jacklikesbeans
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I absolutely love Whitt's and Barbecutie. Not because they are the greatest but it was what I was raised on.
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I absolutely love Whitt's and Barbecutie. Not because they are the greatest but it was what I was raised on.
This was just posted on TMBBQ. An open letter from Carey Bringle of Peg Leg Porkers.
http://tmbbq.com/to-all-the-armchair-bbq-critics/
This was just posted on TMBBQ. An open letter from Carey Bringle of Peg Leg Porkers.
http://tmbbq.com/to-all-the-armchair-bbq-critics/
I'm going to try to talk the wife into going tonight!
We did stop at Jim 'N Nicks in Murfreesboro for a late lunch and it was pretty dang good! OK, it is urban BBQ (fancy modern decor) and it is a chain but they did pretty good IMHO.
I got the 2 meat, turkey & brisket plus mac-n-cheese and slaw, my wife got a pulled pork sandwich and onion rings. Turkey was very moist and tender, just a hint of smoke taste (for me that's a plus on bird), the brisket flat was very tender and moist (despite the crappy iPhone picture). The pulled pork was as good as it gets and the onion rings very crispy. They have a habanero sweet BBQ sauce that is really different and tasty. Portions are huge which in part offsets the pretty steep prices. No doubt in my mind that the 2-meat or 3-meat would easily feed 2 folks so that mitigates the $18 or $20 respective costs. The only other negative, everything I had was sliced pretty thin but if that's the worst thing I got to say that ain't to bad for retail BBQ. I will say the fancy urban BBQ setting was somewhat tempered by a wall of family photos showing BBQ contests, little league and school sports mixed in with some old school pics of open pit southern pig-n-chicken BBQ. All said, the 'bama boys do a pretty good job and I'll definitely go back given the option.
Gonna duplicate the post over in road trips just to close out that thread.
Here are the BBQ joint's I've tried in and around Nashville. I travel up there quite often. I have one of my work buddy's from there set-up a dinner outing at a different joint for every trip I make...we call it a "Din-surrection". Anyhoot, I put this list together as we tried out the joints and I only commented if I had an impression. This is a work in process... Also notice that the local chains Whitts and Bar-B-Cutie are not on here for a reason.
Martin's - Nolensville (Nolensville Road) - Local (ok Ribs)
Bacon and Caviar (B&C)- Nashville (Franklin Pike) - Local (The BEST Brisket in Nashville IMO!!!)
Edley's - Nashville (12th Street) - Local (ok)
Judge Bean's - Brentwood (Church St.) Local (do not wear light colored clothing and bring a wash cloth)
Jack's - Nashville Downtown (Broadway) - Local
Judges Vinegaroon - Nashville Downtown (Church Street) - Local, Texas style BBQ
Peg Leg Porker – Nashville Downtown (903 Gleaves St.- The Gulch) – Local competition team – Great ribs and pulled pork.
Fat Boyz BBQ – didn’t make it
Slick Pig - Murfreesboro, TN (E. Main St.) – Wings good, ribs so-so.
Jim 'N Nick's - Smyrna (I-24 Sam Ridley exit) - Chain
Famous Daves - Smyrna (I-24 Sam Ridley exit) - Chain
Big Bob Gibson - Decatur Alabama - Only if you have time for a road trip (approx 1 hr and 45 mins south from Nashville)
The BBQ Shop - Memphis, TN - Only if you have time for a road trip (approx 3 hrs and 30 mins West from Nashville) - The BEST glazed ribs on the planet IMO!!!
Although, I cannot say that Nashville is America's Best City for BBQ. You gotta be pretty dang good to surpass Memphis. Just my 3 cents.
The only other contention would be lumping Jim 'N Nicks in with Famous Dave's because it's a chain, although it's a location we haven't been to and probably won't. We go to the one on Charlotte and to be honest have only eaten there early on Sunday on our way to Costco maybe six times. I was shocked at how good they were and I understand the corporate q thing, but yeah, gotta say shocked.