With out a doubt, the best BBQ in Atlanta is Alecks Hog Heven BBQ. It is located near the Georgia dome on Martin Luthor King Blvd. It's a tiny joint on the north side of MLK just a few blocks west of the dome so look carefully. The "come back sauce" is the finest. I have seen 10 people stand around an empty pan with white bread to get it when there was no "Q" left.Late afternoon is the best time to go unless your brave cause it ain't the greatest "hood". It is however the greatest BBQ. If you go let me know how it was. Drew
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I always love Harolds BBQ. They have a location near the southlake mall and the best one is on University near the prison(just south of downtown) There are a lot of good places out in the suburbs also(suprisingly) If you know whereabouts you will be I could get more specific.
Went to both "Alecks" and "Fat Matts" while I was in Atlanta both were very good, I would have to vote for Alecks if I had to. I believe the other BBQ house behind the pen is Harolds. I didn't make it there. Passed the Texas Rib Ranch on the way to Fat Matts, allmost stopped in, but I was more interested in a local style. Thanks for the advice Gary Bernie S. wrote in article ... > Someone wrote: > > >With out a doubt, the best BBQ in Atlanta is Alecks Hog Heven BBQ. > >It is located near the Georgia dome on Martin Luthor King Blvd. It's > >a tiny joint on the north side of MLK just a few blocks west of the > >dome so look carefully. The "come back sauce" is the finest. I have > >seen 10 people stand around an empty pan with white bread to get it > >when there was no "Q" left.Late afternoon is the best time to go unless > >your brave cause it ain't the greatest "hood". It is however the > >greatest BBQ. > > If you go let me know how it was. > >Drew > > I went to Aleck's several years ago, and everything Drew said about it > is right on the money. > > Also, there was a place on the south side near a prison that was > pretty good, altho not as good as Aleck's. > > Bernie > >
Our favorite place, Melears in Union City, has unfortunately closed and we are still in mourning. Our second favorite is Fat Matt's Rib Shack on Piedmont, just south of where Cheshire Bridge Road joins Piedmont. They have ribs, pork, and Brunswick stew--the essentials--and often have live blues music in the evenings. We have sent scouts to a place on Cheshire Bridge Road that looks promising, but I haven't been able to test it for myself yet. Sprayberry's is about an hour south of Atlanta, with a brand spanking new location just off the interstate. They have good stuff, and they are well known for their canned Brunswick stew. Harold's gets a lot of press, which makes me a little leery, and besides their overall menu is decidedly NOT traditional. I would love to be clued in on any traditional places in the Atlanta suburbs. Traditional would call for shredded pork, truly smoked long and low, thin red tangy sauce, with Brunswick stew, white bread, potato chips, and pickles. And quart-sized glasses of tea packed with chipped ice. Jim 'Cue On Tue, 2 Feb 1999, Chris J. wrote: > Hi there. I am new to Atlanta and would love some recommendations on > good bbq in the area. I am very willing to travel some. > > Thank you! > > Chris > >
For the absolute BEST...try Old South BBQ in Smyrna. Hole in wall joint but they do have the BEST! David H. wrote: ... >I like Harold's on McDonough Street, near the Federal penitentiary. Good >sandwiches and stew and you have to try the cracklin' cornbread. Some folks >really like Williamson Bros. on Roswell Road in Marietta (pork is better than >the ribs). Fat Matt's is pretty good as is the Rib Shack on Irby and I've had >people telling me JR's is good, although I've never been there. Fresh-Aire in >Jackson is wonderful and they also have a store in Macon, I believe. There was >one great place on MLK (I can't remember the name) and Feeder's on Pharr Road is >great. > >Hope that helps! > >Chris J. wrote: >> >> Hi there. I am new to Atlanta and would love some recommendations on >> good bbq in the area. I am very willing to travel some. >> >> Thank you! >> >> Chris > >-- >---------------------------------------------------- >David G. Hughey | Decatur, Georgia >Replace capsaicin with dghughey for e-mail response >---------------------------------------------------- >"Social Security is a government program with a >constituency made up of the old, the near-old and those >who hope or fear to grow old. After 215 years of trying, >we have finally discovered a special interest that >includes 100 percent of the population. Now we can vote >ourselves rich." > > - P.J. O'Rourke >----------------------------------------------------
NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 05 Feb 1999 16:15:09 EST Xref: pale-rider.INS.CWRU.Edu alt.food.barbecue:8174 I like Harold's on McDonough Street, near the Federal penitentiary. Good sandwiches and stew and you have to try the cracklin' cornbread. Some folks really like Williamson Bros. on Roswell Road in Marietta (pork is better than the ribs). Fat Matt's is pretty good as is the Rib Shack on Irby and I've had people telling me JR's is good, although I've never been there. Fresh-Aire in Jackson is wonderful and they also have a store in Macon, I believe. There was one great place on MLK (I can't remember the name) and Feeder's on Pharr Road is great. Hope that helps! Chris J. wrote: > > Hi there. I am new to Atlanta and would love some recommendations on > good bbq in the area. I am very willing to travel some. > > Thank you! > > Chris
Get thee down to Jackson, Georgia. About an hour drive south...east of I-85 if I remember. Can't remember the name of the place, but the bbq pork is out of this world. I lived in Hotlanta years ago...remember the Ol' South chain as being pretty good. Chris J. wrote: > Hi there. I am new to Atlanta and would love some recommendations on > good bbq in the area. I am very willing to travel some. > > Thank you! > > Chris
You're probably thinking of Fresh Aire BBQ. Quite right--its terrific! Another favorite of mine was Old Clinton BBQ House in Gray, Georgia (near Macon). Not quite as good as Fresh Aire, but pretty darn good, as I recall. Another favorite was Sconyer's BBQ, over in Augusta. Its only open Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and the lines are always long (get there early!). The bbq pork is really good, but the pork hash--sheer heaven on a plate! Donna Lee S. wrote: > > Get thee down to Jackson, Georgia. About an hour drive south...east of > I-85 if I remember. Can't remember the name of the place, but the bbq > pork is out of this world. I lived in Hotlanta years ago...remember the > Ol' South chain as being pretty good. > > Chris J. wrote: > > > Hi there. I am new to Atlanta and would love some recommendations on > > good bbq in the area. I am very willing to travel some. > > > > Thank you! > > > > Chris
I second the recommendation on Old Clinton BBQ. Check out my page on last summer's southern BBQ tour at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~thc/bbqtour/. --THC ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thomas H. Cormen Voice: (603) 646-2417 Associate Professor Fax: (603) 646-1672 Dept. of Computer Science Email: [email removed] Dartmouth College URL: http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~thc/ 6211 Sudikoff Laboratory Hanover, NH 03755-3510 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Lee S. wrote: > > Get thee down to Jackson, Georgia. About an hour drive south...east of > I-85 if I remember. Can't remember the name of the place, but the bbq > pork is out of this world. Megadittos on Fresh Air. It's been there since 1929!! Bob Wells
Fresh Aire it is! Mmmmmm...having a flashback as I write this! I recall trying Sconyer's one of the few times I was in Augusta on the right day. It was yummy! Lee Donna M. wrote: > You're probably thinking of Fresh Aire BBQ. Quite right--its terrific! Another favorite of mine was Old > Clinton BBQ House in Gray, Georgia (near Macon). Not quite as good as Fresh Aire, but pretty darn good, as I recall. > > Another favorite was Sconyer's BBQ, over in Augusta. Its only open Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and the lines are > always > long (get there early!). The bbq pork is really good, but the pork hash--sheer heaven on a plate! > > Donna > > Lee S. wrote: > > > > Get thee down to Jackson, Georgia. About an hour drive south...east of > > I-85 if I remember. Can't remember the name of the place, but the bbq > > pork is out of this world. I lived in Hotlanta years ago...remember the > > Ol' South chain as being pretty good. > > > > Chris J. wrote: > > > > > Hi there. I am new to Atlanta and would love some recommendations on > > > good bbq in the area. I am very willing to travel some. > > > > > > Thank you! > > > > > > Chris
NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 21 Feb 1999 20:36:55 EST Xref: pale-rider.INS.CWRU.Edu alt.food.barbecue:8375 Fresh Air stinks I don't see how they can get by calling it BBQ. They BOIL the meat NO Flavor. Try Holt brothers on Jimmy Carter Blv. in Norcross, They have won the BBQ cook off at Stone Mt. You can even see the smoke stack. Donna M. wrote in message ... >You're probably thinking of Fresh Aire BBQ. Quite right--its terrific! Another favorite of mine was Old >Clinton BBQ House in Gray, Georgia (near Macon). Not quite as good as Fresh Aire, but pretty darn good, as I recall. > >Another favorite was Sconyer's BBQ, over in Augusta. Its only open Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and the lines are >always >long (get there early!). The bbq pork is really good, but the pork hash--sheer heaven on a plate! > >Donna > > > >Lee S. wrote: >> >> Get thee down to Jackson, Georgia. About an hour drive south...east of >> I-85 if I remember. Can't remember the name of the place, but the bbq >> pork is out of this world. I lived in Hotlanta years ago...remember the >> Ol' South chain as being pretty good. >> >> Chris J. wrote: >> >> > Hi there. I am new to Atlanta and would love some recommendations on >> > good bbq in the area. I am very willing to travel some. >> > >> > Thank you! >> > >> > Chris
Lots of folks on this list disagree with you, Sandra! Fresh Aire is quite tasty (both their original Jackson, GA, location and the franchise in Macon). You're welcome to your opinions but this bbq-holic prefers Fresh Aire to Holts any ole' day! Donna (Kinda missing southern bbq right now, up here in ice cold D.C....) Sandra lewis wrote: > > Fresh Air stinks I don't see how they can get by calling it BBQ. They BOIL > the meat NO Flavor. Try Holt brothers on Jimmy Carter Blv. in Norcross, They > have won the BBQ cook off at Stone Mt. You can even see the smoke stack. > Donna M. wrote in message ... > >You're probably thinking of Fresh Aire BBQ. Quite right--its terrific! > Another favorite of mine was Old > >Clinton BBQ House in Gray, Georgia (near Macon). Not quite as good as > Fresh Aire, but pretty darn good, as I recall. > > > >Another favorite was Sconyer's BBQ, over in Augusta. Its only open > Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and the lines are > >always > >long (get there early!). The bbq pork is really good, but the pork > hash--sheer heaven on a plate! > > > >Donna > > > > > > > >Lee S. wrote: > >> > >> Get thee down to Jackson, Georgia. About an hour drive south...east of > >> I-85 if I remember. Can't remember the name of the place, but the bbq > >> pork is out of this world. I lived in Hotlanta years ago...remember the > >> Ol' South chain as being pretty good. > >> > >> Chris J. wrote: > >> > >> > Hi there. I am new to Atlanta and would love some recommendations on > >> > good bbq in the area. I am very willing to travel some. > >> > > >> > Thank you! > >> > > >> > Chris