Eastern NC Q

Since the weather went to the 90's I've been craving eastern NC barbeque. I so wish I could step into Parker's in Wilson, NC right now I'd even order the sweet tea, yellow slaw and corn puppies ( shaped like oval bullets ) because they balance the vinegar based pulled pork Q really well. The place is barely air conditioned ( the building is mostly ringed w/smokers) but the Q is the absolute best. Barbeque there is so unlike any other anywhere else except others between Wilson and Little Washington in eastern NC. And I have no idea why. Aaaaaaaaah! Last Summer I made it as far as Durham, to my uncle's home. But it was ok because he'd driven to Wilson and brought back several pounds of Parker's pulled pork. I might have broken my own record that night, I ate so much. So I didn't need to go 3 more hours down the road East. Shoooooot, I am completely miserable. Are there blues tunes for missing your favorite Q ? Is it ultra stupid to miss the ugliest bldg. for miles sitting on a scratched up piece of dry land, in the middle of nowhere, just because they have a knack with pulled pork?

I know what you mean Catherine. I grew up in Maysville Ky and at one time was a HUGE Burley Tobacco market. Every fall/winter the town was full of buyers from the Carolinas and a few pig roasts were always on the agenda. The Eastern North Carolina style is hands down my favorite.

I know what you mean Catherine. I grew up in Maysville Ky and at one time was a HUGE Burley Tobacco market. Every fall/winter the town was full of buyers from the Carolinas and a few pig roasts were always on the agenda. The Eastern North Carolina style is hands down my favorite.

That sounds so cool! I'd go to Maysville for such an event Eastern NC is all about tobacco fields until the Pamilico Sound. It doesn't surprise me that E. NC barbecue made an appearance there.

B's in Greenville is my fave, though it is a long way from everywhere I frequent.

B's in Greenville is my fave, though it is a long way from everywhere I frequent.

Greenville, NC? Sounds interesting, do tell. Did you go to ECU?

B's in Greenville is my fave, though it is a long way from everywhere I frequent.

Greenville, NC? Sounds interesting, do tell. Did you go to ECU?

Nope, but high school, college, and grad school in NC. B's closes each day "whenever they run out," so you can't wait until late in the day to go by. They also don't have a phone, so you can't call ahead and see! http://www.ncbbqsociety.com/trail_pages ... large.html

It fulfills the two rules of good NC BBQ: cinder block building and hard to get to.

B's in Greenville is my fave, though it is a long way from everywhere I frequent.[/quote

It fulfills the two rules of good NC BBQ: cinder block building and hard to get to.

LOL Absolutely agree. To that though, I would add monster heat. The solid wall unrelenting kind. And no breeze. When it hit 98 here the other day I remembered walking in downtown Wilson in heels the first hour off the plane. The tip of my heel melted on the asphalt. I got stuck mid step.
If I get on the ground, will definitely look for B's. Thanks.
Love the idea of no phone.

My dad used to run over to NC to pick up furniture and there was a place he'd stop at that was in front of one of the factories and it was so good! I just wish I could remember the name of the place and which town it was in. It was a white cinder block building, looked like something that you'd see at an old prison compound, very boring and you'd never look at it and think "there's a good place to eat" but they knew what they were doing! My dad did too...he'd always grab a few extra sandwiches for the trip back home. First time I'd ever had BBQ with cole slaw on it or NC style and still remember it 20 years later, wish I'd gotten to go on more of those trips with him.