{"id":2996,"date":"2008-02-26T17:32:00","date_gmt":"2008-02-26T17:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/2008\/02\/restaurant-review-parkers-barbecue.html"},"modified":"2008-02-26T17:32:00","modified_gmt":"2008-02-26T17:32:00","slug":"restaurant-review-parkers-barbecue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2008\/02\/restaurant-review-parkers-barbecue\/","title":{"rendered":"Restaurant Review: Parker&#8217;s barbecue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/wfyurasko\/2293052983\/\" title=\"Parker's barbecue by wfyurasko, on Flickr\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3215\/2293052983_797afa2287.jpg?resize=500%2C375\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Parker's barbecue\" \/><\/a><br \/><b>WILSON, N.C. &#8212; <\/b> I took the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/2008\/02\/southern-swing.html#c3268032158290106458\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">advice of commenter Sean<\/span><\/a> and John T. (who emailed me) and visited <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Parker&#8217;s Barbecue<\/span> last Friday. I enjoy Carolina-style barbecued pork and was eager to try some from an authentic Carolina restaurant.<\/p>\n<p>Parker&#8217;s is on the side of US 301 in an unassuming building. Upon entering the restaurant, diners may seat themselves. A server offers menus (smaller than a sheet of paper) with barbecue and fried chicken as the highlights. I ordered the barbecue plate with seasoned boiled potatoes and was quite pleased. The pork was moist and tender shoulder meat with a little bit of the browned meat from the outside mixed in.  I enjoyed with by itself and with a little of the pepper sauce (similar to Tabasco, but not as strong) from the table. Since we were in the eastern part of the state, the pork doesn&#8217;t have a tomato-based sauce like western North Carolina barbecue. It was also nice and lean with no chunks of fat mixed in, a welcome sign. The orange-colored, spicced boiled potatoes were also quite good, I&#8217;m going to have to start making them on occasion once I get a recipe. Erica enjoyed her barbecue sandwich and fries as well. We also ordered a hush puppies and corn stick plate; the hushpuppies were fine, but the oil overpowered the tasted of the fried corn sticks.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, I was quite pleased with Parker&#8217;s and would not hesitate to make the slight detour from I-95 again. Also, it is worth noting that Parker&#8217;s <b>does not accept credit cards<\/b>, but does accept checks from Virginia. Our total came to less than $12, but we rounded up to $15 with tip.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Directions:<\/span> From I-95, take exit 119B to US 117 SOUTH\/US 264 EAST (and nominally, I-795 SOUTH). Stay on US 264 past US 117\/I-795 split and take exit 43B, US 301 NORTH\/Wilson. Parker&#8217;s is on the left a couple of miles up US 301.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/uploaded_images\/pbbg-716300.jpg\"><br \/><font size=\"1\"><center><i>Photo taken from roadfood.com without permission because I forgot to get one of the building. Visit their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.roadfood.com\/Reviews\/Overview.aspx?RefID=2131\">review of Parker&#8217;s<\/a> too.<\/i><\/center><\/font><\/p>\n<div class=\"blogger-post-footer\">&copy;MMX William F. Yurasko<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WILSON, N.C. &#8212; I took the advice of commenter Sean and John T. (who emailed me) and visited Parker&#8217;s Barbecue last Friday. I enjoy Carolina-style barbecued pork and was eager to try some from an authentic Carolina restaurant. Parker&#8217;s is on the side of US 301 in an unassuming building. 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