I went on a BBQ tour over the summer on my way to a family road trip. Kinda crazy what different places will call BBQ. I'm from WI so idk much outside of brats and BBQ sauce you buy at the store buuuuut I've been dying to talk about it so here ya go:
>VA, Smohk
Tasty and quality but not anything special. Hipstery neighborhood but the beer prices in the area are very cheap. Watched a Flyers game after which was fun. 32oz ipas for like 8 bucks
>west NC, Stameys
Sauces are basically apple cider vinegar mixed with cayenne. Awful. Super runny. Just pours off everything. Don't understand it at all. Weird coleslaw too. Like chopped cabbage mixed with ketchup
>east NC, Wilburs
First off they're right next to where the blue angels train and they were doing crazy low flybys the whole time. Awesome. Best hushpuppies of the trip. Their version of BBQ is basically a light brown grav.y. Very delicious but weird. Total retards working there too but in an endearing way
>SC, Big Bulls Banging BBQ
Best of the trip by far. Carolina gold sauce was mid but the fattie brisket and their hot BBQ sauce was the absolute tits. Worth driving crazy out of the way for
>TN, Princes Hot Chicken & Martins
Nashville specific obviously. The hot chicken was great. The BBQ was a retread. Nothing specific to the region that was different. Prob not a great choice on my part but I did one of those food tours in the city and they took us here. Martins does the west NC vinegar sauces which again, I cannot understand
>KY, Moonlite BBQ and Inn
Smoked mutton. Got excited. Total dogshit. Dry and super lean cuts with very little sauces so it felt like choking down dog food. No bueno
Family vacation at myrtle beach sucked but the BBQ roadtrip was fun. Thinking up and down the blue mountains next fall. Thanks for reading make sure to like, comment, subscribe and click the bell!
