Grocery Store BBQ

motoeric · 05-01-2014, 03:20 PM

Hi!

Has anyone ever seen a grocery store selling true BBQ? There is a chain here on Long Island that actually has smokers in the stores and sells real low and slow BBQ.

How much of an anomaly is that? It's pretty freakin' unique here. Do you see that in other parts of the country?

Thanks,

Eric

Jason TQ · 05-01-2014, 03:26 PM

Haven't seen it, but is try it

Tricky · 05-01-2014, 03:44 PM

I actually thought that wasn't that uncommon in the South (at least going back a decade or two). I visited Ole Miss for a football game a few years ago, and several posters on their fan message board gave me tips for where to get good local Q. A couple of them recommended a grocery store on some highway outside of town.

Bamabuzzard · 05-01-2014, 03:47 PM

It's pretty common down south. Especially small locally owned groceries.

DaveAlvarado · 05-01-2014, 03:59 PM

Yeah some grocery stores sell Q, but it's the trailers parked outside gas stations that have the good stuff. :)

SmokinJohn · 05-01-2014, 03:59 PM

IIRC, there's a small store in Northern California near Montara/Half Moon Bay that does.

But I haven't seen one down here in SoCal.

IamMadMan · 05-01-2014, 04:32 PM

Eric.

We have a small privately owned chain of stores that smokes every weekend. They use Old Hickory smokers and if the wood burns out it automatically switches to propane to finish the overnight cook unattended. Then they start racks of ribs in the morning...

5string · 05-01-2014, 04:41 PM

Years ago in NorCal, some of the Raley's markets smoked TriTips on site. Then last year while visiting the in-laws in Illinois the local Hi Low market smoked ribs, chicken, and even Chicken Bombs in a cooker out front.

jlane · 05-01-2014, 04:45 PM

We have a chain in Saint Louis that does it. Makes me want to BBQ every time I go there.

saseekutz · 05-01-2014, 05:33 PM

There's a chain by my house that smokes spring through The end of summer. They brought over a nice reverse flow a few days ago to go with the old hickory. The pulled pork they make is actually pretty good

jgame · 05-01-2014, 06:03 PM

Some Dierbergs grocery stores in Saint Louis area have smokers on their lots. Nice looking rigs, propane fired. Tended by store employees. Not bad BBQ but I do a better product at home.

bbqbull · 05-01-2014, 06:07 PM

Nothing like that in this area that I am aware of.
A small chain went out of business a few years ago. My former teammate and I would sell 80 or so racks on Saturdays in the summer. My teammate then moved to Los Vegas and is a teaching chef there now.
The customers said we turned out a very very good rack of ribs when we did it.

meridian8 · 05-01-2014, 06:13 PM

What's the name of the grocery store on LI and Southern NJ? I would like to try them when in the area.

tgstrang · 05-01-2014, 06:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jgame

Some Dierbergs grocery stores in Saint Louis area have smokers on their lots. Nice looking rigs, propane fired. Tended by store employees. Not bad BBQ but I do a better product at home.

Yeah Id put my skills up against Uncle Bob's (thinks thats what the call it at Dierbergs) bbq anyday. Actually its not terrible but the prices the charge for it are rediculous. Think they use southern pride smokers or something similiar. Im a schnucks man myself, and go to Rallos a lot for my meat around here. I got some sub-par, super expensive prawns at Dierbergs about a month ago and havent been back.

Pyle's BBQ · 05-01-2014, 08:18 PM

We have an Iowa chain with stores in surrounding states that sells BBQ. I have seen the spare ribs, but never tried them. I think they are selling them for $15/rack.

05-01-2014, 03:20 PM	#1
motoeric Babbling Farker Join Date: 08-07-06 Location: huntington, ny	Grocery Store BBQ Hi! Has anyone ever seen a grocery store selling true BBQ? There is a chain here on Long Island that actually has smokers in the stores and sells real low and slow BBQ. How much of an anomaly is that? It's pretty freakin' unique here. Do you see that in other parts of the country? Thanks, Eric __________________ Smoke Signals Current Issue A BBQ Brethren Publication 2 Thessalonians 2:15 Exodus 12:9

05-01-2014, 03:26 PM	#2
Jason TQ somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 01-10-11 Location: Lawrenceville, GA	Haven't seen it, but is try it __________________ -Jason I didn't choose D-Canoe life..........

05-01-2014, 03:44 PM	#3
Tricky is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 12-06-10 Location: Ventura County, CA	I actually thought that wasn't that uncommon in the South (at least going back a decade or two). I visited Ole Miss for a football game a few years ago, and several posters on their fan message board gave me tips for where to get good local Q. A couple of them recommended a grocery store on some highway outside of town. __________________ Rec Tec with bull horns -- UDS (Big Blue) -- 2 Weber kettles -- Weber gasser -- DCS outdoor stainless built-in nat. gasser with smoker box and rotisserie -- Dutch ovens a-plenty -- bright yellow can't-lose-me Thermapen

05-01-2014, 03:47 PM	#4
Bamabuzzard is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 05-09-07 Location: Shreveport, LA	It's pretty common down south. Especially small locally owned groceries. __________________ Checkout our Original BBQ Sauce & Cajun Pickles www.doubledsbbq.com http://www.facebook.com/pages/Double...12864168786570 Stumps Baby Gravity Feed Smoker Backwoods Patio Unit Char Griller Offset for grilling

05-01-2014, 03:59 PM	#6
SmokinJohn Babbling Farker Join Date: 10-15-12 Location: Anaheim, CA	IIRC, there's a small store in Northern California near Montara/Half Moon Bay that does. But I haven't seen one down here in SoCal. __________________ Double Barrel Drum Smoker, UDS, ECB, Char-Broil gas grill & charcoal grills, Smokey Joe - Certified Moink Baller

05-01-2014, 03:59 PM	#5
DaveAlvarado is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 12-23-13 Location: DFW, TX	Yeah some grocery stores sell Q, but it's the trailers parked outside gas stations that have the good stuff. :)

05-01-2014, 04:32 PM	#7
IamMadMan somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 07-30-11 Location: Pemberton, New Jersey	Eric. We have a small privately owned chain of stores that smokes every weekend. They use Old Hickory smokers and if the wood burns out it automatically switches to propane to finish the overnight cook unattended. Then they start racks of ribs in the morning...

05-01-2014, 04:41 PM	#8
5string is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 07-05-12 Location: Geezerville, North Carolfornia	Years ago in NorCal, some of the Raley's markets smoked TriTips on site. Then last year while visiting the in-laws in Illinois the local Hi Low market smoked ribs, chicken, and even Chicken Bombs in a cooker out front. __________________ PitBoss & Dishwasher, Smokin' Geezers Grill Team & Gumbo Krewe KCBS CBJ, CTC, CBBQA, ECV

05-01-2014, 04:45 PM	#9
jlane Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 06-01-11 Location: Saint Louis MO	We have a chain in Saint Louis that does it. Makes me want to BBQ every time I go there.

05-01-2014, 05:33 PM	#10
saseekutz Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 01-22-14 Location: olathe, KS	There's a chain by my house that smokes spring through The end of summer. They brought over a nice reverse flow a few days ago to go with the old hickory. The pulled pork they make is actually pretty good

05-01-2014, 06:03 PM	#11
jgame On the road to being a farker Join Date: 08-20-10 Location: LSL, MO	Some Dierbergs grocery stores in Saint Louis area have smokers on their lots. Nice looking rigs, propane fired. Tended by store employees. Not bad BBQ but I do a better product at home.

05-01-2014, 06:07 PM	#12
bbqbull Watching over us. Join Date: 12-27-05 Location: Mid Michigan	Nothing like that in this area that I am aware of. A small chain went out of business a few years ago. My former teammate and I would sell 80 or so racks on Saturdays in the summer. My teammate then moved to Los Vegas and is a teaching chef there now. The customers said we turned out a very very good rack of ribs when we did it. __________________ "You have never really lived until you have done something for someone who can never repay you." "I wish my mind could forget what my eyes have seen. :shocked:" "Heavily medicated for your protection. :doh:" Klose Mobile Pit Klose Owners Reccomended Pit Cookshack Smokette Gasser Little Chief Smoker Large BGE Gifted to me my Pit Barrel Smoker :mrgreen::clap:[URL="http://www.bbq-brethren.com//www.pinterest.com/pin/create/extension/"][/URL]

05-01-2014, 06:13 PM	#13
meridian8 Is lookin for wood to cook with. Join Date: 01-20-14 Location: richmond, va	What's the name of the grocery store on LI and Southern NJ? I would like to try them when in the area.

05-01-2014, 08:18 PM	#15
Pyle's BBQ Babbling Farker Join Date: 10-25-06 Location: Madrid, IA	We have an Iowa chain with stores in surrounding states that sells BBQ. I have seen the spare ribs, but never tried them. I think they are selling them for $15/rack. __________________ Bryan, Team: Pyle's BBQ Yoder YS640; Good-One "Trail Boss" 60T; Weber Kettle rotisserie ring; Big A$$ Rotisserie; New Braunfels offset smoker; Weber Smokey Mountain; Backyard Bombers BBQ HJM Μολὼν λαβέ