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Is Pik-n-Pig Still Open? Food Paradise Update (Carthage, NC)

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As of September 2026, Pik-n-Pig is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed August 2026.

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Yelp ·
Secondary source
pik-n-pig.com ·

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What the source shows: A Yelp listing for Pik N Pig, updated August 2026, shows 270 reviews and photos for the Gilliam McConnell Road location, and the restaurant's own website returned live content when checked on 2026-09-08.

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What happened after Food Paradise?

In the 'Eat, Drink, Play' episode (S15E13), the show featured Pik-n-Pig, a barbecue restaurant in Carthage, North Carolina built around whole-hog barbecue hand-rubbed with a house spice blend and smoked for up to ten hours over hickory coals. The restaurant operates from a location on Gilliam McConnell Road outside downtown Carthage. According to a Yelp listing updated in August 2026, Pik-n-Pig continues to draw reviews and photos at that address, and the restaurant's own website returned an active page when checked on 2026-09-08. The Yelp listing's most recent hours show the restaurant serving Thursday through Sunday, a narrower schedule than some older listings describe, so hours should be confirmed directly with the restaurant before a visit. The same Yelp listing includes roughly 280 customer photos accumulated over time, another sign of ongoing visitor traffic at the Gilliam McConnell Road address.

Featured on Food Paradise

Season / episode
Season 15, Episode 13
Original air date
Not confirmed
Episode title
Eat, Drink, Play
What was featured
Eastern North Carolina whole-hog barbecue smoked over hickory
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Pik-n-Pig

Frequently asked questions

Is Pik-n-Pig still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Pik-n-Pig is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed August 2026.

What happened to Pik-n-Pig after Food Paradise?

In the 'Eat, Drink, Play' episode (S15E13), the show featured Pik-n-Pig, a barbecue restaurant in Carthage, North Carolina built around whole-hog barbecue hand-rubbed with a house spice blend and smoked for up to ten hours over hickory coals. As of September 2026, Pik-n-Pig is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed August 2026.

Where is Pik-n-Pig located?

194 Gilliam McConnell Rd, Carthage, NC 28327. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Food Paradise featured Pik-n-Pig?

Season 15, Episode 13 of Food Paradise. The episode is titled “Eat, Drink, Play”.

What do reviews say since Food Paradise?

According to a Yelp listing updated in August 2026, Pik-n-Pig continues to draw reviews and photos at that address, and the restaurant's own website returned an active page when checked on 2026-09-08. We summarise what dated sources report; we do not publish our own rating.

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Address
194 Gilliam McConnell Rd, Carthage, NC 28327
Venue type
restaurant
Official website
pik-n-pig.com

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