Southern Style Barbecue & Fried Chicken

Was in the area and craved some BBQ. I checked Unilocal out and found this place. The reviews were right. Great eastern style BBQ and great hushpuppies! Next time I will have to try the chicken.

Got to be the best chicken in Clinton. The iced tea was very good as well, cold and not too sweet. The slaw was tasty also with just a hint of pickle relish in it. I was not impressed with the hush puppies, they may have been better fresh out of the fryer and with some honey-​butter. We did not have any of the BBQ. It is really a drive thru/​walk up order placement with a seperate dining area you must walk over to. It is strictly self serve for beverage refills and condiments. It was comfortable as far as temps and seating goes but the tables needed to be wiped down. They were in need of a cleaning cloth. All in all pretty darn good food.

I usually always order the hog but we had to try the fried chicken and it was amazing! Perfect breading with great crunch and not greasy at all! Awesome potato salad and Banana pudding was made fresh that morning. Overall a great find!

These folks produce some pretty tasty pig, and the Fried Chicken is even better, and I’m really picky about fried chicken. The pork is tender, moist, but no hint of smokiness — they cook with gas.
The meat is not overly chopped, and is clean of fat or gristle. The sauce is a vinegar based one, but considerably milder than many Eastern NC barbecue sauces — this is one of the few Eastern joints where I’ll throw on some commercial hot sauce. The slaw is a white one, with good flavor. The hush puppies are also good.
But the chicken is simply outstanding — lite, crispy with only enough greasiness to make it Southern fried chicken. This stuff is nearly as good as Price’s Chicken Coop and the Chicken Box in Charlotte — nearly.
They have inside seating and a drve thru, which stays busy through the entire lunch period. We often use the drive thru, especially if we are on a three or four restaurant road adventure. The service is always good, even at peaks, prices are reasonable, and portions have not suffered.