Lexington, NC for Lexington-style BBQ
- ★ 4.7
- 60 min north by I-85
- Day trip from Charlotte
Lexington, NC is the Charlotte day-trip BBQ pilgrimage to Wayne Monk's Lexington Barbecue, the 1962 Honey Monk's smokehouse and the canonical Piedmont-style.
Checked by Elliot Marsh against its source.
The trip
- Famous for
- Lexington-style chopped pork shoulder with red slaw and hush puppies
- Getting there
- Drive north on I-85 to Lexington. The BBQ corridor sits along US-64 and US-29-70.
- Distance
- 60 min north by I-85 of Charlotte
Make a night of it
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