Someone wrote: > Ya, it's alright if you like stale popcorn and sweet BBQ. Personally I > like BBQ Country in Centreville and Herndon, but I'm really picky. Memphis Bar-B-Q is OK, about the same quality but a bit different in flavor and texture than Red Hot and Blue. Neither are as good as the Real Thing - Corky's or Rendezvous in Memphis. But BBQ and chili are two things on which no two "experts" will ever agree. I ate at the BBQ Country in Herndon once (when they were fairly new) and thought it was quite good, but the one in Vienna on two visits within the last six months or so hasn't been up to the original quality. Most BBQ restaurants around here start off pretty good, and go downhill within a couple of years as the orignial owners phase out of the operation and more cooks come in who just don't have the soul. Any opinions about Bubba's on Lee Highway west of Falls Church?
Washington, DC
Memphis Bar-B-Q
Cache-Post-Path: [email removed] X-Cache: nntpcache 2.3.2.1 (see http://www.nntpcache.org/) NNTP-Posting-Host: news.quicklink.net X-Trace: 3 May 1999 01:30:01 -0400, news.quicklink.net Organization: Newshosting.com Path: Xref: pale-rider.INS.CWRU.Edu dc.dining:16352 Mike R. wrote in message news:znr925487439k@TRAD... > I ate at the BBQ Country in Herndon once (when they were fairly new) and > thought it was quite good, but the one in Vienna on two visits within > the last six months or so hasn't been up to the original quality. I ate at the one in Vienna a couple of weeks ago. It was okay in a pinch - and man, have I been in a pinch. I moved up here about two months ago from Birmingham, and down there, barbecue (as in, cooking meat over a huge hickory pit) is about the most prevalent type of restaurant we have. You can't go two blocks without stumbling over someone claiming to have the "World's Best!" [tm] barbecue. A couple of them could actually lay claim to the title. Dreamland is unbelievable for beef ribs (though you really need to go to the original in Tuscaloosa, not the expansion in Birmingham), Ollie's has an unusual vinegar-based style that I've never seen quite the same in any other restaurant, and Johnny Ray's is by far my favorite (it's a local chain down there) for the traditional sweet-spicy molasses based stuff. Sadly, I haven't been able to find anything comparable up here. Like I said, BBQ Country was okay in a pinch. I imagine it would be hard to haul in enough hickory wood to satisfy the masses in this area. Anyway, I sure would like to find someplace with good meat and sauce, and good beans and cole slaw. Heck, I'd drive to Richmond for good barbecue... Bob
Pierce's Pitt also has a location in Richmond at 1116 E. Main street. It's not 100% as good as the Williamsburg location, but it's a mite closer.
Robert G. wrote: > > Mike R. wrote in message news:znr925487439k@TRAD... > > I ate at the BBQ Country in Herndon once (when they were fairly new) and > > thought it was quite good, but the one in Vienna on two visits within > > the last six months or so hasn't been up to the original quality. > > I ate at the one in Vienna a couple of weeks ago. It was okay in a pinch - > and man, have I been in a pinch. I moved up here about two months ago from > Birmingham, and down there, barbecue (as in, cooking meat over a huge hickory > pit) is about the most prevalent type of restaurant we have. You can't go two > blocks without stumbling over someone claiming to have the "World's Best!" > [tm] barbecue. A couple of them could actually lay claim to the title. > Dreamland is unbelievable for beef ribs (though you really need to go to the > original in Tuscaloosa, not the expansion in Birmingham), Ollie's has an > unusual vinegar-based style that I've never seen quite the same in any other > restaurant, and Johnny Ray's is by far my favorite (it's a local chain down > there) for the traditional sweet-spicy molasses based stuff. > > Sadly, I haven't been able to find anything comparable up here. Like I said, > BBQ Country was okay in a pinch. I imagine it would be hard to haul in enough > hickory wood to satisfy the masses in this area. Anyway, I sure would like to > find someplace with good meat and sauce, and good beans and cole slaw. Heck, > I'd drive to Richmond for good barbecue... > > Bob Bob you can get a quite tasty NC barbecue sandwich at the Weenie Beenie in Shirlington. People laugh until they try it. It's eastern (Wilson, Goldsboro, etc.) style, finely chopped in a vinegar-red pepper sauce. Packets of Texas Pete are available, of course. Slaw served on the sandwich; good, but not the tangy yellow slaw you'd get at Parker's or Wilber's. Overall, though, it's a good sandwich. Bob Wells