BBQ...who is your favorite?

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Originally posted by HomesickGirl:
I wish we had a Whitt's around here.

Where you at?

Golden Rule in Madison is the best. Clean, slow cooked bbq and friendly.

Greenbriar BBQ in Madison is really good. They have alot of choices on their menu. Everytime I've eaten there, the food and service was excellent...

I have ate at both greenbriar locations, I prefer the original one. don't know the name of the road, but it's not the one adjacent to I565.

man this topic is making me hungry!! some of my faves are corky's (in pigeon forge, tn. we make a point to eat there every time we go), Big Bob Gibson's in Decatur, and locally i really like Bunyan's.

My absolute favorite place to get barbecue in the Shoals is Sparky's Drive-In on Old Lee Hwy. in Tuscumbia. It's not a sit-down place, but I'll be ****ed if their barbecue sandwich with a side of crinkle fries and a soft-serve vanilla ice cream for dessert isn't a perfect meal. Probably out of the way for many of you, but if you're on that side of the river you should try it. It's cheap too.

I like Brooks a lot too, but I have such happy childhood memories associated with Sparky's.

Isn't Bunyan's closed?

I thought Bunyan's re-opened pretty quickly. I don't know.

If you're ever near Jack's Creek, Tennessee, there's a pretty awesome little joint there. Also, about 10 minutes east of Jack's Creek, at the junction of 100 and 22 is another one, but I don't know the name. They're about the best I've had. I really like Bunyan's, though.

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Originally posted by one who posts:
I thought Bunyan's re-opened pretty quickly. I don't know.

If you're ever near Jack's Creek, Tennessee, there's a pretty awesome little joint there. Also, about 10 minutes east of Jack's Creek, at the junction of 100 and 22 is another one, but I don't know the name. They're about the best I've had. I really like Bunyan's, though.

I grew up in Jack's Creek (1973-1982). I think you're talking about 'Crowe's BBQ'. The current BBQ isn't what it was 20+ years ago. Now, the best PULLED BBQ in W. TN is in Selmer, at a place called Pappy John's on HWY 45S.

Brooks is best, Whitts is beyond awful

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Originally posted by Pitbo$$:
All of the places listed in this thread so far are just so-so Q joints. IMHO, about the best in the shoals area right now is Mullins on Wilson Dam Road. If you go by and the open sign is lit, then stop and try it out. The next best place I've found is John's down in Moulton. Both places actually use some hickory in their smokers cooking the bbq. If you want to know how good the bbq is going to be, drive or walk around the back of the q-joint and see what kind of a wood pile they have.
My opinion of several of the well know places around the shoals is very low so I'll keep those to myself. However, if anyone should care to know that can PM me and I'll tell it like it is.

Haven't heard from you for a while !
Glad you are back.

Folks, Pitbo$$ should know. As I remember it, he was brought up on BBQ from Bozo's and all the really good places in the Memphis area.

Exelman, this post is old. I see pitbo$$ occasionaly where he works at. I will ask him why we don't see him on here any more.

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Originally posted by The Mungo Jerry:
Brooks is best, Whitts is beyond awful

Where is Brooks BBQ?

Brooks is off of second street on Union Ave?. About 1/2 mile west of Woodward to the south. Does this help?

When coming from your place after you cross Woodward you have to turn left,just before the railroad tracks.It is about a block down.Tiny little place,helps to call in your order,because I have never been there when it wasn't busy.

Yay, thanks! I'll try it out.

It is very impressive,Brooks has great potato salad too

Without question....Brooks in MSC. All the rest are "runner-ups"

Seems everyone says Brooks

And everyone is Right! Try it, you'll like it.

Oh i eat there from time to time and i agree

For my two cents worth of opinion I am just able to answer truthfully today. Without a doubt, in my opinion, Miss Annie's on Hwy 43 just over the Tennessee line has the best Ribs and Smoked Chicken of anywhere in the Shoals ... It's not even close.

Made a followup trip to Miss Annies tonight, or last night, and can confirm that the quality and taste were just as good as our first impression. I ask the server about the bbq sauce and if they purchased it or made it in house. He said they made it in house. The sauce reminds me a lot of the old 2nd street Rib Shacks sweet sauce and the ribs continue to be cooked perfectly and have a very sweet flavor. I'd love to see them venture out and try a dry rub sometime.

The most frequent complaint that I hear about them is the price. Some say that for the location and being out as far as they are (one mile north of the Tennessee line, on the right) their prices are on the high side. I might agree with that statement however I do feel like I got what I paid for. The 2 meat combo is supposed to be $18.95 for 1/2 rack of ribs and 1/2 smoked chicken but the last two times I went they only charged $12.95 but are said to be going to change the computer price to match the menu. Still at the higher price I feel you get what you paid for as it's certainly one of, if not the, best in the Shoals area today. I'm looking forward to hearing about the BBQ Pork and their Steaks which I've heard some rave about but I just can't seem to go there without ordering the Ribs and Smoked Chicken. On another note my daughter who ordered the Pasta said that Grilled Chicken that comes on the pasta was extremely good but said even though the pasta was good it wasn't her favorite pasta however the Grilled Chicken was extremely good.

Brooks,Bunyans, and TNT are all very good.

Bunyans has great slaw.

Whitts and Dick Howells are both very bad

I have found that good barbeque is as varied in taste as what a good woman would be or what a good man would be for the woman bbq expert. It's all good. Can't live with it can't live without it.

I can personally attest to how good UncleGus BBQ is.
As far as commercial establishments, I agree with Brentenman, Bunyons.
Surprisingly enough , the Catfish place on 72 right past the turnoff to BFN has really good BBQ.
Probably some of the absolute best though IMHO is the Germantown Commissary , in G'town , Tn.

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Originally posted by imax71:
I grew up eating Dick Howells and Bunyans. They are still my favorites.

Bunyans is great however Dick Howells is somewhat comparable to hog crap

Triple R BBQ Scottsboro, AL

Brooks HANDS DOWN is the best

TNT HAS THE BEST BBQ

as far as im concerned there is not a bad bbq place around here, they are all different and unique in their own way. we are lucky to have such a good variety to choose from. i hear all the arguments but it usually is just each side of the river voicing their favorite. they are all good!

Without question...Jim 'n Nick's.

At one point in my life I wanted to open a barbecue place and the first time I visited this establishment, it was like they crawled into my brain and copied my blueprint.
It is excellent and they are all over (B'Ham, Montgomery, Nashville). If you ever see one, it's worth stopping. They even do a great carry-out business (we had it during a “working lunch” today and it was fantastic).

Check out their menu...

Link

Locally Brooks and also like Singletons

Whitt's in Rogersville

If you'd like the option of being able to make a good bbq sandwich at home whenever you get a taste for it, without having to go out, pick up some of L. O. Bishop's bbq at your grocery store or WalMart. It is vacuum packaged, so you can stash it in the fridge for unexpected company or for whenever the mood strikes you. A package that costs somewhere around $5-6 will make four sandwiches the size of Bunyan's large, and it's delicious.

Bishops is very good

The best BBQ ever was
Bee's BBQ in Grassy Alabama
I think their son owns the Bear's Den now

I've seen the rundown shack that was Bee's many times and wondered when it was in business so maybe you know how many years it has been closed

12 years or maybe more