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Alabama
ARCHIBALD’S AND WOODROWS BBQ
4215 Greensboro Avenue, Tuscaloosa, AL 35405
T: 205.333.3622
Archibald’s in Tuscaloosa. They’ve got a little cinderblock building beside their house with some picnic tables. They only have ribs or pork. You order them and they pull them right off the pit, and cut them right in front of you. They are just phenomenal.
- Pitmaster Drew Robinson (Jim ‘N Nick’s Bar-B-Q)
Tuscaloosa
American / Barbecue
North Carolina
ADAM’S ROADSIDE BBQ
It’s a very special little place. They do hole hog and great techniques.
- Pitmaster Sam Jones (Skylight Inn)
Goldsboro
American / Barbecue
Tennessee
COZY CORNER
Cozy Corner in Memphis, the barbecue capital of the world.
It’s very unique and they’re known for their cornish hens, which you don’t find in a lot of places, and also their bologna, which is smoked on the pit.
- Pitmaster Mike Mills (17th Street Bar & Grill)
Memphis
American / Barbecue
Kentucky
MOONLITE BAR-B-Q INN
Moonlite Bar-B-Q Inn. It’s Kentucky burgoo and mutton barbecue.
Owensboro
American / Barbecue
Illinois
17TH STREET BAR AND GRILL
I invite everybody to come to Big Apple BBQ Block Party festival every year and I invite the best of the best and they’re here. But, I will say go to the 17th Street Bar and Grill for Mike Mills. He’s a fantastic cook and the ribs are off the hook.
- Pitmaster Kenny Callaghan (Blue Smoke)
For the baby back ribs. Mike Mills is a true pit master. He’s been doing this as long as I have, so he knows how to get it done. Get his baby back ribs.
- Pitmaster Myron Mixon (Jack’s Old South)
Mike Mills is the most respected pit master there is. He’s a prince of a fellow. He’s willing to tell you what you need to do and how you can grow.
- Pitmaster Garry Roark (Ubon’s)
With Mike Mills, there is nothing else to talk about except ‘How are you? Where are the ribs?
- Pitmaster Rodney Scott (Scott’s)
Murphysboro
American / Barbecue
South Carolina
SCOTT’S
Scott’s in Hemingway, SC. It’s just so old school. The wood that Rodney uses is really good and his vinegar sauce is real spicy. I just love the guy and all of that together adds up to a pretty good barbecue sandwich.
- Pitmaster Jimmy Hagood (BlackJack Barbecue)
In South Carolina, go to Hemingway to Scott's Barbecue, they're doing real, midlands-SC style barbecue, whole hog. Rodney Scott takes no shortcuts.
Hemingway
American / Barbecue
WILBER’S BARBECUE
- Pitmaster Sam Jones (Skylight Inn)
Goldsboro
American / Barbecue
Texas
BODACIOUS BBQ
904 N 6th Street, Longview, TX 75601
T: 903.753.2714
I grew up in a little town in North East Texas called Longview and there is a place there called Bodacious BBQ. every time I go back home, I stop for the brisket.
- Pitmaster Michael Rodriquez (Salt Lick Bar-B-Que)
Longview
American / Barbecue
SILER’S OLD TIME BBQ
6060 State Route 100 East, Henderson, TN 38340
T: 731.989.2242
It’s 80 miles east of Memphis. Used to be called Jack’s Creek BBQ. They cook my style. Best whole hog barbecue sandwiches I’ve ever had.
- Pitmaster Patrick Martin (Martin’s Bar-B-Que Joint)
Henderson
American / Barbecue
KREUZ MARKET
Get their jalapeno sausage.
- Pitmaster Chris Lilly (Big Bob Gibson’s BBQ)
Lockhart
American / German / Barbecue
LEXINGTON NUMBER ONE
10 US Hwy 29 70 South, Lexington, NC 27295
T: 336.249.9814
For the shoulders.
- Pitmaster Sam Jones (Skylight Inn)
Lexington
American / Barbecue
LEM’S BAR-B-QUE HOUSE
311 E 75th Street, Chicago, IL 60619
T: 773.994.2428
On the south side of Chicago. It’s off the beaten track, a little bit of a hole in the wall, but it’s been there forever. If you’re a local you know about it, but if you’re not a local you’ve probably never heard about it. One of my favorite spots across the country.
- Pitmaster Charles Grund, Jr. (Hill Country)
Chicago
American / Barbecue
Multiple States
JIM ‘N NICK’S BAR-B-Q
Multiple Locations: Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee.
Not only do I love his food, his barbecue pork, but also his banana creme pie. I love it!
- Pitmaster Rodney Scott (Scott’s)
Multiple Locations
American / Barbecue
DEAD END BBQ
It’s a fairly new one in Knoxville. They’ve got great pulled pork and barbecue nachos that are out of this world.
- Pitmaster Chris Lilly (Big Bob Gibson’s BBQ)
Knoxville
American / Barbecue
LOUIE MUELLER BARBECUE
Louie Mueller’s in Taylor, Texas. Anytime I go to Austin, that is my first go to. Quintessential Texas Barbecue experience.
- Pitmaster John Stage (Dinosaur BBQ)
Taylor
American / Barbecue
Big Apple BBQ Block Party
June 13, 2011
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