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Bridges Barbecue Lodge - Shelby, NC

Get your pit-cooked pork in a sandwich, on a tray or plate. With the tray or plate pork come warm dipping sauce and crunchy hushpuppies: classic North Carolina 'cue.
81% Approval Rating (37 votes)
4 - Overall: Worth planning a day around
Overall: Worth planning a day around

Must Eats

Iced Tea ($1.00)
Pimento Cheese Sandwich ($3.00)
Hushpuppies (N/A)
chopped pork ($6.00)
sliced pork ($6.00)
Peach Cobbler ($2.00)

Written Reviews

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Michael Stern
Roadfood.com Editor
"Bridges cooks its meat in a huge pit the size of a small motel adjacent to the restaurant; and the hickory-pork aroma seeping from this pit is a temptation to the Roadfood passer-by more alluring than perfume from Paris, France. There is no menu, just the slip of ..."   [Read More].

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U.S. 74 Hwy, Shelby, NC
704-482-8567

Hours & Policies

Seasons:Open Year Round
Meals Served:Lunch
Operational Hours:Always Call Ahead!
Credit Cards Accepted:No
Alcohol Served:No
Outdoor Seating:No
Reservations Accepted:No
Delivery Available:No
Takeout Counters:Yes
The barbecue slaw is unusual and is something of an acquired taste.  I loved it; my cousin did not.  But the reason you come here is for the BBQ pork (here chopped and covered with the vinegary BBQ sauce) and Bridges' is among the best anywhere!
"The barbecue slaw is unusual and is something of an acquired taste. I loved it; my cousin did not. But the reason you come here is for the BBQ pork (here chopped and covered with the vinegary BBQ sauce) and Bridges' is among the best anywhere!"
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We noticed every table at Bridges was drinking the iced tea and now we know why.  It is ultra-sweet and addictively delicious.
"We noticed every table at Bridges was drinking the iced tea and now we know why. It is ultra-sweet and addictively delicious. "
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Like any good Carolina barbecue parlor, Bridges crunchy hushpuppies automatically come with your meal.
"Like any good Carolina barbecue parlor, Bridges crunchy hushpuppies automatically come with your meal."
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For a barbecue parlor, Bridges makes a fine pimento cheese sandwich.
"For a barbecue parlor, Bridges makes a fine pimento cheese sandwich."
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My cousin called Bridges peach cobbler
"My cousin called Bridges peach cobbler "the closest he has ever tasted to grandma's." In our family, that is the ultimate praise!"
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This is as close as Bridges comes to a menu.  The waitress writes your order on the slip of paper and you are expected to take it to the cash register to pay on your way out.  (Click on the photo for a readable view.)
"This is as close as Bridges comes to a menu. The waitress writes your order on the slip of paper and you are expected to take it to the cash register to pay on your way out. (Click on the photo for a readable view.)"
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Bridges is oddly named, since the inside certainly doesn't resemble a lodge.
"Bridges is oddly named, since the inside certainly doesn't resemble a lodge."
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Happy, frolicking pigs almost always mean great barbecue!
"Happy, frolicking pigs almost always mean great barbecue!"
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Founded in 1946 by Red Bridges, who apprenticed with Walter Stamey, Bridges is one of the great pits of North Carolina ... operated by Bridges' widow,
"Founded in 1946 by Red Bridges, who apprenticed with Walter Stamey, Bridges is one of the great pits of North Carolina ... operated by Bridges' widow, "Mama B," since the mid-1960s."
Michael Stern


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