OT - looking for good barbecue on Eastern road trip

JohnInCarolina · June 2015

Well our time here in Albuquerque is coming to an end, and we will soon be making the long haul halfway across the country from ABQ to Durham, NC. It's pretty much I-40 the whole way - about as boring as it gets, at least until you get to Tennessee (but don't tell @henapple that!)

We are planning to do two half days and two full days of driving. We will be stopping in Amarillo, Little Rock, and Knoxville. Not exactly BBQ Meccas, I know. So I was hoping maybe some of you would know some decent places (not chains) around these cities. Thanks in advance!

henapple · June 2015

Knoxville. ... Littons....great burgers and pies.

Eggcelsior · June 2015

Go to henapples abode and drink cazzy's liquor.

Legume · June 2015

I've never eaten in Amarillo, but according to the Texas Monthly top 50 BBQ places in Texas, there's a place named Tyler's in Amarillo that made it in 2013. They haven't released the 2015 list yet.

http://www.tmbbq.com/joints/tylers-barbeque/

JohnInCarolina · June 2015

Legume said:

I've never eaten in Amarillo, but according to the Texas Monthly top 50 BBQ places in Texas, there's a place named Tyler's in Amarillo that made it in 2013. They haven't released the 2015 list yet.

http://www.tmbbq.com/joints/tylers-barbeque/

Thanks! Last time I did this route we stopped at this Texas steak house in Amarillo that I think is pretty well known - it's this place where if you can eat a 72 oz steak in an hour - with all the trimmings - it's free. In retrospect, a place like that probably uses a gimmick for a good reason - the food was pretty average.

Legume · June 2015

The Big Texan. The one time I drove through Amarillo, we stopped so the kids could look around. We took some pics and then decided to keep moving. One of those places that looks better on TV.

nolaegghead · June 2015

I recommend dipping down to I-10, stopping in NOLA, swing by my crib for some real home cooked BBQ and creole food, then heading back through the coastal roads where you'll see rednecks like SGH and adults suffering from thalidomide-borne disease from the '50s.

JohnInCarolina · June 2015

nolaegghead said:

I recommend dipping down to I-10, stopping in NOLA, swing by my crib for some real home cooked BBQ and creole food, then heading back through the coastal roads where you'll see rednecks like SGH and adults suffering from thalidomide-borne disease from the '50s.

Would love to do that Nola - really. But we will have two little ones in tow and are looking for the fastest route home.

nolaegghead · June 2015

owch, mike_hauchertz!

nolaegghead · June 2015

huh?

nolaegghead · June 2015

OmahaOne · June 2015

I-40 means Memphis and it's hard to find a bad BBQ place there. Try Central BBQ, 4375 Summer Avenue. (901-272-9377) or Jim Neely's Interstate Bar-B-Q, (901-775-2304).

Big_Green_Craig · June 2015

You won't be too far away from Big Bob Gibson's in Decatur, AL.

DieselkW · June 2015

I stopped in a place not too far from the highway in Little Rock on a trip to Hot Springs last year. Highly rated on Yelp, if that means anything to you.

DoubleEgger · June 2015

Load up on brisket in Texas and don't stop until you get back to NC.

Shiff · June 2015

Amarillo also has a Rudys which is a pretty good regional chain BBQ place. Albuquerque also has one, so you might be familiar with the place.

nolaegghead · June 2015

dbagsaywut?

Sardonicus · June 2015

@JohninCarolina

Once you get back and settled in, consider a trip to the Kamado Grille in Raleigh.

A good friend visited during their first week and thought them good enough to say he'd return.

He did note that, when he mentioned that he owned a BGE, the response was a bit snobby/snotty (They use KJs, of course) . . . but not enough that he and companion couldn't laugh it off.

All in all, he thought they did a good job.

https://www.facebook.com/KamadoGrillerestaurant

nolaegghead · June 2015

@KareemOliverDiaz thanks for the medical advice. Sounds like you're "self-taught".

Rickl · June 2015

Not to get back on topic or anything, but Bobby Q's in Cookeville, TN used to be pretty darn good. Haven't been in a few years but they still get good reviews. Not too far from I-40, so you won't end up in Deliverance country looking for it.

northGAcock · June 2015

Not much help on the Que.....but hope you have safe travels!

nolaegghead · June 2015

@Mike_Hauchertz I'm completely indifferent.

nolaegghead · June 2015

Exactly

Biggreenpharmacist · June 2015

DieselkW said:

I stopped in a place not too far from the highway in Little Rock on a trip to Hot Springs last year. Highly rated on Yelp, if that means anything to you.

There are several Whole Hog restaurants around LR. Not bad, but not great. I cant think of anywhere here in LR I would recommend for BBQ. If I want bbq, I cook at home.

Legume · June 2015

I was going to suggest hitting up a costco in Amarillo or on the way to pick up some briskets for your freezer, and maybe a pelican to carry them in, but it doesn't look like you'll sniff a costco once you leave ABQ until you get to TN and you'll probably be out of brisket country by then. Might find a source in Amarillo with a little research, but that may be too much to carry with a car full of family.

thetrim · June 2015

KareemOliverDiaz said:

@nolaegghead ....if you're sore...maybe you should rub some cream all over

Rub on three thin layers for a very strong effect!

thetrim · June 2015

Go see the Civil rights Museum in Memphis. Very cool spot.

WeberWho · June 2015

Hooters. Nice family establishment

JohnInCarolina · June 2015

Thanks for the suggestions folks!

nolaegghead · June 2015

We all like you just like in real life, all like you.

Jhwilkin · June 2015

Once you get to NC, go straight to Wilber's in Goldsboro, best BBQ in the state!!!!

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