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B.W. Keaton's Fried Chicken Legacy Lives On at Keaton's Barbecue
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Keaton’s Barbecue: Where the Chicken is Dipped in a Secret Sauce — and Lore

B.W. Keaton got people’s attention when he started serving barbecue-sauced fried chicken at his restaurant in Rowan County. People are still talking, and the first question is always the same: How do I find this place?

by Joe Posnanski
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