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Originally posted by DLnWPBrown

We went to Barbecue Lodge a couple of weeks ago and it has pretty good everything. I prefer the Piggy Q and the BBQ Chicken which at times is fall off the bones tender. We also prefer the corn sticks over the hush puppies. For those who have never had them, corn sticks are old timey corn bread backed in a pan, then are fried in oil, corn bread shaped like sticks about 4" long and as big around as your finger… incredible when hot and you have butter to stick them in. And don’t forget to get the sweet tea, when they bring it to you a cold pitcher of it with ice is placed on the table.

Dennis in Cary

I’m glad Dennis talked about the corn sticks. From what I’ve gathered, they seem to be an eastern North Carolina thing. When I had them in 2 eastern N.C. barbecue places last summer, staff told me they arrive frozen from an area producer and are then deep fried. I’ve been told almost no one makes them fresh anymore. I’ve enjoyed them, but they come in third behind good cornbread and hush-you-puppies. I would love to try corn sticks made fresh. Temperature does make a difference when it comes to corn bread products; "hot" is much better.