U be the judge. My buddy says Smithfields is better and I think he's out of his mind.

6/1/2011 12:07:13 PM

to me they are about the same in goodness to me

6/1/2011 12:07:52 PM

Neither are as good as Western.

6/1/2011 12:08:39 PM

None of the above.

6/1/2011 12:08:51 PM

let me go down to the pit and eat barbeque with people too scared to go to durham

6/1/2011 12:09:17 PM

^ aha truth.

backyard BBQ pit in durham beats both of them like a couple of blind kittens.

6/1/2011 12:10:09 PM

alls i know is i got some smithfields the other day and it was damn good

only thing i can think of at The Pit is "this fuckin plate is costing me $20?"

6/1/2011 12:10:17 PM

^
this

Quote :

"backyard BBQ pit in durham beats both of them like a couple of blind kittens."

I wouldn't feed that shit to a dog. Most disappointing bbq ever. The mac and cheese and hush puppies kicked ass, though.

6/1/2011 12:10:49 PM

^^

6/1/2011 12:11:47 PM

The best I've had anywhere near Raleigh was McCalls in Clayton.

6/1/2011 12:12:18 PM

Quote :

"My buddy says Smithfields is better and I think he's out of his mind."

You're buddy is retarded.


There is no comparison.

Quote :

"The Pit is "this fuckin plate is costing me $20?""

What the hell are you talking about? A BBQ plate costs $8 at lunch and $12 at dinner with two sides, hush puppies, and a biscuit.

[Edited on June 1, 2011 at 12:15 PM. Reason : .]

6/1/2011 12:13:09 PM

everyone ITT, do yourself a favor and never go to Wilson for BBQ, if you haven't already

it will ruin any other BBQ west of I-95

6/1/2011 12:13:51 PM

The Pit is too chopped up for me, b. It's almost like bbq paste, like you get on the Cookout BBQ sandwiches. Parker's is where it's at, g.

6/1/2011 12:14:09 PM

^, ^^ I can support both of these posts.

[Edited on June 1, 2011 at 12:14 PM. Reason : .]

6/1/2011 12:14:14 PM

I'm one of the few around here that seem to enjoy Danny's. It's a little on the dry side, but their hot bbq sauce is an excellent remedy.

6/1/2011 12:16:06 PM

Y'all needed to go to The Pit at lunch when their prices are reasonable.

I want to try The Pig in Chapel Hill.

6/1/2011 12:16:08 PM

I heard a rumor from a reliable source that The Pit is cutting its bbq with frozen shit from a food service supplier

that is BAD business

give me Cooper's over The Pit these days

6/1/2011 12:17:01 PM

i like pulled pork bbq wayyyyy more than chopped. way way way more. damn it now i'm hungry

6/1/2011 12:17:16 PM

another one of these threads, eh?

6/1/2011 12:17:19 PM

Paste? Really?

Now you are just being ridiculous.

You do know they have pulled pork right?

Quote :

"I heard a rumor from a reliable source that The Pit is cutting its bbq with frozen shit from a food service supplier"

That is 100% false. I know 2 of the cooks there and they do not do this. They bring in pigs every day. Some are cooked on site and some are cooked elsewhere and brought in whole.

[Edited on June 1, 2011 at 12:19 PM. Reason : Coopers is damn good also.]

6/1/2011 12:17:29 PM

^
he mad

6/1/2011 12:17:55 PM

The Pig actually has my favorite BBQ in the Triangle. It's a little sweeter than what you get in Wilson but still smoky and has good texture. Get the sprouts 'n' shrooms and hushpuppies for your sides.

Hm I only went to The Pit the one time; I thought I got pulled pork but maybe I somehow ended up with the chopped. Either way I was not a huge fan of whatever it was. The brunswick stew was lackluster as well. SORRY

[Edited on June 1, 2011 at 12:20 PM. Reason : .]

6/1/2011 12:17:59 PM

narrow window of acceptable BBQ is inside of box, with sides being made by I-95, US 264, NC 42 and US 301

6/1/2011 12:18:12 PM

Quote :

"I wouldn't feed that shit to a dog. Most disappointing bbq ever."

You also claimed western is better, therefore your opinion is worthless.

6/1/2011 12:19:01 PM

Lol, obviously kidding, western sucks. Backyards was extremely greasy and had huge chunks of fat. Not my cup of tea.

6/1/2011 12:19:35 PM

yup

6/1/2011 12:19:58 PM

you know what i like? RED HOT AND BLUE

6/1/2011 12:20:08 PM

BBQ Lodge on capital overall is good, except the BBQ part

6/1/2011 12:20:38 PM

I want to try those sprouts and shrooms so bad.

6/1/2011 12:20:48 PM

Sticky Fingers is Charlotte is underrated. I went there just the other day. Who gives a shit what other people like. Fuck 'em.

6/1/2011 12:21:29 PM

Sticky Fingers' chicken wings are the shit also

[Edited on June 1, 2011 at 12:22 PM. Reason : ']

6/1/2011 12:22:34 PM

They had a two face bartender who was hot from the entrance but not so much up close. Had huge pores and Van Gundy eye bags.

6/1/2011 12:23:35 PM

The blackened wings at Selwyn Ave Pub are the tits.

6/1/2011 12:23:50 PM

Mmmmmmmmmmm chicken wings

6/1/2011 12:23:56 PM

remember that dyke bartender at Sticky Fingers the night after the Heat or Mavs game?

lol

6/1/2011 12:25:02 PM

I love Stephenson's BBQ out near McGhee's Crossroads in Garner/Clayton and Smithfield's BBQ (probably my favorite). Danny's BBQ is right across from my job, so I decided to try and I gotta say it was terrible. Not a fan at all. Also, if you like Cookout's BBQ.....might as well kill yourself. LOL

6/1/2011 12:28:35 PM

anyone for Allen and Sons BBQ?

you can get a BBQ sandwich and 6 hushpuppies for like $3.50

6/1/2011 12:31:23 PM

Smithfields is the McDonalds of BBQ.

6/1/2011 12:32:51 PM

^^^
Which Danny's BBQ are we talking about here? The one with three locations, two in Cary (Lochmere and Park Place) and one in RTP?

I didn't even think he had a true eastern style sauce.

[Edited on June 1, 2011 at 12:34 PM. Reason : ^]

6/1/2011 12:34:20 PM

Smithfields has gotten expensive, something like $6 for a bbq sammich without sides or drink

6/1/2011 12:34:32 PM

Parker's vs Pete Jones vs B's?

GO

^Lunch pack is like 5.99 and comes with sandwich, tea, and fries.

[Edited on June 1, 2011 at 12:36 PM. Reason : ]

6/1/2011 12:35:58 PM

If I was going to get BBQ anywhere in Raleigh it would definitely be Coopers.

6/1/2011 12:36:33 PM

Coopers
The Pit
and that's about it for Raleigh

6/1/2011 12:36:35 PM

Quote :

"Smithfields is the McDonalds of BBQ."

6/1/2011 12:39:02 PM

^^^^ I've been meaning to try B's and Pete Jones for years. When I was growing up Parker's was God. Wilbur's and King's were allowable if we happened to be in Goldsboro/Kinston (as long as it wasn't the Sabath ).

6/1/2011 12:40:10 PM

Cooper's

6/1/2011 12:45:54 PM

people lets tryyyyy to stay on topic in a bbq thread here

Quote :

"The Pit's pork BBQ versus Smithfields' pork BBQ "

I want to be able to tell my friend he's an idiot, so cast your vote for The Pit or Smithfields, but remember we're only talking about the pork bbq here


Side note, I haven't had the pit bbq in a while (typically only whenever I go to Raleigh times), but I had coopers today for lunch and while it was quite tasty, I have fonder memories of the pit's pork.

6/1/2011 12:48:37 PM

Cooper's cole slaw is horrid but their bbq is damn good.



The Pit is worlds beyond Smithfield's.

[Edited on June 1, 2011 at 12:50 PM. Reason : .]

6/1/2011 12:48:49 PM

Quote :

"let me go down to the pit and eat barbeque with people too scared to go to durham"

OR it could be the fact that one is 5 minutes away, and the other is 30+ minutes away. you know, whichever

6/1/2011 12:52:35 PM

i like coopers slaw, but then again i'm not a slaw expert.

6/1/2011 12:54:04 PM