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Originally posted by GlennK:
Best I have had so far is Luling City Market in Houston (in the Galleria area). I haven’t had anything close to it in SoCal. Agree with Red guy that Phil’s is not worth the hype. It will satisfy your craving, but nothing like Luling City.

Napaccoast, you should be able to find much better than the Pappas BBQ chain. Ask a fat truck driver, he (or she ) will know where to go.

FYI, luling city market in houston is not the same as the real City Market in luling. it is a knock off of the original. In luling there is nothing like stepping into the "smoke room" to order your meat from men wearing hard hats. You its SERIOUS.

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Originally posted by napaccoast:
I was in Irving TX. 2 weeks ago and few people reccomended Pappas BBQ. We went there for the ribs thought they were good but that was my 1st TX BBQ. Probably be in that area in late Oct. Any other recommendation would be great. I'm not sure where Llano TX. is but I'll look up Cooper's

Personally I don't think the BBQ in this area is that good. It's passable. Almost all of the BBQ I like starts 2-3 hours south of here.

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Originally posted by errestaurants:

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Originally posted by GlennK:
Best I have had so far is Luling City Market in Houston (in the Galleria area). I haven’t had anything close to it in SoCal. Agree with Red guy that Phil’s is not worth the hype. It will satisfy your craving, but nothing like Luling City.

Napaccoast, you should be able to find much better than the Pappas BBQ chain. Ask a fat truck driver, he (or she ) will know where to go.

FYI, luling city market in houston is not the same as the real City Market in luling. it is a knock off of the original. In luling there is nothing like stepping into the "smoke room" to order your meat from men wearing hard hats. You its SERIOUS.

I figured that since I was in Houston and not Luling City

I would love to try the original some day…..

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Originally posted by wineismylife:

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Originally posted by napaccoast:
I was in Irving TX. 2 weeks ago and few people reccomended Pappas BBQ. We went there for the ribs thought they were good but that was my 1st TX BBQ. Probably be in that area in late Oct. Any other recommendation would be great. I'm not sure where Llano TX. is but I'll look up Cooper's

Personally I don't think the BBQ in this area is that good. It's passable. Almost all of the BBQ I like starts 2-3 hours south of here.

I agree, I think angelos and railhead are both overated.

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Originally posted by wineismylife:

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Originally posted by napaccoast:
I was in Irving TX. 2 weeks ago and few people reccomended Pappas BBQ. We went there for the ribs thought they were good but that was my 1st TX BBQ. Probably be in that area in late Oct. Any other recommendation would be great. I'm not sure where Llano TX. is but I'll look up Cooper's

Personally I don't think the BBQ in this area is that good. It's passable. Almost all of the BBQ I like starts 2-3 hours south of here.

2-3 hours?! Well I'm not sure I'd make the drive from Irving but perhaps another direct flight from Illinois into a different TX. city may be in order. I'm usually in visiting my son at college and we both like good BBQ.

The best BBQ in Nashville is made in my backyard. One of my favorite places was in the middle of nowhere Georgia - Mary's flying pig. The joint was a converted school bus. Awesome BBQ.

G

TX is overrated...ya need to find a brotha that can BBQ in the SE. (AL, FL, GA, SC, NC)

Granted, I do liked my smoked meat with a wet sauce...so I'm not a dry rub guy!!

Go to TX for Beans and Rice (unless its black beans and then its Miami)

Oh and on the spare rib/baby back argument....I do baby backs myself even though the spares can have better flavor...but damn they got too god damn many obstacles. I end up throwing away half the meat!

Best BBQ in Oregon is in my backyard or at our tailgater at Autzen Stadium.

I smoked 4 large briskets for about 15 hours at around 240 with hickory pellets on a FE100 cooker. Briskets were trimmed, covered with cym (cheap yellow mustard) and then a rub of Smoking Guns and Paradise rubs.

For a sauce I enjoy Big Bob Gibson's Red Sauce.

Best brisket this side of El Paso.

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Originally posted by Rothko:

Rendevous in Memphis (I like dry ribs)

The Salt Lick, in Driftwood, Texas

Yes! Good call, Rothko. The Salt Lick sauce is the best.

Smoki O's in downtown StL for rib tips and snout

Dinosaur BBQ in Syracuse, NY for food and atmosphere

BarbersQ in Napa because, wow, it's really good.

Calhoun's in Knoxville

I forgive you CP.

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Originally posted by chum lee:

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Originally posted by Rothko:

Rendevous in Memphis (I like dry ribs)

The Salt Lick, in Driftwood, Texas

Yes! Good call, Rothko. The Salt Lick sauce is the best.

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I agree that Rendevous was a revelation to me year ago, I think it has lost the sparkle it once had last I was there.
Salt Lick is absolutely the best BBQ with the absolutely WORST Sauce I have ever had. There is something weird and sweet in the sauce-I can't remember is their secret ingredient pickle juice or something?

Are any of these places mentioned BYOB or BYOW?

The Salt Lick is only BYOB, as I recall. We used to bring coolers of drinks to enjoy with the BBQ.

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Originally posted by PURPLE:

I agree that Rendevous was a revelation to me year ago, I think it has lost the sparkle it once had last I was there.

Salt Lick is absolutely the best BBQ with the absolutely WORST Sauce I have ever had.

Well, it's definitely unique. I have a friend that does the competitive BBQ circuit (Team Smokeadelic) that swears by the Salt Lick sauce as his favorite bottled sauce. I found it here at BBQs Galore, we smoked a Boston Butt with it as the base for the baste, delicious. I then stopped by on a business trip to Austin. That place is incredible, whether or not you like the sauce, I guess.

Too bad about Rendezvous. Haven't had it in some time, but it used to be killer.

Anybody else try BarbersQ? Had it for my first time last night, very apropos for this thread. Amazing Q.

And for those NYC'ers, the Dinosaur just opened their second location, near 125th and Riverside, by the Cotton Club in Harlem. Almost as good as the original.

Snipes said:
KC Area:
Haywards - Overland Park, KS area
Arthur Bryants - Kansas City - still the best bbq I've had in my life.

Haywards is pedestrian. Arthur Bryants seems to still be a favorite with tourists. Folks from KC area swear by Oklahoma Joes, and I prefer 4 or 5 others to Bryants.

My in laws from Topeka swear by Haywards, college friends from KC took me to Bryants. To each their own I suppose. Never heard of Oklahoma Joes, but will try to look it up in December.

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Originally posted by Don in KS:
I prefer 4 or 5 others to Bryants.

Names please.

For visitors to the Seattle area, I think the two best BBQ places to be found are coincidentally both in Woodinville, the epicenter of western WA wine country.
Disclaimer: Now, I'm NOT saying they could hold their own against any of the other places mentioned here, just that they are the best (I have found) in this area. Others may disagree. They are:

Texas Smokehouse BBQ
and
The Armadillo BBQ (This went out of the retail business a few years ago, but has been recently resurrected.)

Purple Teeth:

Oklahoma Joes
jack Stack
Smokin Guns
Danny Edwards
LC's

Check out this website: http://www.gasbbq.net/reviews.htm

Snipes: have your in-laws tried Boss Hawg in Topeka .. very good!

I thought we Canadians were passionate about our Hockey but that pales in comparison with you Americans and your BBQ!

Good thread.

You want to see some real fireworks? Put a guy from North Carolina, a guy from Texas, a guy from Memphis and a guy from Kansas City in a room and ask them who makes the best BBQ.

Don in KS,

Thanks. I get to KC every few months on business, I'll check some of these places out.

Thanks for the link Don. I'm going to forward it on to the in-laws.