We drove through Waverly, Virginia last weekend and were distressed to see that Cowling’s, a great BBQ restaurant, had closed.
More and more, the old Mom & Pop’s are closing as the owners age and the kids aren’t interested in continuing to work 16 hours a day, 7 days a week.
I have always rated Cowling’s as among the top 3 BBQ joints in all of Virginia. They cooked whole hog BBQ and I loved the browned and charred bits of goodness mixed in with the chopped ham, rib, and shoulder meat.
Their sauce was also delicious – a good Western North Carolina version. For 50 years, Cowling’s was a great place to stop for lunch as Virginians made their way to and from the beach.
We wish the owners all the best in their retirement, but we will sure miss their Barbeque.
