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Grady’s Barbecue

Barbecue, Food, North Carolina, Portraits

Steve Grady I the pit at Grady’s Barbecue in Dudley, North Carolina.

Cooking Eastern NC Barbecue

Skylight Inn. Ayden, North Carolina. Arguably one of the best if not the best eastern style pork barbecue restaurants in North Carolina.

Going Whole Hog

Barbecue, Food, Hogs, North Carolina, Portraits

Cooking, what arguably is called by many, the best traditional pork barbecue in North Carolina at the Skylight Inn in Ayden, North Carolina.

Steve Grady

Barbecue, Food, North Carolina, Pork, Portraits

Steve Grady. Pit master and owner at Grady’s Barbecue in Dudley, North Carolina. Arguably some of the best whole hog barbecue anywhere.

Whole Hog BBQ

Barbecue, Cooking, Food, North Carolina, Pork, Portraits

Arguably some of the best whole hog barbecue is cooked at the Skylight Inn in Ayden, North Carolina. The pork is cooked for 11-14 hours over hardwood coals the same way it has been done for generations in eastern North Carolina.

Grady’s BBQ

Barbecue, Food, North Carolina, People, Portraits

South of Goldsboro, North Carolina near the community of Dudley, Stephen and Gerri Grady cook and serve up some of the finest whole hog smoked barbecue pork, batter fried chicken, home style vegetables and desserts this side of the moon. Is it the best pork barbecue in North Carolina? If not, it’s near the top. Grady’s is located at 3096 Arrington Bridge Road, Dudley, NC 28333, telephone (919) 735-7243. They’re open W-F 10-3:00 and on Saturday 10-4:00. See them on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/gradysbbqnc/.

Cooking Pork

Barbecue, Food, North Carolina, Pork, Restaurant, Work

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Firing the cookers at the Skylight Inn BBQ restaurant in Ayden, North Carolina. Arguably the best pork barbecue in North Carolina. Best I’ve ever eaten.