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Apple City BBQ / Taylorsville, NC
Third time was the charm! After two frustratingly unsuccessful attempts to eat at Apple City BBQ (closed Sunday through Wednesday and...

PigBadWolf
Jul 17, 2025


Fuzzy’s Bar-B-Q / Madison, NC (The Return)
Mark Twain said "Reports of my death are greatly exaggerated" and there must have been some extreme exaggeration somewhere in my brain by...

PigBadWolf
Jul 1, 2025


In Praise of Comfort ‘Cue
What's a "bro-b-cue" joint you ask? Those are the places where millennial pitmasters try their darnedest to keep one foot in traditional,...

PigBadWolf
Jun 15, 2025


Sweet Lew's Barbecue - Charlotte
After having tried a couple of barbecue joints in the greater Charlotte area previously, I had my doubts about trying any more....

PigBadWolf
May 20, 2025


My Top 25 (as of National BBQ Day 2025)
It seems about every time I rate and rank a BBQ sandwich I get asked for a definitive list of my top barbecue joints in North Carolina,...

PigBadWolf
May 16, 2025
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