Best town for BBQ

[Dean E]

heroic drunks

Could you please explain what these are?

Those daring few who, with absolute disregard for their personal safety, left their position of protection and rapidly moved to the center of a blazing inferno, and assisted in carrying a semi-conscious man, who lay in an exposed position of great danger, to a point where he could receive medical attention and rehydration.

[SplatterTone]

There is a small town in Texas with some special, unique barbeque.

[Dean E]

Meers, Oklahoma, is the best town for BBQ. Meers has a population of six, and is located about 16 miles west of the Army Artillery Center at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.
MEERS FAMOUS BAR-B-Q TO GO
By the Pound
16 oz. Mesquite Smoked Beef Brisket $8.35
Pork Spare Ribs $8.35
Polish Sausage $7.35
Chopped Beef $7.50
1/2 Bar-B-Que Chicken $5.75
1/2 Pint of Meers Bar-B-Q Sauce FREE with each order to go!
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[Uncle Buck]

It's been a long time since I've been there, but . . .

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[rocksanddirt]

just to get up the nose of all purists....

I gotta say Oakland, CA. Flint's on Shattuck.

only take out, one time we went there (5-6 of us) got food set it out on the table and no one spoke (including the quasi-vegitarian asian co-eds) for about 45 minutes....just the sound of tearing cooked flesh, and beer drinking.

[Dan Schultz]

BBQ is the name of our tuba-euphonium foursome.... acronym for "Big Brass Quartet".

[Dan Schultz]

BBQ is the name of our tuba-euphonium foursome.... acronym for "Big Brass Quartet".

What do they barbecue up your way, Dan?

http://tinyurl.com/6cpbhg

Possummmm!

[tubatooter1940]

A place we used to have near here served barbecued goat. I tried it. Mmmm tasty.

[Sean Greene]

I think those of us who grow up in places with BBQ acquire a taste for our regional flavor/style and resist things that are different, at least that's the way I've been.

My favorite BBQ places are Scruggs' BBQ in Knoxville, TN (right down on Magnolia Ave.), Bubba's (I think that's the name) in Eureka Springs, AR,and the Pig & Whistle BBQ we used to get on UT Band trips in Memphis. I liked the pig & whistle for two reasons: 1) it was provided for the band (So Free) and 2)the logo reminded me of our drum major .
But alas, since I've given up meat these recollections are probably a little hazy.

I would have to say the cities I've been in with the best consistent BBQ joints are Memphis, Atlanta and Birmingham. Mmmmmmmmmm, Barbecue.

[lgb&dtuba]

But alas, since I've given up meat these recollections are probably a little hazy.

I'm a meatatarian, myself. It's a choice.

[Dean E]

Dan,

You're impossumble.

Mmm!

[Dan Schultz]

But alas, since I've given up meat these recollections are probably a little hazy.

I'm a meatatarian, myself. It's a choice.

'Vegetarian' is an old Indian word for 'bad hunter'.

[rocksanddirt]

A place we used to have near here served barbecued goat. I tried it. Mmmm tasty.

The old roach coach (la cucurracha express) that that came by work would often have goat as one of the meat choices for your tacos, burrittos, etc......good stuff.

[TubaRay]

I'm a meatatarian, myself. It's a choice.

Now where have I heard that phrase before?

Hmmm.

[Mojo workin']

'Vegetarian' is an old Indian word for 'bad hunter'.

Excellent.

If the 'native' Americans had been vegetarians, they surely would have starved themselves out of existence during some particularly bleak seasons/years.

[Rick Denney]

I've had barbecued pig at Bloke's house. It was good. I would gladly have it again. If the road-kill of the day is pig, Tennesseans can do it right.

But I have no desire to let a Tennessean barbecue beef for me. If it's going to be beef, it must be done right. Since there isn't one cow in all of Shelby County, I don't really have to worry. Everyone can peacefully coexist. Cain't we just all get along?

I would be happy to sit across the picnic table from Bloke at Rudy's, and let him tell me that he doesn't like brisket. Since I KNOW better, I'm not worried that his trolling hook has much of a barb.

I NEED to go to Lockhart (or Elgin, or Llano, or Leon Springs, or any of about 100 other places in the vicinity) and have the real stuff. Now that Uncle Julio's has opened a few places in Virginia, I can get passable Tex-Mex here. But there is NO acceptable barbecue. I WILL NOT set foot in Red, Hot, and Blue. No. Uh-uh. Not-A-Chance.

Rick "Ken for President" Denney

[TMurphy]

There was a place near where I went to college called Big Ed's BBQ that was pretty good. The had all-you-can-eat babyback ribs for $16. Much better than just about any other BBQ you can get around here, though that isn't saying too much.

My brother recently returned from a business trip in Houston, and boy, did he rave about the BBQ...especially the brisket!

If any of you folks in BBQ country find yourselves headed into the NYC area, feel free to bring along a sample of BBQ for me...I'll gladly trade you for some quality pizza/italian food.

[Rick Denney]

My brother recently returned from a business trip in Houston, and boy, did he rave about the BBQ...especially the brisket

Probably the best choice for newbies in Houston is Pappas Brothers. It's a Houston-based chain (as Rudy's is a San Antonio-based chain), but the Pappas family always seems to get it right. The traditional spots in Houston--Lennox or Otto's, to name two examples--require more experience to appreciate properly.

Rick "going to Houston THIS WEEKEND--Molina's, Pappadeax's and Pappas Bros. BBQ, here I come!" Denney

[TubaRay]

I'll gladly trade you for some quality pizza/italian food.

Now that would be very welcomed, here. We have good barbecue in Texas(my opinion, anyway), but there are not nearly as many good Italian food places, and still fewer with top-notch pizza. At least that has been my experience, anyway.

[Rick Denney]

I'll gladly trade you for some quality pizza/italian food.

Now that would be very welcomed, here. We have good barbecue in Texas(my opinion, anyway), but there are not nearly as many good Italian food places, and still fewer with top-notch pizza. At least that has been my experience, anyway.

Mine, too. And that's just what we have excellent examples of up here. Our town has half a dozen decent Italian places, but little in the Mexican and nothing worth eating in the BBQ departments.

Of course, I'm probably as ignorant about Italian food as Bloke is about BBQ.

Rick "who, unfortunately, has a limited capacity for Italian food" Denney