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BBQ Joint in North Carolina Ranked One of the Most Instagrammable

Alexis Zarycki May 24th
A rack of delicious baby back ribs with barbecue sauce, french fries, coleslaw and beer.

In the United States, barbecue is big business. This is especially true in North Carolina. When I am enjoying a BBQ plate, I like ribs or brisket. Lucky for me, there’s an awesome BBQ place down the street. My next move might be to try out a North Carolina BBQ joint that made the top BBQ Instagram list.

Normally you would expect BBQ sales to decrease as food prices rise, but that has not been the case. Searches for ‘BBQ’ have increased 81% between April 2021 and April 2022, and 51% of US restaurants offer BBQ dishes on their menus.

It is common practice for people to post pictures of their dinner on Instagram to show off the delicious food, but how popular are the top BBQ restaurants on Instagram? To do this, York Test analyzed the Instagram location data of over 700 BBQ restaurants across the U.S. They used these restaurants to determine how many people have tagged themselves at each location. This then helped to reveal which BBQ restaurants are the most Instagrammable. This is how a BBQ joint in North Carolina ranked one of the most Instagrammable spots.

These were the results:

Western North Carolina BBQ Spots That Are Smokin' Good

  • 1. Haywood Smokehouse

    Located at 79 Elysinia Ave, Waynesville, NC 28786. They only serve meats that are high-quality, fresh, never frozen. You can see more information on this BBQ spot here.

  • 2. Smoky Mountain Barbecue

    Located at 1008 S Jefferson Ave West Jefferson, NC 28694. You can enjoy ribs, brisket, and more. You can see more information on this BBQ spot here.

    Declare today, NO COOK FRIDAY! Let us cook for you! 😂#smokymtnbbq #bbq #pigpickin #barbecue #southerncomfort...

    Posted by Smoky Mtn BBQ on Friday, April 1, 2022

  • 3. Pig & Grits

    Located at 620 W Main St, Burnsville, NC 28714. From their Smokehouse Breakfast and Slow Smoked Hickory BBQ to the Sweet Iced Tea, Pig & Grits delivers that ‘down home’ southern experience that BBQ is known for. They have a tasty-looking brisket sandwich! You can see more about this BBQ place here.

  • 4. Countryside BBQ

    Located at 2070 Rutherford Rd, Marion, NC 28752. You can see more on this BBQ here. Recently the Carolina Foodie was visiting this spot!

    Enjoyed our time with The Carolina Foodie today!

    Posted by Countryside Barbeque on Tuesday, April 5, 2022

  • 5. Smoke On BBQ

    Located at 585 S Caldwell St, Brevard, NC 28712. You can see more on this BBQ spot here. Smoke On is a Drive-thru only Restaurant. Great eats, served up fast. It’s the food that matters.

    Today's Special is The Smoked Burger $10Half pound smoked ground beef pattie, whipped gouda spread, candied jalapeños, onions strings and Sweet bbq sauce on a toasted bun. We also have collards

    Posted by Smoke On BBQ on Tuesday, March 29, 2022

  • 6. Big Nick's BBQ

    We are shouting out the 7 E Sylva Shopping Center, Sylva, NC 28779 location of Big Nick’s BBQ. Tim Fisk brings 25 years of BBQ experience to Big Nick’s BBQ. “Big Nick’s BBQ” is an ode to Tim’s father. You can see more on their BBQ here.

    It’s BBQ Time!#brisket #sylvanc#fortmyers #murphync

    Posted by Big Nick's BBQ - Murphy on Saturday, March 26, 2022

  • 7. Hubba Hubba Smokehouse

    Located at 2724 Greenville Hwy, Flat Rock, NC 28731. Hubba Hubba feels like you’re in a friend’s backyard with the slow woodfired bbq filling the air. You can see more on this BBQ spot here.

  • 8. Carolina Smoke Legendary Barbecue

    Located at 2362 Hwy 181 N Morganton, NC 28655. This is Burke County’s only restaurant serving some true low ‘n slow Aall-wood smoked meats. You can see more on this yummy BBQ spot here.

    Stop by our Oak Hill location to pick up your party pack for lunch or dinner today!

    Posted by Carolina Smoke Legendary Barbeque on Sunday, April 10, 2022

  • 9. 12 Bones Smokehouse RIVER

    Located at 5 Foundy St Ste 10, Asheville, NC 28801. You can see more on this BBQ spot here. Their meats are smoked long and slow over select hardwoods, oak, and cherry. Yum!

  • 10. Pop's Biscuits, Burgers & BBQ

    Located at 3253 Soco Rd, Maggie Valley, NC 28751. This spot is always poppin’ when I drive by. Pop’s Place Biscuits, Burgers & BBQ provides breakfast, lunch, and dinner services to the Maggie Valley, NC area. You can see more about this spot here.

    About Pop's Place Biscuits, Burgers & BBQ

    Posted by Pop's Place Biscuits, Burgers & BBQ on Wednesday, March 4, 2020
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