City Barbeque — Cary
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City Barbeque runs its smokers on local hickory at a Cary address where Kildaire Farm Road meets competition-quality meat.
This is the smokehouse City Barbeque opened in 2026, part of a business that's been cooking competition-grade barbecue since 1999. The method is what it's always been: hickory from nearby, low heat, long hours, smokers working on-site. No shortcuts in the pit, no days off — they're open seven days a week, lunch through dinner.
The wood is local. The smoke is real. The rest takes care of itself.
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