Lancaster's Barbecue on Highway 150 is a Mooresville institution, with a wood-smoke smell that hits you in the parking lot and a low-ceilinged dining room hung with NASCAR memorabilia. The menu is straightforward: pulled pork, ribs, chopped Brunswick stew, and a hand-painted sign on the back wall reminding you to try the slaw.
The pork is the order — slow-smoked over hickory, served chopped or sliced, with a thin Eastern-Carolina vinegar sauce on the table. Cornbread, hush puppies, baked beans, and sweet tea round out the meal. Lancaster's is open seven days for lunch and dinner, gets busy on race weekends, and accepts cash or card.