Chopped pork · vinegar sauce
Ralph’s Barbecue
A Woodruff-family Weldon landmark since 1941 for eastern chopped pork, fried chicken, and a full home-cooking buffet off I-95.
Visit
- Hours
Closed Mon
- Tue–Sun11am–8pm
- MonClosed
Double-check hours before you drive.
- Style
- Eastern
- Address
- 1400 Julian R Allsbrook Hwy, Weldon, NC 27890
- Phone
- (252) 536-2102
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Before you go
- Use I-95 Exit 173 for the Julian R. Allsbrook Highway frontage.
- Plan for a full buffet pace if you are comparing eastern trays on a longer drive.
- Closed Monday; build a Weldon stop into a Tuesday-through-Sunday I-95 day.
About this stop
Ralph’s in Weldon has cooked eastern Carolina pork since 1941, dressing chopped, minced, and sliced barbecue with a spicy vinegar sauce.
The buffet and fried chicken make it a classic I-95 Exit 173 stop as much as a local lunchroom.
Last checked Oct 4, 2026.
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