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LEXINGTON BBQ

AttilatheHoo said:
care about the food the most. any dives in Lexington? can usually find great food in a dive.
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Nah. You're pretty hard pressed to find bars at all.

Although, I did forget one little jewel that my wife reminded me of. Fancy Pastry has really good baked goods. Their buttercream frosting will put you in a diabetic coma, but it's worth it.
 
And a special shout out to my former high school English teacher and her Candy shop on Main Street. Good stuff there, too.
 
Brangus said:
DDG describes a lot of American small towns, including my childhood hometown. The internet and big box stores killed off most local jobs except for mining.
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I'm sure you're mostly right. It just seems amplified by all my family there. Lot of negativity in that area thanks to the lack of jobs.

Not to derail though.
 
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Deadbolt said:
I'm sure you're mostly right. It just seems amplified by all my family there. Lot of negativity in that area thanks to the lack of jobs.

Not to derail though.
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I see it all the time when we visit my husbands family. Beyond his mothers insanity, it's all doom and gloom with everyone else. It's who has cancer, who is dying, and who died. To top it off, his grandmother doesn't have tv so her entertainment is the scanner. She listens to see who she knows that ems gets called out to respond to.
 
Deadbolt said:
Lexington BBQ (everyone back home calls it the honeymonk) is the touristy BBQ joint that everyone will tell you to go to. I personally always enjoyed the BBQ Center downtown...take a friend and get a banana split.

The only other thing worth checking out is the Childress Vineyards. The uptown area has improved since I was a teenager, but I'm not sure it has changed enough to go any time other than during the BBQ Festival.

Nothing else really worth visiting
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This is all you need to read on this thread.

Lex BBQ is so overhyped its not funny. BBQ Center is definitely the best all around stop for a trip to Lexington
 
It is a testament to how shitty Charlotte is that you could be the capital city in the state with some of the best barbecue in the world and you have no good barbecue
 
John Ruskin said:
It is a testament to how shitty Charlotte is that you could be the capital city in the state with some of the best barbecue in the world and you have no good barbecue
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Yeah, Charlotte's not really the capital.
 
That place in china grove has great BBQ...pretty close to CLT. Good as honey monks and that's the best in Lexington
 
BiffTannen said:
Yeah, I'd recommend Sauceman's, Midwood Smokehouse (owned by Wake grad Frank Scibelli), and Mac's on South Blvd. One thing about the newer places in Charlotte is that they have a lot better sides than you're likely to get at some of the world renowned BBQ places. I ate a Wilbur's last month and nearly threw up looking at the slaw.
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Yeah Mac's is probably the best out of the bunch. Lancaster's has good BBQ, but they are in the category where their sides don't measure up. Have to head out to Bridges in Shelby or Lakeshore in Denver to get quality all-around non-hipster BBQ.
 
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