Friday, July 27, 2012

BBQ Center, Lexington

Anyone who talks about North Carolina barbecue for more than 30 seconds will reference the Lexington style, and anyone mentioning Lexington will make note of BBQ Center, a pork valhalla with red vinyl booths.

The pork comes finely or coarsely chopped or sliced, presauced only. This leads to a differential from the top to bottom of your tray, with the top lightly spritzed with a vinegar/pepper/tomato dip but the underpieces simply smokey and moist. My coarse chopped tray was downright juicy.

The slaw is red, which means mixed with ketchup. I'm not a fan but it's a little healthier than mayo and it matches the pork well. This actually is the only place we had hushpuppies and not cornbread. They were oblong, crispy and a little sweet but of medium density.

If one had the stamina, the place offered hardcore milkshakes and banana splits.

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