Bill Leslie has a blog on Raleigh-Durham’s WRAL-TV’s website, called Bill Leslie’s Carolina Conversations.  He’s written some columns and posted some polls to learn readers’ Carolina Q preferences.  The polls were divided between eastern-style and western-style (we’re talking North Carolina barbecue here).  In the Eastern-Q column and follow-up, he says “some of the very best barbecue can be found at church, school and VFW fundraisers.”  Here are the results of the Eastern-style poll.  Parker’s of Wilson (pictured above; see the Roadfood.com review) and Greenville won by a nose in front of Hog Heaven of Durham.  Other Roadfood.com-reviewed Q joints are 10th-place (out of 21) Allen & Son (Roadfood.com review) and 18th-place Short Sugar’s (Roadfood.com review).

In Mr. Leslie’s column introducing the Western-style poll, he says: “Now it is time to turn our attention to barbecue restaurants that add a touch of tomato to their sauces. It’s called Lexington-style or Western Barbecue.”  The landslide winner was Lexington Barbecue.  Other Roadfood-reviewed finishers are 4th-place (out of 15) Bridges (Roadfood.com review) and 2nd-place Stamey’s (Roadfood.com review).  Here’s Mr. Leslie’s column on the Western-Q results.