Nashville named America's best city for barbecue?
- Thread starter Crakaveli
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HeathBarkley
Knows what a fatty is.
I'm not sure what kind of following Travel and Leisure has, but I would imagine that Nashville being a big tourist destination has a lot to do with it. Nashville's BBQ scene borrows from the surrounding BBQ meccas. Its sort of a melting pot, you can get various styles. But when you see how many people voted Whitt's as the best BBQ in Nashville, it makes you wonder if they've ever tried BBQ any where else.
jonmhenderson
Full Fledged Farker
I live here.......no way. Don't even get me started on how overrated Martin's is. I'd rather eat at Jim N Nicks in a heartbeat.
Coat
is one Smokin' Farker
I think they're about even on chicken, edge to Jim n Nicks on brisket. But have you been to pegleg porker or edleys?
Keep namin' 'em brothers - I'm gonna be there for about a week and a half this summer and I'm gonna be hongry!
jonmhenderson
Full Fledged Farker
Had the pulled pork plate at Puckett's yesterday. Very salty. It's like they mixed salt water in with the pork. Yuck.
Coat
is one Smokin' Farker
Of the dozen of so folks I've sent and another twenty or so I've eaten with there you're the only person who ever said anything negative about their pulled pork. I believe it must have been a fluke.
sliding_billy
somebody shut me the fark up.
I love Nashville (used to travel there very often for work), but that is just funny.
jonmhenderson
Full Fledged Farker
Maybe so. People just rave about that place, as well as Martin's. I just thought they were lame. I don't know; I think just about all restaurant BBQ is lame. Certainly not deserving of the accolades they receive.
Coat
is one Smokin' Farker
I imagine on a site like this, most of us would prefer to stay home and eat our own q :razz:
Crakaveli
Full Fledged Farker
i don't even know if they smoke their pork. it's cooked at a central location, frozen, then reheated in big pots. i know their ribs aren't smoked. easy to tell.
from their website
wtf?
Coat
is one Smokin' Farker
I've never tasted or smelled a single hint of smoke on their meat. Everyone in middle Tennessee has had it at some banquet or another.
jonmhenderson
Full Fledged Farker
I think you hit the nail on the head. Most all restaurant Q is weak sauce compared to what we make now, and probably not any better than what we first started making. I know this: I can fire up the ol Cooper's style Llano steel direct pit in my back yard, burn some Shagbark Hickory wood down to coals, shovel em under a couple of big pork shoulders for about 10 hours or so, and it'll be 100 times better than anything in Nashvegas.
Coat
is one Smokin' Farker
Let me know when you need a witness lol
jonmhenderson
Full Fledged Farker
The last restaurant Q I had that was decent was at.......wait.......it was......ummmm.....can't remember. I can't stand that ubiquitous southern pride, smoldering wood flavor.
angryfish01
is one Smokin' Farker
Moved here from Orlando 4 years ago. I still can't find a decent BBQ restaurant.
IMHO if there is no smoke emanating from the building, or from out back. Move on Brother.
Sounds like we have enough local brethren for a Bash!
IMHO if there is no smoke emanating from the building, or from out back. Move on Brother.
Sounds like we have enough local brethren for a Bash!
Coat
is one Smokin' Farker
Sure does look that way!
