Barbecue restaurants in North America
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Capital Q BBQ
A must for Texas-style BBQ lovers, with piled-high portions of smoked meat and plenty o' slaw on the side; try the brisket sandwich. A very casual eating environment, usually packed at lunch with journalists, office workers and other city folk.
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Fiorella's Jack Stack Barbeque
KC's own style of BBQ is pit-smoked and slathered with heavily-seasoned vinegar-based sauces. Fiorella's Jack Stack Barbeque in Country Club Plaza is for people who'd rather dress up before dripping sauce on their pants.
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Pig on Beale
Slow-smoked pork ribs slide off the bone at this Beale St BBQ joint. You can get wet or dry ribs, served up with classic creamy coleslaw or corn on the cob…and plenty of napkins.
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Gates Bar-B-Q
Another famous KC sauce shack is Gates Bar-B-Q, where it is assumed you'll want a frosted mug of locally-brewed beer with your hickory-smoked, sauce-slathered beef.
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Dreamland
All rib-lovers and barbecue fiends must make their own dreamy and meaty pilgrimage to Birmingham's franchise of Dreamland, an Alabama and Georgia mini-chain.
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Goode Co BBQ
Belly up to piles of beef brisket, Czech sausage, smoked duck and gallon ice teas in a big ol’ barn or out back on picnic tables at this local institution.
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The Joint
The Joint’s smoked pork has the olfactory effect of the Sirens’ sweet song, pulling you, the proverbial traveling sailor, off course from your Ithaca into the gnashing rocks of savory meat-induced blissful death. Devour some ribs or pulled pork or brisket, knock it back with sweet tea in the backyard garden and learn to love life (speaking of which, the Joint does a mean peanut butter pie for dessert).
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Redbones
Redbones is usually packed with locals craving barbecue ribs, collard greens and corn bread. Portions are huge, but if you can save room for sweet potato pie you won't regret it. The bar is always bustling, as ice-cold beers stave off the hunger for waiting patrons. There is additional seating downstairs, where quarters are dark, but enlivened by the creepy, colorful wall murals.
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Rub BBQ
The self-proclaimed ‘Baron of Barbecue, ’ chef Paul Kirk is a worldwide champion. Imported from NYC, his ‘Righteous Urban BBQ’ cooks up Kansas City baby back ribs, pulled pork, pastrami and sausage. Everything is made fresh daily, with family-sized platters available, and there’s live music on weekends.
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Shorty’s BBQ
If you’re gonna make a mess of yourself, best do it by dribbling some smoky barbecue sauce on the long wooden picnic tables at this South Dade institution. It’s not the best barbecue in the world, but for Texas-style brisket in South Florida, it’s as good as life gets.
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Anchor Bar
Buffalo is curiously blessed with an abundance of eateries serving unique, tasty and cheap dishes. For the famous deep-fried chicken wings covered in a spicy sauce, head to the landmark Anchor Bar, which claims credit for inventing the 'delicacy.
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Phillip's Barbecue
The pork and beef ribs are fall-off-the-bone tender and the sauce smokey at this soulful hole-in-the-wall, and we're not whistling Dixie. The latter comes with various degrees of heat, so go easy. The 7-Up cake makes for an unusual finish. Cash only.
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Gaslamp Strip Club
Pull a bottle from the wine vault and then char your own favorite cut of steak, chicken or fish on the open grills in this retro-Vegas dining room. Fab, creative martinis, 'pin-up' art by Alberto Vargas and reasonable prices. No one under 21 allowed.
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El Fogón
This open-air, ranch-style steakhouse is a locals' favorite and a perfect choice for a romantic dinner. Cow is king here, including mouth-watering prime rib, beef fajitas and the house specialty, molcajetes (a hearty dish of meat and veg).
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Harry's Roadhouse
The attractive setting and elegant cuisine far surpass the prices, and dishes like Moroccan vegetable stew over couscous (around US$9) and turkey meatloaf (around US$9) are overshadowed only by the barbecues and the specials. Excellent stuff.
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Bar-B-Q King
Wilkinson Blvd, the first four-lane highway in North Carolina, has several retro drive-ins, including this venerable place where carhops deliver minced-pork platters and perfectly-fried trout sandwiches to your driver's side window.
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Gar Woods Grille & Pier
A lakeshore hot spot is the salty Gar Woods whose dining room pays tribute to the era of classic wooden boats. Come for grilled anything and a Wet Woody cocktail, best slurped watching the sunset from the lake-view deck.
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La Pampa
As small as it is stylish, this Argentine-owned eatery serves up some of the best steaks around (as well as various other parts of the cow), grilled to juicy perfection. Argentine wine is available, too. Great spot.
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Jason's Beachside Grille
Jason's Beachside Grille has a fun lake-view deck and unpretentious American fare alongside an abundant salad bar. On colder days, the red velvet sofas orbiting a sunken fireplace are the coziest.
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Hickory Hollow
Drink out of Mason jars and dig into some real rib-stickin' grub - BBQ, chicken-fried steak, fried catfish - ordered counterside. Live bluegrass music Friday and Saturday night.
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Love Shack
Native son and Food Network iron chef Tim Love gets accolades for his burgers (try the amore caliente) and double-thick shakes-of-the-day. A fun patio hosts live local music.
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Charlie’s Bar-b-q
Get your ribs and chicken fix handled at Charlie’s. It’s bare bones on the inside, but you can smell that sweet, smoky barbecue from across the parking lot.
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Pit Bar BQ
A good pit stop as you're heading to or from Miami is the Pit Bar BQ, a screened-in roadside place with checkered table clothes and homemade BBQ sauce.
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Big T's BBQ & Smokehouse
If you're looking for Fred Flintstone ribs and a meal where BBQ sauce covers everything, Big T's is the place to go. The gastricly bold should go for the Elvis Platter.
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Cacharrito
This classy, formal Argentine restaurant near Hotel Mocambo is renowned for its parrilladas (barbequed meat) but you'll also find pastas, seafood and salads.
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