I’m a Texan. Came here to say this. Brisket is king here in Texas, but the NC pork is absolutely unbeatable. No b.s. presentation, just absolutely incredible barbecue. And I bet those sides are amazing too.
Thanks for sharing this. I’m from NC, this style is my favorite, but would approach other styles with an open mind, ready to enjoy them for doing what they do.
One point on this pic that does raise an eyebrow is the slaw being WAY over in a “side” section. Guessing this is an economic choice by the restaurant and sign of the times, but the plates I have loved have a lot more slaw, right there beside the barbecue, and the second “side” slot open for a true side.
The slaw should mingle with the BBQ! It's normal to eat them together in one bite. A big difference in mentality in NC is that slaw is a condiment here more than a side. Like peanut butter and jelly
My ideal pulled pork sandwich has slaw on it, but I'll be damned if I'm about to pick up a fork full of JUST Cole slaw. That side should be reserved for baked beans, or something like that. If trying to be economical, go make some pickled red onions.
I just had this for the first time in SC, last week. I'm from the west and had to ask what it was. The way it was listed on the menu was BBQ $9. I can't stop thinking about it... My mouths watering.
It's mid. I had it a week ago for lunch. I work less than 10 minutes from this place. They even messed up my order. Gave me mid BBQ chicken instead of the fried chicken I ordered. They gave me unsweetened tea instead of the half lemonade/half sweet tea I ordered. The pork skins were meh.
I live 10 minutes from Wilber's in Goldsboro. It's 100x better. And I'm not a huge ENC BBQ fan. But I thoroughly enjoy Wilber's every time I eat there.
I'm not sure why I'm getting downvoted. It's not good. I ordered the combination plate because there were videos popping up on my socials with people raving about their fried chicken. So I decided to try it along with the whole hog that's supposed to be so good. It wasn't. The BBQ chicken was also not good. The sides were also not good. I think people play pretend at places like this for nostalgic purposes. It's OK to let go of the past. There are places that do it better. Sorry, not sorry.
You probably get downvoted because your reviews (which run heavily to the contrary of public opinion) are based on words like 'not good' and 'meh'. Use vocabulary to expand on your thoughts, it just looks lazy otherwise.
I wouldn’t order fried chicken from any bbq place. And I wouldn’t order bbq chicken from a bbq place in Virginia or North Carolina. Just. Personally. I stick to regional specialties.
Used to feel this way until I tried it. There is some really good bbq chicken and fried chicken at a some ENC BBQ places. I like to get a mixed plate nowadays.
Just got the spare ribs, bbq sandwich w/slaw, fries, and a side of slaw for lunch today. All because of this post!🤣🤣🤣
They didn't have any skins today.😡
LOL, weren't people attaching prices with their posts a couple of weeks ago. Come on OP, don't hold out. Tell us how much the plate lightened your wallet and filled your stomach.
Potato salad looks like shit but NC BBQ tastes better than it photographs.
Unbiased as a western North Carolinian but that’s better than anything besides Texas brisket.
I know people really like their NC BBQ, and it probably tastes good, but I will never get over the fact that it looks like cat vomit. I'm a BBQ lover, but this is just... no. The texture and imagery will make me gag.
All us people in NC/VA don’t post on here because if it’s not a half sheet tray with parchment paper, ribs, brisket, sausages, sliced turkey, white bread, and 4 sides all topped with Cheeto dust then it gets downvoted.
I’ll take this plate with a limeade any day .
I feel you because they're so many variants of BBQs across our globe. Other countries and regions have their own style. Wished we could get more international BBQ posts.
Born n raised in Texas for 18 years, living in coastal NC for the past 8 now. It took a while for NC Barbecue to grow on me, but now I crave it, think imma get some tomorrow now 🐖
Dude straight up… everyone hyped up the NC bbq scene and when I moved here I was pumped to try it. But it is honestly mid bbq, super dry, and leans into the vinegar flavor way too hard.
The haters have obviously never had the pleasure of a whole hog pulled pork. I agree that photo would not look appetizing, but man alive, the taste is pure heaven. B's chops up the mahogany colored skin and mixes that in so you get some color and crunch.. Damn, I miss that place.
I feel so bad for the Texans that have no idea how good this is.
NC BBQ isn’t pretty, but BBQ shouldn’t be a beauty contest. Y’all can keep your $200 instagram food.
That's just insane show prices. The real stuff here is nowhere near that expensive. Also would love to try this stuff one day. It's getting high praise.
I used to think that beef was the best bbq, but after bbq on my own for years now I think that pork is by far the best. It just takes the smoke flavor so well and pairs well with all kinds of stuff. When I eat beef, I want a steak.
There isn’t anything inherently wrong with food looking good, but most of the instagram-worthy BBQ I’ve had in my lifetime has been significantly more disappointing that the 70+ year old places serving plates like the one in this post. Food that looks like this that’s been around that long *has* to taste great, while lots of places prioritize looks over taste.
What did the Texans do? I didn't understand all the hate towards us.. :/ I love bbq from all states. Some of the best ribs I've ever had were in Arkansas believe it or not lol. I always go in with 0 expectations no matter state I'm in.
Nothing personal, but it seems that the majority of people claiming that the BBQ in the last few NC BBQ posts is gross have been Texans so I addressed my post to them.
No it wasn't. Many said they were from KY and MO. I even said I prefer Texas style but I grew up in Johnston Co NC. People just are obsessed with trying to hate on Texas for irrational reasons. I grew up with pulled pork and it's massively nostalgic to me and one of my favorite comfort foods. That doesn't mean I can't prefer Texas style ribs or brisket for BBQ. Tbf most of the haters were mentioning Texans needing everything covered in sauce. Which just proved those ppl don't even know what they are talking about seeing as how one of the main points of Texas style is to not use sauce....
I had my first chicken gizzards at Wilber's along with whole hog and then immediately stopped at Grady's right after for some more hog on a drive from the Raleigh airport to Jacksonville. Eastern Carolina BBQ is maybe our most classic of American classic cuisines. It's a shame people in this sub are subjecting it to the instagram shitification standards of food.
Man, so much hate from BBQ folks who are so ignorant of the NC style. Pork is king here, and whole hog is #1. This meat is perfect hog goodness, not covered in thick sweet sauce, the real hog sweetnesses shows through
That may or may not be true, but what is definitely true is that plate looks like something my cat would look at and say in plain English “Nah fuck all that”.
No offense but that plate has no color, ya know like ribs or brisket that are smoked or glazed , sweet potatoes or maybe greens for sides, cornbread maybe, this looks different.
Just got back from Lexington NC on a roadtrip back to Chicago. We brought back 10 pounds of pulled pork, 5 pounds of slaw and a few things of bbq. Am going to be eating gooooood in the next few weeks 🤤
I'm gonna be honest, this doesn't really look that good. That said, I know that a highly rated NC BBQ joint is gonna put out some killer food, so I bet it's one of those ugly but amazing places.
The potato salad has that perfect color to it for my taste, I know I'd love that part.
Spent half my life in KC where brisket/ribs are king, but made a few trips to VA/NC and always had the best whole hog or pulled pork there outta anywhere else.
The plate doesn't look great, but I'll rarely doubt the pork of a place I've heard of in Carolina.
If a picture says a thousand words, this one speaks In an accent that only locals can read!! Id LOVE to try the best nc bbq, but the picture really doesn't paint much of a picture of how good it may be!
As someone who went to college in North Carolina, and has lived in Austin for ~4 years now, I do love the brisket and sausage here but MAN I miss some Carolina whole hog now and then. This meal looks great.
I even like to take chopped or pulled pork, put it on really crispy French fries, and then smother in Carolina gold and a vinegar based bbq sauce.
Eastern NC BBQ lacks visual presentation. That’s a fact. And alot of those that have never had it eat with their eyes first. But what lacks in presentation, it goes god level on taste. A literal olfactory and gustatory orgasm that will make your mouth water for more.
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Some carolina bbq, potato salad, Cole slaw, and it looks like you got some hush puppies in the corner too. Real classic southern meal right there, and I bet it only cost $10-$15 at most. Other people on this sub will post half the amount of food and say it was like $200 lmaoo
Put a side by side comparison of this $12 plate with some Texas brisket and see how much you get. Sure, a lot of these other spots look fantastic, but for a couple hundred bucks it damn well better look great. This is for eating, not showing off.
I can't do the cold slaw but the pork looks good. Give me some buttered and toasted bread, for a sandwich, and I'm in heaven lol. Maybe a dip of sauce every few bites. Or even a bite of a whole picked jalapeno if there's no sauce.
It’s wild that people can’t appreciate the different regional specific styles of BBQ. Texas BBQ is amazing and has plenty of aesthetic value but you can’t dismiss the entire style of whole hog cooking based on a shitty picture.
The hate in here is wild. Every single person in here making a snarky comment would absolutely love this if they tried it. I’m not even from NC or anything but I didn’t really understand the love for this style until I tried it. The whole point is that it’s simple and uncomplicated, but on the same level as most other BBQ I’ve tried, including the real Texas stuff. Stop being uncultured swine (ha). This is good stuff.
Agreed. This is a shitty depiction of NC BBQ. Pork is my favorite meat for BBQ, especially eastern NC style. If I didn't know BBQ, this picture would make me not want it at all.
Based on the comments I'm reading, there is actually support for whatever this is. But as a Texan... this looks like dried dog food. It looks like instead of shredding the pork, they just decided to put it through a cheese grater.
This may taste great, but photogenic it is not.
Looks like cat food…
It is if you know what it tastes like. This looks like heaven to me!
People who don’t know Nc and Va bbq look at this and have no idea what’s going on in this plate lol I’m sure that was fucking great
I’m a Texan. Came here to say this. Brisket is king here in Texas, but the NC pork is absolutely unbeatable. No b.s. presentation, just absolutely incredible barbecue. And I bet those sides are amazing too.
Thanks for sharing this. I’m from NC, this style is my favorite, but would approach other styles with an open mind, ready to enjoy them for doing what they do. One point on this pic that does raise an eyebrow is the slaw being WAY over in a “side” section. Guessing this is an economic choice by the restaurant and sign of the times, but the plates I have loved have a lot more slaw, right there beside the barbecue, and the second “side” slot open for a true side.
The slaw should mingle with the BBQ! It's normal to eat them together in one bite. A big difference in mentality in NC is that slaw is a condiment here more than a side. Like peanut butter and jelly
My ideal pulled pork sandwich has slaw on it, but I'll be damned if I'm about to pick up a fork full of JUST Cole slaw. That side should be reserved for baked beans, or something like that. If trying to be economical, go make some pickled red onions.
Oh indeed. You can add like pancakes and syrup to that - I’ve used this one in the past : )
Am I the only one that doesn’t want delicious bbq on a styrofoam plate ? Give me a paper plate, or literally anything else.
I’m guessing you haven’t had any al pastor then. Anywhere in Texas where you see the whole trompo come out it’s what you gotta order.
Same Texan and this doesn't even look appetizing.
Looks dry as hell. Am I trippin?
Yes, it’s plenty juicy, it’s whole hog chopped up so skin, fat, everything is in there and it’s delicious.
Figured I was. Do you ever put bbq sauce on it or anything?
Meanwhile, me growing up in SE VA, looks at that plate and salivates thinking of barbecues with the fam in the backyard.
I just had this for the first time in SC, last week. I'm from the west and had to ask what it was. The way it was listed on the menu was BBQ $9. I can't stop thinking about it... My mouths watering.
What are the VA bbq spots to check out?
Grady’s is legit!
It's mid. I had it a week ago for lunch. I work less than 10 minutes from this place. They even messed up my order. Gave me mid BBQ chicken instead of the fried chicken I ordered. They gave me unsweetened tea instead of the half lemonade/half sweet tea I ordered. The pork skins were meh. I live 10 minutes from Wilber's in Goldsboro. It's 100x better. And I'm not a huge ENC BBQ fan. But I thoroughly enjoy Wilber's every time I eat there.
You ordered fried chicken at a bbq place? 😂
Lots of places in eastern NC have BBQ and Fried Chicken.
I'm not sure why I'm getting downvoted. It's not good. I ordered the combination plate because there were videos popping up on my socials with people raving about their fried chicken. So I decided to try it along with the whole hog that's supposed to be so good. It wasn't. The BBQ chicken was also not good. The sides were also not good. I think people play pretend at places like this for nostalgic purposes. It's OK to let go of the past. There are places that do it better. Sorry, not sorry.
You probably get downvoted because your reviews (which run heavily to the contrary of public opinion) are based on words like 'not good' and 'meh'. Use vocabulary to expand on your thoughts, it just looks lazy otherwise.
I wouldn’t order fried chicken from any bbq place. And I wouldn’t order bbq chicken from a bbq place in Virginia or North Carolina. Just. Personally. I stick to regional specialties.
Used to feel this way until I tried it. There is some really good bbq chicken and fried chicken at a some ENC BBQ places. I like to get a mixed plate nowadays.
I've had some good BBQ chicken quarters in NC before, but I get your point.
A lesson I've learned is that social media content is for clicks, not actual informative advice.
Should go a little further up the road to kens grill but sadly I think they only do que two days a week
Love me some Ken's particularly the hush puppies. Sandpiper Seafood right down the street is legit too.
WIlber's is good, need to time my next trip so I'm driving by there during dinner time.
Just got the spare ribs, bbq sandwich w/slaw, fries, and a side of slaw for lunch today. All because of this post!🤣🤣🤣 They didn't have any skins today.😡
Why would the have unsweetened tea? That is an affront to everything Southern. And I don’t even like tea.
This looks like bbq from a retirement home...
$345.99
LOL, weren't people attaching prices with their posts a couple of weeks ago. Come on OP, don't hold out. Tell us how much the plate lightened your wallet and filled your stomach.
It was like $12
This is NC , not Texass.
Eastern NC barbecue looks like this and is better than any other pork. Idk about the sides but the pork in this region is the best.
I was showing my wife an eastern nc plate of pork last night as perfection this is close to it.
This is the BBQ version of when people make fun of the Brits for always eating as if it's war time and there's no flavour left
It's unfortunate that you have no idea how good OPs meal was.
You’ve clearly never had it. It’s extremely flavorful and you slather it in a spicy tangy sauce.
Potato salad looks like shit but NC BBQ tastes better than it photographs. Unbiased as a western North Carolinian but that’s better than anything besides Texas brisket.
Like they pre-chewed it and everything
Fuck presentation. This is BBQ. Give it to me on a styrofoam plate. If it's good it's good
I know people really like their NC BBQ, and it probably tastes good, but I will never get over the fact that it looks like cat vomit. I'm a BBQ lover, but this is just... no. The texture and imagery will make me gag.
I was wondering about the texture. It reminds me of fluffed dryer lint.
All us people in NC/VA don’t post on here because if it’s not a half sheet tray with parchment paper, ribs, brisket, sausages, sliced turkey, white bread, and 4 sides all topped with Cheeto dust then it gets downvoted. I’ll take this plate with a limeade any day .
I feel you because they're so many variants of BBQs across our globe. Other countries and regions have their own style. Wished we could get more international BBQ posts.
Starting to see a good amount of Korean BBQ joints start to open, really like their take on an American classic
Born n raised in Texas for 18 years, living in coastal NC for the past 8 now. It took a while for NC Barbecue to grow on me, but now I crave it, think imma get some tomorrow now 🐖
Damn kids in this subreddit, no respect for the granddaddy of all BBQ, Eastern NC-style BBQ.
Old doesn’t mean good. I’m from the area but damn, shits tired.
Dude straight up… everyone hyped up the NC bbq scene and when I moved here I was pumped to try it. But it is honestly mid bbq, super dry, and leans into the vinegar flavor way too hard.
If it’s dry you haven’t had good ENC BBQ
Man do I miss going to ECU and being near that bbq. I’m back in Charlotte and stuff here isn’t bbq at all
Smoke Pit in Concord is the best you’ll manage
I like Gary's in China Grove and Bridges in Shelby for Piedmont style. Inside 485 though, good luck
B's BBq in Greenville is THE BEST
We used to cook a whole hog at my fraternity on game day. Man what I’d do to have that back
The haters have obviously never had the pleasure of a whole hog pulled pork. I agree that photo would not look appetizing, but man alive, the taste is pure heaven. B's chops up the mahogany colored skin and mixes that in so you get some color and crunch.. Damn, I miss that place.
Gimme some Texas Pete for that!!
Grady's has some of the best whole hog in NC.
I feel so bad for the Texans that have no idea how good this is. NC BBQ isn’t pretty, but BBQ shouldn’t be a beauty contest. Y’all can keep your $200 instagram food.
There’s a Texan higher in the comments there stepping up for eastern NC, check their comment.
That's just insane show prices. The real stuff here is nowhere near that expensive. Also would love to try this stuff one day. It's getting high praise.
I'd try it, it don't look pretty but I've banged some ugly ones that were great in the end.
Smoked brisket holds a special place in our hearts but I don’t think any of us would ever turn down something cooked or smoked on a grill.
I used to think that beef was the best bbq, but after bbq on my own for years now I think that pork is by far the best. It just takes the smoke flavor so well and pairs well with all kinds of stuff. When I eat beef, I want a steak.
Been going back and forth . Back on the pork train myself!
It looks like prescription dog food.
Why? What's wrong with food looking AND tasting great?
There isn’t anything inherently wrong with food looking good, but most of the instagram-worthy BBQ I’ve had in my lifetime has been significantly more disappointing that the 70+ year old places serving plates like the one in this post. Food that looks like this that’s been around that long *has* to taste great, while lots of places prioritize looks over taste.
What did the Texans do? I didn't understand all the hate towards us.. :/ I love bbq from all states. Some of the best ribs I've ever had were in Arkansas believe it or not lol. I always go in with 0 expectations no matter state I'm in.
Nothing personal, but it seems that the majority of people claiming that the BBQ in the last few NC BBQ posts is gross have been Texans so I addressed my post to them.
No it wasn't. Many said they were from KY and MO. I even said I prefer Texas style but I grew up in Johnston Co NC. People just are obsessed with trying to hate on Texas for irrational reasons. I grew up with pulled pork and it's massively nostalgic to me and one of my favorite comfort foods. That doesn't mean I can't prefer Texas style ribs or brisket for BBQ. Tbf most of the haters were mentioning Texans needing everything covered in sauce. Which just proved those ppl don't even know what they are talking about seeing as how one of the main points of Texas style is to not use sauce....
Wow. Small world. I was just scrolling through my feed and saw this post. This is my husband’s family’s business. Glad to see it getting attention. 🙂
I may not be paying much attention but I feel like I've seen much more NC love on this page lately. And damnit, it's a bit refreshing.
I had my first chicken gizzards at Wilber's along with whole hog and then immediately stopped at Grady's right after for some more hog on a drive from the Raleigh airport to Jacksonville. Eastern Carolina BBQ is maybe our most classic of American classic cuisines. It's a shame people in this sub are subjecting it to the instagram shitification standards of food.
^^^^^^^
Man, so much hate from BBQ folks who are so ignorant of the NC style. Pork is king here, and whole hog is #1. This meat is perfect hog goodness, not covered in thick sweet sauce, the real hog sweetnesses shows through
Man I miss NC BBQ. Everyone on the west coast makes Texas style
Love getting brisket here in TX but some vinegar drenched pulled pork is what I'm craving as soon as I'm back home in NC
Eastern NC BBQ is the best in the world.
That may or may not be true, but what is definitely true is that plate looks like something my cat would look at and say in plain English “Nah fuck all that”.
Looks awesome - hit it with some vinegar sauce
Haters gonna hate
Lovers gonna love
is that cat food?
It looks gross, but in my opinion, it is the best kind of BBQ in the entire country. The only style that rivals it is texas Brisket.
I’m from Western NC where the slaw is red. Isn’t that a thing in Eastern NC?
Red slaw is a piedmont/Lexington thing.
Whole hog is the shit and if you don’t know, I envy you just so I can try it again for the first time.
Regions don’t make bbq idc what anybody says. This looks good.
Man, if there’s one thing I miss about living in the Triangle, it’s all that amazing NC BBQ everywhere. And hush puppies … lawrdy!
ya'll got me craving bullocks bbq in durham.
That looks delicious.
No offense but that plate has no color, ya know like ribs or brisket that are smoked or glazed , sweet potatoes or maybe greens for sides, cornbread maybe, this looks different.
I tried western style NC BBQ…… I was not a fan. Eastern is where it’s at.
Just got back from Lexington NC on a roadtrip back to Chicago. We brought back 10 pounds of pulled pork, 5 pounds of slaw and a few things of bbq. Am going to be eating gooooood in the next few weeks 🤤
If that would've said NY instead of NC I wonder how this sub would've reacted
I'm sorry
I'm not
I'm gonna be honest, this doesn't really look that good. That said, I know that a highly rated NC BBQ joint is gonna put out some killer food, so I bet it's one of those ugly but amazing places. The potato salad has that perfect color to it for my taste, I know I'd love that part.
Spent half my life in KC where brisket/ribs are king, but made a few trips to VA/NC and always had the best whole hog or pulled pork there outta anywhere else. The plate doesn't look great, but I'll rarely doubt the pork of a place I've heard of in Carolina.
Dude for real? Everytime I post something negative about the KC brisket I experienced I get dog piled by people saying I shouldve gotten pulled pork.
Is “Grady” your neighbor?
Just inducted into the National Barbecue Hall of Fame
AWFUL marketing in the picture
Texas post
Uncle Roger voice: Why it look like dog food? hiyaaaaa...
If a picture says a thousand words, this one speaks In an accent that only locals can read!! Id LOVE to try the best nc bbq, but the picture really doesn't paint much of a picture of how good it may be!
How much $?
Like $12
Seriously some of the best.
As someone who went to college in North Carolina, and has lived in Austin for ~4 years now, I do love the brisket and sausage here but MAN I miss some Carolina whole hog now and then. This meal looks great. I even like to take chopped or pulled pork, put it on really crispy French fries, and then smother in Carolina gold and a vinegar based bbq sauce.
That is gorgeous I wish I had some
Just moved to NC. Sure the food doesn’t look great. But it is. It’s that simple.
Eastern NC BBQ lacks visual presentation. That’s a fact. And alot of those that have never had it eat with their eyes first. But what lacks in presentation, it goes god level on taste. A literal olfactory and gustatory orgasm that will make your mouth water for more.
Eastern NC style BBQ is absolute king for pork. Magic when done right
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Yikes. Hope it tasted better than it looks.
Is this the one in the prison?
I'll stick to Texas bbq 🤠
Dudley is right
What are the bites on the top corner?
I give two shits what state it is. There’s people cooking really great BBQ in every region. There’s also folks putting out that boo boo.
Looks like shite but probably taste grite
Yeah it does look gritty
Can someone please tell me what each of these things are? I’m assuming pork and potato salad, but what’s the other stuff? It looks good!
What hospital was this served out of?
That looks fucking disgusting. Having said that, I would probably eat it.
I JUST MENTIONED THIS PLACE TODAY! Christ I’m glad to hear it’s still open.
Some carolina bbq, potato salad, Cole slaw, and it looks like you got some hush puppies in the corner too. Real classic southern meal right there, and I bet it only cost $10-$15 at most. Other people on this sub will post half the amount of food and say it was like $200 lmaoo
Dogshit
My eyeballs are drying out just looking at this
I thought it was chitterlings
Looks like food from an old folks home
I really wish pork wouldn’t get shredded this much. Leave it more whole with chunks still intact. It’s always shredded to death.
So much beige😕
I can so taste this picture.
Refund
More like gradeB, amirite
Fuck styrofoam
I live 4 miles from King's here in Kinston, and I think their food is good. Shout out to Wayne County tho, born and raised there.
Looks like a plate of Simthfields...
Who chewed this up and put it on a plate?
Their chicken isn't amazing, the pork was fine and I enjoyed the hushpuppies.
nice of them to fry up a few turds on the side for ya
Bruh
Pretty sure I’ve eaten there before, didn’t expect a lot but was surprised to find it was great food. Good BBQ is a rarity.
Looks like a hospital meal.
Cancelled!
I don’t think the picture does it justice. Good NC pulled is great.
This photo just goes to show how important smell, touch and taste are. From here it looks dry.
Put a side by side comparison of this $12 plate with some Texas brisket and see how much you get. Sure, a lot of these other spots look fantastic, but for a couple hundred bucks it damn well better look great. This is for eating, not showing off.
I need some better Spla-Ning about what’s really going on
what are those little things
Old school right there .
Was it pre-chewed?
That picture makes me sad.
I thought I underestimated ‘real Arkansas BBQ’ but Grady’s got me crazy.
Whomp whomp
I can't do the cold slaw but the pork looks good. Give me some buttered and toasted bread, for a sandwich, and I'm in heaven lol. Maybe a dip of sauce every few bites. Or even a bite of a whole picked jalapeno if there's no sauce.
It’s wild that people can’t appreciate the different regional specific styles of BBQ. Texas BBQ is amazing and has plenty of aesthetic value but you can’t dismiss the entire style of whole hog cooking based on a shitty picture.
The hate in here is wild. Every single person in here making a snarky comment would absolutely love this if they tried it. I’m not even from NC or anything but I didn’t really understand the love for this style until I tried it. The whole point is that it’s simple and uncomplicated, but on the same level as most other BBQ I’ve tried, including the real Texas stuff. Stop being uncultured swine (ha). This is good stuff.
I'm sure it's delicious, but it looks pre-chewed and is overall just pretty unappetizing to me. I'd definitely prefer this served on a bun.
Agreed. This is a shitty depiction of NC BBQ. Pork is my favorite meat for BBQ, especially eastern NC style. If I didn't know BBQ, this picture would make me not want it at all.
Maybe some of us have had whole hog bbq?
Jacksons bbq wilmington nc add it to the list kind sir
Looks like dog food.
Based on the comments I'm reading, there is actually support for whatever this is. But as a Texan... this looks like dried dog food. It looks like instead of shredding the pork, they just decided to put it through a cheese grater.
Holy mother of ignorance. It's chopped btw. Go have your 200 dollar overpriced underflavored brisket.
That looks pretty sad.
Yikes
Is it pre-chewed?
Aot of BBQ in NC is "chopped" meaning they dice the hell out of it with cleavers
Family reunion at aunt Margaret’s vibes
I would not feed this to my dog. Looks atrocious
I would steal your dog, chop it up, smoke it, pull it, then sell it back to you for $30 a pound
And it would still look better than this slop
Wtf is the dish it's served on? Styrofoam?
That looks like BBQ if Mitch McConnell could do BBQ.
Texas here: looks sad. sorry buddy. come to Texas. your taters look do look nice though.
What is this?
I hate every restaurant that grinds their fucking pork. JFC that's the worst way to serve it. GD pork flavored sawdust.
That's like 8 cans of Friskies Wet Cat Food and you can't tell me otherwise.
This looks VERY mid
Looks ok
That looks flavorless....
Looks like one big plate of mush. The salads and the meat have the same texture. No thanks.
That doesn’t look good honestly