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  • Address
    8011 Cold Harbor Rd.
    Mechanicsville, VA 23111
  • Phone
    804-730-3616
  • City
    Mechanicsville
    Locality
    Hanover
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Carter’s Pigpen Bar-B-Que offers Carolina and Virginia style pulled pork barbecue.  The BBQ, as well as side dishes, come from original southern recipes.

The owners of Carter's Pigpen Bar-B-Que, who grew up in “Old Mechanicsville”, believe in small town values such as “Quality not Quantity”.  They also see their customers and staff as their most valuable assets.   These are just a couple of reasons that make Carter’s different from “chain restaurants”. 

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Central Virginia

Last Updated: 01/27/2017

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