PrintCook the Book: 'Big Bob Gibson's BBQ Book'
Labor Day is just around the corner, which means the last hurrah of summer barbecues. We thought this week would be the perfect opportunity to feature Big Bob Gibson's BBQ Book, a cookbook from the barbecue legend Big Bob Gibson.
Here's a little background on Big Bob: Bob was a big guy from Decatur, Alabama, with a natural talent for grilling. Back in 1925 he started serving barbecue out of a pit he dug in his backyard. People flocked from miles around, and his backyard barbecue eventually become so popular, he was able to quit his railroad job and open up a brick-and-mortar restaurant.
Since then Big Bob's has become a barbecue institution, with locations throughout Alabama and the Carolinas. Big Bob's has always been a family affair so it's no surprise that Chris Lilly, husband to Big Bob's great-granddaughter and winner of multiple barbecue competitions, chose to share some of some of the Gibson family's barbecue secrets in Big Bob's BBQ Book.
The book offers tons of invaluable barbecue wisdom especially for novices like myself. Different types of grills and woods are broken down, seasonings are discussed and cooking methods are explained in a straight-forward style. If you've ever wondered about direct versus indirect heat methods, Chris Lilly is your go-to guy.
Win 'Big Bob's BBQ Book'
To help you get ready for all of the weekend's impending cookouts, every day this week we be sharing a barbecue recipe from Big Bob's BBQ Book. If you've been to Big Bob's you'll surely be familiar with his Bar-B-Q Chicken with White Sauce and Bar-B-Q Coleslaw. We're going to be sharing those secret recipes and more, along with some great Southern sides such as Big Mama's Chow-Chow and Turnip Greens with Smoked Slab Bacon.
Thanks to the good folks over at Clarkson Potter, we are giving away five (5) copies of Big Bob's BBQ Book this week. All you have to do is tell us about the best barbecue you've even eaten in the comments section below.
Five (5) people will be chosen at random among the eligible comments below. We're sorry, but entry is only open to residents of the U.S. and Canada. Comments will close Tuesday, September 8 at noon ET. The standard Serious Eats contest rules apply.
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Actually, the best BBQ I have ever eaten was Big Bob Gibson's!
flamingo at 1:04PM on 08/31/09
I can't help but love Texas Brisket!
arm1970 at 1:06PM on 08/31/09
The best barbecue I ever had was from a restaurant back home in Vancouver called Memphis Blues -- Cornish game hen, served with a side of beans, cornbread, and their classic BBQ sauce. Without fail, I'm at that restaurant every time I'm home for a visit.
avaryne at 1:08PM on 08/31/09
Strangely enough, I have not had much great BBQ - it could be where I live. I did go to Rendevous in Nashville, but I was so young I don't remember. Most of the BBQ here in Tucson are chain restaurants or are not consistent at all.
missvenuz at 1:14PM on 08/31/09
In Memphis, a friend of our host had spent many many hours making his own barrel-style barbecue. It was huge and mounted on a trailer. He made us some really exceptional pulled pork. and his own sauce.
Another highlight: Rendezvous in Memphis
engmcmuffin at 1:14PM on 08/31/09
Nothing beats a real deal pig pickin back home (Raleigh NC). Ole Time would have to be my joint of choice.
NYC-wise, I'm a fan of the pork belly at Fette Sau.
njt207 at 1:15PM on 08/31/09
If you're in central NC, Allen & Son near Hillsborough is the best of the best. I go whenever I can.
Other than my homemade bbq, of course - Boston butts smoked over hickory.
NCGourmet at 1:20PM on 08/31/09
I was at Sonny Bryan's in Dallas the day after Julia Child had been there. The first taste told me that Julia knew her brisket.
outsidecounsel at 1:20PM on 08/31/09
The best BBQ I had was Dinosaur BBQ in western NY. Their brisket is the best. Although I just moved to NC, so I may find something better.
Chowdahead at 1:21PM on 08/31/09
haps combo bbq snad - either pulled pork/brisket or pp/hot links combo. depending upon my mood I guess?
twoshoes at 1:22PM on 08/31/09
@Chowdahead - where in NC? There's good BBQ all over...
NCGourmet at 1:22PM on 08/31/09
the first time we smoked ribs at a friends place..something great about watching a process from beginning to end.
sassysprite at 1:23PM on 08/31/09
At Quarters in ABQ, NM
greenteacup at 1:24PM on 08/31/09
Best BBQ I ever had was prepared at my house by a good friend from NC.
madball911 at 1:30PM on 08/31/09
I have limited barbecue eating experience, but Armadillo Willy's in the SF bay area always hit the spot.
Sharkky9 at 1:31PM on 08/31/09
My dad and I were planning a baseball trip over a summer, and we wanted to fit as many games into two weeks as possible. We just couldn't make a doable schedule that had the Royals in town, unfortunately. We finally decided, baseball be damned, we were going anyway. We flew in, had a platter with everything at Arthur Bryant's , then made our way over to Gates for burnt tips as lunch #2. The trip had us at 13 baseball games and eating in some fine places, but nothing could touch the smoked sausage at Arthur Bryant's.
YancyDC at 1:32PM on 08/31/09
I've done my share of barbecuing and eaten a lot of it all over the country, but a couple of years ago I finally made the roadtrip to Mike Mills' 17th Street Bar and Grill and it was like a religious experience! Hands-down the best ribs I've ever had.
deeoh1 at 1:33PM on 08/31/09
The best barbeque I've ever had was from Oklahoma Joe's in Kansas City, KS. For a BBQ lover from the northeast, there is nothing like that first bike of real Kansas City bbq'ed brisket served out of the back of a gas station. It changed my life!
tbone1234 at 1:35PM on 08/31/09
The last time I smoked a pork shoulder, I made the renowned mr. brown. It's great.
arbeck at 1:38PM on 08/31/09
Amazing pulled pork sandwich I had at a friend's backyard BBQ. Slow-cooked, tender, tangy!
drew13000 at 1:39PM on 08/31/09
Best BBQ was at a local place, Holy smokes BBQ. Mmm, MM! I want some now.....shoot.
blbst36 at 1:40PM on 08/31/09
Pork butt, fresh and hot our of our back yard smoker!
AimDee at 1:40PM on 08/31/09
I live in MN and have kids, so the best I've had has come out of my own smoker. Still a long way to go, though.
mngiggle at 1:42PM on 08/31/09
hot smoked turkey from a friend from El Paso
gb916 at 1:43PM on 08/31/09
I worked in Charlotte for a big bank and one of our vendors invited our marketing department over every year a week or two prior to Christmas. Our rep would drive north for an hour or two to Lexington (N.C.) and bring back loads and loads of pulled pork barbecue, cole slaw, corn bread and sweet tea.
Great stuff!
andymcmorrow at 1:43PM on 08/31/09
The best BBQ I ever had was last summer out our annual pork party. Homemade rub, homemade sauce, slow cooked over hickory... So very tasty.
kuromu at 1:44PM on 08/31/09
Here in California it is hard to find good southern BBQ - but I try every one that I come across. Unfortunately I am still looking for the best.
GrimChef at 1:47PM on 08/31/09
I had amazing brisket in a gas station/convenience store in San Antonio Tx. Gave you a plate of brisket, creamed corn and 4 pieces of squishy white bread. Heaven!
ashtonsh at 1:51PM on 08/31/09
A very good friend of mine makes the best ribs I have ever eaten!! He keeps his recipe top secret and since he moved I only get to eat them about once a year. Unfortunately that is not nearly enough.
Bethamphetamine at 1:53PM on 08/31/09
The brisket & Soul Rolls at Urban BBQ in Bethesda, MD
tomteevee at 1:53PM on 08/31/09
I grew up about 20-30 minutes from Lexington, North Carolina, so there's no question what my favorite barbecue is. Man, I miss that stuff. I now live in Tennessee, and while there's some acceptable barbecue out here, nothing is like that. Good news is, my family still lives there, so every time I go to visit, I make sure to get my fill.
kimberlymac at 1:57PM on 08/31/09
Best BBQ I've had was in Lockhart, TX
halvacook at 2:02PM on 08/31/09
My husband makes a pretty fine bbq. We have a chest smoker he uses when the mood strikes him. I love smoked pulled pork sholder and beef brisket. We are always looked for more recipes/tips.
baker212 at 2:03PM on 08/31/09
i'm gonna have to go with Dinosaur BBQ in New York.
mr guy at 2:04PM on 08/31/09
Some really delectable BBQ roast pork from some hole in the wall on Canal Street in NYC. Amazing!
cochon at 2:05PM on 08/31/09
a turkey and a pork picnic cooked side-by-side on my charcoal grill. They basted each other without any help from me. Best barbecue I've ever had.
tucsonlady at 2:06PM on 08/31/09
Fat Willie's in Chicago. Rib tips and a 40 in a paper bag. Booya!
bruisedbuddha at 2:07PM on 08/31/09
truthfully, it was big bobs pulled pork sandwich at the big apple bbq (i went this and last year). both years it was the best thing ever. and this year i had three of them...
korovka at 2:09PM on 08/31/09
Anything my husband barbecues is wonderful-especially chicken
little orange straw at 2:11PM on 08/31/09
Brazilian barbecue at Porcao!
Carioca at 2:12PM on 08/31/09
After a really bad day at my wall street firm, a few of us badly needed a walk to get off the desk. Daisy May's BBQ in midtown filled our need for meat, it was the best tasting meal we could have possibly eaten at the time.
snackpig at 2:12PM on 08/31/09
Another excellent bbq book for beginners is Steve Raichlens "How to Grill". It provides a fine foundation on grilling, smoking and saucing.
But the best book on bbq sauces and rubs is Paul Kirks book "Championship Barbecue Sauces". It is without peer.
I have given both books as gifts for people new to the art of bbq.
zak822 at 2:19PM on 08/31/09
Has to be the firemen's picnic. They have converted a 350 gallon oil tank into a pig roasting grill with a motorized spit. Pig goes on before dawn and first tasting is at dusk. Alway delicious.
npfldmom at 2:24PM on 08/31/09
I'm a rib guy. Spare ribs, too; none of those wussy baby backs for me.
sidebernie at 2:35PM on 08/31/09
May favorite BBQ isthe ribs from Dinosaur BBQ, Syracuse, NY. Huge ribs cooked for 14 hours. Definitely made four years of college a little easier.
jwardell at 2:39PM on 08/31/09
Lately our best barbecue has been at home. My husband decided to try his hand at indirect heat and there's no turning back now!
feedmillgirl at 2:39PM on 08/31/09
Whole smoked "Beer-can" chicken. The thing took about 5 hours, but it was worth every minute. My neighbors either hated or loved me after that adventure with mesquite chips.
tysbrown at 2:39PM on 08/31/09
The most incredible food I've eaten off of a smoker was at an International Barbecue Championship in San Diego several years ago. Baked Alaska inside a hollow pineapple and cooked on a barbecue is just an example. I've had some mighty good commercial bbq in Texas and Tennessee. Day to day I make do with what I can fix at home.
tankwatkins at 2:42PM on 08/31/09
My own, with mustard sauce.
Milly at 2:44PM on 08/31/09
Best BBQ I've ever eaten was this pulled-pork sandwich (along with the darn fine coleslaw) at Bubba G's BBQ in my City.
Tender, flavourful and outta this world BBQ sauce!!!!!!
PS thx Clarkson Potter!
hungrychristel at 2:45PM on 08/31/09
My dad's BBQ during easter (lamb on the spit, souvlaki, burgers...)!
de3montecarlo at 2:45PM on 08/31/09
Best BBQ I have ever eaten was my own smoked chicken hot wings. They were mind numbingly good.
PorkLoin at 2:47PM on 08/31/09
The Ridgewood. Bluff City, TN.
garek at 2:50PM on 08/31/09
Strangely enough, some of the best barbecue was the ribs at McGuire's Irish Pub in Pensacola, FL. Maybe I was just hungry that day, but they were amazing.
cdsamford at 2:57PM on 08/31/09
Fav restaurant in my city - Honky Tonk BBQ
I've been working on improving my smoking for pulled pork and chicken, so I've gotten some compliments that many of my guests' fav BBQ is in my apartment. But it's far from perfect yet.
ChicagoKid at 2:58PM on 08/31/09
The satisfaction and enjoyment of eating one's own slowly smoked tender beef brisket can't be beat! It's a labor of love.
sauerkrautball at 3:01PM on 08/31/09
Mmmm, I love the pulled (really chopped) pork at Bounty Hunter in Napa. Tried and tried to get BBQ when I drove across the South, but failed miserably, so I've never had the real thing.
cyberroo at 3:03PM on 08/31/09
My husband makes the best BBQ chicken and ribs. He also make a great burger, one of the best I've ever had.
Louisa at 3:15PM on 08/31/09
I'm going to guess that here in Boston, we don't even have "real" BBQ! I make some darn good baby-back ribs, but I don't know that they're authentic.
wisekaren at 3:23PM on 08/31/09
My husband's pork butt, accompanied by my coleslaw...
jsd517 at 3:25PM on 08/31/09
Waiting for the book to prove me wrong...but home-smoked is the best. My house would be my answer.
DeaconVolker at 3:27PM on 08/31/09
The only one I've traveled cross country for: McClard's in Hot Springs, Ark is the best.
awtane at 3:37PM on 08/31/09
Hoggy's BBQ in Columbus, OH or Montgomery Inn in Cincinnati, OH make some of the best ribs I've ever eaten.
bobcatsteph3 at 3:37PM on 08/31/09
Carolina cue in my home state of course.
mr_chorizo at 3:42PM on 08/31/09
I adore BBQ of all forms, but my favorite is the most accessible here in my hometown of Hagerstown MD: Hempen Hill BBQ. Great smokiness and really nicely balanced sauces!
shalomblack at 3:51PM on 08/31/09
BBQ revue in Cincinnati, OH
jknepfle at 3:58PM on 08/31/09
my homie Norman back in undergrad had this awesome house with a pool and a pool house. but even better were his dad's ribs! so good you could eat them dry w/o any sauce!
_greenbean at 4:01PM on 08/31/09
the best bbq I've eaten are the salt and pepper beef ribs my boyfriend did in his smoker. Not too smoky, no sauces to overpower the beefiness of the ribs, and they just fell apart in your mouth. Yum.
threedogkitchen at 4:15PM on 08/31/09
Kreuz Barbeque, Lockhart, TX.
rvana63 at 4:19PM on 08/31/09
the ribs a chef friend of mine made in upstate New York. smoked with some hot and spicy sauce and so tender you could pull the bones right out.
jesster at 4:26PM on 08/31/09
Pork b'bcue Philippine style!
etirv at 4:32PM on 08/31/09
At the risk of being boastful I've not had better 'cue than I can kick out of my backyard smoker; I've been honing my techniques for 10+ years now…away from that best I've had is the Bull's Eye steak cooked in the pit over red oak & served w/ shrimp cocktail, salad, pinquito beans, salsa & garlic bread at the Far Western in Guadalupe, CA (they edge out Jocko's in Nipomo because I went to FW first)- not textbook low and slow to be sure but it is a California tradition to refer to the style as "Santa Maria barbecue" and who am I to upset tradition?
Oakland Aaron at 4:35PM on 08/31/09
in the u. city loop in st. louis, there's a little plaza with an outdoor market, right next to a gigantic parking lot. next to the market, there's a bbq stand-- you just buy it from a window. no chairs, tables, utensils... and it's incredible. i remember eating it in my mom's car on my way back to our house-- she had just picked me up from the airport. it totally changed my perspective on food, bbq, the market i grew up with, and my hometown.
lizaj at 4:35PM on 08/31/09
Moonlight bbq in Owensboro, KY is the place to be. That mutton is worth a trip back any time.
macm45 at 4:46PM on 08/31/09
There are few things in life that can top a smokey and tangy bite of Arthur Bryant's BBQ.
hamkracker at 4:52PM on 08/31/09
blueberry BBQ ribs from a family friend has been the best BBQ I've had so far.
cookingismyfavorite at 4:54PM on 08/31/09
Never had BBQ as a long term veggie - but I love those grilled veggies!
PeanutButter at 4:56PM on 08/31/09
i always love bbq lamb, but recently went to a friend's for backyard bbq of grilled veggies and bluefin that was so simple which made it all the more delicious!
briteyellowness at 5:08PM on 08/31/09
cdziuba@aol.com Sticky Fingers (it's a chain, but a GREAT one) on Hilton Head Island, SC. I dream of that sweet sauce.
cdziuba at 5:18PM on 08/31/09
My first BBQ experience was my best -- a place called Nap's. I'm sure it really wasn't that great, but it was the first time I'd had it. I've been coveting BBQ from Podnah's in Portland these days.
fanghsing at 5:23PM on 08/31/09
There are many good places to get BBQ, but my vote is for the pork shoulder in the backyard smoker with friends and family.
bpolglaze at 5:36PM on 08/31/09
hands down! Railhead, Fort Worth, TX. cheers!
merlot at 5:42PM on 08/31/09
I'm a new resident of South Carolina and have been very much enjoying Henry's Smokehouse. So far, only their pulled pork, but the ribs are calling out to me.
Friday at 5:45PM on 08/31/09
my BF's mom makes killer ribs and pulled pork with her own awesome bbq sauce. YUM!
oregonpinot at 5:58PM on 08/31/09
Kansas city...nothing better!
styska1 at 6:13PM on 08/31/09
I have to say my back yard. I think I am the BBQ master and have the smiles to prove it.
makebelieve at 6:20PM on 08/31/09
At my neighbor's house on the 4th of July. He breaks out 4 or 5 smokers of various sizes and makes a smorgasbord of BBQ delight.
Remander at 6:27PM on 08/31/09
Out of a converted 1 car garage attached to a house along a random highway in Texas.
toptoad at 6:38PM on 08/31/09
Well my ex husband's family was from North Carolina and when we would visit his uncle who made the best pulled pork sandwichhes and ribs I have ever had. Being from NJ we do have too much up here so I was always glad for a trip down south.
alycep06 at 6:54PM on 08/31/09
Lakeside BBQ on July 4th: Asian style, complete with yams, fish, and kebabs
vickster at 6:57PM on 08/31/09
My late dad's slow-smoked, wet-mop brisket. He was a cook on the USS Hornet II during WWII and 'borrowed' the recipe from a shipmate. It wasn't officially Summer in Chicago until he broke out the grill and threw one on. Every Father's Day, I always roast one up in his memory.
CherKell at 7:02PM on 08/31/09
The Texas style brisket from The Salt Lick I ate at the NYC BBQ Block Party about five years ago is still the best.
simon at 7:02PM on 08/31/09
out of my mom's smoker for sure.
jonkeane at 7:16PM on 08/31/09
RJ's in Kirtland
agordon10 at 7:18PM on 08/31/09
a place in chicago no longer in business joes
sandy89 at 7:38PM on 08/31/09
Backyard BBQ with family and friends around.
wunami at 7:43PM on 08/31/09
I miss being in the south where there's good reliable BBQ anywhere you turn. :)
emeraldreverie at 7:51PM on 08/31/09
We went to a BBQ competition a couple of years ago. The competitors were handing us ribs right out of the smoker... That was the best!
fangirl at 8:06PM on 08/31/09
Many years ago my wife convinced me to take her on a camping vacation to The Land Between the Lakes, so we could visit the American Quilter's Society Quilt Show and Contest in Paducah, KY. Our downstairs neighbor, on hearing we were going to Paducah gave us a fist full of money to bring him a BBQ pork shoulder from a long forgotten smoke shack in town. We couldn't resist sampling the package on the way back. It was my first 'real BBQ' experience and still my favorite!
beano at 8:15PM on 08/31/09
pulled pork from silver dollar city in pigeon forge tennessee scooter7018@aol.com
scooter7018 at 8:28PM on 08/31/09
Visiting in North Carolina, where I had my first pulled pork sandwich with coleslaw -- love that vinegary sauce. First time I ever tried hush puppies, too.
annerska at 8:29PM on 08/31/09
My good friends dad smokes some HELLA RIBS...
graciecat at 8:40PM on 08/31/09
Pulled Pork and Brisket from City Barbeque in Columbus, Dayton, & Cincinnati, Ohio.
ronjcar at 8:49PM on 08/31/09
The best bbq I've ever had was these ribs slathered in a good old-fashioned Texan homemade spicy bbq sauce!
Hurdler4eva at 9:16PM on 08/31/09
Brisket in back yard smoker....the aroma and the left overs lasted for days.....
thegoch at 9:17PM on 08/31/09
We have a little place down the road called "Mama J's" tat does great BBQ ribs.
TNFarmer at 9:43PM on 08/31/09
MMMMMM-Football tailgating season and Big Bob Gibson's BBQ Book....could life get any better?!?!?!
robbim at 9:59PM on 08/31/09
Hm... my backyard?
Stufsocker at 10:02PM on 08/31/09
Southside Cafe in Poughkeepsie NY makes the best BBQ chicken I've ever had. The skin is crispy and slathered with a wonderful BBQ sauce - I'm drooling just thinking about it.
Thanks for the giveaway!
js2222 at 10:48PM on 08/31/09
Not to brag, but I make the best BBQ baby back ribs you have ever tasted.
CarolHarrity at 10:53PM on 08/31/09
I've never really had AMAZING barbeque before, although Outback's ribs are pretty good. We grilled up some really tasty shrimp on our last bbq too :)
cluelessfoodbandit at 10:56PM on 08/31/09
Serious Texas BBQ in beautiful Durango, CO has fabulous BBQ. Thanks for sharing!
swmickelson at 12:26AM on 09/01/09
My father's cousin Richard would spit roast a whole pig at a family get together once a year when I was growing up. Best. Q. Ever.
Gregg at 12:31AM on 09/01/09
Brisket from my Uncle Fritz' smoker
sfmitch at 12:52AM on 09/01/09
Eastern NC whole hog wood smoked Q - especially the place in Goldsboro - sorry I'm having a senior moment and can't remember its name.
palatineboor at 1:01AM on 09/01/09
The best I have ever had is at J.R. Barton's in the neighborhood in Columbia, MO. It looks like its run out of someone's house and me and my friends have speculated that the area is a residential only zone but once the city officials tasted what was cooking they let it be. Everything I have eaten there has been unreal.
mcboomofdoom at 1:58AM on 09/01/09
my homemade baby back ribs!
hdasio1234 at 4:25AM on 09/01/09
The best restaurant BBQ I can recall comes from my childhood in Richmond, VA. I loved Bill's BBQ. It's very traditional NC style served with no sauce and cole slaw. The best competition BBQ I've ever eaten came from Ed Mitchell out of Raleigh, NC. He used whole shoulders and whole pigs. With this method, you get a lot of the ham in your BBQ, which makes for a very distinctive taste. Finally, the best overall BBQ has to be mine. After years and years of cooking BBQ in restaurants and on the competition circuit, I know EXACTLY what I like. Just visit my blog if you don't believe me. www.bbqgeek.com
BBQgeek at 7:08AM on 09/01/09
My friend picked some ribs up from a local joint near McDonough, Georgia, and we ate by her pool armed with cold beers and wet naps. The smoky sear on those ribs was so yummy, served with some good cornbread and collard greens -- it made for a perfect summer dinner.
juliebugsmama at 7:30AM on 09/01/09
Corky's in Monroe LA
jaspevacek at 7:54AM on 09/01/09
The best Barbecue I've ever eaten was at the Barbecue House in Auburn, Alabama. Awesome pulled pork, mustard-based sauce. The sandwiches are topped with slaw that is tossed with the sauce. And, they make the "perfect" Brunswick Stew. Amazing!
KarinCooks at 8:05AM on 09/01/09
The Q Shack in Raleigh, NC. They have the most amazing beef brisket!
DuncanHusky at 8:44AM on 09/01/09
My dad's a barbeque judge here in florida. When he's not judging a competition he cooking some ribs. My, those are some good ribs.
bobdobalane at 9:25AM on 09/01/09
The best BBQ I've ever eaten is the briskit at City BBQ here in Columbus, OH. Yummy!
amylou61 at 9:48AM on 09/01/09
Dee Jay's BBQ in Weirton WV has a terrific rib platter the sauce is perfect and they have a thrice baked stuffed potato to die for. Top it off with their ice cream white russian and you are in heaven
Marilouise at 9:54AM on 09/01/09
I am a big fan of burnt ends at R.U.B in NYC.
Bosmer at 9:57AM on 09/01/09
Here in Austin, bbq is a religion. My fav is the chicken at The Salt Lick.
lisal at 10:17AM on 09/01/09
BBQ festival in madison square park, ny, ny. Yazoo, MI had the best pulled pork ever.
Ltizzle at 10:33AM on 09/01/09
My backyard-my husband finally perfected his rib recipe this summer and, a few weeks ago, produced the best slab I've ever tasted. The pulled pork we had a a little shack in North Carolina comes in second.
Rottenmom at 10:45AM on 09/01/09
Until I bought my husband a smoker last summer, the best BBQ I'd had was Speed Queen here in Milwaukee. Now, it's right in my own back yard.
Nezrite at 10:49AM on 09/01/09
The very first time I ate at Arthur Bryant's orginal restaurant in Kansas City. It was 3 parts flavor and one part atmosphere. Old, a little beat up, smokey and well seasoned, it's like the atmosphere gets into the food and makes it special. The best brisket and ribs ever.
Karen Moore at 11:29AM on 09/01/09
I had a frozen brisket sent to me from Cooper's in Texas. It was the best I have ever had.
Best,
John
JohnDouglas at 11:39AM on 09/01/09
The best BBQ was the baby-back ribs we grilled, with my husband's secret sauce. (So secret I don't even know it!) Thanks!
dglitter at 11:55AM on 09/01/09
Some place a client took me outside of Charlotte, NC on a business trip in the mid 80's. Could never remember the name but it was the real deal.
gratefulted at 12:19PM on 09/01/09
I've had some great BBQ here in Tennessee where I live, but quite honestly my husband's baby backs are the BEST!
tgrabler at 12:25PM on 09/01/09
The very thought of smoke rings, barbeque, and juicy, smoky roast meat has me literally salivating... gosh, I'm really hungry now!
SSG Snuffy at 1:01PM on 09/01/09
The best barbeque I've ever had was from my mom
zekks at 1:03PM on 09/01/09
We don't get very good BBQ here in the Northwest. At least not the stuff you hear about from J&M Stern. But the best we have is made at home when we try our best to replicate what you might have in the south but I'm sure it doesn't compare.
bigfatmouth at 1:21PM on 09/01/09
Hm. I'm going to have to say that oklahoma beef rib at daisy mays in hell's kitchen.
semarr at 1:24PM on 09/01/09
Stopped at a shack halfway between Baltimore, MD and Charleston, SC I wish I remembered the name because it was the best Eastern Carolina barbecue I've ever tasted. The Brunswixk stew was great, too.
jammin83 at 1:27PM on 09/01/09
I need to take a proper BBQ vacation down south; but so far the best BBQ I've had was in NYC, strangely enough, at Blue Smoke. Might've been all the delicious sides that tipped the scales, or the house-brewed beer, but I still remember it as the best ever.
louie734 at 1:27PM on 09/01/09
Kreuz's with my extended family in 1983. I was eight years old.
It was awesome.
intheyearofthepig at 1:31PM on 09/01/09
At a chicken shack in the hills of Georgia in 1968.
Michael Z at 1:39PM on 09/01/09
@NCgourmet - Just moved to Durham... I have heard that "The Pit" and "Bullocks" are good, but haven't tried either yet
Chowdahead at 1:51PM on 09/01/09
My parents' neighbor Jeff makes the best baby back ribs. For a restaurant? Hmmm. Some little joint in Silverton, Colorado that I can't remember the name of.
TwoBarkingDogs at 2:02PM on 09/01/09
Honey 1 BBQ in Chicago
peechfish at 2:21PM on 09/01/09
At the Farmer's Market in San Luis Obispo - tri-tip! Yum! Thank you!
Tina12312 at 2:27PM on 09/01/09
Martin's in Nolensville has really good beef brisket, and The Corner Pub in Nashville has killer smoked wings. However, my favorite BBQ is whatever is being slow-smoked on game day here in the South.
@TwoBarkingDogs- Silverton, CO was where I had my first ever chicken fried steak as a child! That place is so tiny I'm willing to bet we were dining at the same establishment.
Vanderbecca at 2:57PM on 09/01/09
The problem is that I can't remember ever having bad BBQ!
1stmakearoux at 3:14PM on 09/01/09
We had a great cookout at home once - we made the BEST ribs with some stuff we just threw together. My tummy is growling just remembering!
Tarah716 at 3:27PM on 09/01/09
Letha's BBQ in Hattiesburg, MS. It's a total hole in the wall but the best pulled pork with spicy BBQ sauce ever!
foodchemistry at 3:28PM on 09/01/09
It's gotta be pulled pork in a vinegary sauce with coleslaw and spicy collards on the side.
jenniley at 3:29PM on 09/01/09
LOVE ribs. My husband's friend's dad always made the best. Cooked them long and low, sauce at the very end. yum. sides of slaw and potato salad.
momtimestwo at 3:29PM on 09/01/09
I love having BBQ's summer isn't the same without them. I recently got married and we had a BBQ for our joint Bachelor/Bachelorette party and it was a blast. We had pulled pork with BBQ sauce . . . yum!
kaitlin5m at 3:32PM on 09/01/09
Tops BBQ - Memphis, TN
burgerluver at 3:37PM on 09/01/09
Slow's BBQ in Detroit has some amazing food!!
Kim
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sunkissed212 at 4:19PM on 09/01/09
My Dad grew up on the South Side of Chicago, and there are several great BBQ spots there. When we used to go back and visit, I could not get enough ribs, hot links and white bread to soak up all that good sauce. Yum!
iced_coffee at 4:20PM on 09/01/09
My current all-time favorite BBQ (it's constantly evolving!) is spicy orange-glazed pork loin with sides of French potato salad and mustard greens. YUM
karmannghia at 5:12PM on 09/01/09
the one that really sticks out in my mind is the first time i ate at RUB. it was a cold rainy day and i popped in to this place all my coworkers had been raving about. assorted BBQ with a side of chili cheese fries with real chili and melted cheese! warmed me right up. unfortunately since i no longer work near there i haven't been back. :-(
mantismag at 5:48PM on 09/01/09
At home—brined, mesquite-smoked baby-back ribs.
kh503 at 5:55PM on 09/01/09
best BBQ I had was Dinosaur BBQ in NY
allelect at 6:51PM on 09/01/09
The best barbeque was after a hurricane here and the local church put on a barbaque and it was fantastic. Maybe because I had not had hot food in days helped too.
malleycc at 6:57PM on 09/01/09
I love Virgil's on 44th Street in New York City!
LIDARKSIDE at 7:33PM on 09/01/09
The Sliced Mutton Plate @ Old Hickory BBQ in Owensboro,Ky
kdj617 at 7:57PM on 09/01/09
Homemade BBQ ribs.
Thanks for the giveaway >^..^
sweeps4ig at 1:58AM on 09/02/09
The best BBQ I've ever eaten was in Amarillo, Texas at my husband's cousin's house. BBQ ribs and pulled pork out of a smoker yummmmm
Dove420 at 3:56AM on 09/02/09
We travel to Sweatman's in Eutawville, SC for great BBQ. They cook it on pits fired with red oak coals. Truely authentic BBQ
Jack W at 5:07AM on 09/02/09
Best BBQ is made by my brother. Love it!
gsugators at 9:02AM on 09/02/09
my husband's smoked ribs rubbed with memphis magic dust. also, my husband's brunswick stew made with smoked chicken and smoked pork butt.
french tart at 9:55AM on 09/02/09
Rib-offs where I can try many different ones.
Mama Beckala at 10:21AM on 09/02/09
Whole hog smoked 18 hours north carolina style...by me :)
maxpork at 10:28AM on 09/02/09
Where im at in northern CA, good BBQ is rare- so I've gotten pretty darn good at smoking pork shoulder with a mustardy, vinegary, homemade bbq sauce. My mouth is watering all over the keyboard just thinking about it.
doctorcop at 12:08PM on 09/02/09
North Carolina for pulled pork at The Pit.
hunrgy at 1:03PM on 09/02/09
Baby back ribs from my Big Green egg - made my last batch rubbed with Dizzy Pig's Dizzy Dust, slow smoked for a little over 5 hours over hickory, and finished with a light coating of Blues Hog BBQ sauce. Served them to friends who are huge soul food/bbq aficionados and they said they were the best ribs they had ever had, period.
Davekatz at 1:09PM on 09/02/09
Some small shack in Houston texas, My god I am hungry just thinking about it and I just had lunch
robertm73 at 1:12PM on 09/02/09
BBQ at home!
llama at 1:25PM on 09/02/09
Bailey's in Fort Worth.
ocarol at 1:28PM on 09/02/09
99% of the time, the best BBQ is whatever I make because it means we're spending the cook time with friends, good food, and great cocktails.
cooksultant at 1:33PM on 09/02/09
BBQ done on the grill at home! nothin' like salt and peppered chicken grilled so that the meat is juicy, but the skin crispy!
merckurybubbles at 1:34PM on 09/02/09
luling city market in luling texas... best fatty brisket ive ever had... so good i ate it with my bare hands!!!
chnguyen at 1:49PM on 09/02/09
Our friend has one of those huge smokers and smokes a whole pig in it. He makes his barbecue with his secret special sauce and it has got to be the best I have ever tasted. Hands down!
rilabby at 2:18PM on 09/02/09
My own eaten with some friends and beers.
aklectic at 3:12PM on 09/02/09
I like lots of different BBQ for different reasons. One of my favorites to eat out in a restaurant is Rendevous in Memphis, TN.
amytug77 at 3:13PM on 09/02/09
My boyfriend's creations on his Big Green Egg.
solidgoldmacher at 3:27PM on 09/02/09
our friend smoked 20 boston buttsfor his son's rehearsal dinner, complete with beans, slaw and homemade caramel cake! oh my god!
grtrossini at 3:32PM on 09/02/09
The Smokehouse in Lindsey Texas. Great ribs, great German sausage, great pulled pork and all the fixins you could want.
dozertx at 3:41PM on 09/02/09
Big Bob's at the Big Apple BBQ. Would love to go to the real place though!
autumnwine at 3:46PM on 09/02/09
JayBee's in Gardena, Ca! Best pulled pork in the world. The fact that Jim Neeley's of Interstate BBQ fame sister runs it only adds to it.
RossS at 5:02PM on 09/02/09
A sadly now closed place on the outskirts of Florence, Alabama the name of which escapes me at the moment. Mine isn't bad, but there's something about eating it in the south. . . .
GrantK at 5:16PM on 09/02/09
Living in update NY, we haven't had real good BBQ ever! I was turned on to BBQ by Chris Lilly when he was part of a BBQ show on Food Network. It all looked so good and he made it sound like going without good BBQ is a crime. I have a smoker and do ribs and chicken, but I can't presume to call that the best I've ever had ;-)
cj Stanley at 5:18PM on 09/02/09
at my uncles house in texas for the fourth of july
ssultan23 at 5:19PM on 09/02/09
My own BBQ ribs!
elysek at 5:42PM on 09/02/09
my standard go-to is uncle bub's in westmont, IL. but one time I went to some out-of-the-way BBQ place while visiting my grandparents in Virginia. forget what it was called, but their pulled pork sandwich was amazing!
mmika at 6:45PM on 09/02/09
Louie Mueller's Brisket, after driving 50 miles during my one hour lunch break from IBM in Austin.
gb944 at 8:21PM on 09/02/09
Memphis fall-off-the-bone BBQ is at the top of my list
jaheyer at 8:59PM on 09/02/09
Lucilles BBQ
drala625 at 9:34PM on 09/02/09
like many other here I have to express my extreme devotion to Texas Brisket. The ones made at Kreuz's Market near Austin is by far the bet ive had and the large family style seating can only make it better!
hoff_83 at 9:59PM on 09/02/09
The best barbecue that I've had is my first attempt at baby back ribs. I'm sure that it wouldn't be my family's favorite BBQ, but it was better than just edible and I learned what I would do different next time.
If you want a restaurant......I love Joe's Real BBQ in Gilbert, AZ.
FatDave at 11:01PM on 09/02/09
My uncle Stan's brisket!
Anna212 at 11:20PM on 09/02/09
There is a Rib joint in Smyrna GA has the best ribs ever
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tjfirth at 11:52PM on 09/02/09
Definitely the Salt Lick near Austin. Nothing makes me happier than walking in and seeing that huge bbq pit. It's the BEST.
brandi at 12:15AM on 09/03/09
It was a rib place in Seattle, I can't recall the name though..
PoignantTuna at 5:50AM on 09/03/09
The Best bbq I have her had, and it was by accident. I live in New Orleans and my grandmother lives in a city bout 10 minutes from new orleans called River Ridge. Well making my way to her house one day to help her with something at her house, I was on my way home and towards the end of the street, a building caught my eye. It was called Hillbilly BBQ. I was intrigued and went inside. It was known for its bbq from kansas city and it was just divine.
TigerNamedTony07 at 8:23AM on 09/03/09
I went with a couple friends down to Madisonville, TX (about 30 minutes north of the state prison in Huntsville for a BBQ Cook-off. At the campsite it's like a big reunion, everyone is up at 3am to throw stuff on the smoker, and again at 5 and again at 7 so there's no sleeping and the smells coming from all over make you want to eat and eat and eat. The most interesting thing I had was smoked and bbq-ed catfish (completely changed the flavor of the fish). All the meat was from animals slaughtered in the past 48 hours, and I spent 2 straight days wandering from camp to camp stuffing myself with homemade sausages, ribs, brisket, chicken, boar, pig. . .easily the greatest weekend of my life.
unhatched at 9:15AM on 09/03/09
I live in Michigan, where BBQ places aren't very prominent. But my mom is the mothafriggin master. She is my BBQ queen, always has been, always will be.
klisty at 10:47AM on 09/03/09
I'm from Kansas CIty, and I guess the answer is another question? What are you in the mood for? BBQ Beans? Hands down Jackstack. Ribs? Gates. Brisket? Arthur Bryants. Pulled Pork? Oklahoma Joes. There is so much to choose from here!
cornbella at 11:47AM on 09/03/09
I grew up in Texas, and I've had bbq all kinds of places; but the very best I've ever eaten was at Luther's BBQ in Houston, Tx. You go through the line and have them pile on chicken, brisket, ham, pulled pork and whatever and take it to one of the family style tables. Everything is slow smoked and the sauce is a combination of salty, sweet, spicy heaven that I could drink all by itself-it's that good! They have a buffet with all the sides, bread, desserts, etc. that anyone could want with a self serve beverage station. I never waddled away from that place without feeling like I'd rolled in that sticky, wonderful sauce. God, I'm drooling! I want some now!!!
Junecutie at 11:58AM on 09/03/09
St Louis spares off my smoker with a good chili pepper rub and a mix of pecan and cherry.
slvance at 12:57PM on 09/03/09
Mmmmmm barbeque..... I didn't know Big Bob, but I'm sure I loved him!
zweidler at 1:27PM on 09/03/09
My aunt's grilled pork belly is ridiculous, and I have yet to finagle the recipe. All I know is it involves oil, garlic, cracked pepper, salt, a bit of lime and some secret ingredient that I have yet to figure out. All I know is that as soon as she pulls that slab of pork belly off the grill, it's gone in minutes.
lorelei76 at 1:33PM on 09/03/09
Rudy's - I know it's a chain, but I don't care. I could drink their BBQ sauce straight from the bottle.
tiffdyer at 1:38PM on 09/03/09
As a vegetarian, I haven't had much good BBQ. But I love the sides! Mac and Cheese, biscuits, baked beans -- yum!!! The best part of the meal, as far as I'm concerned, and Dinosaur BBQ does it well!
bkbella at 2:02PM on 09/03/09
i would have to say that the first time i used my smoker was the happiest barbecue moment of my life. The results were amazing- changed my life forever
Tenbucc2 at 2:09PM on 09/03/09
Longhorn BBQ in Seattle has some really good ribs!!
butterflyamy19 at 2:28PM on 09/03/09
Jim's Rib Shack. Rock Island, IL. FoodTV did a thing on his place....he wouldn't give up the BBQ sauce recipe....would not do it. Best ribs and sauce hands down.
sussnk at 3:20PM on 09/03/09
Gotta toot my own horn here. My 12 hour hickory smoked pulled pork w/ Montgomery Inn BBQ sauce is my fave.
bander88 at 4:15PM on 09/03/09
Definitely the beef ribs at Daisy May's in NYC!
niqbal at 4:21PM on 09/03/09
Best BBQ would be from Bludso's BBQ in Compton, CA.
Mike13241 at 4:27PM on 09/03/09
Ridgewood's in Bluff City, TN
aharste at 5:18PM on 09/03/09
I make my own...Boston butt,low and slow in my Weber kettle grill. Ain't nothin' like the real thing!
dmcavanagh at 6:29PM on 09/03/09
The best b-b-que I had was a whole pig grilled over an open pit when I was stationed in England! Just a backyard thing, a going away party, but man was it great!!!
itsworthalook at 7:35PM on 09/03/09
My boyfriend and I are Peace Corps volunteers in Guatemala. He has a 1x11/2 foot hand-made table-top grill he bought at a street market. We use kindling from a really sappy local pine to start the fire. We make our own bbq sauce (where do you buy bbq sauce in rural Guatemala?) and slather it on chicken pieces that comprised a living chicken just hours before. We wait on his porch while it pours rain for it to slow cook over the tiny pile of coals. Every time, it is the best bbq we've every tasted.
GuateGirl at 7:43PM on 09/03/09
Bear Pit BBQ in Mission Hills,Ca. Missouri style BBQ
imenzothebaker at 9:56PM on 09/03/09
Any sauce from the Klinger Riboff in Bowling Green OH.
glennwelker at 7:03AM on 09/04/09
I was really surprised by the food at Smokin' Al's in Bayshore, NY
superdlux at 8:37AM on 09/04/09
Whole Hog!!! Every summer in rural Northern Michigan I throw a Whole Hog event. It's the real deal cooked low and slow. The thought keeps the long, cold winters here in Michigan at bay.
Planet Chaos at 11:30AM on 09/04/09
Memphis Blues, pulled pork! :D
rustykeloid at 12:20PM on 09/04/09
Oh so many but most memorable Eastern NC Wilbur's so moist and juicy with vinegar pepper based sauce. When we drive to NC I start salivating around Roanoake Rapids.
JerzeeTomato at 12:51PM on 09/04/09
I just had some kobe beef brisket... phenomenal
achilles21 at 1:07PM on 09/04/09
The best pork ribs that I've had were made by my husband who took 3 days to prepare them after comparing and looking up recipes for 2 weeks before hand.
MomToMyBunch at 1:24PM on 09/04/09
Most memorable is from a dive next to a pool hall near East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, TN. I've been a fan of the eastern Carolina style every since!
omnivore at 1:48PM on 09/04/09
my own!
mepolo at 1:55PM on 09/04/09
I think the best BBQ always comes from our own backyard :) Its made with extra love.
amymreisman at 1:58PM on 09/04/09
City Market in Luling, Texas.
mrbadideasdotcom at 2:56PM on 09/04/09
Gumlog BBQ in Lavonia, GA
JennH at 3:16PM on 09/04/09
Although there are some great BBQ places mentioned above, I still remember a great BBQ place in Anchorage Alaska where I was stationed in 1970.
Along with the BBQ, they had an excellent green chile salsa that they must have made on premises.
Then again, after eating in the chow hall, a BBQ'd anything would have been great by comparison.
Grifola frondosa at 3:52PM on 09/04/09
County Grill in Yorktown, VA is my winner so far!
jjphoto at 4:00PM on 09/04/09
My husband makes the best BBQ I have ever tasted; hands down!
Thank you!
mail4rosey at 4:18PM on 09/04/09
I made some babyback ribs using the rub Magic Dust from Mike Mill's Peace Love & BBQ and that was some of the best ribs I've ever had.
JasonS at 4:39PM on 09/04/09
Gates-Kansas City
pickled at 4:54PM on 09/04/09
I second Sonny Bryan's - especially the old shack on Inwood with the school desks.
autumnfog at 5:29PM on 09/04/09
The Salt Lick in Driftwood, Texas. Between the brisket and the mashed/hashbrowned combination potatoes, I always eat too much. The white christmas lights on the outdoor patio always have a wonderland feel on a starry night.
meccanaut at 8:17PM on 09/04/09
the only place that uses love as an ingredient - my place!
spike at 8:22PM on 09/04/09
I use Chris Lilly's BBQ pork shoulder recipe for my smoker and it's awesome! Found it on a website for the Weber bullet smoker and only one I need. It fantastic every time.
CrashBangBoom at 9:51PM on 09/04/09
Pulled pork from my own smoker!
cgreggo at 10:53PM on 09/04/09
I had some really good BBQ in Austin over 10 years ago. I can't remember where. Isn't that sad? This book looks so delicious I could almost eat the cover.
lorrieg at 10:58PM on 09/04/09
Best BBQ I ever had was at my friend's 4th of July picnic in Memphis... her uncle made the most, melt-in-your-mouth BBQd pork shoulder I think I've ever eaten. :)
shesjetlagd at 12:38AM on 09/05/09
Sadly, I've never had BBQ good enough to be truly memorable.
architeuthis at 4:28AM on 09/05/09
Pulled pork from a shoulder in my backyard smoker, with friends and family gathered around oohing and aahing over it.
ghinson at 9:04AM on 09/05/09
Famous Dave's Brisket. We served it at my daughter's wedding reception.
dhow1611 at 10:17AM on 09/05/09
The best BBQ I ever had was at a local dive in Memphis. I don't know if it had a name...they had a crude wooden sign outside that said BBQ. I wouldn't have stopped there - it looked that bad outside - but the manager of the hotel I was staying at told me to go there when I asked him where I could get great BBQ. He was right!
AsTheNight at 11:25AM on 09/05/09
I haven't had much authentic BBQ. There was this little place in Jackson Hole though. I just bought a backyard smoker though, so delicious BBQ, here I come!
Beanalicious1 at 11:53AM on 09/05/09
Allen & Sons Chapel Hill, NC
bobobo at 2:47PM on 09/05/09
Gridley's in Memphis. There were two, but the one we used to go to has been closed for years, but it was THE BEST. OMGosh, I wish I had some now! Seriously!!! :)
missybeetoo at 3:42PM on 09/05/09
My family loves my slow cooker BBQ. Also a favorite is Lexington BBQ in Lexington,NC My nephew smokes a mean BBQ as well.
southerncooker at 6:33PM on 09/05/09
The best barbeque I've ever had was from one of those hole in the wall places kinda' like Bob started with. This man would haul his grills out and cook ribs all day and people came from miles around. There were no tables to sit down, so he wrapped your food up in newspaper for you to take home. This was in Hillsdale, MO, and I can't for the life of me remember the name.
Aisling at 8:46PM on 09/05/09
My favourite is Turkey...Friends may disagree. .. but I love the unique taste a BBQ can make
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redherring at 9:03PM on 09/05/09
Best BBQ I ever had is at a restaurant called "The Bone Yard". Good barbecued Ribs & Chicken. My mouth is watering just thinking about it!
basicsadie at 10:25PM on 09/05/09
Waldo's BBQ in Mesa, Arizona -awesome!!
jhvidsten at 11:24PM on 09/05/09
JeansandTs@hotmail.com
My Nephew makes the very best ribs ever BBQ'd. It takes him 24 hours before he grills to get them ready. He starts with a home made rub, then a home made marinade, bakes them, then grills them with more of his home made sauce.
JeansandTs at 12:05AM on 09/06/09
a bbq joint somewhere in the carrolinas. we were lost and just found it out in country. it was called the smokhouse it was great.
peticook at 1:11AM on 09/06/09
Phenomenal pork BBQ at Hog Wild in Midlothian, IL. Never a disappointment.
BarneyFett at 1:17AM on 09/06/09
While I do not have a favorite, it's fun to try new BBQ places while exploring during vacations to the South & Southeast U.S.
sdeas at 4:10AM on 09/06/09
Smoque in Chicago. holy cow (or pig!) the ribs are that good.
chicagok at 7:38AM on 09/06/09
Next to my own bbq pork ribs, the best bbq I've ever had if from a place called Abbey's Real texas BBQ in San Diego.
mkboldin at 11:34AM on 09/06/09
My husband makes the best barbeque that I've ever eaten. So much so, I don't eat barbeque out.
asketcher2 at 12:01PM on 09/06/09
The grilled soy and lime tri-tip was awesome!
Drexler at 12:10PM on 09/06/09
The best BBQ place I have ever eaten was at some hole in the wall place in New Jersey when we visited a few years ago. I can't remember the name of the place, but the ribs were to die for! I wake up in the middle of the night craving them lol!
mom2anutball at 1:53PM on 09/06/09
DinosaurBBQ in NYC has the best brisket and ribs I've ever tasted.
cuddles115 at 4:10PM on 09/06/09
The best barbecue is my Mom's chicken on the grill!
saturdaynightfever at 5:52PM on 09/06/09
The best I've ever had was a whole lamb BBQ in Bosnia
ktanjatk at 6:52PM on 09/06/09
Cuban-style pork shoulder redolent of garlic...crisp skin...lime juice...ahhhh.
tereza at 8:53PM on 09/06/09
Best BBQ in the Northeast can be found at Carmody's West, just over the Vermont border in Hoosick, NY.
esperfect at 9:06PM on 09/06/09
the best bbq comes from slows bbq in detroit michigan. their sauce is amazing
mcvaydesigns at 9:14PM on 09/06/09
The best BBQ was when I was a young teen. My mom and dad took us kids to visit some friends in Commack, LI. There were hundreds of people. The BBQ was poolside. The foods were so varied: ribs, chicken, pig, burgers, franks, corn, veggies, salmon, liquor for the adults, lemonade for the kids,. Music, dancing, game plaing talking. 12 hours long!!!
charmandluck at 9:22PM on 09/06/09
a recent trip chef hubby made the most tender bbq Ive had in my life!
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vidpro23 at 9:58PM on 09/06/09
I've had some good bbq but the best I've had so far has been my uncles in his or other backyards in Pensacola, FL.
storm5 at 11:54PM on 09/06/09
I was at a company plant in Thomasville, GA years ago, and we had a working lunch planned because we had so much to do. The folks at the plant brought in barbeque so good that we didn't get any work done over lunch, we just talked food.
jayfr at 2:09AM on 09/07/09
I went to a restaurant called Famous Daves here in Minnesota. They have good bbq and you can buy their sauces in the supermarket, which I do all the time.
dahliamomma at 2:59AM on 09/07/09
My own ribs and brisket
cuddles115 at 9:07AM on 09/07/09
My mom's. She makes awesome ribs!
cherierj at 1:36PM on 09/07/09
There is an amazing BBQ joint in town that has the most massive ribs ever and is amazingly delicious! Thanks for the opportunity to win :)
prettyinpink42 at 2:35PM on 09/07/09
my mom's bbq pork sandwiches
chromiumman at 6:46PM on 09/07/09
I had Carolina BBQ at my friend's house once... SO GOOD
iggysaysno at 8:10PM on 09/07/09
Chubby's BBQ in Hackensack NJ is the #1 BBQ, but I also like Gates in Kansas City.
nesta67 at 10:35PM on 09/07/09
Best BBQ I ever had was in Houston Texas and it was served inside a baked potato
Bridget73 at 1:02AM on 09/08/09
Sweet Baby Ray's ribs at a state fair :)
gkran at 1:18AM on 09/08/09
My best BBQ was roasted pig on a spit!
Lynnharasym at 6:31AM on 09/08/09
I love The Pit in Raleigh (where I live) and when I go to Nashville, TN this coming weekend I am going to try Jack's on Broadway!!!
Tricia316 at 8:05AM on 09/08/09
Angel's BBQ in Savannah, GA, they have great sides too.
07violet at 8:29AM on 09/08/09
I can't say that I have had any really good BBQ, as I have never been to the states that proclain to have the best.
ladyvon5845 at 9:08AM on 09/08/09
Honestly the best BBQ I've ever had was my Dads! Yummy!
Hotsnotty2 at 9:32AM on 09/08/09
They have good BBQ at a place called Shylers.
donnak4 at 9:38AM on 09/08/09
The best BBQ I have had was at a place here in Dallas at Hillcrest & Northwest Hwy. I had dry rubbed ribs and they were phenominal!!
shenders at 9:49AM on 09/08/09
The best barbecue I've ever eaten was at my friend's house.
lilyk at 10:03AM on 09/08/09
There was a little hole in the wall bbq in Fort Myers, Florida which we visited every spring when I was young. Nobody has ever even come close to their bbq magic.
blueviolet at 10:19AM on 09/08/09
Went to Memphis and had some Corky's BBQ! Dry rub, at that! Yum!
cowleyh at 10:22AM on 09/08/09
my husband's BBQ is the best I have ever tasted! we call it smoaks BBQ!
susansmoaks at 10:42AM on 09/08/09
Corky's in Memphis garrettsambo@aol.com
garrettsambo at 11:17AM on 09/08/09
I like my own ribs, slow-grilled, with some chew left to them.
gperls at 11:41AM on 09/08/09
I prefer the BBQ that my family members cook the best, but I am open to trying recommended BBQ restaurants, too.
madeas at 12:07PM on 09/08/09
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Caroline Russock at 12:11PM on 09/08/09