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The best BBQ is arguably not in the South. At least not the Deep South. Best BBQ is found in either Missouri or North Carolina. All the other states are pretenders.

You can't rank barbeque without including Memphis somewhere very near the top.

Literally just go to Dickie’s

This is dumb.

Whenever I crave a mouthful of hot meat, I just go to Dickie’s!

Sacred Ground BBQ in Pocahontas is pretty damn special.

Is that the same as Dickeys?

Go to the Rendezvous in Memphis, end the BBQ discussion. Plus there is a Miss America Pageant in the lobby of the Peabody almost every night.

That was fun.

Number 1 on his list is in Austin.

So I guess BBQ will now become a test of political loyalty.

Murky Waters or Stricks in Hattiesburg

North Carolina ???

Pouring vinegar or two jars of Kroger mustard over a pork butt ain't BBQ.

Selma, Alabama, Hancocks, great !!

Pig n’ Pint hard to beat!

BBQ does not equal SMOKING!

Smoking meat is a technique thousands of years old and is practiced from China to Charleston.

BBQ is indigenous to the Americans and was first recorded in the 15th century by Gonzalo Fernández De Oviedo y Valdés when Columbus encounter the indigenous Taino (who called the process barbecoa) roasting meat on latticework over fire.

I don’t want to be a snob but Dickeys, while OK, is nowhere near the best

1970 ... "Ossies " at Deville Plaza, I-55 North.

1973 through 1976 ... "Coleman's" way up North State (not far from the original WZZQ).

And the very best was back in 1987 ... "The Pyramid BBQ" on Robinson, about three blocks southwest of the old Masonic/Shrine temple on West Capitol Street.

Rudolph Griffin’s in Cleveland

I lived and/or worked in Texas for 20 years and I agree with Mitchell - Texas-style smoked brisket is the pinnacle of BBQ. If you've never had good Texas-style smoked brisket, you owe it to yourself and those you love to go get you some. Worth the trip. I have not eaten at any of the spots Mitchell put in his vid, but I am sure they are good. Also strongly recommend Franklin BBQ in Austin, The Pit Room in Houston or Killen's BBQ in Pearland (Houston area). All amazing.

"You may all go to hell, and I will go to Texas."
- Davey Crockett

10:37, I’ll add the Salt Lick in Driftwood, a little west of Austin.

"Texas-style smoked brisket is the pinnacle of BBQ"

Not really.

Ohio State smoked some Texas butt and brisket Saturday ... better than any Texan.

BBQ is very hard to do right consistently. The guys at Pig and Pint have done excellent food and service in an area that wasn’t prime when they started. Hats off to them and congrats on expanding their brand into Madison. That’s dedication and talent.

Once upon a time, the Redezvous was legendary. Not any more, and is surviving on what's left of those memories.

The world's largest BBQ contest is held in Memphis for a reason. Anything in Memphis beats that white BBQ sauce any day.

Whoever thinks rendezvous is good can’t be trusted with a sharp pencil. It’s mid at best, central is easily better. Locally sacred ground and pig n pint are really good. Regionally, Texas and the Carolina’s stand out for the distinctive style. Kansas City not mentioned, but should be.

Born and raised in Macon, GA. All three locations he mentioned are fine in their own way, each a little different but delicious. Texas brisket is in another class when done right. It ain’t pig but it’s good. Locally I would suggest you try Kenova Smokehouse on Lakeland Drive. They can put the scald on some eats.

Central City is some good que.

I agree the Pig and Pint is the best barbecue and the friendly service is why I keep going back.
Didn’t know they were coming to Madison. When and where? Good decision!

If Any yall travel west on I20 there's a Bar B Q place @ Van Texas behind the Love's truck stop called Soulman's Bar B Q...Good Eatin There Folks..."Ring The Bell If We Done Well"

Why Does Matt & Friends on his Videos Sound Like a Buncha Yankees???

Vinegar based NC BBQ should be considered a hate crime.

Leaving out Memphis and KC style tells me all I need to know about this Yankee wannabe. Then to place the worst cut of beef and vinegar sauce in there completes the failure. Jesus was tortured with vinegar, and NC or mustard style bbq is simply an abomination. A follower and fatty this dork is.

They are inconsistent. Some days their ribs are great, and other days... mediocre.

Many will consider this sacrilegious, but the BBQ ribs at Honey Baked Ham are hard to beat. They don’t come with the ambiance found in an old shack on the outskirts of Dirt Clod, Alabama, but they’re great.

Most all of those places look good, but I’ll have to say my biggest disappointment was my one, and only, trip to Dreamland Barbecue in Tuscaloosa.

Payne’s in Memphis… There is no better sandwich anywhere. Mississippi has zero good bbq spots, and hasn’t since Otis’ on Gallatin closed around 40 years ago…

He did mention Gators in Madison. Never been there.

Rendezvous is overrated. It is great, but it is not the pinnacle of Q by any stretch. I prefer Central but there are many in Memphis better than Rendezvous. NC BBQ is just alright. It is not what most gravitate toward when they think of BBQ unless you're from there.
Gators in Madison is...fine. It is nowhere on the tier of Pig & Pint or Sacred Ground.
Dickey's on any list is blasphemous. I can go to any gas station in central MS and find better food.

The Northside Exxon bbq, Sweet Daddy's, WAS very good. The ribs are still worthy of a trip. However, those sammiches. They were great. Good bbq sammich, pulled, not shredded or chopped, and tasty. Now the price has been raised and the meat placed on the sammich is noticeably less. Also noticed the last two times I got a brisket sammich, it seemed they were using the burnt ends of the brisket. Welcome to Bluesky BBQ, where we raise prices and cut back on food.

Sweet Daddy's used to be worth a special trip. Glad to know that it's not worth it anymore. Thank you for being of service to a fat man.

Ribs and chicken are fine.

A Slab and More BBQ - Demopolis, AL. Best I've ever had. Ribs, pulled pork, sides (dayum those greens were fine!). Not a single bad bite!

C.H.O.P. in Tupelo.

I used to love the prior occupant of Gator Jr.'s in Madison: Tay's Barbecue. The meat was fantastic, the portions huge, and the sauces were amazing. And the ladies that worked the weekday lunch counter were the sweetest women. I love a place where walking you get a big ol hug, a "HEY BABY!" and are welcome to come behind the counter to get your own refills if they're busy.

Sylvesters of Hwy 18 heading towards Raymond has the best sauce i've ever had. A little skimpy on the racks but deeeeamn that sauce.

anyone who hasn't had real Down East NC BBQ is missing out. Whole hog, moist meat, and peppery goodness. B's in Greenville, Skylight Inn in Ayden, or Wilbers in Goldsboro. It's mind blowing.

I miss Chimneyville Smokehouse on High St.

At 11:44 am ... me too ... loved Chimneyville's plate lunches and fried porkchops.

If you want fast food bbq, why in the hell would you go to Dickie's when there is a gas station serving better food down the street?

Sacred ground. Kenova (both locations). Various gas stations. pig n pint. In that order. I like them all for different menu items. Pig n pint and sacred ground are the best place to go hang out, if you discount Fondren crime. Sacred ground and kenova are EXCELLENT. For my bbq, I don’t require anywhere nice. Hole in wall with good food is sufficient. Nice ambiance is a bonus.

OK, that was pretty damn funny. Can't approve the comment but it was funny and deserved credit.

Pig N Pint is so damn overrated. People who have never eaten good BBQ rave over this place. The meat is ALWAYS dry

90's sweet daddy's for the win. our after church stop every Sunday. the best of all time

Pig and Pint is ok, generally I smoke my own pork shoulder butt to get most of the fat out and never allow any sugar or apple juice into it. Texas style rub and injection, 8.5 to 9.5 lb for 10 hrs over mesquite @ 225-275, then wrap and put in oven for 2 hrs, checking meat temp along the way. If fat pockets remain after bone slips out, those are removed and discarded as pork is pulled. People who want it sweeter can add sauce, but non-sweet meat is adaptable to multitude of non-bbq recipes. Pulled pork freezes and microwaves well.

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