The small town of Warm Springs suffered a huge blow last year when the beautiful Bulloch House restaurant was destroyed in a fire. We visited it once in the blazing hot summer of 2010 and had a pretty good meal. The owners have relocated to a smaller facility and hope to rebuild the beautiful old house, but it may be a long time in coming. The Bulloch House had been one of the major tourist draws of this town. Kids on field trips who had come to town to see FDR’s “Little White House” often visited. So did church and civic groups, and of course many of the bikers who have used this nice country as a quiet little getaway for many years. Even scaled down, it’s still said to be pretty good, but some other restaurants have really stepped up to take up the slack. Continue reading “Mac’s BBQ, Warm Springs GA”
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Piggie Park, Thomaston GA (take two)
Just about every photograph on our blog makes me cringe, but the ones that I presented with our original story about Piggie Park, five years ago, are a real sore spot with me. Look! Four white styrofoam cups! What astonishing composition skills I have. Continue reading “Piggie Park, Thomaston GA (take two)”
Hudson’s BBQ, Roberta GA
At the next stop on my little tour of middle Georgia, I visited a place with the silliest mascot I’ve seen in quite some time. It’s a cartoon pig with antlers. See, at Hudson’s, deer hunters are very, very welcome. There are dozens of mounted trophies all over the interior walls and a very large lunch crowd. Hunting is very popular on Saturday mornings in Crawford County, and Hudson’s is where everybody comes after a morning in the woods. The place was packed, and I think that I was very, very clearly the only non-regular here on this visit. Continue reading “Hudson’s BBQ, Roberta GA”
Tucker’s Bar-B-Q, Macon GA
For people who love old, old barbecue restaurants, middle Georgia is a must-visit. Around the Macon area, some of the oldest in the state are doing business. In the Atlanta area, I believe that our oldest that are still in business date back to the 1960s, but almost* all the really old-timers are in the middle of the state. There’s Fresh Air, of course, which is a little north of here, and Fincher’s, and the White Diamond in Bonaire, and the first of the barbecue places that I visited on this trip, Tucker’s, which opened as a carhop drive-in back in 1947. Continue reading “Tucker’s Bar-B-Q, Macon GA”
The Butt Hutt, Athens GA (take two)
Regular readers may know that I have a lot of interest in great barbecue regions and cities, despite the unfortunately large number of them I’ve yet to visit. I think Memphis deserves just about every word of praise that it’s received; it’s home to two of my ten favorite barbecue restaurants, which are my favorite two in all of Tennessee so far. I’ve spent a lot less time in Lexington NC, but the three joints that I have visited there are each fantastic. Continue reading “The Butt Hutt, Athens GA (take two)”
Old Hickory House, Tucker GA
Back in March, we paid our respects to an aging legend. Once upon a time, the Old Hickory House was an iconic Atlanta-area chain, with more than a dozen locations around the city. There were also stores in Athens, Augusta, Chattanooga, and Charlotte, and at least one in Florida. Chopped Onion says that it was in Tallahassee, but I have a distant memory that it was more than just that one. At its peak, the chain reached at least eighteen stores, and possibly as many as 23. Two years ago, Tomorrow’s News Today provided what’s probably the most in-depth rundown of all the known stores that anybody has compiled so far. (Honestly, if you’re able to expand on that list, please do so!) Continue reading “Old Hickory House, Tucker GA”
Big Cove BB-Q, Owens Cross Roads AL
Back in 2009, a restaurant with a wonderful exterior took first place in one of those many readers’ polls about the best barbecue here and there. This one was run by The Huntsville Times / al.com for the best in northeast Alabama, and I wondered whether we’d ever make our way here. Since then, I’ve seen Big Cove written up at many blogs (see below) and have very much wanted to try their hot sauce. Continue reading “Big Cove BB-Q, Owens Cross Roads AL”
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