High Cotton BBQ
High Cotton BBQ
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Feeds 6-8. 1 pound hand chopped pork, 1 whole fried chicken (contains gluten), 1 full rack St. Louis cut ribs, 1 pint chopped slaw, 1 pint baked beans, 1 pint green beans, 8 hushpuppies (contains gluten), Sandwich rolls (contains gluten). No substitutions please.
Feeds 10-12. 2 pounds of hand chopped pork, 1 whole fried chicken (contains gluten), 1 full rack St. Louis cut ribs, 1 pound sliced beef brisket, 1 quart chopped slaw, 1 quart baked beans, 1 quart green beans, 12 hushpuppies (contains gluten), sandwich rolls (contains gluten). No substitutions please.
Feeds 14-16. 3 pounds hand chopped pork, 2 whole fried chicken (contains gluten), 2 full racks St. Louis cut ribs, 1 pound sliced beef brisket, 1 quart, 1 pint chopped slaw, 1 quart, 1 pint baked beans, 1 quart green beans, 16 hushpuppies (contains gluten), sandwich rolls (contains gluten). No substitutions please.
How much should I get? You'll need about a pint for every four people. There are two pints in a quart.
Contains gluten. 8 pc. How much should I get? You'll need about a pint for every four people. There are two pints in a quart.
How much should I get? You'll need about a pint for every four people. There are two pints in a quart.
How much should I get? You'll need about a pint for every four people. There are two pints in a quart.
1 pound. How much should I get? You'll need about a pint for every four people. There are two pints in a quart.
1 pound. How much should I get? You'll need about a pint for every four people. There are two pints in a quart.
How much should I get? You'll need about a pint for every four people. There are two pints in a quart.
How much should I get? You'll need about a pint for every four people. There are two pints in a quart.
How much should I get? You'll need about a pint for every four people. There are two pints in a quart.
How much should I get? You'll need about a pint for every four people. There are two pints in a quart.
How much should I get? You'll need about a pint for every four people. There are two pints in a quart.
How much should I get? You'll need about a pint for every four people. There are two pints in a quart.
How much should I get? You'll need about a pint for every four people. There are two pints in a quart.
How much should I get? You'll need about a pint for every four people. There are two pints in a quart.
How much should I get? You'll need about a pint for every four people. There are two pints in a quart.
Contains gluten. How much should I get? You'll need about a pint for every four people. There are two pints in a quart.
Contains gluten. How much should I get? You'll need about a pint for every four people. There are two pints in a quart.
Add 1 bun or as many as you would like!
How much should I get? You'll need about a pint for every four people. There are two pints in a quart.
How much should I get? You'll need about a pint for every four people. There are two pints in a quart.
How much should I get? You'll need about a pint for every four people. There are two pints in a quart.
How much should I get? You'll need about a pint for every four people. There are two pints in a quart.
Our signature Eastern NC style hand chopped BBQ, slow smoked on hickory wood for 14 hours, piled high. Served with your choice of two sides and hushpuppies.
Contains gluten. Smoked, "low and slow", piled high on a bun. Served with your choice of two sides and hushpuppies.
Contains gluten. Would you like slaw on that?.
Tender Texas style beef brisket hickory-smoked "low and slow" sliced to order and sauced to perfection. Served with your choice of two sides and hushpuppies.
Contains gluten. Juicy, tender brisket. Sliced to order and stacked on a bun. Served with your choice of two sides and hushpuppies.
Contains gluten. How many can you eat?
6 bones. Fall off the bone, melt in your mouth. St. Louis cut ribs. Covered in our sweet and spicy dry rub and Matt's chicken and rib sauce. Served with your choice of two sides and hushpuppies.
12 bones. Hungry? Go ahead, let's see if you're man enough. Fall off the bone, melt in your mouth. St. Louis cut ribs. Covered in our sweet and spicy dry rub and Matt's chicken and rib sauce. Served with your choice of two sides and hushpuppies.
Contains gluten. Just like grandma used to make. Half a crispy, juicy fried chicken. Served with your choice of two sides and hushpuppies.
Matt's famous smoked chicken, hand pulled off the bone. Served with your choice of two sides and hushpuppies.
Contains gluten. Matt's famous smoked chicken, hand pulled off the bone. Sauced and piled on a bun. Served with your choice of two sides and hushpuppies.
Contains gluten. All the wonders of smoked chicken, less work.
Half a slow smoked juicy chicken, dipped in his own signature sauce. Served with your choice of two sides and hushpuppies.
Choose two meats. Served with your choice of two sides and hushpuppies.
Choose three meats. Served with your choice of two sides and hushpuppies.
1/4 rack St. Louis cut ribs and your choice of one meat. Served with your choice of two sides and hushpuppies.
1/4 rack St. Louis cut ribs and your choice of two meats. Served with your choice of two sides and hushpuppies.
Contains gluten.
Contains gluten.
Contains gluten.
Contains gluten.
Contains gluten.
With assorted seasonal vegetables.
Kids 10 and under. Our signature pork BBQ, always a favorite. Served with choice of two sides, hushpuppies and a Moon Pie.
Contains gluten. Kids 10 and under. Leg and thigh. Smoked or fried (served without sauce). Served with choice of two sides, hushpuppies and a Moon Pie.
Kids 10 and under. Fall off the bone ribs, for the kids. Served with choice of two sides, hushpuppies and a Moon Pie.
Contains gluten. Kids 10 and under. Crispy chicken nuggets, in fun shapes. Served with choice of two sides, hushpuppies and a Moon Pie.
Contains gluten. Kids 10 and under. On a bun, with chips and applesauce. Served with hushpuppies and a Moon Pie.
Fried chicken, Baked Beans, and Collards
Half rack
High Cotton
Ribs, fried okra, and green beans
Brisket Plate
a view of the ocean from inside a car
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Another plate of ENC Barbecue and Fried Chicken
Rib lunch special
2 meat dinner
BBQ Pork BBQ Sandwich Plate with Fried Okra and Chicken & Pastry
Brisket, potato salad, Brunswick Stew
TAKE OUT ONLY UUGGHHH!!!
Rib Combo Plates Rib Triple with pulled pork, smoked chicken, beans and fried okra!
Pulled BBQ Chicken Sandwich
Brisket Sandwich Plate with Mac and cheese and fries
Brisket platter with mac and cheese and baked beans. 3/10.
Beef brisket, white smoked chicken, string beans, and baked beans
Brisket platter double fries
food, chicken wings and fried chicken
ribs, food, bbq ribs
Pulled pork sandwich with coleslaw. Coleslaw wasn't great. 5/10.
food, ribs, bbq ribs
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Robert S.
Aug 28, 2024
Our week in the Outer Banks wouldn't be complete without BBQ. Tonight's adventure was High Cotton BBQ in Kitty Hawk. Our servers couldn't have been better. I let Chad plan my meal. A three meat comb fried chicken, brisket and pulled pork. Sides wee baked beans and fried okra. I thought I died and went to heaven with the brisket. The fried chicken was not my norm, but the coating was delicious. I think I surprised Chad and Jen when I wanted the Carolina vinegar sauce on my pulled pork. Authenticity matters. He suggested I put some of Cindy's cole slaw on top. Chad is a teacher by day, and this teacher was right. He recommended the chocolate pecan pie for dessert. Another great call. Don't pass this place by!
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Jon T.
Nov 16, 2024
We have been long time customers of High Cotton. We will continue to return at least once when we are at the OBX. We are, however, finding it necessary to take a star away. It seems that high Cotton lost something with COVID and never has really recovered. The fact that today's visit found only on other party dining at lunch time tells you something. I know it is off-season, but we have never seen it so empty.Don't get me wrong, they still serve very good food. Today's fare for us was fried chicken and barbecue. The portions are still very good and the prices are reasonable. Ms T had the ¼ fried chicken and I had the barbecue-fried chicken combo. I had a large portion of barbecue and the same serving of chicken that she had and mine was only $1 more. This means I got a large pile of Ebarbecue for $1. Next time I will have her get the combo as well and have more barbecue to take home.My relatively minor complaint today (and last Spring, and last Fall) was that the food was served barely above room temperature. My fried chicken was all dark meat and the leg was dry and had been waiting for a customer for a while. You could tell by just looking at it and my eyes were correct. Fortunately the thigh was better. The barbecue, other than being just warm, was still the good, clean ENC barbecue that I expect. It tastes like the pork that it is and is not buried in sauce to cover up the flavor. My leftover will make a huge sandwich and it will be great. We still like their coleslaw, baked beans, Brunswick stew and collards. We appreciate they are an AAdvantage dining participant. We will continue to come back. I just don't give out five stars to every place I go and don't wish to lead people astray. It is good food and worth going. It just is not five stars.
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Karah F.
Aug 29, 2024
The service is always top notch here. They guys working here are so quick and nice. Our food came out within 5 minutes of ordering. It probably wasn't even three minutes. The place looks like a typical BBQ place. The food wasn't as good to me as it was last time. I know COVID has come and gone, but out of our 11 years visiting, this is the first time the food wasn't top notch. The flavor of the potato salad was good, it was just soupy and didn't have a lot of potatoes, it was more celery and onions than anything. The brisket was good, it was just a touch too dry. I added some sauce and it helped. I love their Brunswick stew. I really wish I could give it a 5 star review. We love this place and will continue to come, even with this little hiccup.
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Dr. Lynn D.
Feb 7, 2025
The food is awesome! Everything on the menu is terrific! Not one menu itemm is less than superb. My daughter and I have our favorites for sure, but we are always excited to order here!
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LaTanya T.
Nov 16, 2024
Even though you're on the coast sometimes you want a nice barbecue meal and they did not disappoint. The sauce on brisket was delicious. The meat itself was a little under seasoned but the sauce made up for everything. The green beans were perfect and seasoned well. We ordered our meal to go so service was quick.
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Chris S.
Aug 31, 2024
Honestly, I was expecting more from a BBQ place in the south. I come from Connecticut and I was kinda sad to admit that I've had better BBQ from up here. I tried High Cotton's brisket, famous smoked chicken, and hand-chopped pork. Everything was pretty lackluster as far as the meat goes. The brisket was not seasoned, and pretty dry and quite honestly tasted like it had been leftovers from a few days prior. The smoked chicken was just ok but kinda tough and not very moist. The chopped pork was for sure the best that I picked out, but they put so little sauce on it. I thought the green beans and mac and cheese were pretty good though. The staff was nice and the ambiance of the restaurant was good. The parking is adequate and the wait was reasonable. But overall, I'd skip this place next time and try another BBQ joint.
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Jillian H.
Aug 11, 2024
Take out area stocked with sauces. Menu includes family style options which is nice. Not digging that they use styrofoam cups - as it's not really earth friendly. Friendly staff provides excellent advice on the menu. Food is incredible - tender, savory, and delicious.
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Heather H.
May 7, 2024
The smell of the bbq and the taste of the food is amazing. My son wanted bbq while he was visiting and chose this place. It was in April so not busy at lunch time. The decor is very cool as they h e lots of old pics of bbqs of yesteryear. We will be back!
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Peter A.
Oct 5, 2024
Delicious food and great prices. The service was friendly and welcoming. Top meats are brisket, fried chicken, and pulled pork. Too sides beans and slaw. Kids loved the fried chicken and ribs. Family friendly.
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Cameron G.
Sep 20, 2024
Bbq ribs and brisket combo, brisket was relatively dry even though it was soaked in sauce. 3 ribs on the plate one had to be replaced because it was skin coated bone, not a rib!Baked Beans were delicious, good sweet tea, and fries.Should have tried the pulled pork.
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