Posted by Bruce Bilmes and Sue Boyle
, August 14, 2008 15:43
Bill Leslie has a blog on Raleigh-Durham’s WRAL-TV’s website, called Bill Leslie’s Carolina Conversations. He’s written some columns and posted some polls to learn readers’ Carolina Q preferences. The polls were divided between eastern-style and western-style (we’re talking North Carolina barbecue here). In the Eastern-Q column and follow-up, he says “some of the very best barbecue can be found at church, school and VFW fundraisers.” Here are the results of the Eastern-style poll. Parker’s of Wilson (pictured above; see the Roadfood.com review) and Greenville won by a nose in front of Hog Heaven of Durham. Other Roadfood.com-reviewed Q joints are 10th-place (out of 21) Allen & Son (Roadfood.com review) and 18th-place Short Sugar’s (Roadfood.com review).
In Mr. Leslie’s column introducing the Western-style poll, he says: “Now it is time to turn our attention to barbecue restaurants that add a touch of tomato to their sauces. It’s called Lexington-style or Western Barbecue.” The landslide winner was Lexington Barbecue. Other Roadfood-reviewed finishers are 4th-place (out of 15) Bridges (Roadfood.com review) and 2nd-place Stamey’s (Roadfood.com review). Here’s Mr. Leslie’s column on the Western-Q results.
