Carolina Moe’S BBQ

Carolina Moe’s BBQ cooks Carolina barbecue from South Wilmington Street in Raleigh, with a food truck and a catering side to the business. The motto, where the pit stays lit, sums up the approach neatly.

The operation came up through the competition circuit and still fusses over the meat the way competition cooks do. Carolina tradition is the frame for the whole menu. The people behind it count relatives, close friends and regular customers as one extended family, which is roughly how a barbecue place ought to feel.

What to know

• The team won the People’s Choice Award three years in a row.
• About eight years of experience sit behind the business, with ten people on the crew.
• More than 75 dishes have come out of the kitchen, for over 20,000 customers served.
• Google reviews number more than 100 at five stars.
• Whole hog and vinegar-based barbecue are planned additions.