Food & Drink

Barbecue is King

One of the first things visitors notice when arriving in Lexington is the savory smell. Walk around Uptown or venture into nearby neighborhoods, and you’ll catch a whiff of wood smoke. That aroma wafts from the pits of 15 restaurants dedicated to producing the pride of Lexington: barbecue. Barbecue means different things in different places, but in this North Carolina town, barbecue is pork shoulders cooked over hardwood coals, the way it’s been done for more than a century. After smoking for hours, the pork is chopped or sliced, often with bits of crispy, brown skin mixed in. The meat is served with a thin ketchup-and-vinegar sauce called “dip,” a distinctive red slaw, hushpuppies and sweet tea.

Backcountry Barbecue
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Jimmy's Smoke House
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Lexington Barbecue
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Randy's Restaurant
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Smokey Joe’s Barbecue
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Speedy Lohr's Barbecue
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Speedy’s Barbecue
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Stamey's Barbecue of Tyro
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Troutman's Barbecue
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