A classic Johnson City barbecue survives and thrives

2020 was not an easy year for a lot of local businesses, especially restaurants that depend on having customers within their walls.
Though this can be partially mitigated by using a well-run carryout business, a restaurant offering dine-in service was hobbled by social-distancing requirements requiring it to operate at reduced capacity, and therefore reduced profits.
However, there are restaurants that have survived these “Interesting Times,” and continue to thrive in spite of them. One such is north Johnson City’s Red Pig Bar-B-Q.
First glance
Currently fronting north Johnson City’s Ferguson Road, the Red Pig Bar-B-Q is a 50-plus years’ veteran in the restaurant business. In the ‘70s, I myself worked at the Red Pig’s old West Walnut Street location under founder and owner Tom Carr, first as a dishwasher, then as a line cook preparing the side orders for Red Pig’s barbecue-hungry customers. From memory, I can still make Red Pig’s signature sour slaw, but only in a quantity that will feed 500 or more.

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