BBQ Checklist, Five+ US Cities
Pecan Lodge (line always down the street, and Texas people know BBQ) in Dallas was the best barbecue I had ever had from a restaurant. Terry Blacks then shows up, the original location is in Austin. Would you believe I stopped eating at Pecan Lodge? For a while, then I had to check in.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA
Fat Matt's Rib Shack
1811 Piedmont Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30324
Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q
1238 DeKalb Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30307
Heirloom Market BBQ
2243 Akers Mill Rd SE, Atlanta, GA 30339
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
Smoketown BBQ (burnt ends)
7702 Shawnee Mission Pkwy, Overland Park, KS 66202
Joe's Kansas City Bar-B-Que
3002 W 47th Ave, Kansas City, KS 66103
Q39
1000 W 39th St, Kansas City, MO 64111
Slap's BBQ (burnt ends)
553 Central Ave, Kansas City, KS 66101
Hayward's Pit (burnt ends)
10901 W 75th St, Shawnee, KS 66214
AUSTIN, TEXAS
Franklin Barbecue
900 E 11th St, Austin, TX 78702
Brown's BBQ
1901 S Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78704
Stiles Switch BBQ
6610 N Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78752
Micklethwait Craft Meats
1309 Rosewood Ave, Austin, TX 78702
Terry Black's
1003 Barton Springs Rd, Austin, TX 78704
Lambert's
401 W 2nd St, Austin, TX 78701
La Barbecue
2401 E Cesar Chavez St, Austin, TX 78702
MEMPHIS, TENNESEE
Cozy Corner
735 North Pkwy, Memphis, TN 38105
The Bar-B-Q Shop
1782 Madison Ave, Memphis, TN 38104
Payne's Bar-B-Que
1762 Lamar Ave, Memphis, TN 38114
ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
Luella's Bar-B-Que
501 Merrimon Ave, Asheville, NC 28804
12 Bones
5 Foundy St #10, Asheville, NC 28801
CAROLINAS (BBQ Trail)
Grady's
3096 Arrington Bridge Rd, Dudley, NC 28333
The Skylight Inn
4618 Lee St, Ayden, NC 28513
B's
751 State Rd 1204, Greenville, NC 27858
The Smoke Pit
796 Concord Pkwy N, Concord, NC 28027
Lexington Barbecue
100 Smokehouse Ln, Lexington, NC 27295
JD's
500 Malcolm Blvd, Connelly Springs, NC 28612
Mike & Jeff's
2401 Old Buncombe Rd, Greenville, SC 29609
Bobby's
1301 N Main St, Fountain Inn, SC 29644
The Smokin' Pig
6630 Clemson Blvd, Pendleton, SC 29670
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