Films Featuring Chapel Hill (in one way or the other)

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Big stretch to match the title right above - no Allen & Sons anyway.
If you're talking about the one that was on 86, there's a fair number of people I know who thought it was the most overrated barbecue place that they ever went to. It wasn't bad but, imo, they certainly didn't deserve their reputation.
 
If you're talking about the one that was on 86, there's a fair number of people I know who thought it was the most overrated barbecue place that they ever went to. It wasn't bad but, imo, they certainly didn't deserve their reputation.
What was the old school steakhouse out that way? I don't know why but I never went there...
 
The Farm House. I never ate there either even though a friend's family owned it. I did go out there a couple of times to visit them and for their kid's birthday party.
 
The Allen & Sons on 86 had great cakes but the BBQ quality fluctuated wildly. I had a housemate once - late ‘80s - that did the ‘pit’ cooking there and he always said that others there were slackers but of course he was not.

I ate at the one nearer Pittsboro (which IIRC hasn’t been an actual Keith Allen operation for decades) two weeks ago and it was better than I remembered.
 
The Allen & Sons on 86 had great cakes but the BBQ quality fluctuated wildly. I had a housemate once - late ‘80s - that did the ‘pit’ cooking there and he always said that others there were slackers but of course he was not.

I ate at the one nearer Pittsboro (which IIRC hasn’t been an actual Keith Allen operation for decades) two weeks ago and it was better than I remembered.
I've always liked them even though they don't cook on wood. They're now owned by the Stubbs who also have a place in Tramway on the way to Southern Pines.

ETA: I don't know that they were ever owned jointly. Somehow I got the impression that the names were coincidental.
 
The Allen & Sons on 86 had great cakes but the BBQ quality fluctuated wildly. I had a housemate once - late ‘80s - that did the ‘pit’ cooking there and he always said that others there were slackers but of course he was not.

I ate at the one nearer Pittsboro (which IIRC hasn’t been an actual Keith Allen operation for decades) two weeks ago and it was better than I remembered.
Living on Mann's Chapel for many years,I was a fairly regular customer at the 15-501 location. Not Skyline or B's but fairly good Q. And as has been mentioned you never knew what you'd get at 86 other than the aura of the place.

Ate at the Farm House a couple times. Nothing to write home about but not bad.
 
I was more a Wilber's person since I grew up in the Duplin, Sampson Lenoir area mostly. I feel the same about the one toward Pittsboro. It's not in the same class but it's about as good as you can do around here.

I will say that Byrd's Barbecue on Cheek Road in Durham is worth a stop if you're in the area.
 
Big stretch to match the title right above - no Allen & Sons anyway.


The video is now an historical artifact, being made 20 years ago. I have shown in when I teach North Carolina History almost that long (used to have a copy on VCR that I taped off TV).
 


"Celebrating over five decades of musical magic, LIQUID PLEASURE has transcended into a cultural phenomenon. These friends-turned-family have graced stages for over fifty years, fueled by a mutual adoration for varied tunes and an unwavering commitment to delivering electrifying live experiences. Now, Embark on a journey behind the scenes with an exclusive glimpse into their extraordinary story in a brand-new documentary."
 


"Celebrating over five decades of musical magic, LIQUID PLEASURE has transcended into a cultural phenomenon. These friends-turned-family have graced stages for over fifty years, fueled by a mutual adoration for varied tunes and an unwavering commitment to delivering electrifying live experiences. Now, Embark on a journey behind the scenes with an exclusive glimpse into their extraordinary story in a brand-new documentary."

If you have a HS reunion of a few decades in Chapel Hill-you hire Liquid Pleasure
His office-the old Tate construction office has a place in CH Carrboro history re Real esate and Construction
Back in the 50s-60s the regular Real Estate/Construction folks would not deal much with Black Folks. So Tate sort of monopolized the trade with those folks. He was by means an angel the way he "lowballed" in purchases . And he did not have a real estate liscense. Whatever He served a community that otherwise would not have been served
 
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If you have a HS reunion of a few decades in Chapel Hill-you hire Liquid Pleasure
His office-the old Tate construction office has a place in CH Carrboro history re Real esate and Construction
Back in the 50s-60s the regular Real Estate/Construction folks would not deal much with Black Folks. So Tate sort of monopolized the trade with those folks. He was by means an angel the way he "lowballed" in purchases . And he did not have a real estate liscense. Whatever He served a community that otherwise would not have been served


When I tended bar at Tijuana Fats' that whole Tate's crew would come in from time to time and for about an hour just sort of take over the place. I'm pretty sure that they owned the building in those days. They were good tippers.
 
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