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Was North Carolina’s First Barbecue Restaurant in Charlotte (and Not Lexington)?

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This blog post may be from 2012, but as it turns out the first barbecue stand/restaurant may have been here in Charlotte a good two decades before the Lexington stands set up shop outside the courthouse. According to Google Street View, 13 South Church Street is the corner of Church and W. Trade, possibly where King’s Kitchen is currently located.

While Charlotte may not have the best reputation for barbecue (the blog post above mentions both Shelby and Lexington as better destinations for barbecue that aren’t too far away), it’s kind of cool to learn that the city does have some history.

-Monk

Was North Carolina’s First Barbecue Restaurant in Charlotte (and Not Lexington)?

Linkdown: 1/8/13

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First linkdown of the new year!

– Friend of the blog Sarah Crosland picks the best bbq stops in Charlotte for Virgin Airways’ blog though the Barbecue Bros have quibbles with: 1) at least one of the picks 2) the fact that we were not consulted 🙁

– The BBQ Jew took in the recently opened Durham location of The Pit last month and had good things to report

– The Barbecue Festival in Lexington makes this list of best barbecue competitions in the US (via)

– A review of Curly’s Carolina, TX Barbecue, a Carolina-Texas barbecue joint in Round Rock, TX

– A small update from True ‘Cue’s Facebook page:

We will be rolling out restaurant certifications and a revamped website early in 2014.

– Some photos from the first stop of the Rodney Scott In Exile Tour from Charleston last month

– Finally, Crook’s Corner in Chapel Hill plans to offer barbecue from the restaurant featured each month in Our State Magazine in an event called “Carolina ‘Cue;” up first is Stephenson’s from Willow Springs tomorrow at 6pm, and Bob Garner will be there signing copies of ““Book of Barbecue: North Carolina’s Favorite Food”

Charlotte Barbecue Joint Big Board – December 2013

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Since July, we’ve added 6 new joints to the Charlotte Big Board, with no real shake up at the top. In fact, the highest reviewed place since July went only as high as fifth – Old Hickory House. I can’t see much left out there in Charlotte to shake things up too much, but I am really curious about two places – The Que Stand out of a gas station in Harrisburg as well as Kyle Fletcher’s, the winner of the Observer bracket challenge last spring.

  1. Midwood Smokehouse
  2. Queen City Q
  3. Sauceman’s
  4. Bill Spoon’s Barbecue
  5. Old Hickory House
  6. Smoke & Go Bar-B-Que (food truck)
  7. Mac’s Speed Shop
  8. Rock Store Bar-B-Q
  9. Moe’s Original Bar-B-Que
  10. McKoy’s Smokehouse and Saloon
  11. Rock Store Bar-B-Q (Mint Hill)
  12. Bobbee-O’s BBQ
  13. Farmer’s BBQ
  14. Bubba’s Barbecue
  15. JJR’s BBQ Shack
  16. City Smoke
  17. OooWee BBQ (food truck)

Still to review: The Que Stand, Kyle Fletcher’s, Bar-B-Q King, Elwood’s BBQ Burger Bar, Lancaster’s BBQ, Dan the Pig Man (food truck)

Previously: July 2013 Leaderboard

What other Charlotte area joints should we check out? Feel free to weigh in on your favorite in the comments and if you present a strong enough case we will head there next.