How to Find the Best BBQ in the South

Follow these four simple rules and you'll be in BBQ heaven in no less than 30 minutes...if you leave right now.

#itsasouthernthing #sotrueyall

[numbersandletters]

this isn't even a comedy sketch, this is a legit how to guide.

[Meela]

If the building makes you question how they're passing health inspections, the food is delicious!

[jaycehall]

If the building could burn down, and they'd be out maybe $50.. then it's a winner

[rosstemple]

If it’s lunchtime and nobody’s parked there, keep on truckin’.

[ConkreteMan]

If there are both Mercedes/BMW cars AND welding trucks in the parking lot, it’s good.

[maliciousmayhem]

I remember my father and I driving to see my sister for something to do with her college when we stumbled on some amazing bbq. There was a wreck on the highway so we grabbed the map and decided to drive the local roads, go through a couple towns to bypass the shut down portion of the highway. We had never been through the area so we were a little lost. It was pretty sparse, mostly farmland. Then we saw a white shack coming up, looked old and maybe like it had been set on fire at some point from all the smoke stains. It was surrounded by cars so we decided to see if we could get directions. Ended up getting some amazing brisket along with the directions we needed. We had to. The smell when my dad rolled down the window made us.

[smittyusmc]

you missed one. If there is not a big stack of wood behind the restaurant, leave immediately.

[alaska]

I feel like these are just good rules for local restaurants in general.

[juliessignlanguageclass]

My rules"
1. The building has to be a dive. My favorites are dives that have been added on to several times.
2. The smell has to draw you in.
3. There have to be a ton of cars in the parking lot.
4. The BBQ has to present you with a dilema. The bbq is amazing on it's own. The sauce is so good you could drink it by itself. But the meat and BBQ together -heaven! But the meat on its own is perfect. But you want to slurp up the sauce by itself. But the two together....you get the picture.

[andrewkemp]

There is a place near me in the sketchy part of Smyrna on windy hill that is literally 7 smokers and a tent that has the best barbecue called Herb's rib shack

[spacedredd]

In Texas its more about the cow then the pig.... Same applies. Especially the guy in a lawn chair, smoker, on the side of the road. Limited menu items, brisket, ribs, sausage. Dr. Pepper, Big Red, and sweet tea as drinks...

[gusbailey]

Can't really argue; especially the cannibalistic pig thing.

[KKowalski]

My grandfather was a truck driver from Georgia. Sometime in the 80s the family moved to Pennsylvania. Needless to say, every time we headed south, the route was based off of his old trucking route from pre-I95 and where we could get the best food. It took 2 days so get to Santee because we had to stop for at least 4 meals each day once we crossed the Mason Dixon line and at least 5 were BBQ. Although personally, nothing beats Duke’s in Orangeburg

[seanking]

If you see 2 or more sheriff deputy cars there, pull in immediately, even if you’re not hungry. The more cars the better.

[nickhawkins]

I've literally ate at a barbeque place with a particular vcr repair ad in the table and my parents got the number to have our vcr fixed because my dad would not buy a new one haha and the guy who fixed the vcr made the best barbeque!

[jasondence]

Can confirm. Macon Road BBQ in Columbus, GA. Tiny hole in the wall straight out of the 60's but oh so good!

[jamesburton]

I say any restaurant that's out-of-the-way, and not modern & trendy is the best tasting food. It's been the best way for me to find good eats from other cultures!

[jaredmcintosh]

You just perfectly described Beuagard’s BBQ in Wilmington, Ohio. He’s a southern fella who made his way to Ohio in the military, and couldn’t find any good bbq joints, so he opened his own, and changed my life forever!

[erinstanger]

The most important thing to know is that hamburgers and hotdogs are NOT BBQ!

[kinkajouforrest]

There's a BBQ place near me that is literally just called Parker's, always has a line, has "those chairs" with lots of them ripped, no soda fountain; only canned drinks unless it's sweet tea (I don't even think they serve unsweet), and the kitchen is its own, unattached building. Best BBQ ever