Fans of the old Carolina Country Barbecue -- which began in Gastonia in the mid '70s, eventually added Charlotte locations, toyed with a franchise and eventually closed all sites -- will be excited to hear this: Wes Morris, whose family opened the first, is back.
He, along with his younger brother Mark and Wes's son Tyler, has opened Ole Carolina Barbecue at 1011 Union Road in Gastonia. (Hard-core fans will note this is just down the road from the original location at 1101 Union Road.) Dad David is 87, says Wes Morris, and "comes in every day for lunch."
It's generally the same stuff, says Wes Morris: pork butts smoked over gas and wood, served with the same recipe of Western N.C.-style, ketchup-based sauce. "There's two things in my freezer," he says: "French fries and Tony's Ice Cream." A pulled pork sandwich with fries goes for $5.19, a small pork plate is $6.50 and a full rack of ribs is $23. Morris says they're hand-bottling the sauce and selling it at the restaurant, and will sell online when the website's up, which should be in a few weeks. The restaurant is open 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday; 704-215-5293.
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Wes Morris returns with barbecue restaurant
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As good as it can get!
Good Q, enough said.
There was a good reason all the locations closed- the BBQ was inedible.
There is a good reason that words have definitions as well. Inedible by definition means that it is incapable of being eaten, not that it did not taste good or you didn't like it. I assume that what you meant to say was that your palate is so much more developed and sophisticated than everyone else who actually enjoyed the food that YOU were not able to eat it. Too bad for you troll.
Troll-good one
If the sauce has tomato as an ingredient, it is inedible!
I really like Charlotte and North Carolina. But sorry, the Cue here is inferior. I don't care how reknowned it is. Texas is best. Nothing beats brisket, pork ribs, and smoked sausage. Can't find it anywhere here.
As much as I like Charlotte and NC, I can't stand the Cue here. It's inferior. Texas is the best. Brisket, pork ribs and smoked sausage. Wish i could find it around here.
@Anon 6:13
Not trolling at all. Simply stating a fact, but you seem upset that someone has an opinion that differs from yours.
I happen to be a huge BBQ fan and have tried dozens of different styles all over the Carolinas, southwest, Midwest and south. I tried Carolina Country BBQ twice, because I erroneously thought the first time was a fluke. I was wrong and since I could not stomach the BBQ, it was, in fact, inedible. Sorry to have offended you, but hey, head over to the new place since that is your measure of fine BBQ. They need folks like you!
The BBQ is good. Not great. It was better when it was cooked over the pit the entire time. The electric cookers take lots of the taste out. The sauce is great as always. The hushpuppys are fantastic too. Seems weird to have to purchase fries with every sandwich (you can't order two sandwiches and one side). The Morris's know their stuff and will do fine.
"Gas and . . ." cooked is all I need to know to disqualify it from being true barbecue.
Cook pork with gas or electricity and you have roast pork. Real barbecue is cooked over wood coals.
YES!! Finally opening back up, so exciting!!
The BBQ is as good as you'll get around this area.
People who say BBQ from one region is better than another are the ones who don't get it.
Any BBQ that is good, is good BBQ.
I too have eaten BBQ all over the US. Some are better than others but no one region is any better than another. It boils down to your preference.
By the way, the best BBQ in Charlotte is mine. I smoke shoulders for 11 to 13 hours and you don't need ANY sauce.
Adding a sauce is a personal preference for the person eating it.
I can guess that the original joint was good but I tried the Tyvola place twice and it was nothing special. True Q comes from the heart and trying to duplicate it (franchise) is driven by the wallet.
For the Texax cue fan, Charlotte has never been the home of great Carolina BBQ. Inferior is a strong word when you're stating an opinion. I have yet to have good pork ribs in Texas but I blame on the places I've been more than anything.
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