Jewell's Open Pit Bar-B-Q - Princeton, KY

At Lowell Jewell's place, the meat to eat is pork shoulder torn into variegated strips and nuggets, some variations soft as velvet, others threaded with crusty shreds of skin. Pork here is never pre-sauced. It is bunned or plated, then topped with hot or mild; rich and red with a compelling citrus zest.

100% Approval Rating (2 votes)

Overall: Worth driving from anyplace

Must Eats

Pork Plate ($6.00)

Written Reviews

Michael Stern

"The barbecue of Western Kentucky is as complex as that of North Carolina. County to county, town to town, local preferences vary in large ways and small, from the meat of choice – mutton around Henderson, pork in Crittenden County – to what the wet stuff is called – ..." [Read More].

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Map & Directions

1240 US Highway 62 West, Princeton, KY
270-365-5415

Hours & Policies

Seasons:	Open Year Round
Meals Served:	Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Operational Hours:	Always Call Ahead!
Credit Cards Accepted:	No
Alcohol Served:	No
Outdoor Seating:	No
Reservations Accepted:	No
Delivery Available:	No
Takeout Counters:	Yes

"A Jewell's pork plate comes with a choice of two side dishes. This one has cole slaw and white beans, plus, of course, pickles and onions. Corn bread is forty cents extra. Note how the sauce is not mixed in with the meat, but glazes it. That's the Princeton, Kentucky, way. "
Michael Stern

"In this part of the Mid-South, the term cornbread refers to a griddle-cooked cake of corn. It goes great with barbecue and is also traditionally eaten alongside a bowl of white beans."
Michael Stern

"From the outside, Jewell's is as plain-looking as a restaurant can be."
Michael Stern

"Jewell's is the sort of place where regulars come to sit and share time with one another as well as to eat. Here are some of the late morning crowd."
Michael Stern