Pigs and Banjos? The Fiddlin' Pig - Asheville, N.C.

Okay seriously this is the most fun I've had eating in a while. Meet "the Fiddlin' Pig" in Asheville, N.C. An out of the way kinda place featuring my favorite thing on Earth...smoked meat. This pig definitely comes with a twist when compared to some of the other BBQ joints I've been to and that is live, authentic, Bluegrass music. Friday and Saturday nights the Fiddlin' Pig features awesome bands playing smoking hot bluegrass. What better than screaming mandolins, crying fiddles and twanging banjos to accompany my meal. I'll be honest, it's loud in there and a first date would find you yelling to converse with your companion, but what an absolute blast! Okay, let's get down to business, the food. The smoked pulled chicken sandwich on Texas toast was to die for. THE best I've had period. Moist, delicately smokey with a nice smoke ring and fall apart tender. Did I mention moist...no, I mean MOIST! It came all stacked up on Texas toast dressed with red onions, lettuce and a nice big slice of tomato. The pig offers three signature sauces. A Carolina style sauce that's a little vinegary and sweet all in one, a southern hot mustard, and a red pepper vinegar based sauce that adds some real zing. Sides were some awesome mac n cheese and fries. I tried the BBQ baked beans and the deviled eggs as well. I loved it all. Top it off with some bannana pudding or some hot apple cobbler with ice cream and you'll be rolling out instead of walking. The food was moderately and fairly priced, and the portions were definitely "man sized". I give it 9 props out of 10 deducting 1 point for the level of background noise generated by people yelling over the music. Other than that, it's in my all time top 10 nationwide!