I visited three locations of this quasi-chain that has several independently owned stores in the region. Amusingly, each store’s cashier, when pressed, proudly claimed that their restaurant was the best. Continue reading “Choo-Choo Bar-B-Que, Chattanooga TN”
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Mr. Philly, Chattanooga TN
Back in April, I finally stopped by a beat-up little restaurant that I’d seen before and thought had been closed for years. It was just resting, waiting for us to come by looking for a great sandwich. Continue reading “Mr. Philly, Chattanooga TN”
Old Lighthouse Diner, Bristol TN
Marie writes… Sometimes you know before you even see the lobby that you won’t want to eat the free breakfast at your hotel. Sometimes you have a place already in mind that wouldn’t change your decision even if the hotel has the breakfast buffet to end all buffets. In this case, both were true. Continue reading “Old Lighthouse Diner, Bristol TN”
Byron’s Smokehouse, Auburn AL
When we visited Auburn in 2014, one question that jumped out as we planned the trip was which of the two well-known barbecue places we would visit. We went with Price’s, in part because of its terrific campus-friendly location, which, in the end, doomed the restaurant as developers bulldoze everything within walking distance of the classroom buildings in favor of mixed-use places. Price’s closed for the final time about a week after our visit, which is a real shame. Continue reading “Byron’s Smokehouse, Auburn AL”
Roger’s Bar-B-Que, LaGrange GA
Eagle-eyed readers might have spotted that, while we’ve always championed Georgia barbecue, we certainly have spotlighted a little more of it than usual this year. Between March and May, we made four day trips to sample as many new-to-us places as we realistically could before moving away. I’ve always been hopeful of finding something new and amazing, and I’ve always been hopeful that other bloggers and hobbyists will both follow up on some of these places, and discover more. Continue reading “Roger’s Bar-B-Que, LaGrange GA”
Bill’s Hamburgers, Amory MS
On our way back from Memphis, we took a lengthy detour to try some burgers which a favorite food and travel book had championed. Continue reading “Bill’s Hamburgers, Amory MS”
Tops Bar-B-Q, Memphis TN
Because every so often I am a complete dingbat (or more often than that, or worse), my plans go completely awry. After spending hours looking over the Memphis Que blog, I picked Moma’s BBQ in Bartlett as the third stop on our barbecue day. But then we spent hours shopping in Cooper-Young, putting us late to Interstate, and then we decided to drive over the gorgeous I-40 and I-55 bridges into Arkansas and back to see those – I do so love big bridges – and then we went to Shangri-La Records and were there forever (not difficult) and then we went to Comic Cellar and were there for a while, and when we finally made it to Moma’s, they’d closed, because they’re one of these aggravating businesses that figure people are done eating barbecue at two. Continue reading “Tops Bar-B-Q, Memphis TN”
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