BBQ

[motley]

Love this stuff and wish we had a good place around here, but sadly no...just this chain place called "Q" which is underwhelming and a few local places which are similar.

I love all diff styles, but the eastern Carolina style (vinegar based with the slaw on top) is my fav. Of course the Texas style is good, even though they use the wrong meat.

 

[Koolau]

Not too many BBQ recipes I don't like! I enjoy the differences.

 

[Keim]

Talking bbq? Sign me up. Love it all. Especially mustard sauces.

 

[skipro33]

I made a good decision and bought a smoker around 15 years ago. Now I have smoked meat anytime.

 

[2017ish]

BBQ falls into the small category of foods that we will pay to eat after someone else cooks it! Too much time involved to do it properly. Fortunately, the BBQ scene in Nashville is a crossroads of Carolinas/Texas/Memphis; we have many good choices.

(Interestingly, we found a strong Texas BBQ place on Tenerife in the Canary Islands last year; the proprietors fell in love with the food when visiting their daughter in Texas and ended up importing all the gear and opening their own restaurant!)

 

[CosmicDreamer]

Have you tried Japanese and Korean BBQ? Personally, I prefer Japanese BBQ because I enjoy the meat. Korean BBQ has too many side dishes for my taste.

 

[Surewhitey]

Grew up in Memphis so pulled pork and dry rub ribs was my earlier years. Lived in Louisiana and Texas and got hooked on brisket. I appreciate Kansas City's burnt ends too. A friend sent me some smoking tubes for the grill that works great on the gas grill for chicken and steak too. Gotta love the smoke.

 

[sengsational]

Came all the way to Setúbal and ended up eating some really good BBQ ( Rafeira Taproom & Bayou BBQ) And the owner also opened a brewery and had a wide variety of beer styles (we've been drinking Especial, a light adjunct lager). The town (a Lisbon suburb) is famous for choco frito (fried cuttlefish) and seafood, and we had a lot of that, but the BBQ was so good! The owner's parents live in NC and he lived in Colorado (beer) and Georgia (barbeque).

 

[Kings over Queens]

I loved smoking shoulders and ribs, but unfortunately, BBQ and me are on a break.

Wife and I got food poising from a joint in Louisville in April and I can't even take the smell of it, let alone consider eating it.

 

[Lorenzo]

The owner's parents live in NC and he lived in Colorado (beer) and Georgia (barbeque).

I wouldn't be surprised if in recent year the number of breweries in Georgia has surpassed the number of barbecue joints. Breweries have been popping up like mushrooms after a rain, while I see a lot of shuttered buildings that were once barbecue joints (though perhaps chains are taking their place). To do barbecue right takes a lot of work (not to mention wood), and it's probably difficult to turn a profit unless they compromise on quality (so we see shortcuts like pre-steaming ribs). I had a friend who opened a barbecue place and gave up after a couple of years. Of course, the same could be said of brewing, and there is no shortage of breweries in this region turning out homebrew-quality beer. Georgia never really did develop a distinct barbecue style of its own; what you find is more of a conglomeration of styles adapted from neighboring states that are known for barbecue, namely, North and South Carolina and Tennessee, and then there are the immigrants from Texas who introduced Georgia (and the rest of the US) to brisket. I also wouldn't be surprised to learn that the more contemporary barbecue restaurants and chains that have taken hold in Georgia sell more brisket now than the traditional pork. Brisket seems to have become popular all over the US.

 

[Koolau]

Have you tried Japanese and Korean BBQ? Personally, I prefer Japanese BBQ because I enjoy the meat. Korean BBQ has too many side dishes for my taste.

We often eat Korean BBQ because it's everywhere in the Islands. It's quite a bit different than most "American" style BBQ recipes. I'd say it depends less on the sauce but YMMV.

 

[Midpack]

Now living in NC, we have an embarrassment of riches for BBQ. While some places are a little better than others, there are no outright bad BBQ places here - you wouldn't survive making bad BBQ here! We have BBQ 2-3 times a month here, it was very rare when we lived in Chicagoland (though there were a few good ones like Smoque).

HQ for the last mega I worked for was near Memphis, so we went to The Rendezvous many times. Also went to Interstate BBQ and Corky’s a few times. I’ve also been to Rodney Scott’s in Charleston once. I’ve always wanted to try Franklin’s in Austin but probably won’t get there. I didn’t much care for the BBQ in FL when we lived there, but to each his/her own.

 

[FiveDriver]

Here in the Charleston area, there are several top notch BBQ joints. Our hands-down favorite is just a half mile from our house. On Tuesdays they have a special Pulled Pork sandwich and one side for $12. That sandwich is so big, I always get a to-go box with another meal in it.

John Lewis, the Texas BBQ giant, opened up a place downtown. He does a lot of Beef Brisket and often has a Smoked Prime Rib special during the week. Slow cooked Prime Beef Rib you can cut with a butter knife.

Rodney Scott is a legend in the upstate of SC. He cooks it Old School, in a pit made of cider blocks. He stands guard over that pit all night, shoveling local hickory wood chips from a 55 gallon drum. Folks start sowing up for lunch around 11 am.

A big part of BBQ is the sauce. I've found that the mustard-based sauce, with just a little sweet red ketchup-based added is my go-to.

 

[The Cosmic Avenger]

I'm surprised how good the choices are here in Maryland, although they're not all good. Mackie's is a family-owner DC-area chain that has the best ribs I've ever had, and a small local place (Route 108 BBQ) has very good brisket and good ribs, so many weekends we'll get one or the other for dinner.

 

[jazz4cash]

Route 108…,is that near Lone Oak Brewery?

 

[The Cosmic Avenger]

Route 108…,is that near Lone Oak Brewery?

Opposite side, Route 108 BBQ is near the Friends Meeting House in Ashton.

 

[jazz4cash]

Now living in NC, we have an embarrassment of riches for BBQ. While some places are a little better than others, there are no outright bad BBQ places here - you wouldn't survive making bad BBQ here! We have BBQ 2-3 times a month here, it was very rare when we lived in Chicagoland (though there were a few good ones like Smoque).

HQ for the last mega I worked for was near Memphis, so we went to The Rendezvous many times. Also went to Interstate BBQ and Corky’s a few times. I’ve also been to Rodney Scott’s in Charleston once. I’ve always wanted to try Franklin’s in Austin but probably won’t get there. I didn’t much care for the BBQ in FL when we lived there, but to each his/her own.

We passed through Memphis last year and went to Central BBQ because it was convenient and the line was out the door and down the block. It was good but I wonder how it compares?

 

[pacergal]

When my folks were working, they lived in Dallas and Memphis, so we got to visit a few times and get to those great BBQ places!
We haven't found any super BBQ places here. There are the chains, such as Famous Daves, which are not bad.
Our best here is home made, on the treager!

 

[OldShooter]

I do my own on a pellet grill, usually St. Louis cut ribs or brisket. I am also a KCBS Certified Barbecue Judge so I get to taste some good BBQ from time to time. Commercial BBQ restaurants not too common in the our upper midwest area.

 

[motley]

BBQ falls into the small category of foods that we will pay to eat after someone else cooks it! Too much time involved to do it properly.

Amen to that!

Fortunately, the BBQ scene in Nashville is a crossroads of Carolinas/Texas/Memphis; we have many good choices.

Oh I'm jealous, you are in a good spot!

 

[motley]

Have you tried Japanese and Korean BBQ? Personally, I prefer Japanese BBQ because I enjoy the meat. Korean BBQ has too many side dishes for my taste.

I like both, although IMO they are "BBQ" in name only...

 

[imjustawarrior]

When I moved from Texas to Colorado, there was no good BBQ around, so I bought a smoker and learned how to smoke meat. What a great decision.

Whenever I travel, I look up the best BBQ joints in the area and try them. There are some amazing places all over.

Pro tip: If you don't smell smoke when you pull up, you may be disappointed. All the best places have the beautiful smell of smoke.

 

[Midpack]

We passed through Memphis last year and went to Central BBQ because it was convenient and the line was out the door and down the block. It was good but I wonder how it compares?

I never tried it, but it is highly rated. But Memphis, like NC, doesn't have bad BBQ - those places close quickly because there's so much good BBQ around. So I am sure Central is great too.

 

[Keim]

I enjoyed Central BBQ in Memphis. But, IMO Charlie Vergos Rendezvous was much better.

 

[Dtail]

I enjoyed Central BBQ in Memphis. But, IMO Charlie Vergos Rendezvous was much better.

Been to Central/Rendezvous/Corky's. Loved all of them.