Sky BBQ Lover's Guide

The List . . .

Since October 2005, readers have been responding enthusiastically to “Rhapsody in ’Cue,” pointing out in hundreds of e-mails where to find the best barbecue—whether pork, beef, chicken, goat or sheep. We’ve catalogued more than 250 of your recommendations and organized them by state—some with a reader comment on the side. If you don’t see your favorite local hot spot listed, send a note to TrueCue@delta-sky.com, and don’t forget to attach a sandwich or a large plate while you’re at it.

— David Bailey

ALABAMA

Archibald's Bar-B-Que
1211 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Northport; 205-345-6861 ("Ribs and white bread . . . I think that's it."-Jonathan Hardwick)

BIG BOB GIBSON'S
1715 Sixth Avenue Southeast, Decatur; 256-350-6969 www.bigbobgibsonbbq.com

BIG BOB GIBSON'S
2520 Danville Road Southwest, Decatur; 256-350-0404; www.bigbobgibsonbbq.com

Brick Pit
5456 Old Shell Road, Mobile; 251-343-0001 www.brickpit.com

Bunyan's Bar-B-Que
901 West College Street, Florence; 256-766-3522

Costa's Famous Bar-B-Que
215 Lakeshore Parkway, Birmingham; 205-263-0145

Dreamland Bar-B-que
5535 15th Avenue East, Tuscaloosa; 205-758-8135 www.dreamlandbbq.com

Dreamland Bar-B-Que
1427 14th Avenue South, Birmingham; 205-933-2133 www.dreamlandbbq.com

Full Moon Bar-B-Que
525 25th Street South, Birmingham; 205-324-1007

Golden Rule Bar-B-Q and Grill
1901 Sixth Avenue South, Suite 263, Birmingham; 205-801-9600 ("Pack your bags and come on down to Birmingham. . . . I have been on the Atkins Diet-with a 65-pound weight loss-and have come to love barbecue."-Perry Grant)

Greenbrier Restaurant
27028 Old Highway 20, Greenbrier; 256-351-1800; www.oldgreenbrier.com/aboutus.html ("You walk in . . . there is no menu . . . ribs are it."-Eddie Lewis)

Jim 'N' Nick's
1908 11th Avenue South, Birmingham; 205-320-1060; www.jimnnicks.com

Jim 'N' Nick's
6415 Atlanta Highway, Montgomery; 334-213-0044; www.jimnnicks.com

Jim 'N' Nick's
1660 Gadsen Highway, Trussville; 205-661-3100; www.jimnnicks.com

Johnny Ray's
1460 Montgomery Highway, Vestavia; 205-823-7437

Ken's Hickory Pit Barbecue
4817 Pinson Valley Parkway, Birmingham; 205-853-6488

Lloyd's Restaurant
5301 Highway 280, Birmingham; 205-991-5530

Mud Creek Fishing Camp Restaurant
804 County Road 213, Hollywood; 256-259-2493

PHIL'S BBQ OF EUFAULA
430 South Randolph Avenue, Eufaula; 334-687-3337

Richey's BBQ
39622 Highway 25, Harpersville; 205-672-7220

Thomas Pit Barbecue
U.S. Highway 72, Huntsville; 256-837-4900

ARIZONA

Bobby-Q
8501 North 27th Avenue, Phoenix; 602-995-5982

HONEY BEAR'S BBQ
North Central Avenue, Phoenix; 602-279-7911; www.honeybearsbbq.com

HONEY BEAR'S BBQ
5012 East Van Buren Street, Phoenix; 602-273-9148; www.honeybearsbbq.com

HONEY BEAR'S BBQ
7670 South Priest Drive, Tempe; 480-222-2782; www.honeybearsbbq.com

ARKANSAS

BACKYARD BARBEQUE CO.
1407 East Main Street, Magnolia; 870-234-7890

THE DIXIE PIG
701 North Sixth Street, Blytheville; 870-763-4636

McClard's Bar-B-Q
505 Albert Pike, Hot Springs; 501-623-9665; www.mcclards.com

WHOLE HOG CAFÉ
2516 Cantrell Road, Little Rock; 501-664-5025; www.wholehogcafe.com

CALIFORNIA

BABY BLUES BAR-B-Q
444 Lincoln Boulevard, Venice; 310-396-7675

BIG JOE'S BBQ
967 Auburn Boulevard, Citrus Heights; 916-726-2200; www.bigjoesbbq.com

California Outdoor Grill
12630½ Washington Place, Los Angeles; 310-636-4745

DAVE & BUSTER'S
20 City Boulevard West Building G, Suite 1, Orange; 714-769-1515

J.R.'S BARBEQUE
J.R.'s at 3055 South La Cienega Boulevard, Culver City; 310-837-6838

COLORADO

BROTHERS BBQ
6449 Leetsdale Drive, Denver; 303-322-3289; www.brothers-bbq.com

BROTHERS BBQ
616 Washington Street, Denver; 720-974-0471; www.brothers-bbq.com

BROTHERS BBQ
568 Washington Street, Denver; 720-570-4227; www.brothers-bbq.com

MOE’S ORIGINAL BBQ
675 West Lionshead Circle, Vail; 970-479-7888; www.moesoriginalbbq.com

SLAYTON'S BARBECUE & CREAMERY
806 Village Center Drive, Colorado Springs; 719-266-5300; www.slaytonsbbq.com

CONNECTICUT

ASH CREEK SALOON
93 Post Road, Fairfield; 203-255-5131; www.ashcreeksaloon.com

BOBBY Q’S BARBEQUE & GRILL
42 Main Street, Westport; 203-454-7800; www.bobbyqsrestaurant.com

BROTHERS BBQ
2589 A South Lewis Way, Lakewood; 303-989-9595; www.brothers-bbq.com

THE COOKHOUSE
636 West Main Street, Branford; 203-488-4300; www.thecookhouse.com

THE COOKHOUSE
154 Boston Post, Darien; 203-655-6663; www.thecookhouse.com

THE COOKHOUSE
31 Danbury Road, New Milford; 860-355-4111; www.thecookhouse.com

WILSON’S BARBEQUE
1851 Post Road, Fairfield; 203-319-7427; www.wilsons-bbq.com

DISTRICT-OF-COLUMBIA

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FLORIDA

Bubbalou's Bodacious Bar-B-Q
12100 Challenger Parkway, Orlando; 407-423-1212; www.bubbalous.com

BUTLERS BARBECUE
1100 94th Avenue North, St. Petersburg; 727-577-3294

CHARLIE & JAKE'S
445 East Eau Gallie Boulevard, Indian Harbour Beach; 321-777-7675

DAVID’S REAL PIT BBQ
5121 Northwest 39th Avenue, Gainesville; 352-373-2002; www.davidsbbq.com

HUNGRY HARRY'S FAMOUS BAR-BE-QUE
2006 South Parsons Avenue, Seffner; 813-643-0063; www.hungryharrysfamousbbq.com

JENKINS QUALITY BARBECUE
830 Pearl Street, Jacksonville; 904-353-6388; www.jenkinsqualitybarbecue.com

JENKINS QUALITY BARBECUE
2025 Emerson Street, Jacksonville; 904-346-3770; www.jenkinsqualitybarbecue.com

JENKINS QUALITY BARBECUE
1791 Kings Road, Jacksonville; 904-358-9915; www.jenkinsqualitybarbecue.com

JENKINS QUALITY BARBECUE
5945 New Kings Road, Jacksonville; 904-765-8515; www.jenkinsqualitybarbecue.com

Jim & Milt's Bar-B-Q
1923 West Pensacola Street, Tallahassee; 850-576-3998

M&E
138 East State Road 40, Barberville; 386-804-0871

Meemaw's Bar-B-Q
600 East Eau Gallie Boulevard, Indian Harbour Beach; 321-779-9670

MOJO BAR-B-QUE
1607 University Boulevard West, Jacksonville; 904-732-7200; www.mojobbq.com

NEWBERRY BACKYARD BAR-B-Q
25405 West Newberry Road, Newberry; 352-472-7260; www.backyardbarbq.com

Peebles Barbecue
503 Dixie Highway, Auburndale; 863-967-3085

Pit Bar-B-Q
16400 Southwest Eighth Street, Miami; 305-226-2272

RED'S BACKWOODS BBQ
10130 North Lake Boulevard, Suite 216, West Palm Beach; 561-691-4885

TORI’S BAR-B-Q
3700 NW 91st Street, Suite 400 East, Gainesville; 352-335-6630; www.torisbbq.com

Woody's Bar B Q
9825 San Jose Boulevard, Jacksonville; 904-262-3955; www.woodysbarbq.com

GEORGIA

ANGEL'S BBQ
21 West Oglethorpe Lane, Savannah; 912-495-0902; www.angels-bbq.com

Bailey's Bar-B-Que
5540 Highway 41, Ringgold; 706-935-2969

BEETLE’S BBQ
150 Townlake Parkway, Woodstock; 770-592-8295; www.beetlesbbq.com

BUBBA'S RIBS & Q
1629 Tift Avenue North, Tifton; 229-386-2888

Cafe Pig
118 Huddleston Road, Peachtree City; 770-486-9898

Champ's Bar-B-Q
2300 South Cobb Avenue, Smyrna; 770-438-6618

CHIPLEY’S FAMILY RESTAURANT
324 North Main Street, Pine Mountain; 706-663-2640

COUNTRY'S BARBECUE
3137 Mercury Drive, Columbus; 706-563-7604; www.countrysbarbecue.com

COUNTRY'S BARBECUE
6298 Veterans Parkway, Columbus; 706-660-1415; www.countrysbarbecue.com

COUNTRY'S BARBECUE
1329 Broadway, Columbus; 706-596-8910; www.countrysbarbecue.com

Don's Famous Bar-B-Q
217 U.S. Highway 80 East, Pooler; 912-748-8400

Fat Matt's Rib Shack
1811 Piedmont Road Northeast, Atlanta; 404-607-1622; www.fatmattsribshack.com

FRESH AIR BAR-B-QUE
1164 Highway 42 South, Jackson; 770-775-3182; www.freshairbarbecue.com

Georgia Bob's Barbecue Company
1882 Russell Parkway, Warner Robins; 478-971-1341

Georgia Pig
I-95/U.S. 17 South, Brunswick; 912-264-6664 ("Notice the smell and the smoke at Georgia Mile Marker 34."-Keith J. Edwards)

HAROLD'S BARBECUE
171 Mcdonough Boulevard Southeast, Atlanta, 404-627-9268

HICKORY PIG BBQ AND CATERING
3605 Thompson Bridge Road, Gainesville; 770-503-5235; www.hickorypig.com

Hometown Barbecue
1173 Lawrenceville Highway, Lawrenceville; 770-963-5383

Jim 'N' Nick's
5153 Jimmy Lee Smith Parkway, Hiram; 770-439-2662; www.jimnnicks.com

JOHNNY'S BARBEQUE
1710 Cleveland Highway, Gainesville; 770-536-2100

Maddy's Ribs and Blues
1479 Scott Boulevard, Decatur; 404-377-0301

Mountain Man's Barbecue
5506 Atlanta Highway, Flowery Branch; 770-967-2424 ("His 'restaurant' is a bus converted into a smokehouse."-Sue Savio)

MOT'S PIT COOKED BARBECUE
3963 Columbia Road, Martinex; 706-650-3005

ONE STAR RANCH
732 North Main, Alpharetta, 770-475-6695; www.onestarranch.com

ONE STAR RANCH
25 Irby Avenue, Buckhead; 404-233-7644; www.onestarranch.com

PEPPERS BARBEQUE & CATERING
4620 Warm Springs Road, Columbus; 706-569-0051

Pig-N-Chick
4920 Roswell Road Northeast, Suite B23, Atlanta; 404-255-6368

Rolling Bones BBQ
377 Edgewood, Atlanta; 404-222-2324; www.rollingbonesbbq.com

Sam & Dave's BBQ1
4944 Lower Roswell Road, Marietta; 770-977-3005

SHANE’S RIB SHACK
1221 Caroline Street, Atlanta; 404-525-7427; www.shanesribshack.com

Smokejack
29 South Main Street, Alpharetta; 770-410-7611

Southern Pit Bar-B-Que
2964 North Expressway, Griffin; 770-229-5887; southernpitbarbque7702295887.worldpages-ads.com

Standard's Smoke House BBQ
243 Georgia Highway 49 North, Byron; 478-956-6691

The Swallow at the Hollow
1072 Green Street, Roswell; 678-352-1975; www.theswallowatthehollow.com

Williamson Brothers Bar-B-Que
7640 Concourse Parkway, Douglasville; 770-949-5058; www.realpagessites.com/williamsonbros

WILLIAMSON BROTHERS BAR-B-Q
1425 Roswell Road, Marietta; 770-971-3201; www.williamsonbros.com

ILLINOIS

17TH STREET BAR & GRILL
32 North 17th Street, Murphysboro; 618-684-3722; www.17thstreetbarbecue.com

JIM’S RIB HAVEN
531 24th Street, Rock Island; 309-786-8084

IOWA

BIG C'S BBQ PITSTOP
429 West South Omaha Bridge Road, Council Bluffs; 712-366-1032; www.bigcbbq.com

KANSAS

Oklahoma Joe's BBQ & Catering
3002 West 47th Avenue, Kansas City; 913-722-3366; www.oklahomajoesbbq.com

KENTUCKY

D Starnes Barbecue
108 Broadway Street, Paducah; 270-442-2122

Frances' B-B-Que
Hestand, Tompkinsville; 270-487-8550

JOHNNY B'S BBQ & GRILL
1900 South U.S. Highway 27, Somerset; 606-676-0331

KNOTH'S BAR-B-QUE
728 U.S. Highway 62, Grand Rivers; 270-362-8580

Moonlite Bar-B-Q Inn
2840 West Parrish Avenue, Owensboro; 270-684-8143; www.moonlite.com

OLD HICKORY BAR-B-Q
338 Washington Avenue, Owensboro; 270-926-9000

R&S Barbecue
217 South Jackson Street, Tompkinsville; 270-487-1008

SMOKEY PIG BAR-B-Q
2520 Louisville Road, Bowling Green; 270-781-1712

LOUISIANA

Two Buzzards BBQ
6865 Magnolia Bridge Road, Denham Springs; 225-791-4930 ("The brisket there will melt in your mouth."-James and Mary Wheat)

Wayne's Barbeque
29285 South Frost Road, Livingston; 225-686-7427

MARYLAND

Andy Nelson's Southern Pit Barbecue
11007 York Road, Cockeysville; 410-527-1226; www.andynelsonsbbq.com

Smokey Hollow Barbecue Company
7500 Montpelier Road, North Laurel; 301-617-4227; www.smokeyhollowbbq.com ("Yum, yum, yum . . . out of this world bbq."-Joanna Morris)

The Corner Stable
9942 York Road, Cockeysville; 410-666-8722 ("You can join the Swine Club for free."-Peter Westcott)

MASSACHUSETTS

Blue Ribbon Barbecue
1375 Washington Street, West Newton; 617-332-2583; www.blueribbonbbq.com

Holy Smokes BBQ & Whole Hog House
9 Church Avenue, West Hatfield; 413-247-5737; www.holysmokesbbq.com

SMOKE'N BONES
7 Oakland Avenue, Oak Bluffs; 508-696-7427; www.smokenbonesmv.com

MISSISSIPPI

ABE'S BBQ
616 North State Street, Clarksdale; 662-624-9947; www.abesbbq.com

Hamil's Barbeque
751 Highway 51, Madison; 601-856-4407

LEATHA'S BAR-B-QUE INN
6374 U.S. Highway 98 West, Hattiesburg; 601-271-6003; www.leathas.com

Shed Barbeque
7501 Highway 57, Vancleave; 228-875-9590

THE HAUTE PIG
1856 Main Street, Madison; 601-853-8538; www.hautepig.com

THE PIG OUT INN
6547 Old Canton Road, Ridgeland; 601-957-6467; www.pigoutinn.com

MISSOURI

Arthur Bryant's Barbeque
1727 Brooklyn Avenue, Kansas City; 816-231-1123; www.arthurbryantsbbq.com

CHUBBY’S BBQ
935 East Washington Street, Hayti; 573-359-1450

DANNA’S BAR-B-QUE & BURGER SHOP
936 State Highway 165, Branson; 417-337-5527

FIORELLA'S JACK STACK BARBECUE
13441 Holmes Road, Kansas City; 816-942-9141; www.jackstackbbq.com

FIORELLA'S JACK STACK BARBECUE
101 West 22nd Street, Suite 200, Kansas City; 816-472-7427; www.jackstackbbq.com

GATES BAR-B-Q
1221 Brooklyn, Kansas City, 816-483-3880; www.gatesbbq.com

GATES BAR-B-Q
1325 East Emanuel Cleaver Boulevard, Kansas City; 816-531-7522; www.gatesbbq.com

GATES BAR-B-Q
3205 Main Street, Kansas City; 816-753-0828; www.gatesbbq.com

Johnny's Smoke Stak
201 West State Route 72, Rolla; 573-364-4838

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Fadden's West Main BBQ
304 West Main Street, Littleton; 603-444-6743

NEW YORK

DINOSAUR BAR-B-QUE
646 West 131st Street, New york; 212-694-1777; www.dinosaurbarbque.com

DINOSAUR BAR-B-QUE
99 Court Street, Rochester; 585-325-7090; www.dinosaurbarbque.com

Dinosaur Bar-B-Q
246 West Willow Street, Syracuse; 315-476-4937; www.dinosaurbarbque.com

MO GRIDDER’S BBQ
565 Hunts Point Avenue, New York; 718-991-3046; www.mogridder.com

Pioneer Bar-B-Q
318 Van Brunt Street, Red Hook, Brooklyn; 718-624-0700; www.pioneerbarbq.com ("It's offbeat, down-home and the best BBQ in NYC."-Alan Corey)

Virgil's Barbecue
152 West 44th Street Front, New York; 212-921-9494

NORTH CAROLINA

12 BONES SMOKEHOUSE
5 Riverside Drive, Asheville; 828-253-4499; www.12bones.com

B'S BARBECUE
North Carolina Highway 43 North, Greenville

B’S BARBECUE AND GRILL
700 B’s Barbecue Road, Greenville; no phone

Bill's Barbecue & Chicken Restaurant
3007 Downing Street Southwest, Wilson; 252-237-4372

BOY SCOUT TROOP 355
Sharon United Methodist Church, Charlotte; www.troop355-bsa.org

BUBBAS BARBQUE
53060 North Carolina Highway 12, Frisco; 252-995-5421; www.bubbasbbque.com

BUBBAS BARBQUE
Hatteras Island Shopping Plaza, Avon; 252-995-4385; www.bubbasbbq.com

CAROLINA SMOKEHOUSE
US Highway 64 West, Cashiers; 828-743-3200

CAROLINA SMOKEHOUSE
US Highway 64 West, Cashiers; 828-743-3200

Danny's Bar-B-Que
311 Ashville Avenue, Cary; 919-851-5541

Fat Boy's
N.C. 150 Highway, Mooresville; 704-663-7089

GREEN RIVER BAR-B-QUE
131 U.S. Highway 176, Saluda; 828-749-9892; www.greenriverbbq.com

Hanna's Barbeque
137 Blowing Rock Boulevard, Lenoir; 828-754-7032

Joe's Barbecue Kitchen
1702 South Madison Street, Whiteville; 910-642-3511

Lexington Barbecue No. 1
Business Loop I-85, Lexington; 336-249-9814

Little Pigs BBQ
384 McDowell Street, Asheville; 828-254-4253

MCCALL’S BARBEQUE AND SEAFOOD
139 Millers Chapel Road, Goldsboro; 919-751-0072

OLE TIME BARBECUE
6309 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh; 919-859-2544

Prissy Polly's
729 N.C. Highway 66 South, Kernersville; 336-993-5045

Quaker Steak and Lube
7731 Gateway Lane, Concord; 704-979-5823; www.quakersteakandlube.com

Q-Shack
2510 University Drive, Durham; 919-402-4227

SHAW'S BARBECUE HOUSE
202 West Boulevard, Williamston; 252-792-5339

Short Sugar's Drive In
1328 South Scales Street, Reidsville; 336-342-7487

SKYLIGHT INN
4618 Lee St, Ayden; 252-746-4113

SMOKEY JOE’S BARBECUE
1101 S Main Street, Lexington; 336-249-0315

Speedy's BBQ
1317 Winston Road, Lexington; 336-248-2410

Stameys Barbecue
2206 High Point Road, Greensboro; 336-299-9888; www.stameys.com
Serving Real North Carolina Barbecue and Southern Hospitality since 1930. We cook our pork slowly over hickory wood coals the old fashioned way.

Tarheel Bar-B-Q Restaurant
9 U.S. Highway 13 South, Eure; 252-357-1094 ("Used to be an old service station that sold barbecue on the side."-Beth Polson)

Ted's Famous Chicken
4695 South Main Street, Winston-Salem; 336-650-0290

The Woodlands Barbecue & Pickin Parlor
Highway 321 Bypass, Blowing Rock; 828-295-3395

WHISPERING PINES BBQ
1421 U.S. Highway 52 North, Albemarle; 704-982-6184

WILBER’S BARBECUE
4172 U.S. Highway 70 East, Goldsboro; 919-778-5218

OHIO

Barbecue Revue
4725 Madison Road, Cincinnati; 513-871-3500; www.bbqrevue.com

City Barbeque
5 East Franklin Street, Centerville; 937-312-1350; cityqbbq.com

City Barbeque
2111 Henderson Road, Columbus; 614-538-8890; citybbq.com

HICKORY RIVER SMOKEHOUSE
135 S Garber Road, Tipp City; 937-669-2271; www.hickoryriver.com

Montgomery Inn-The Original
9440 Montgomery Road, Montgomery; 513-791-3482; www.montgomeryinn.com/restaurants/original/

OKLAHOMA

HEAD COUNTRY BBQ
1217 East Prospect, Ponca City; 580-767-8304; www.headcountry.com

Van's Pig Stand
717 East Highland Avenue, Shawnee, 405-273-8704

WILD HORSE MOUNTAIN BAR-B-Q
U.S. Highway 59, Sallisaw; 918 775-9960

OREGON

Hole in the Wall BBQ
3200 West 11th Avenue, Eugene; 541-683-7378; www.holeinthewallbbq.com ("Place doesn't even have a sign . . . still remains packed."-Dan Wilkins)

Hog Wild Barbecue Company
1229 Rogue River Highway, Grants Pass; 541-479-7633

PENNSYLVANIA

Clem's Cafe
State Route 22, Blairsville; 724-459-8334

SMOKEY BONES BBQ & GRILL
2074 Interchange Road, Erie; 814-868-3388; www.smokeybones.com

SOUTH CAROLINA

Bessinger's BBQ & Burgers
1602 North Highway 17, Charleston; 843-56-1354; www.bessingersbbq.com

Bub Sweatman's BBQ
Highway 453, Eutawville

Carolina BBQ
109 Main Street, New Ellenton; 803-652-2919

Duke's Bar-B-Que
4248 Whiskey Road, Aiken; 803-649-7675 ("It's kind of in the middle of nowhere with a gravel parking lot."-Alison Pruett)

DUKES BAR BQ
419 East 5th North Street, Summerville; 843-873-0611

Henry's Smokehouse
240 Wade Hampton Boulevard, Greenville; 864-232-7774

HOG HEAVEN
7147 Ocean Highway, Pawleys Island; 843 237-7444

Jim 'N' Nick's
872 Fording Island Road, Bluffton; 843-706-9741, www.jimnnicks.com

Jim 'N' Nick's
288 King Street, Charleston; 843-577-0406; www.jimnnicks.com

MELVIN'S LEGENDARY BBQ
538 Folly Road, Charleston; 843-762-0511; www.melvinsbbq.com

Sgt. White's Restaurant
1908 Boundary Street, Beaufort; 843-522-2029

Sticky Fingers
341 U.S. 17 North Bypass, Mount Pleasant; 843-856-7427; www.stickyfingersonline.com

THE PINK PIG RESTAURANT
South Carolina Highway 170-A, Levy; 843-784-3635

Wise Bar-B-Q House
25548 U.S. Highway 76, Newberry; 803-276-6699; www.wisesbbq.com

TENNESSEE

BAR-B-CUTIE
5221 Nolensville Road, Nashville; 615-834-6556; www.bar-b-cutie.com

Charles Vergos Rendezvous Barbecue
52 South Second Street, Memphis; 901-523-2746 ("Their BBQ lamb [is] to die for."-Jona)

Corky's BBQ
5259 Polar Avenue, Memphis; 901-685-9744; www.corkysbbq.com

Cozy Corner Restaurant
745 North Parkway, Memphis; 901-527-9158

DIXIE BARBEQUE CO.
3301 North Roan Street, Johnson City; 423-283-7447

Interstate Bar-B-Q & Restaurant
2265 South Third Street, Memphis; 901-775-2921

Jack's Bar-B-Que
416 Broadway, Nashville; 615-254-5715

Jim 'N' Nick's
7004 Charlotte Pike, Nashville; 615-352-5777; www.jimnnicks.com

Judge Bean's BBQ
611 Wedgewood Avenue, Nashville; 615-244-8884

MASTER BLASTER BARBEQUE
1940 Central Avenue; Chattanooga; 423-756-1902

PORKERS BBQ
1251 Market Street, Chattanooga; 423-267-2726

RIB-N-LOIN
5946 Brainerd Road, Chattanooga; 423-499-6465; www.ribandloin.com

Ridgewood Barbecue
900 Elizabethton Highway, Bluff City; 423-538-7543

Scott's Bar-B-Que
10880 Highway 412 West, Lexington; 731-968-0420 ("Shack off the main road on the west side of town."-Susan Camp)

SHOUFORDS SMOKEHOUSE
924 Signal Mountain Road, Chattanooga; 423-267-0080

Slick Pig Bar-B-Q
1920 East Main Street, Murfreesboro; 615-890-3583; www.slickpigbar-b-q.com

Sticky Fingers Ribhouse
420 Broad Street, Chattanooga; 423-265-7427; www.stickyfingersonline.com

The Bar-B-Q Shop
1782 Madison Avenue, Memphis; 901-272-1277; www.dancingpigs.com

THE RENDEZVOUS
52 South Second Street, Memphis; 901-523-2746; www.hogsfly.com

Whitts
1800 Antioch Pike, Antioch; 615-331-5936; www.whittsbarbecue.com

Whitt's Barbecue
640 Spencer Lane, Nashville; 615-361-8055; www.whittsbarbecue.com

TEXAS

Angelo's Barbecue
2533 White Settlement Road, Fort Worth; 817-738-9808

ARTZ RIB HOUSE
2330 South Lamar, Austin; 512-442-8283; www.artzribhouse.com

Clarks Outpost Bar-B-Q
Highway 377, Tioga; 940-437-2414; www.clarksoutpost.com

Dickey's Barbecue Pit
1211 14th Street, Plano; 972-423-9960

Donn's Texas BBQ
7001 Oak Meadow Drive, Austin; 512-288-4060; www.donnsbbq.com

EARLY’S BBQ
14340 Shepard Hill Road, Willis; 936-856-4645

FAT MAC’S SMOKEHOUSE
5555 Calder Avenue, Beaumont; 409-892-8600

GOODE COMPANY TEXAS BAR-B-Q
5109 Kirby Drive, Houston; 713-522-2530; www.goodecompany.com

GOODE COMPANY TEXAS BAR-B-Q
8911 Katy Freeway, Houston; 713-464-1901; www.goodecompany.com

HAROLD'S PIT BARBEQUE
1305 Walnut Street, Abilene; 325-672-4451

KREUZ MARKET
619 North Colorado Street, Lockhart; 512-398-2361; www.kreuzmarket.com

IRON WORKS BARBECUE
100 Red River, Austin; 512-478-4855; www.ironworksbbq.com

LOUIE MUELLER'S BARBECUE
206 West Second Street, Taylor; 512-352-6206

LULING CITY MARKET
4726 Richmond Avenue, Houston; 877-526-2271; www.lulingcitymarket.com

McBee's Bar-B-Que
1303 Zanderson Avenue, Jourdanton; 830-769-2634

NORTH MAIN BBQ
406 North Main, Euless; 817-267-7821; www.northmainbbq.com

Railhead Smokehouse
2900 Montgomery Street, Fort Worth; 817-738-9808

Rudy's Country Store and Bar-B-Q
24152 West Highway 10, San Antonio; 210-698-2141; www.rudys.com

Schoepf's Old Time BBQ & Pit
702 East Central Avenue, Belton; 254-939-1151

STEVE'S WEST TEXAS BBQ
14476 Horizon Boulevard, Horizon City; 915-852-9988

TEXANS BBQ & CATERING
12097 FM 830 Road, Willis; 936-890-2100

THE COUNTY LINE
On the Lake: 5204 FM 2222, Austin; 512-346-3664; www.countyline.com

THE COUNTY LINE
On the Hill: Bee Cave Road, Austin; 512-327-1742; www.countyline.com

THE LONESOME DOVE WESTERN BISTRO
2406 North Main Street, Fort Worth; 817-740-8810; www.lonesomedovebistro.com

The Salt Lick
18300 FM 1826, Driftwood; 512-858-4959; www.saltlickbbq.com ("Leave with your gut busting and a lot of new friends."-E.D. Hill)

TOM'S RIBS
121 North Loop 1604 West at Stone Oak, San Antonio; 210-404-7427; www.tomsribs.com

TOM'S RIBS
2535 Northwest Loop 410 at Vance Jackson, San Antonio; 210-344-7427; www.tomsribs.com

TOM'S RIBS
13323 Nacogdoches Road at Higgins, San Antonio; 210-654-7427; www.tomsribs.com

WRIGHT’S BAR-B-Q
123 North Martin Luther King Jr. Highway, Mexia; 254-562-9042

US VIRGIN ISLANDS

Sugarhouse Barbeque Company
2207 South 700 East, Salt Lake City; 801-463-4800; sugarhousebbq.com

UNCLE JOE’S BARBEQUE
In the heart of Cruz Bay (opposite the post office), St. John; 340-693-8806

UTAH

PAT’S BARBECUE AND CATERING
155 West Commonwealth, Salt Lake City; 801-484-5963; www.patsbbq.com

Q4U Hickory Smoked Bar B Que Restaurant
4655 South 4800 West, West Valley City; 801-955-8858; www.q4u.com

Sugarhouse Barbeque Company
2207 South 700 East, Salt Lake City; 801-463-4800; sugarhousebbq.com

VIRGINIA

ALLMAN'S PIT COOKED BAR-B-Q
1299 Jeff Davis Highway, Fredericksburg; 540-373-9881; www.hollyeats.com/AllmansBBQ.htm

Blue Ridge Pig
Route 151, Nellysford; 434-361-1170

Buz & Ned's Real Barbecue
1119 North Boulevard, Richmond; 804-355-6055; www.buzandneds.com ("Not much to look at from the outside, not in the most fashionable section . . . but it has real good barbecue."-Donald L. Unger)

GRANDPA EDDIE’S ALABAMA RIBS & BBQ
12859 Broad Street Road, Richmond; 804-784-7200; www.grandpaeddiesbbq.com

HERB’S BARBECUE
868 Carolina Road, Suffolk; 757-539-6678

K&L BARBECUE
1410 Maple Street, Hopewell; 804-458-4241

PIERCE'S PITT BAR-B-QUE
447 East Rochambeau Drive, Williamsburg; 757-565-2955

PIGS-R-US
1014 Liberty Street, Martinsville; 276-632-1161; www.checkeredpig.com

Red Hot and Blue
4150 Chain Bridge Road, Fairfax; 703-218-6989; www.redhotandblue.com

Rocklands Barbeque & Grilling Company
25 South Quaker Lane, Alexandria; 410-666-8722; www.rocklands.com

WASHINGTON, DISTRICT-OF-COLUMBIA

ROCKLANDS
2418 Wisconsin Avenue Northwest, Washington D.C.; 202-333-2558; www.rocklands.com

WASHINGTON

GOLDIE’S TEXAS-STYLE BARBEQUE
11800 Northeast 65th Street, Vancouver; 360-909-3454; www.goldiesbbq.com

HOLE IN THE WALL BARBECUE
215 James Street, Seattle; 206-622-8717

WISCONSIN

SPEED QUEEN RESTAURANT
1130 West Walnut Street, Milwaukee; 414-265-2900 ("The owners decided to open a rib shop in an old Speed Queen laundry sales store."-Dan Wood)