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01-26-2009, 02:01 PM | Topic Starter |
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What i've been thinkin bout is.... other than location. what makes it Texas BBQ, or KC BBQ, or Memphis BBQ, or Carolina BBQ, etc.
I've spent most my life in TX, eatin' all my BBQ in TX, with the exception of two places. I've had plenty of good, and some great. I've always judged the BBQ here by and large by the chopped beef sandwich. if your sauce and chopped beef aren't delicious together, most likely i don't want any ribs or chicken. The other two BBQ joints i ate at were... Arthur Bryants in KC. was there for my pilgrimage to Arrowhead and a place called Corky's in Memphis. Was there for a Widespread Panic show. I had some chopped beef at both joints and was not overly impressed, but the sausage sandwich i had at Arthurs was out of d*mn sight, it was hot, it was sliced nice and thin, and stacked high. it was great. prob the best sausage sandwich i've ever had. At corky's the ribs i had were great, i mean really really good. i didn't finish my chopped beef sandwich, but i did ask for some ribs to go. These two experiences blew my theory away. i still think that the chopped beef makes or breaks you in TX, and most TX joints usually have some version of habanero sauce, or jalepeno sausage, and they all got pickles and onions, and most have banana pudding(preferably with nilla wafers), amd beans. what makes it KC, Memphis, or Carolina BBQ? |
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01-26-2009, 02:07 PM | #3 |
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I grew up in KC and eating Beef BBQ. I moved to Carolina in 84 and a couple of things jumped right out. A: the BBQ is primarily pork and a lot of places don't serve anything else. The sauce is more of a dip and is vinegar based although the eastern part of NC uses a different sauce/dip than what is commonly referred too as "Lexington style" NC BBQ.
Another thing is that in NC most places offer BBQ slaw and will put it on your sandwich if you don't ask them not too. BBQ slaw is a red slaw that has ketchup in it. The sauce or dip isnt particularly hot and is thin and runny. So, there ya have it. I 100% prefer KC BBQ over NC although it is different enough that I would miss NC BBQ if I moved away.
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Ohh and I have yet to have BBQ beans in NC nearly as good as what is commonly found in KC. IE, I love Smokhouse's beans in the Northland, but there is not a place in NC that I have found that offers much more than a can of pork-N-beans with some sauce in it.
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Kansas City BBQ is the best overall IMO. Sauce is what sets KC apart IMO. Gates, Arthur Bryant's, Jack Stack's, Smokehouse all amazing. Not fan of KC Masterpiece though. Memphis has the best ribs by far. The dry rub is really good, though I would love to smother those Memphis ribs with some Gates or Arthur Bryant sauce. North Carolina is different bc its a vingear/mustard base. Its good but not close to KC IMO. Texas is the BBQ sandwichs, better than North Carolina though. So my rankings:
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Yeah, my gf has been telling me of this place for quite sometime, she hadn't tried it until months ago. We finally went and man, i want to make it a weekly thing, ive never had such wonderful bbq. Im excited to try most of the menu and get fries everytime.
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