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Is Lexington BBQ Still Open? Food Paradise Update (Lexington, NC)

Food Paradise, Season 1 Lexington, North Carolina

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Lexington BBQ is listed open on lexbbq.com, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

What the source shows: The restaurant's website (lexbbq.com), checked 2026-09-08, showed an active online ordering system and described continuous barbecue service since 1962. How we decide a status →

What happened after Food Paradise?

The episode profiled Lexington Barbecue's approach to Lexington-style barbecue: whole hog cooked slowly over hickory coals, then chopped and served with the region's tomato-and-vinegar dip and a distinctive red slaw, typically alongside hush puppies. The business is a sit-down barbecue restaurant in Lexington, North Carolina, and according to its website, lexbbq.com, it has served pork barbecue since 1962. Lexington sits in the Piedmont region of the state, an area closely associated with the whole-hog style featured on the episode. According to lexbbq.com, checked 2026-09-08, the site's online ordering system was functioning and its menu and merchandise pages listed the same pork barbecue plates, sides, and sauces the restaurant has been known for, with no indication of any change in ownership, name, or location since the show aired.

The episode Food Paradise, Season 1

Episode 6
Air date not confirmed
Title: Barbecue Paradise · What was featured: Lexington-style chopped pork shoulder barbecue with vinegar-based red slaw
How Food Paradise restaurants have fared: 27% closed →

Also in Season 1 Food Paradise

Season 1: 85 of 114 still open · 3 renamed, moved or under new owners

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  1. lexbbq.com http://www.lexbbq.com/
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Record fp-0049 · checked by Cal Marchetti.