Price's Chicken Coop,Charlotte NC

No checks, credit or debit cards. Bring cash if you want to have some of the best fried chicken this side of the rockies.

Jo Jo having a great time

Penguin Drive - In since 1954

As seen on the food network's Diners, Drive - ins, and Dives and the travel channel's Man vs Food. This most ionic restaurant in Charlotte, and one of the best burger's in the nation by Gourmet Magazine, I had to have a burger. The King Penguin ( pimento cheese burger ) with fried pickles, lettuce and mayo was a good choice.

Friendly folks, moist and smoky cue ( shoulder meat ), make this a worthwile trek to Concord NC

North Carolinians, know that real bbq is slow cooked pork, either chopped ( the descendant of traditional pulled pork ) or sliced. And that's about they agree on. Eastern NC BBQ often features the whole hog and a vinegar- based,peppery sauce. Western NC, or Lexington style usually uses pork shoulder with a sauce that adds a tomato base to the vinegar sauce.

BUBBA'S

Bubba's Barbecue Eastern North Carolina Style.

Did you know that Bubba stands for boy's un - afflicted by briefcases or attaches ( really )

Barbecue competition tour 2013

Here I am with Mr. Ralph Bubba Miller, owner and founder of Bubba's BBQ in Huntersville NC. Mr. Miller told me that he left the banking industry 27 years ago to start Bubba's. When Ralph found I was a Yankee, he teased for over an hour. The first item of discussion was the Grit Tree , ( Gritivus Maxiimus ) , commonly found on grit plantations in the south. After that bit of folk lore, I knew what to expect from this living ledgend. Bubba's secret, as told to me, is his Eastern NC BBQ symphony of flavor. We start with the choicest grade of pork and slow cook it for over 18 hours with hickory wood. I thought his adult menu is fantastic, for the children's menu,Bubba was raised where meals for kids come in two choices: take it or leave it.