Luther's Catering and Beyond
1807 W. Markham Ave
Durham, NC 27705
(919) 641-2925
Kinda hidden off of Markham Avenue near the Duke University campus, the "sandwich shop" is best known for thier "State Championship" award winning barbeque sauce. I stopped here a couple weeks ago and was told that they were "out of barbecue" and wouldn't get any more in for a couple weeks!?!? Kinda strange, but that's what I was told. Today when I stopped they stated that they had barbecue, so I got the platter with Cole-slaw, fried okra, and hushpuppies. Below is my "review" and "rating":
5/24/2010 Eastern/Central style sauce.
The barbecue was moist, but just a wee bit chewy, with really good flavor. Good vinegar twang and heat with a smoky/sweet aftertaste kinda typical of "Central NC" style Q sauce. The Q was chopped pretty fine and had the thin red sauce mixed in.
The Cole-slaw was chopped pretty fine with okay dressing, but a bit bitter. The fried okra was typical of the frozen okra commonly found in grocery stores just heated up.
The hushpuppies were not good - too soft and kinda mealy.
Gracious amount of food for just $5.99 plus tax = 6.59
I gave this barbecue a solid 4.0 on my 1.0 (bad) to 5.0 (best) rating scale.
Tom (aka "Another_Q_Lover" & "BBQ.TOM")
CMJ w/ KCBS
CBJ w/ MBN, NCPC, NCBS, & NCBBQA
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CTC w/ KCBS
Pitmaster and Chef - 4 Lil' Pigs Competition Barbecue Team
Author of "A 'Q' Review"