Comments on: Best Texas Barbecue

By: G.A.Phillips

G.A.Phillips — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 04:03:32 +0000

BBQ, blah,I won the OTB caption contest, against some of the funniest sh-t from some of the smartest, smart -sses in the whole wide world Outside the Beltway!

By: Drew

Drew — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:57:40 +0000

I'm glad to see that OTB has gotten to the meat of the matter.......or the meat that matters.

Memphis, peoples. Memphis.

By: Davebo

Davebo — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:00:41 +0000

My wife is from Lexington and I can tell you Snow's is more a phenomenon than a bbq joint. People drive or in some cases fly for hours early on Saturday morning for just a chance to get some.
One weekend when we went up after the TX Monthly article two men had flown from LA in a private jet into Austin, then drove out and they were too late.

And comparing KC bbq with TX bbq with Memphis bbq is like comparing Thai food to Chinese.

By: Dave Schuler

Dave Schuler — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:21:21 +0000

I mean, what's next? Transubstantiation vs. consubstantiation?

By: Dave Schuler

Dave Schuler — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:16:43 +0000

I'm not sure that OTB is an appropriate forum for contentious religious discussions like barbecue.

North Carolina, Memphis, Kansas City, Texas, and others all have their supporters.

The best barbecue I have personally eaten (and I've supped on all of the above at one time or another) was at a now-defunct but legendary place called Big John's in the unlikely location of Peoria, Illinois.

By: Alex Knapp

Alex Knapp — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:28:09 +0000

Winning the prize of "Best Texas Barbecue" is like being the best rookie pitcher in the A league. It's no small feat, I suppose, but it's not exactly the big leagues, is it? Best Kansas City barbecue, though? Now there's a competition...

By: DC Loser

DC Loser — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:46:18 +0000

Meh. Any reader of Trillin would know that he considers KC barbecue (since he's from KC), specifically Arthur Bryant's, to be the ultimate in BBQ.