Stamey's Old Fashioned Barbecue

Congratulations to this storied NC barbecue operation for its founder 's, C. Warner Stamey, induction into the first class of the North Carolina Bar B Que Hall Of Fame in early March. Also in the first group was Pete Jones of Skylight Inn, his grandson Sam Jones now operating both Skylight Inn and Sam Jones BBQ in Winterville, Wayne Honey Monk of Lexington BBQ, Charles Hursey of Hursey 's BBQ in the Burlington area, Kent Bridges of Alston Bridge 's BBQ in Shelby, and Steve and Gerri Grady of Grady 's BBQ near Goldsboro! If you get a chance to research these folks and their businesses you will learn much of what went into making both NC BBQ both Eastern and Lexington styles the jewel it is! Congratulation to them all!

Well this is supposedly the best of barbecue here in Greensboro North Carolina since I'm here for the first time. I ordered the chopped and a slice barbecue pork it was okay. No wow but decent. The New Brunswick stew was something I never heard of and it was ok. A little watery if not sour tasting and the way they make their coleslaw for the pork and chicken dinner was a bit on the vinegar side than creamy. I've never heard of blueberry cobbler which was decently good. I probably would order this if it had ice cream had I known. Service was actually pretty good Linda was the server and she was pretty attentive and informative. The ambience was busy since we came during lunch time and at a donald trump rally. Otherwise it's ok. I was curious why this was the best barbecue it's okay nothing spectacular but nothing poor.

We were in Greensboro for a day trip (errands and decided to try Stamey 's. We had been hearing it mentioned for many many years, as my wife 's grandmother used to stop in here when she came to the big city for occasional shopping. The physical setting is nice for a BBQ joint. Spacious dining rooms, cool in the summer heat. Service was attentive and pleasant. The food was about what I would expect from a typical barbecue restaurant, with a few quibbles. Being the fat boy that I am, I ordered a chopped pork platter (comes with one side, I chose collards and also a chopped smoke chicken sandwich. I knew I did not need both, but when am I going to be back again? My wife chose a chopped pork sandwich with fries and an order of brunswick stew and hush puppies. The pork was a little dry in both cases, and was closer to minced than chopped. The two sauces provided (mild and spicy did not carry much flavor but did help with the needed moisture, along with the slaw on the sandwich. (That slaw was perfect slaw for a barbecue sandwich. The flavor of the meat was as good as I have found in a restaurant in recent memory, but no better. Not much smoke that I could detect, but decent pork flavor. The chicken sandwich was a pleasure, with a lot of smoke flavor and good texture. The buns for the sandwiches held up well to the meat and added sauce so many places use cheaper buns that disintegrate before you finish, so this is a detail to be noted about Stamey 's. Quantities of meat on both sandwiches were generous. The stew was very tasty. This is one of my wife 's litmus tests on a new BBQ place, and it passed. Lots of veggies, deep flavor in the broth. The abundant hush puppies seemed house made and had a good corn meal crust, could have benefited from a little butter. The fries were an afterthought I think, not anything to think about after eating one or two. The collards were acceptable (not outstanding to me but my wife found them bitter and lacking any real flavor from simmering with pork or side meat. All in all, it was an okay lunch. I would stop in again if in the area.

My family and I used to be big fans of Stamey's. We don’t visit Greensboro often these days, but we decided to eat there tonight, and it was a huge disappointment. The barbecue was very fatty and just didn’t taste the same. The fries tasted greasy and were terrible. We ended up giving the food to our dogs. We spent $48 on food that we couldn’t even eat! Sorry, Stamey's, but we won’t be returning.

We are huge fans of Stamey's BBQ here in Texas! My husband, a Greensboro native, always makes it his first stop whenever he visits home. However, with work and three kids, he doesn’t get to go back as often as he'd like. That's why we order Stamey's sauce from their website and have it shipped to us in Dallas, ensuring he can always enjoy a taste of home! While I have a soft spot for Texas BBQ, I have to admit that Stamey's is really good. Even more importantly, I’ve developed a genuine love and loyalty to their brand, thanks to the wonderful people who go out of their way to provide exceptional service to customers near and far. By the way, my husband is flying in on Friday to celebrate his mom's birthday weekend with the family, so I’m sure they’ll be placing a big group order!