Drove a long way to try this place and found they only served pulled pork. What? No ribs? No brisket? ( Or sliced beef as they refer to it around here). The pork was just OK to us. Maybe we just prefer the south western style of BBQ. A better place with beef, ribs and pork is Cooks BBQ IMO. We won't be back.

I had heard about Lexington 1 for some time (even watching segments about the restaurant on the food network) so I was quite excited to finally visit the place. First let me say that the hushpuppies there are among the best I've had - light and crispy outside and perfectly cooked and seasoned inside; the bbq slaw was tasty as well. Of course we didn't go there for slaw and puppies, so next came the Que...what a let down! We ordered the regular chopped and the coarse chopped with "outside brown" which is the outside bit of meat that come in closest contact with the heat/fire when cooking. The regular chopped que was very bland and extremely wet! I like moist bbq, but this tasted like it had been overcooked then water was added to compensate. The coarse chopped was even worse - dry, charred strips of what I assumed had at one point been pork - I couldn't eat it all. I'm glad I had the experience, but I can't say that I'll ever go back to this restaurant...what a disappointment. I only give Lex 1 two stars for the great hushpuppies and slaw. Luckily enough while driving through the quaint Lexington, NC and visiting a popular jewelry shop it was suggested that the best place to eat que in Lexington is Speedy's...boy were they right...great barbecue (I'll write a full review on the "Speedy's" page).

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We dont live far from Lexington and every time we go anywhere near them, my DH and I have to stop! I am craving it just thinking about it! The girls that work in there are so friendly and its just a down home kid friendly place, which is great for us and our 2 year old!

This is where it all started. Most people come to Lexington looking for Lexington BBQ. Nice environment and friendly staff. Exactly what you imagine when you think of a pit bbq location.