Posted on 03/13/2012 9:46:37 PM PDT by DemforBush
If you're like us, you can't wait for Memorial Day, the unofficial start of barbeque season. There's nothing quite like spending the evening with a cold beer and a plate piled high with chilled coleslaw, thick-cut French fries, and succulent barbeque...
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Memphis in May world bbq championship is coming up. Best ribs I ever had were Porkasaurus’ ‘warm up’ ribs. I also like Interstate bbq rib tips.
Smoke Stack in Martin City, Missouri. Best anywhere.
Memphis is the rib capital of the world.
Sounds wonderful.
Besides mine (and yours! lol), the "best" BBQ is found at small, hole-in-the-wall joints in the middle of nowhere, that you have to fight your way into, after finally finding a place to park that is still within walking distance.
We've found several of them in various states: one of the pleasures of avoiding (in new territory) interstates; and not flying anywhere a car can get to.
The BBQ I grew up with had a sweet reddish sauce and creamy coleslaw. But my favorite place where I’m living now has thin vinegar sauce and vinegar based coleslaw. I have to say, both are great. I think the poster upthread got it right: it’s rare that you encounter truly bad barbeque. The vast majority of it is pretty dang good.
BBQ is the ONE saving grace of having to live in Memphis. Anywhere, anytime you those wonderful aroma’s will be in the air.
What happened to
LOVE’S BAR-B-Q in San Diego?
Seems like the org is no longer in existence.
And there was a great Bar-B-Q in La Jolla back aways from the overlook of the beach a few blocks . . . ran by a black fellow—everyone was seated wherever there were seats at big tables, didn’t matter who else was there—everyone was all thrown-together. Great food. Can’t think of the name. Don’t know if it’s still there, or not.
I like them too.
When visiting my wife’s family:
Dreamland in Tuscaloosa, Alabama
and here in town:
Dr. Hogly Wogly’s Tyler Texas BBQ in Van Nuys, Ca.
Unfortunately, I can’t find anyplace in LA that makes BBQ pulled pork sandwiches like they do in the south.
You will find it hard to believe that an ice cream parlor would offer BBQ, but there is one that does on the weekends, sometimes with a side of Jazz as well. and both are very good.
Judeth Rose Ice Cream Parlor in Monongahela, Pa.
Two Thumbs Up!!
During the Summer try a place called Cyclone in Cyclone. It’s east of Temple. Nothing in Cyclone but a building with a big parking lot and no sign out front. You’ll recognize from the cars and often buses parked in the lot.
I love BBQ, almost all kinds. Dry rubs and mustard base are low on my list though.
I used to get Texas Best BBQ sauce. Tangy, semi-sweet and no oil so it stuck to the meat.
They sold out to a big outfit and faded away.
About a yr. ago the original maker was going to bring it back but my e-mails to their website have been unanswered so guess they didn’t make it.
About 25 yrs. ago we went to a place in SW St. Louis that had the best BBQ greens I’ve ever had, and catfish.
Bubba and Coys. wonder if it’s still there.
The Salt Lick.....Austin, Texas, without a doubt!
“I had BBQ chicken tonight. On the grill over hot coals, with a BBQ sauce made from onions, catsup, vinegar, beer, brown sugar, and coffee. Smoked over pecan and rosemary. Give that to someone from North Carolina, and they would say it’s crap, and not BBQ.”
Not true. Tarheels have a fondness for thin vinegary sauces on their smoked pig but chicken is a different critter requiring a different sauce.
FReeper Tom D. has a killer sauce recipe.
>>...What say you all, FRiends?...<<
No matter how good or bad, I’ve never come across some Que I wouldn’t eat. To me, it’s *ALL* good! Having said that, my fav is the smoked pork sandwich (with wet slaw *on* the sandwich) and ribs at “The Little Pig” drive-in (Memphis style) where I grew up. Sadly, it’s been gone for a looooong time. But, it was my “benchmark” for what BBQ is “supposed” to taste like.
Since I can’t go back in time, I’ll now take “any port in a storm.” Any bbq joint has good days and bad days. So to give them a fair shake, you can’t just go somewhere once and fairly pass judgement.
So, I’ve resigned myself to try them *all*, just as frequently as my cholesterol levels allow me to. It’s the fair thing to do. I sincerely suggest everyone do the same.
Hey there Johnny! I tend to agree. What you learn to love
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