Originally Posted by
It'sHip2B^2
I have learned several things in the 7 years that I have been eating BBQ. The first is that Brisket is the hardest of all meats to get right. Second, if a place can get their brisket right, then they do most everything else well. Third, pulled pork is the easiest meat to do well (rarely is it both dry and flavorless -- dry being the greatest sin, IMO). Fourth don't bother ordering anything but the pulled pork (unless you are ordering something else along with pulled pork on a combo platter) on your first visit since if they can't get the pulled pork right, the rest of their meats will be simply dreadful.
Maybe pulled pork should be the easiest to do well, but that is certainly not my experience. I can find decent brisket, tri-tip, chicken and ribs pretty easily, but it has been years and miles since I've had good pulled pork. I've quit ordering it until I can return to No. Carolina.