A barbecue joint ranks as the best in North Carolina — for another straight year.
Lexington Barbecue is No. 1 on a list of top places to eat the smoked Southern staple, according to results published Tuesday, March 11.
To determine the top barbecue restaurant in the state, the magazine Southern Living said it worked with researchers at Proof Insights from July 10 to Aug. 21, 2024. They surveyed more than 10,000 magazine readers, and the winner earned a South’s Best Award, a spokesperson told McClatchy News via email.
What makes the NC barbecue joint special?
Lexington Barbecue , a roughly 20-mile drive south from Winston-Salem, said it sticks to “the true barbecue cooking tradition, meaning cooking with wood , not gas.” Southern Living gave the restaurant a nod for continuing the legacy of its founder…