Linkdown: 7/20/16
– Stephen Colbert is once again poking the NC barbecue bear “North Carolina, I love you,” Colbert said, “but I’m sorry that barbecue is not as good as South Carolina.” – Plan accordingly: We r closed...
View ArticleSpeedy’s Barbecue Inc. – Lexington, NC
Name: Speedy’s Barbecue Inc.Date: 7/14/2012Location: 1317 Winston Road, Lexington, NC 27295Order: Barbecue tray – Chopped pork, fries, barbecue slaw, hushpuppiesBill: $8.50Speedy: With Monk fresh back...
View ArticleLinkdown: 10/2/13
– North Carolina has a new law which allows the concealed carry of firearms in more businesses, but Lexington Barbecue still posts a sign prohibiting firearms on its premises – A recap of last...
View ArticleIntroducing: The Lexington Big Board
Monk: Eagle-eyed readers may have noticed that I quietly posted my Lexington rankings a few months back through the top navigation bar. Before the pandemic hit, it was my pet project to hit all of the...
View ArticleThe Lexington Barbecue Rankings: June 2022 Update
Monk: I first posted the Lexington Big Board two years ago in June 2020 in the early months of the pandemic and have maintained it ever since but it was only in recent months that we’ve had some...
View ArticleLinkdown: 2/15/23 – The Pik-N-Pig Reopens! Edition
Featured Monk: In more good classic NC barbecue news, Pik-N-Pig, the Carthage barbecue joint located at an airfield, has finally reopened as of last Thursday. It had been closed for repairs due to a...
View ArticleLinkdown: 5/3/23 – The Speedy’s Barbecue is Back Edition
Featured Monk: In “news you absolutely love to see,” Speedy’s Barbecue has reopened in Lexington. Undaunted by the NC DOT’s widening of Highway 8 that killed off Smiley’s Barbecue, Speedy’s has moved...
View ArticleLinkdown: 8/2/23 – The Fat-Washed Bourbon Edition
Featured Monk: Daniel Vaughn, BBQ Editor of Texas Monthly, made an epic barbecue road trip through South Carolina and Georgia for the past two weeks. Here are some highlights: First off, Daniel...
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