"Craig's serves its barbecue sandwiches Memphis-style: slaw is piled into the bun along with sauced pulled pork."
Michael Stern
"Craig's won't win a restaurant beauty contest, but the food it serves is beautiful indeed."
Michael Stern
"Supersauced ribs are a royal mess, and a joy to eat if you like worrying every single scrap of pork off the bone. In the background are beans, slaw, and pickles."
Michael Stern
"Whether you dine in or take out, your barbecue sandwich will come ready-wrapped -- a necessity because of the drippy sauce in which pork is cossetted."
Michael Stern
"Cole slaw does not automatically come on the Polish sausage, but it is a beautiful companion for the barbecue sauce and mustard: a real Dixie dog!"
Michael Stern
"A southern classic: hot-sauced pork barbecue on a bun with cool cole slaw. It is presented wrapped in wax paper, and is a delightful, delicious mess to eat."
Michael Stern
"Always a good sign: layers of business cards posted on the cafe wall"
Michael Stern
"If Craig's ever decides to spiff up its dining area, it is going to be in trouble when it comes to wall paneling. I suspect that this pattern has become interior-decor history."
Michael Stern
"'No services?'"
Michael Stern
"Craig's hasn't changed at all since we found it on a very early Roadfood trip back in the 1980s."
Michael Stern
"Mild, medium, or hot?" you will be asked when you place an order at this roadside smoke house. Even the mild stuff packs a pleasant punch; medium is very spicy; hot is diabolical, enough to set your tongue aglow for hours. It was quite a sight to watch local boys in overalls come to Craig's for "extra hots" at lunch time, and quickly ingest two or three big sandwiches non-stop before hopping in their trucks and driving back to work. Not a one of the big fellers combusted from the heat.
