Category: Barbecue
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Big Ange’s Eatery Review – Arlington Heights, IL
Big Ange’s Eatery Review Big Ange’s Eatery Review. Can’t tell you how many times I’ve driven by Big Ange’s. Really wasn’t aware of what they offered, even tho it’s announced in big letters on a number of outdoor signs. But it came up in a search for “burgers” in that part of the city, and boy, […]
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BBQ King Smokehouse Review – Huntley, IL
BBQ King Smokehouse Review A friend wanted to check this place out, had never had brisket before and wanted to see what all the hubbub was about. So we drove out to the Huntley edition of the BBQ King Smokehouse, we could have opted for his other location, in Woodstock IL, as well. This […]
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Smokin Coop BBQ Review
Smokin Coop BBQ Review Smokin Coop BBQ Review Belvidere Illinois. Out in the West Texas town of El Paso, I……wait. Never mind. On a country road between Chicago and Rockford, IL, there’s a guy doing BBQ every summer, Mon-Sat, lunch, and dinner. Completely “al fresco” there are picnic tables and chairs scattered under the trees […]
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Curlys Pulled Pork Review
Curlys Pulled Pork Review Curlys is one of the brands of (now Chinese owned) Smithfield, the world’s largest pork processor. They slaughter about 50,000 hogs a day to keep up with your demand for Nathans wieners, Kretschmar deli meats, Cooks hams, and many other product lines. Curlys makes seven different BBQ products: pulled pork, beef, […]
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Nana Js Soulful Kitchen Review Ocean Springs MS
Nana Js Soulful Kitchen Review Ocean Springs MS Nana J’s is one of those places that leaves you really conflicted. On the one hand, you want to tell everybody how wonderful it is. On the other, you don’t want to go back someday and find a line out the door because it’s become so popular. […]
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Frankes Cafeteria Review Little Rock
Frankes Cafeteria Review – Little Rock, Arkansas Touted as Little Rock’s oldest operating restaurant, Frankes is cafeteria-style American and Southern classics, with a set number of entrees available each day as well as different specials each day of the week. Grab a tray and walk through the cafeteria line where the servers will hand you […]
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Lloyds Barbecue Company Review
Lloyds Barbecue Company Review Lloyds Barbecue products are part of the line of Austin, MN based Hormel Foods. I can’t say whether they started it organically or acquired it, just haven’t found that info. The product is made and distributed out of a modern facility across the Missississippi River from the Minneapolis St Paul […]
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Crab Shack Review – Tybee Island, Savannah, GA
Tybee Island is the easternmost point of the U.S. state of Georgia, and is one of the barrier islands off the east coast of the U.S. The Crab Shack therefore is the easternmost restaurant in the state of Georgia, 18 miles from downtown Savannah, and worth the drive. Built from the ground up by an […]
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Crystal Lake Rib House Review – Crystal Lake, IL
Yeah, I’m just not a rib guy. Never have been. I’ll cook them for others, I’ll go to restaurants that serve them, they just aren’t for me. When it comes to BBQ, give me pulled pork (I make an excellent one), BBQ sausage, smoked turkey, chopped ham ‘cue, maybe some beef. Besides, I’ve been to […]
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Corkys BBQ Heat and Eat Meals Review
While there are a multitude of styles of “BBQ” in the US, it’s generally thought that the top three are Texas, Memphis, and Carolina. As a result, many BBQ restaurant chains have spawned in those areas, including the mini chain of Corky’s, born in Memphis, five minutes from Elvis’s house. Corky’s opened the doors in […]