No. 40 in the world · November 2026
Lexington Barbecue
No. 40The one to order off the fire
A chopped pork plate with red slaw and hushpuppies
What it burns: Hickory and oak coals under pork shoulders
Since 1962 it has cooked pork shoulders over wood coals the Piedmont way, with a ketchup-vinegar dip.
Cook it at home
Carolina pulled pork with vinegar sauce (oven or grill)
About 8 hr, 30 min hands-on · 8 people. Whole-hog cooks mop with a peppery vinegar sauce, and a bone-in shoulder cooked low gives you the same pull-apart meat and crisp bark at home. Pile it on a soft bun, Burnt Ends style, or eat it on a tray with slaw.
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