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America's Top BBQ Joints

By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff

Posted Aug 26, 2009 2:20 PM CDT

(Newser) – Matt and Ted Lee had a mission. Determined to find the best barbecue in America, they set out on a 3,000-mile odyssey from Kansas City to North Carolina. They’d roll into town and ask the locals where the best barbecue was, making sure to try local favorites like snoots (pig snouts) in St. Louis or mutton in Owensboro, Kentucky. Their favorite places tended to disrespect the indoor-outdoor barriers, and let patrons see and smell the process. They run down favorites in Travel and Leisure:

  • O’Fallon, Illinois: 17th Street Bar & Grill
  • Goldsboro, North Carolina: Wilber’s Barbeque
  • Owensboro, Kentucky: Moonlite Bar-B-Q Inn
  • St. Louis: Roper’s Ribs
  • Goldsboro, North Carolina: Scott’s Famous Barbecue
  • Memphis: A&R Bar-B-Que
  • Nashville: Jack’s Bar-B-Que
  • Nashville: Mary’s Old Fashioned Pit Bar-B-Que
  • Henderson, Tennessee: Siler’s Old-Time Bar-B-Que

A student eats a rib in this file photo.
A student eats a rib in this file photo.   (AP Photo/Jamie Martin)
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allofAmerica
Jun 30, 2010 5:34 PM CDT
This is a list for people who think jalapenos are hot, who eat "Mexican-style" food, and who think the key to good barbecue is in the sauce. You're not even in the minor leagues yet.
djbritten@gmail.com
Aug 28, 2009 12:29 PM CDT
I live in Colorado. It is good that the big braggers, Texas and Kansas City, didn't even make the top 10 list. I prefer Carolina.
fancygapva
Aug 27, 2009 12:20 PM CDT
Spoken like a true Texan.

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