Raleigh, North Carolina

Our first food stop in Raleigh, North Carolina was The Pit for some barbecue. We split their chopped barbecue plate with fried okra and sweet potato fries on the side. It also came with hush puppies which were delicious! Larry wasn’t too crazy about the barbecue but loved the hush puppies. I thought it was really good especially if you mixed their two sauces together.

Next we went a few blocks over to the Flying Saucer to cross off another place off the 125 places to have a beer before you die. They have a huge beer selection and over 50 taps. They also have a club you can join where they record every beer you’ve tried there. When you’ve tried 200 beers you get a plate with your name and favorite quote on it stuck onto the ceiling.

We had one more barbecue stop in Raleigh but to give ourselves some time to digest, we went for a walk around the North Carolina Museum of Art. We found a cache in the woods, some blackberries and the Collapse statue among other things.

 

Our next stop was the Backyard BBQ Pit. Oh. My. God. There is no way I can explain how good it was so I’m not even going to try. Just please, please get yourself there at your earliest convenience. We got the ribs with macaroni and cheese and collard greens for sides. The macaroni and cheese was the best I’ve ever had - so cheesy and delicious. We also got sweet tea which Larry hated because it was too sweet because he forgot what state he was in, I think. In the car he kept saying he got diabetes from it. I love the south.