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    Lefler's Place

    4.0 (21 reviews)
    InexpensiveBarbeque, Burgers, Cafes
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    Not much too look at, definitely showing some real age!
    Fred B.

    This is the kind of place that I routinely search out for a food adventure - a reto-style Mom & Pop restaurant, especially if it serves up barbecue, hamburgers, and hot dogs. As the oldest operating cafe (established in 1922) in the Montgomery/Stanly counties area, this place seemed like a natural, especially considering that their web site touts their pit-cooked, hickory smoked Pork Barbecue, Hamburger, and Hot Dog thusly: "We are probably most known for the pit-cooked bar-b-que that we cook. We use hickory wood and people in the community often comment on the delicious smell coming from the pit on firing days! We make our secret recipe sauce to top off our bar-b-que. Our burgers are absolutely "to die for"! We buy local fresh hamburger and pat out our burgers daily. We top off our burgers and hot dogs with our own secret recipe chili and slaw. The recipes that we use can be traced back to the early 1940's. At this point none of us are sure exactly where the original recipes came from." Sounded like a great food experience, but it was hardly that as once again Anticipation was greater the Participation! The Pork Barbecue has some smokiness to it, but there is little to recommend it after that. It is basically under sauced out of the kitchen, and neither the 2 house sauces or the commercial hot sauce helped much. The texture is very different - the meat is neither chopped nor pulled, but rather cut in to small cubes. I would assume to accomplish this by slicing the meat into "steaks" and then dicing it. I don't care for that approach. The slaw was not a favorite, rather bland with some chopped tomato - not the first time I've run into slaw with tomato being served with pork barbecue ( some in the Salisbury area), but it didn't help this version. The Cheeseburger was also sub-par, with a very mushy texture, little flavor, and very little cheese. he meat may have been secured locally and hand patted, but not recently! The Hot Dog was decent - nice wiener, and what there was of the chili was good. The service was reasonably good, but then again, we were the only ones there. All in all, a very disappointing experience, not one that will be repeated.

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    Great food great atmosphere wonderful home cooked food! Family friendly place. Old store feel

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    Good classic dive spot... Food is always fresh and fast and prices are very reasonable!

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    6 years ago

    Went for the ribs but they were sold out. Order yours early. Picked up ribs the following week... They are so darn good!!

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    Order a bbq plate a sweet tea and a banana pudding and you'll feel like you went back to the days when they felt slower.

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    Jon G's Barbecue

    Jon G's Barbecue

    4.9(102 reviews)
    22.9 mi
    $$

    I go to Austin, TX at least once a year for work and Jon G's is the best Texas-style BBQ I've had…read moreoutside of the lone star state (and the best kolaches I've had anywhere.) We arrived at 9:45 on a chilly, drizzly day and there were probably 50 people in line ahead of us. There was a friendly staff member monitoring and organizing the line and she told us we were there on a 'slow' day because of the weather. After the restaurant opened at 11, we waited in line for probably another 45 minutes until we got inside to order. The brisket was great, but the best things we had were the kolaches (stuffed breakfast rolls available before they open), Cheerwine hot link sausage, and fruit crisp. The Cheerwine sausage was the biggest surprise. It had a great flavor and wasn't sweet - I've never had anything like it before. When we get a chance to go back, we'll probably skip the pulled pork and mac & cheese. They were fine but there's a lot to try and these weren't anything special.

    I'm usually not one to rave about BBQ nor is it something I usually crave but Jon G's is…read moreabsolutely phenomenal. There's a good reason it sells out before they close almost every dang day. Known for its tender briskets, flavorful meats and flavor packed side dishes, Jon G's is my all time fav in terms of bbq and southern cuisine. My brother also places a Thanksgiving every order now ha.

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    Jon G's Barbecue - These were great in the morning to eat before the bbq opened at 11:30

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    These were great in the morning to eat before the bbq opened at 11:30

    Tommy's Barbecue And Catering - VERY SMALL CHICKEN
 DINNER $11.59

    Tommy's Barbecue And Catering

    4.1(50 reviews)
    14.2 mi
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    We stopped at Tommy's for lunch while out for a day trip and tried the small chopped pork barbecue…read moreplate with red slaw. Both of us felt the highlight of the meal were the hushpuppies. They were absolutely outstanding: two very large, circular hushpuppies that might be mistaken for an onion ring, served hot out of the fryer. Superb. Best hushpuppy I've had in years. My sweet potato casserole was good, although the consistency was a bit on the soupy side. It had a hint of brown sugar, but no pecans for texture. The red slaw rates a meh; bland almost to the point of being flavorless. The chopped pork was the biggest disappointment of the meal. It didn't have a hint of smokiness, but instead was uncharacteristically sweet and unlike eastern NC or Lexington-style 'q. Neither of us cared for it. Service was good and the restaurant has your typical small-town BBQ joint feel. Barbecue restaurants are really about smoked meat and the chopped pork came up short here. If it wasn't for the incredibly tasty hushpuppies, this would be a 2-star review.

    I stopped by to check this place out while I was in town. The girl that was waiting on me was very…read morenice and the place was clean. I was just not impressed with the food at all. I got some pulled pork. Not a lot of flavor and the BBQ sauce was like brown water. They might have other items on the menu that are good but I do not recommend the pork or the BBQ sauce.

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    Tommy's Barbecue And Catering - Two meat combo with BBQ slaw and fries

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