Best BBQ in America

by Emily Matchar, Posted Apr 22nd 2008 @ 2:00PM

Details has named a dozen 'cue shacks and rib joints to its "Best Barbecue in America" list, out in the May issue. The list tries to cover its ground well, listing establishments specializing in ribs and sandwiches, cowboy-style brisket and whole-hog pulled pork.

But given the vast regional variation in the definition of 'barbecue' and the near-religious emotionality surrounding issues like "tomato-based or non-tomato-based sauce," a "Best Barbecue" list seems a risky endeavor. I mean, blood has been shed over this stuff. If I were the author of this list, I might not sleep at night, fearing a meat fork in the eye from a furious pitmaster.

I mean, what kind of "Best Barbecue" list doesn't include Allen & Son in Chapel Hill, or Jim Neely's Interstate in Memphis!? What's your favorite barbecue joint that didn't make the list?

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Tags: america, barbecue, bbq, best of, featured, meat

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4-25-2008 @3:52PM bonnie said... I hate to put the curb on all this. But one of the best Bar-Q-Places in Texas died in 1974, but the way it was done could live on if we had backers. My husband's father had the best I have ever eaten and my folks were the only one I had, before that. But we eat at all other places and nothing is like it. A lot of work goes into it. So if you find something that is good enough to go back more than once then do it or cook it at home. Because once you find one you like you will never find another. So good all and keep the smokers going.
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4-25-2008 @4:24PM Sharon S said... Little Porky's in Covington,TN and Bozo's in Mason, TN for the best pulled meat sandwiches; and Charlie Vargas Rendezvous down an alleyway in Memphis for the best dry rub ribs in the world!
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4-29-2008 @2:13PM mrhandy69 said... I don't know about BBQ joints but as far as BBQ sauces go, Guys On Grills Habanero is hands down the best!! There's also Original & Chipotle if you can't handle the heat!! What sets it apart from the rest is theres NO HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP so all you taste is All NATURAL FLAVOR. This sauce wont burn so you can baste the meat all day long with it, just like a good old fashion MOP. GUYS ON GRILLS BBQ SAUCE is a must try for anyone who knows BBQ. Check it out at: www.guysongrills.com
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