Allen & Son Pit Cooked Bar Bq   

Allen and Son Barbeque looks like your typical barbecue place -- vinyl checkered tablecloths and long wooden tables in a cinderblock building on a country road. Folks of all kinds, from students to surgeons and truckers to teens, occupy the tables. But once you walk in the door and smell the hickory smoke, you know you've found barbecue heaven. Allen and Son dishes up real North Carolina barbecue, slow smoked and doused in a vinegary sauce. Choose from chopped pork, ribs or chicken, accompanied by fresh cole slaw, golden-brown hush puppies, crispy french fries or potato salad. There is a lengthy menu, but most folks head straight for the barbecue. And everyone saves room for delectable desserts like pecan pie and cream-cheese pound cake with cream-cheese frosting. Wash it all down with some sweet tea. Want to relax with your 'cue in front of the TV? Get it to go.