Restaurant Ratings

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Hursey's - Burlington and Graham
Danny's - RTP, Morrisville and Cary
Allen and Son North - Chapel Hill
McCall's BBQ and Seafood - Clayton
Bud's Barbecue, Cumnock
Short Sugar's - Danville VA
Stamey's - Greensboro
Fuzzy's Pit Cooked Bar-B-Q, Madison
Clyde Cooper's - Raleigh
Jackson Brothers BBQ, Sanford
Neil Holden, Youngsville
Acceptable
Dixie Bell's, Apex
Bar B Q King, Charlotte
Bob's Barbecue, Creedmoor
Byrd's Bar-B-Que, Durham
Hog Heaven - Durham
Backyard BBQ Pit - Durham
Ole NC Barbecue, Durham
Smithfield's BBQ and Chicken, Garner
Country Barbecue, Greensboro
Smoky Joe's, Lexington
Lexington #1, Lexington
Speedy's, Lexington
Smokey's BBQ Shack - Morrisville
Barbecue Lodge - Raleigh
Ole Time Barbecue, Raleigh
Short Sugar's Drive-in - Reidsville
Stamey's Barbecue of Tyro, Tyro
Hog Heaven, Washington
Stephenson's Bar-B-Q, Willow Springs
Barely Acceptable
Tony's BBQ, Hillsborough
Good Barbecue from Non-barbecue Restaurants and Others
Brookwood Farms, Siler City
Cook-Out - Durham
Refreshment Stands at the Smith Center - Chapel Hill
NC Pork Producers tent at the NC State Fair
On the list to try
Pik N Pig - Carthage
Grady's - Dudley
Jimmy's, Stamey's, Smiley's - Lexington
Hawg Wild - Pisgah Forest
Bridge's - Shelby
White Swan - Smithfield
Fire Pit - Wake Forest

Acceptable - Stamey's Barbecue of Tyro, Tyro NC

Address - 4524 S NC Highway 150, Lexington, NC 27295 Map
Style - Sit-down restaurant

Even if it has a Lexington address, this Stamey's is in the small unincorporated town of Tyro out on NC 150 south of US 64 well west of Lexington. The restaurant is a typical Lexington barbecue joint with booths and tables.

My lunch was a sliced barbecue tray, which came with red slaw and a decent sized basket of hushpuppies. The meat had good flavor, comparable to that I had at Speedy's or John Wayne's. The red slaw disappointed. It was so acidic that it overwhelmed the flavor of the barbecue dip. Next time, I would have the meat alone, not on a tray.

The Pig Restaurant to Open in Chapel Hill

Recently, there has been remodeling activity at the location of the late lamented Barbecue Joint on Weaver Dairy Road in Chapel Hill. Last week, a banner was displayed outside for "The Pig". The banner shows a web-site at thepigrestaurant.com , which currently points to a Facebook page, which primarily is showing pictures of the renovation. We'll keep an eye on this.