All across this country chefs, pit masters, and food loving folk are churning out an array of smoky, spicy, and succulent barbecue. From St. Louis to Kansas City to Chicago and beyond, we narrowed down 10 top barbecue havens you must go to before you die. There's a little something for everyone but all with one theme--glorious, tender, amazing piles of meat. Have you tried any of these? What place is hands down your favorite?
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I'm a BBQ snob due to being raised there. :-)
Plus, we have some decent BBQ places in Oceanside and Vista.
By the way, I like my sauce on the side, thank you!
--RKJ
WTH!
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I went to Uncle Johns to see if the place lived up to the review. I attached some visual aides to really show you where this place is.
Overall this place is exactly what I expected when going to a hood eatery. I find it fascinating that someone from Zagat went deep into the hood in search of barbecue. It had all the normal characteristics of the hood ie( large amount of littering, surrounded by boarded up buildings, iron gates on windows and doors, bullet proof glass for the cashier, etc). None of that was shocking or bothersome to me at all. The only thing I had a problem with was the gun shots....yes multiple shots. This is in the middle of the day 1:30 The interesting thing was that I was the only one who reacted to the sound of the shots. I could tell the shots were from a couple blocks away but...still no reaction from anybody. Nobody skipped a beat in their conversation. You're probably thinking that it was a car back firing or a some fireworks. no no no. I've worked on the south and west sides long enough and watched plenty of war documentaries to recognize an actual gun shot. I said all of that just put my review experience into context.
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(...snip...) Now that i risked my life for some barbecue it put some added pressure on it tasting good.
And now the food....the food is good. I can't deny that at all. I ordered a combination plate that would give me an opportunity to taste a variety of what they had to offer. The order came with hot links, dark meat chicken, and rib tips. I did not get hot version of the sauce because i felt with the milder sauce i would have a better idea of the taste of the meat. I understand why there is such a obesity issue, the portions are immense. I think this maybe for two people but they only gave me 1 fork.
who made up this list anyway? they must be the ones that like sauce more than meat. to me, bryant's sauce is way too sweet, just like a lot of others mentioned on here.