[SmoothBoarBBQ]

There's really not much...I went to school in Raleigh (NC State) and most of the BBQ I tried out there was pretty poor.

The Pit was not too bad, but not really something I would recommend. High prices and decent enough food, but nothing that really amazed or wowed me.

I've heard that Clyde Coopers BBQ is pretty good, but I never actually ate there.

In my opinion eastern NC BBQ is pretty abrasive with all that distilled vinegar, and it just wrecks an entire meal. One of the main reasons I learned how to BBQ was because I couldn't find any decent BBQ at restaurants. Everything is just soaking in distilled vinegar and that's such an unappealing flavor for people, like myself, who didn't grow up drinking vinegar with my Sunday dinners.

Congrats to your son for kicking butt though and I hope he performs well!