April 4 - Grady's in Dudley
April 5 - Caino's in Hubert (might substitute Shepard in Emerald Isle, or Thig's in Jacksonville)
April 6 - Rick's in Oriental
April 7 - probably Wilber's in Goldsboro, but maybe Marty's in Wilson
Public service announcement, Beach BBQ run in 3 weeks. Attend any or all. We have some room at our house in Emerald Isle for those that want to stay there. For those that have been missing him, Cosmic Razorback and Carolina Girl plan to attend the whole time. I'm also trying to arrange special guest appearance by Lincoln Infield, editor extraordinaire of Carolinas Full Throttle Magazine. Places of interest on the tour will include Bulldog HD in Smithfield on Thursday, New River HD in Jacksonville on Friday and Beaufort waterfront on Saturday, with option to visit Royal James Cafe. PM me if interested.
Originally Posted by Notgrownup
Looks like sunny and 60’s next weekend…
Yes should be a fun ride. For folks in RDU area or coming from west, plan to meet to Bulldog HD in Smithfield @ 11:00am on April 4. Then on to Grady's at noon. Then to the coast. Besides what's already scheduled we can hit up the Newport Whole Hog fest. - Newport Pig Cookin' (newportpigcooking.com) Anybody wants to attend or join any part PM me by Wednesday or call/text nine one nine, nine zero nine, seven six four seven.
Had a great time this weekend doing a Beach BBQ Run. Cosmic Razorback, Carolina Girl, Notgrownup and Mrs. Notgrownup were in attendance, along with my wife. We planned to hit 4 or maybe 5 BBQ joints at the NC coast. But Carolina Girl said "don't they have any seafood around here?" So we substituted seafood Thursday, Friday, Saturday nights. We ate BBQ at Grady's in Dudley (Wayne County), Caino's in Hubert (Onslow) and Rick's in Oriental (Pamlico). Weather was on the cool side, and windy but no rain. Besides seafood and BBQ stops, we went to waterfront in Emerald Isle, Swansboro, Morehead City, Atlantic Beach and Beaufort. We also stopped at Jarrett Bay Boatworks. I plan to have my next boat built there. (assuming I win the PowerBall) An overall great weekend.
A "new-to-me" BBQ joint. I was searching for BBQ online when I stumbled upon Fat man and his food at the pig pin
So off I went.
Located in a bowling alley, with pool tables, video games and more, it makes for an al day family outing.
First impressions were a bit worrisome as the gal behind the counter asked if I wanted "extra sauce" on my bridket.
My introduction to brisket MANY years ago was if you screw up, bring out the sauce, so asking about EXTRA sauce, for brisket raises my alert system
Thankfully no EXTRA sauce, or for that matter ANY sauce was needed. a good bake, nice smoke ring, and a good tug, proved the brisket was very good.
Other than being downtown Mebane, I worked out a good ride to and fro
STUPID riser screwed up (operator error) but 150+ mile loop avoiding as much civilization as possible, and if it was a bit warmer I could have turned at several intersections and stopped at Maple View for ice cream
We cancelled our long weekend trip to Maggie Valley due to the incoming rain. So, the Carolina Girl and I took advantage of the beautiful day here in the Piedmont to go for a ride. We ended up at the Log Cabin BBQ joint in Albemarle. It was crazy busy with parking and seating at a premium.
The Carolina Girl had a chopped sandwich and fries. She gave it two thumbs up and was very happy with the meal.
I tried a sliced beef plate with hush puppies, baked beans and coleslaw. You can see the smoke ring on the beef. It was good but does not make my top 10 list. The service was excellent and when the waitress asked if I would like some sweet sauce instead of the vinegar sauce on the table, I replied sure. I was very disappointed when she brought me two packs of Sweet Baby Ray's sauce. Now that stuff is good, but if you are in the BBQ business and not making your own sauce then you lose points with me.
Stay tuned in the Cosmic thread for a lot of photos on today's ride.
We cancelled our long weekend trip to Maggie Valley due to the incoming rain. So, the Carolina Girl and I took advantage of the beautiful day here in the Piedmont to go for a ride. We ended up at the Log Cabin BBQ joint in Albemarle. It was crazy busy with parking and seating at a premium.
The Carolina Girl had a chopped sandwich and fries. She gave it two thumbs up and was very happy with the meal.
I tried a sliced beef plate with hush puppies, baked beans and coleslaw. You can see the smoke ring on the beef. It was good but does not make my top 10 list. The service was excellent and when the waitress asked if I would like some sweet sauce instead of the vinegar sauce on the table, I replied sure. I was very disappointed when she brought me two packs of Sweet Baby Ray's sauce. Now that stuff is good, but if you are in the BBQ business and not making your own sauce then you lose points with me.
Stay tuned in the Cosmic thread for a lot of photos on today's ride.
03-30-2024, 07:46 AM
