m a willing guinea pig to try any and all of these places!

  13. wsutton February 23, 2008 at 10:35 pm #

    Lots of comments about bbq, Jim I’m glued to my iPhone :) .

    Ginny, @theRab has invited you to the Friday flickr bbq club meetup: http://flickr.com/photos/mobthink/sets/72157601198162337/

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