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re: Best city for Bar-B-Q in the SEC footprint?
Posted on 8/2/24 at 1:12 am to captdalton
Posted on 8/2/24 at 1:12 am to captdalton
quote:It took a guy from Memphis BBQing brisket for me to finally have some that I enjoyed.
There may be people in Texas that know how to cook brisket. But I know for a fact there are a lot that don’t.
That included checking out every place recommended to me for brisket within a 100 miles of Ft. Hood over my 3 years (1 deployed) when I was stationed at The Great Place.
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Posted on 8/2/24 at 7:05 am to TheFourHorsemen
How many of the cities listed serve BBQ pork steaks? I honestly do not know but St. Louis style BBQ pork steak is my favorite. Pork steaks are not even available in stores in some areas.
Posted on 8/2/24 at 7:14 am to TheFourHorsemen
DeValls Bluff!
Posted on 8/2/24 at 7:18 am to FlyDownTheField83
Saws is absolutely my favorite spot, I've yet to have a bad meal there.
Dreamland is good, but I think Archibald's is far better,
Chucks in Auburn is fantastic. And not BBQ related, but Arce, The Hound, and Hamilton's are unbelievable places to eat down there.
Dreamland is good, but I think Archibald's is far better,
Chucks in Auburn is fantastic. And not BBQ related, but Arce, The Hound, and Hamilton's are unbelievable places to eat down there.
Posted on 8/2/24 at 7:51 am to robot55
quote:Austin area, Houston area and Dallas Ft. Worth have surpassed it. The quality is now better and there are so many in those cities.
Lockhart, Tx
I love pork barbecue and have eaten at dozens of places across the south, but Texas bbq, as much as I hate to give TX credit, is vastly superior. Nothing beats brisket or beef rib.
Posted on 8/2/24 at 7:58 am to TheFourHorsemen
Easily Kansas City or St. Louis.
Posted on 8/2/24 at 8:00 am to Jake88
Lockhart still does one thing really well: sausage.
Those little personal links are great. Rough grind, more beef than pork, heavy pepper, with a nice snap. No cheese, beans, or other weird stuff mixed in.
Those little personal links are great. Rough grind, more beef than pork, heavy pepper, with a nice snap. No cheese, beans, or other weird stuff mixed in.
This post was edited on 8/2/24 at 8:02 am
Posted on 8/2/24 at 8:02 am to JoeKinesKhakis
Saw’s ribs are my go-to meal there. My Dreamland experience is dated, and as I have heard from friends it has really gone downhill.
If you like Acre and the Hound in Auburn, you should try the Depot too.
If you like Acre and the Hound in Auburn, you should try the Depot too.
Posted on 8/2/24 at 8:08 am to captdalton
Captdalton makes a good point. While I have had really good brisket (Butcher Paper BBQ in Opelika has been the most reliably good brisket BBQ that I have had), there have been several times I went to a supposedly great brisket BBQ place and it was like chewing on a piece of burnt leather.
Posted on 8/2/24 at 8:49 am to Mr Sausage
Yeah, I like those. But, my favorite came from City Market in Luling, TX.
Posted on 8/2/24 at 9:59 am to FlyDownTheField83
Will try Depot next time I'm in the area for sure 
Posted on 8/2/24 at 10:25 am to Basura Blanco
Stay out of the big cities in Texas if you want good brisket. Don't go outside of the state of Texas to find it either. I've never found it anywhere else in all my travels ...
Good pork is easy to find in numerous states.
Good pork is easy to find in numerous states.
This post was edited on 8/2/24 at 10:27 am
Posted on 8/2/24 at 10:50 am to TheFourHorsemen
Now that Texas is in the SEC, metro Austin in a landslide.
Posted on 8/2/24 at 12:17 pm to TheFourHorsemen
Sallisaw, OK
Wildhorse Mountain BBQ
Wildhorse Mountain BBQ
Posted on 8/2/24 at 12:45 pm to TheFourHorsemen
Worst bbq I've ever had has been in Alabama and Louisiana. Both states don't have a clue. South Carolina is the correct answer to the op question.
Posted on 8/2/24 at 3:18 pm to D500MAG
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Sallisaw, OK
Wildhorse Mountain BBQ
This place is on my top 5 establishments in the world. With the giant Radio Flyer Red Wagon out front. Not much to look at, or even visit, but the BBQ is flat out delicious.
After going through every answer, and plotting them on google maps, and then having AI show me where the mean point is..... Arkadelphia, AR.
Allen BBQ there is a solid choice. They know how to do pork, and they know how to do brisket. Smoky rich sauce. just about 200 yds west off I30 at the Hwy 8 exit. Enjoy, its the geographic center of the SEC BBQ world
Posted on 8/2/24 at 3:48 pm to captdalton
name the places in Houston and Austin where you've had brisket that was not good
Posted on 8/2/24 at 3:53 pm to ColoradoAg
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Stay out of the big cities in Texas if you want good brisket
questionable advice considering that following it will result in a person missing a good portion of the top 10 places in the state.
Posted on 8/2/24 at 6:04 pm to MAROON
A good Beef Rib (I'm talking about the dino-sized ones) are one of the most dangerous food items. They're so good, but so rich that you can eat yourself sick with one.
Posted on 8/2/24 at 9:28 pm to Jake88
They all have good bbq, but I like the nostalgia of those old historic Lockhart smokehouses. The BBQ is still excellent. My issue with the bigger cities is their price point.
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