Get the large chopped tray ...."outside brown", hushpuppies , slaw , and sweet tea . If you eat anymore than this, my best to you. Best BBQ I have ever had.....period!

Made our South's Best List! Ask for a good amount of “outside brown meat”—the browned bits that form on the surface of the shoulder—and the vinegary, relish-like slaw , on top of the meat. Read more

When ordering the coarse-chopped BBQ tray, it’s vital to request plenty of "outside brown," the burnished, perfumed crust that forms on the shoulders’ exterior during smoking. Read more

Coarse chop, outside brown, BBQ slaw . The coarse chop is juicier than the chopped, but the smoke here is ????

Incredible. Chopped bbq sandwich with extra brown; course chopped tray with skin; hush puppies ; turkey ; cobbler with ice cream

This is one of the meccas for Western North Carolina style barbecue . Go for the coarse chopped, and grab another pound to go. Head around back to see the pit and breathe in that delicious smoke.

The coarse chopped is amazingly good. I had the chopped sandwich and loved it and snuck a bite of course chopped from my hubby. You really can't go wrong! Next time we will try to add "outside brown"

Mmmmm ... is that descriptive enough for the BBQ ? Hushpuppies are super crispy on the outside and prob my favorite item. Skip the fries (even though they are crinkle cut) & go with the onion rings .

Thrillist Top BBQ List: You can call it "The Monk" and enjoy the sated bliss of eating one of their pork-shoulder-only specials cooked for nine hours over hickory oak coals.

Coarse chop plate with some “brown” is always incredible! Top off with cherry cobbler with vanilla ice cream and you’re in heaven!

Here again, ordered same as before, still fantastic :-) Service is the very best :-) I love, love this place! !!

Was going to take pictures but couldn't stop eating long enough to do so.. course chop dark the way to go. Love everything. I don't want to leave.

Expect nothing more than slightly sweet, tender pork soaked in the tangy ketchup-and-vinegar-based sauce the region is famous for. One look at its giant smokers out back will verify its authenticity .

Get the large chopped plate and the red slaw and choose hush puppies instead of bun . This is the best BBQ in NC.

The best BBQ in the area, if not in the state !

The chopped pork tray is the most popular option and is excellent with the hotter sauce and the fresh hushpuppies . Turkey is great as well . Haven't met a more friendly restaurant owner than Rick.

Been eating here over 30 years and it’s still THE best BBQ anywhere!???????? ???? Great staff too!

Get the sweet tea and coarse chopped tray . Great service!

Everything's good, but those hushpuppies are something extra special. Super smokey BBQ flavor.

If I had to describe this place in one word. Authentic . Second word, Delicious!

Barbecue is awesome! I definitely will be back.

You can’t go wrong with the sandwiches….

Coarse chopped w outside brown. Coarse chopped is more juicy than the fine here. Hush puppies , obv.

Holy crap the coarse chop is silly awesomely tasty.

Coarse chopped plate and chocolate pie . Love the hush puppies !!!

So delicious! Amazing barbeque and service!

Great BBQ and their pulled pork is the best in the area.

Great taste, more of a texas bbq fan though

Get the chopped or coarse chopped, with dark meat

You MUST get the peach cobbler with ice cream for dessert . You MUST!

Extremely fast! Always ask for the brown meat.

Food & Wine 's Best Barbecue in Every State 2020: North Carolina

Chopped is the way to go. Much better than sliced. Go for the large tray as well if u are hungry.

No better Q in Lexington, NC than right here.

Get a large BBQ mixed and smoked turkey plate with coleslaw . Also don't miss their homemade cobbler !

Good bbq , a spicy vinegar based sauce, ask for honey with your puppies!!!!

Cheap quick and delicious.

Great barbecue and people!

Also grab some slaw and sweet tea to go with the Q!

Ask for coarse chopped Brown BBQ . Get some bbq Sauce to go.

Not the best BBQ I've had, but the red slaw was really good.

Chopped BBQ . Gotta have it.

I don't know why this place is so hyped. It's good but I wouldn't say it's any better than many other places in the region.

Pretty good BBQ . Two thumbs up!

True Lexington BBQ and dip !

Everyone has their favorite in Lexington and this is mine!

Popular, but definitely not a place for vegetarians .

Get the sliced BBQ with red slaw

This is the best BBQ in Lexington!

Able to keep keto