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Better than any bbq place I have been to

9 (10.8%)

Better than 90% of the bbq places I have been too

43 (51.8%)

Better than 50% of the bbq places I have been to

28 (33.7%)

Not as good as most bbq places I have been to

3 (3.6%)

Total Members Voted: 78

[MMike]

For the money... my BBQ is always better....But there are places that I just can't compete with...Here is a link to what I believe to be the best restaurant in the world... Fantastic food, just too pricey to go there often.
http://www.zingermansroadhouse.com/menus/

[Bentley]

Yeah, $17 Cheeseburgers are above my pay grade!  And they never seems as good as 5 Guys or In n Out!

[MMike]

I agree...usually it's not that good. However at this restaurant it is that good. Just a casual dining room. But man the food!

[grilltreats]

$32 for some fried catfish that's not even filleted, and some grits...Come on now.  I don't think I could really enjoy the place myself.  I'll just take your word for it.

[MMike]

Bryans BBQ from the street looks like the real deal to me.

Any experts recognize a big pit from this link view?

See if you can hit "+" to zoom in.

https://www.google.com/maps/@29.0405199,-81.3245476,3a,15y,91.6h,88.96t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1s4aeG0qXBT0xNJMrNQtlJTg!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo1.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3D4aeG0qXBT0xNJMrNQtlJTg%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D80.69108%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i13312!8i6656

[imahawki]

I said 90% simply because I find there are two kinds of BBQ joints that I don't like and unfortunately a lot fall into these two buckets. 

The first bucket is steamed mush BBQ at chain places where they make what the masses want (e.g. Famous Daves). 

The second type are joints like I ate at in KC recently where they almost go the other direction and often the food is overly fatty (hey fat is flavor so tons of fat! right!?), not cooked to a decent level of tenderness etc.  At the place in question the brisket was tough as xxxx.  I had to saw at it with a knife.  The ribs were "undercooked" in my opinion as the fat was super tough and not rendered, they didn't remove the membrane etc.  For both the brisket and the ribs the seasoning was good, the meat just wasn't cooked well IMO.  This was a place that's not a chain and had 4.8 rating on Yelp with ~400 reviews.  I think it is hard to do large volumes and put out a consistent product. 

The third bucket are legit places that do it right and I've been to a few but they just seem few and far between.

[bucky919]

I take pride in putting out a good meal at home and there is more appreciation for it. Now we have a BBQ sit down restaurant, there sausage is always good, Brisket and pulled pork are hit and miss, but you can tell it comes out of a kitchen, not made with love, just a guy getting a pay check. We have a food truck, a guy from texas Monty's BBQ, hes the real deal over a wood fired smoker, selling out of old camper, people cringe when I take them there, I have never had a bad meal, once you eat it you are hooked. He has a passion for it and is feeding his family off making good food.