Pork shoulder · pit cooked
Barbecue Center
Lexington’s oldest downtown barbecue restaurant still cooking on pits, with red slaw and oversized banana splits.
Barbecue Center is Lexington’s oldest downtown pit still cooking barbecue, known for red slaw and oversized banana splits.
More about this stop
It started as a dairy bar with a small pit for winter trade. The ice cream habit never left.
Before you go
- Open Monday through Saturday; closed Sunday.
- Save room if you are ordering a banana split.
- North Main is walkable to other Uptown stops after lunch.
Plan the stop
From the trail
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