Top Ten BBQ!
There has been a lot of discussion about barbecue on my site and others this week. I love all kinds of BBQ! So I am giving my TOP TEN BBQ. Feel free to give your own.
10. Thomas Pit BBQ - Madison, AL
9. Risky's BBQ- Stockyards, Ft. Worth, TX
8. Maurice's BBQ- Columbia, SC
7. Williamson Brothers BBQ- Canton, GA
6. Springcreek BBQ- Dallas/Ft. Worth Metroplex
5. Greenbriar BBQ- Madison, AL
4. Whitt's BBQ - Ardmore, AL
3. Smithfield BBQ- Jacksonville, NC
2. Matt's Rib Shack- Mobile, AL
1. Dreamland BBQ- Tuscaloosa, AL
posted by Kevin Bussey at 3/12/2006 07:37:00 PM
14 Comments:
Dreamland BBQ: With restaurants in Birmingham, Mobile, Tuscaloosa, and Huntsville. Not sure if there's one in Montgomery.
Is Matt's the one down off MLK Blvd. in Prichard? Dad was telling me about one down there that 10 years ago, half the big-wigs in the area would go eat at for lunch. (Mayors, businessmen.) Bars on windows and everything. That good.
Oh man, now you've done it.
Dreamland is also in Roswell/Alpharetta, GA!
Matt's used to be near FBTC. But the one I ate at was on Schillenger across from Starbucks-in the same shopping center with Family Christian Stores.
Hey Guys,
This just happens to be my area of expertise! There is a Dreamland in Montgomery, but you really can't franchise BBQ - it's all about the smoker.
The original Johnny Ray's in Birmingham used to have the best BBQ sandwiches, but they changed owners and went downhill. Smokehouse in Millbrook, AL is some of the best I've had (talking about pulled pork - just off I-65 north of Montgomery). Also, Little Dooey's in Starkville, MS and Corky's in Memphis, TN.
As far as ribs go, I'd still have to go with the Dreamland in Tuscaloosa.
This has got to be one of my favorite subjects. Now, if we could just plan a tour of all the great BBQ places and write a book or something . . .
1. Risky's - Ft. Worth
2. Rendevous - Memphis
3. - 10. Just about any roadside joint in Texas - and I have been to quite a few.
Kevin,
No offense, but Risckey's is BBQ for tourists.
Also, while Spring Creek is pretty good, can a chain restaurant really be in a "Top 10" list?
I think you were gone from FW before The Railhead opened, but its DFW's best BBQ by a mile. (They even have pulled pork a couple nights of the week!)
The roadside joints have the potential to be the best - chains can't match this; it's all about the smoker.
If you've been in eastern Oklahoma along I-40 and haven't sampled Wildhorse BBQ in Sallisaw, you have sinned. This is the sin written about by the apostle John that is a sin leading to death, therefore I can't pray for you.
If you didn't know it was there, I guess it would be excusable. Now you know: I-40, Sallisaw, pull over and ask somebody...
Anybody have any suggestions for BBQ in Greensboro?
Little Dooey's gets my vote. Although I may be just a little partial to anything coming out of Starkville.
I will find out a good BBQ in G-boro. I drove thru there today but had lunch in Burlington. I will do my research and give a report.
I'm from SC but I boycott Maurice's. Too much drama there a few years ago.
The best local place for me is Bubbalou's Bodacious BBQ.
If you are ever in Oakwood, Ga stop by the Smokehouse Barbeque. It is a little known gem. They have great BBQ, and their Brunswick Stew is so good that if you put a bowl of it on your head, your tongue would beat your brains out trying to get to it. Also, Risky's has nothing on Cousins in Ft. Worth
We need to set up a map so we know where to eat great BBQ!
I knew Dreamland when there was only one--in Tuscaloosa. Back in college we used to leave the dorm at 4:30 on a Saturday in order to get in the door. Back then there was only ribs, white bread, and beer.
Whenever we're in Chattanooga we try to eat at Sticky Fingers. Great ribs and barbecue sandwiches (pork, that is; but they may have beef on the menu as well). They have a variety of styles and sauces to choose from, so no matter how you like your barbecue they should have something to please you.
Here in KY, Moonlite in Owensboro is THE place for barbecue. They'll barbecue anything, even mutton. They have folks come from all across the country to eat there. And the best part is they have a buffet.
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