"The Barbecue Joint is a strange, delightful restaurant that fits
perfectly in the delightfully strange town that is Chapel Hill."
The Durham Herald-Sun: Hunter Lewis Restaurant Review
One of "....three restaurants high on my list for takeout fare."
Metro Raleigh Magazine article on "Gourmet Tailgating"
"Worth making the trip just for the smells coming from the kitchen."
The Independent, Ross Grady: "Fab Five"
Picked as one of "The top 10 new restaurants in the Triangle for 2002"
The News & Observer
"You surrender to the atavistic experience of coarsely shredded pork, its smoky savor a perfect counterpoint to the vinegary peppery bite of barbecue sauce."
The News & Observer Greg Cox: Restaurant Review