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Roadfood restaurants aren't only about good food. They are places with memorable personality: diners, town cafes, BBQs, street carts, even some deluxe dining rooms.

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Memorable | One of the Best

521 B-B-Q & Grill

521’s BBQ and hushpuppies are some of the best anywhere. A must-visit restaurant in the Charlotte, North Carolina, area.

Good | Worth a Return

Aiken Brewing Company

Aiken's main-street brew pub. Good basic beer companions -- wings, ribs, burgers, fried munchies -- and a half-dozen house-brewed ales and lagers. CLOSED

Anchos

A community watering-hole and Tex-Mex institution, Anchos is a frozen margarita oasis and family fajita parlor with a tortilla making gizmo.

Memorable | One of the Best

Andy Nelson’s Southern Pit Barbecue

A pig on the roof, a pile of hickory logs out back, and a man named Bubba preparing BBQ: Andy Nelson's is the real deal in Cockeysville, Maryland.

Memorable | One of the Best

Angelo’s

Angelo’s of Fort Worth is a legendary Texas BBQ featuring sliced brisket as well as pork ribs, hot links, and even wintertime chili.

Archibald’s Bar-B-Q

The BBQ menu at Archibald's consists of nothing more than ribs and a pork sandwich. Ribs are long & meaty with smoky flavor and just the right amount of chew.

Excellent | Worth a Detour

B’s Cracklin BBQ

Mustard-based barbecue sauce with peaches, deeply smoky pulled pork sandwiches, and audibly crackling pork rinds are at the heart of B’s Cracklin BBQ.

BBQ Barn

Ribs are literally fall-off-the-bone tender in the clean-cut BBQ Barn, which also serves fine chopped pork & chicken. Remember dessert: cake is a big deal here.

Bear Creek Open Pit BBQ

Callaway, Maryland. Bear Creek's big open pit is the source of tender pork sold either hand-pulled into shreds or sliced into pieces soft as velvet.

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Big Bad Wolf BBQ

A BBQ truck that parks along Rt. 25 in London, Kentucky, from March to October, Big Bad Wolf offers fantastic ribs, pork, chicken, even praiseworthy catfish.

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Big Boy’s Smokehouse

One of the best BBQs in South Carolina, Big Boy's is a casual restaurant serving ribs, pulled pork, chicken, turkey wings, even first-rate beef brisket.

Memorable | One of the Best

Big W’s Roadside Bar-B-Q

Big W's casual roadside New York BBQ offers a round-the-nation taste of excellent smoked meats, including expertly made side dishes. * CLOSED *

Memorable | One of the Best

Bill Spoon’s Barbecue

A best BBQ restaurant in Charlotte, North Carolina, Bill Spoon’s is famed for chopped pork, Brunswick stew, mustard slaw and hushpuppies. *CLOSED*

Blue Canoe Cafe

Located in a grand old Main Street bank building, the Blue Canoe is a cheerful town cafe with good coffee an' pastries and locally-sourced meats & veggies.

Bob Sykes Bar-B-Q

Bob Sykes is one of Birmingham, Alabama's most esteemed BBQ parlors (since 1957). Fabulous pork, but do save room for meringue-topped lemon pie.

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Bozo’s Hot Pit Bar-B-Q

Since 1923, Bozo's of Mason, Tennessee, has earned a reputation for hickory-smoked BBQ and outstanding homemade pies. An easy detour off Interstate 40.

Memorable | One of the Best

Brenda’s BBQ

Brenda's is a Montgomery, Alabama, smoke-pit treasure that offers brightly-sauced southern BBQ, including ribs and pig ears. Take-out only.

Brick Pit

** THIS RESTAURANT IS PERMANENTLY CLOSED ** Mobile, Alabama. Brick Pit pork shoulder cooks for thirty hours; ribs for twelve. The result is butter-tender meat and one of the South's best BBQs!

Brooks’ House of Bar-B-Q

Brooks' BBQ chicken is marinated and pit-cooked until the skin is crisp and the meat is tender and moist. Upstate New York "Cornell chicken" at its best.

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

C&K Barbecue

Take-out-only C&K smoke-cooks the best versions of St. Louis ribs, pork steaks, chicken, and hot links, all with super BBQ sauce.

CB’S Mesquite Bar-B-Que

CB’s BBQ is Texas-good. The specialty Rich Boy sandwich includes a plank of brisket, scoops of chopped brisket, sliced sausage, pickles, and onions!

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Central BBQ

Central BBQ has done an amazing thing for nachos by adding its tender pulled pork, drizzling on some sweet BBQ sauce, and finishing with a touch of BBQ Shake.

Charlie Vergos Rendezvous

Charlie Vergos is famous for sauceless “dry ribs” blanketed with massive amounts of a paprika-colored spice mixture. A Memphis BBQ landmark!

Chef Eddie’s

Chef Eddie's is a superb soul-food destination in Orlando, serving three meals a day and great feasts for after church on Sunday.

Cleve Edmunds’ Bar-B-Que

Everything on the Central Savannah River Area BBQ menu is done right at Cleve Edmunds', including chopped pork, ribs, chicken, and hash on rice. *CLOSED*

Corky’s

Corky's, a mid-South BBQ chain, offers ribs both wet (bathed in sauce) and dry (crusted with spice). Also on the menu: tamales, BBQ pizza, beef & chicken.

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Cozy Corner

If you have time for just one BBQ meal in Memphis (or anywhere on earth), go to Cozy Corner, one of the South's great barbecue parlors.

Memphis, TN

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Craig’s

Even Craig's mild sauce packs pleasant punch; hot is diabolical. This is superior Arkansas BBQ, stuffed into a bun with cool coleslaw -- a sensational balance.

Curtis’s Barbecue

More a picnic than a restaurant, Curtis's of Putney, Vermont serves BBQ ribs and chicken from the window of a bus to be eaten at outdoor tables.

Danna’s Bar-B-Que & Burger Shop

Danna's is a big, happy purveyor of hand-pattied burgers and long-smoked meats including ribs, pork, brisket, sausage & chicken.

Dave’s Grill & Grocery | Carolina Cheeseburgers & Chili Dogs

Dave's is a rural grocery / gas station / cafe / butcher serving downhome breakfast, meat & 3, cheeseburgers & chili dogs.

Dennis BBQ | “Where the Good Food Is” | Augusta GA

An out-of-the-way Augusta BBQ where most business is take-out, Dennis' motto is: If you want good food, then come to where the good food is.

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Detroit Soul

Detroit Soul is a meat-and-3 cafe on Eight Mile Road specializing in Southern classics during the week and barbecue ribs on Saturday.

Memorable | One of the Best

Dinosaur Bar-B-Que

Billed as a "Genuine Honkey Tonk Rib Joint", New York's Dinosaur offers Americana in the form of BBQ and blues music. Don't forget Syracuse-style salt potatoes.

Dixie Bones BBQ

Chopped pork, meaty ribs, and all the fixins make Dixie Bones an alluring BBQ destination between Washington DC and Richmond.

Memorable | One of the Best

Fat Matt’s Rib Shack

A small BBQ restaurant north of downtown Atlanta, Fat Matt's features live music on weekends. To eat: big slabs of smoky ribs sided by Brunswick stew.

Fat Racks BBQ

All the meat at Fat Racks BBQ is smoked in the back of a bright red food truck. It’s so flavorful, you won’t want sauce.

Cody, WY

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Freeman’s Bar-B-Q

A third-generation BBQ serving superb South Carolina-style 'cue, Freeman's has ribs, chopped or sliced pork, and chicken -- all with wickedly flavorful sauce.

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Gates Bar-B-Q

A slick appearance and comfortable dining room belies the fact that Gates really is a cafeteria with sassy (but friendly) service, and real Kansas City BBQ.

Memorable | One of the Best

Gene’s Barbeque

Gene's rib plate and pork sandwiches come dressed with a thick, faintly sweet sauce. A convenient BBQ stop along I-40 midway between Memphis & Little Rock.

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Georgia’s Eastside BBQ

Interesting BBQ at Georgia's Eastside in New York. It is beer-steamed, then grilled. The result is meat that is tender and juicy, albeit lacking smoke flavor.

Germantown Commissary

Offering decorator-rustic surroundings in an upscale Memphis neighborhood, Germantown Commissary serves some of the city's best ribs and pulled pork.

Memorable | One of the Best

Greenbrier Restaurant

Dine on Greenbrier Restaurant's fried catfish or excellent BBQ pork or chicken in what is a Madison, Alabama, cotton-country old-timer.

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Gullah Grub

Gullah Grub is on a mission to celebrate & serve the vivid creole cuisine of the Lowcountry's Sea Islands. A South Carolina regional-food best!

Good | Worth a Return

Hap’s Pit Barbecue

Hap's is a Phoenix BBQ where meats are rubbed with spice and slow-cooked with smoke. Lamb and chicken are the two outstanding dishes.

Hawaiian Style BBQ

Charcoal-grilled teriyaki chicken & beef are star attractions in Hawaiian meals that are vividly spiced, indulgently delicious. An Augusta, Georgia, treasure!

Augusta, GA

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Helen’s BBQ

Real Tennessee pit barbecue still can be found at Helen's, an out-of-the-way, smoke-worn shack serving sandwiches worth any detour.

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Helena’s Hawaiian Food

Helena's is the place to taste the genius of native Hawaiian cuisine: the interplay of earthy and oceanic flavors.

Henry’s Smokehouse

Cooked low and slow over hickory smoke, Henry's pulled pork and ribs are Dixie delights served with dandy sides -- especially a (very) sweet potato casserole.

Hill Country Barbecue Market

Texas BBQ in New York, at N.Y. prices. There is a dissonance about this place, but if you can't get to the real Hill Country, it might scratch the itch.

New York, NY

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Hitching Post

Hitching Post steaks, cooked over fire of live oak wood, come with a full dinner of Santa Maria side dishes that are an old California ranch country tradition.

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Hite’s Bar-B-Que | Whole Hog | Columbia, SC

Hite's is a legend for weekend-only traditional and utterly delicious South Carolina whole-hog BBQ. Everything is take-out. Friday & Saturday only.

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Honey 1 BBQ

Honey 1 BBQ belongs on the itinerary of anybody seeking the best smoke-cooked meats. It offers a heavenly taste of barbecue the Chicago way.

Good | Worth a Return

** THIS RESTAURANT IS PERMANENTLY CLOSED ** Hot Sauce Williams' specialty is the Polish Boy: kielbasa, BBQ sauce, fries, & slaw all on a bun. Ribs, fried chicken and soulful sides are all very good, too.

Cleveland, OH

Memorable | One of the Best

Iron Grate BBQ

Iron Grate BBQ’s Milwaukee rib is both rib and pork belly: a fatty, melt-in-your mouth experience that should put this spot high on your Wisconsin hit list.

Milwaukee, WI

Memorable | One of the Best

J.R.’s Ribshack

A humble roadside BBQ with some of the finest chicken and ribs in the Florida panhandle. JR's Brunswick stew is not to be missed.

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Jackie Hite’s Bar-B-Que

Best South Carolina Midlands BBQ features whole hogs cooked over hickory coals and scrupulously hand-pulled into supreme succulence. * CLOSED *

Batesburg-Leesville, SC

Memorable | One of the Best

Jamrock Caribana

Jamrock Caribana is a hospitable, out-of-the-way cafe serving Deep South Jamaican food at its best, including jerk chicken and oxtails

Memorable | One of the Best

Joe’s Kansas City Bar-B-Que

Even sauceless, Joe's pork is fantastic:, radiant with smoke flavor. Best dish is the Smokie Joe sandwich, which combines pork, beef, and zesty sauce.

Kansas City, KS

Excellent | Worth a Detour

John Mull’s Meats/Roadkill Grill

When this deer processor and butcher started a BBQ stand, it caused a sensation. John Mull's beef ribs are worth driving out of town for.

Las Vegas, NV

Memorable | One of the Best

Jomax Bar-B-Q

Pork is king at Jomax BBQ in the town of Metter, Georgia. Besides ribs and sandwiches, there are such good Southern vegetables as collard greens and fried okra.

Memorable | One of the Best

Killen’s | True Texas BBQ | South of Houston

Fall-off-the-bone ribs and sweet-and-juicy pulled pork draw hungry diners from near and far to Killen’s for true Texas BBQ.

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Kingsman Que & Brew

Outstanding burgers, smoke-cooked meats, and a menu of eats that go well with beer ... ** CLOSED **

Lexington, SC

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

L C’s Bar-B-Q

LC's is one of the great BBQ restaurants in Kansas City. The legendary burnt ends sandwich is immense. Fresh-cut French fries are first rate.

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Lem’s Bar-B-Q

Opened in 1954, Lem's introduced the aquarium BBQ cooker, now a signature of South-Side Chicago BBQ. Great, no-frills eats. Take-out only.

Chicago, IL

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Leo’s

Very friendly, Leo's BBQ in Oklahoma City serves fiery hot links, beef brisket, pit-cooked bologna, and magnificent spare ribs.

Oklahoma City, OK

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Louie Mueller Barbecue

Louie Mueller’s brisket is the best BBQ in Texas, maybe best on earth. Also try sausage that virtually explodes with juice when its natural casing is severed.

Memorable | One of the Best

Matiki Island BBQ

Matiki Island BBQ is good enough to make anyone start craving Hawaiian food. It features special-occasion home cooking, but it can be picked up in minutes.

Anaheim, CA

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

McClard’s Bar-B-Q

A destination for BBQ fans from Arkansas and beyond. McClard's signature rib and fry plate is a rack of meaty bones smothered by superb French fries.

Hot Springs, AR

Memorable | One of the Best

Miami Smokers

Miami Smokers' artisan smoke-cooked BBQ is classic fare with a modern edge. The restaurant is a serious venture, but a fun place with urban-hip vibe.

Miami, FL

Memorable | One of the Best

Monell’s

You don't need a southern family to enjoy the southern family dining experience at Monell's. Meals feature kettle-fried chicken, some of Nashville’s best.

Nashville, TN

Memorable | One of the Best

Neal’s Bar-B-Que

Simple, basic, excellent Georgia BBQ, weekends only, at Neal's in Thomson, west of Augusta: saucy chopped pork, heavy ribs, and uniquely meaty hash on rice.

Thomson, GA

Good | Worth a Return

Pappy’s Smokehouse

St. Louis' hugely popular BBQ with a checked-tablecloth rustic theme, Pappy's serves a full array of smoke-cooked ribs, pork, beef and classic side dishes.

St. Louis, MO

Memorable | One of the Best

Patriots’ Smokehouse

Patriots' is a welcoming, family-run smokehouse not far from I-20 near the Georgia / South Carolina line. The theme is Independence day. The BBQ is grand.

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Peak Bros. Bar-B-Que

Peak Bros is is a longstanding source for Kentucky BBQ mutton, chipped or sliced. But ham matters, too. It may be the best meat in the house.

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Pecan Lodge

In the heart of Dallas' Deep Ellum, Pecan Lodge uses a unique combination of Texas and North Carolina styles to smoke brisket.

Dallas, TX

Memorable | One of the Best

Peg Leg Porker

In Nashville's Gulch area, Peg Leg Porker’s dry-rubbed BBQ ribs are tender, juicy & flavorful enough to stand on their own. But the excellent sauce is irresistible.

Nashville, TN

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Pig Feathers BBQ

Pig Feathers makes damn good BBQ! The selection is focused: baby backs and pulled pork, supplemented by smoked prime rib on the weekends.

Memorable | One of the Best

Poogan’s Porch

A fried pork chop to feed a family, pimento cheese fritters with tomato jam, & ham-dusted (!) ribs are a few Lowcountry favorites at Charleston's Poogan’s Porch.

Charleston, SC

Memorable | One of the Best

Poppa’s Finest BBQ

Ribs, chicken, and chopped pork are smoked to tender succulence in Poppa's roadside BBQ parlor just a short detour off Interstate 20 between Atlanta & Augusta.

Thomson, GA

Good | Worth a Return

Prime Smokehouse Barbeque & Beyond

Rocky Mount's Prime Smokehouse offers BBQ ribs and pork in a vinegar sauce, plus good sides. Spiced bread pudding, served with gelato, earns high marks.

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Puckett’s Grocery & Restaurant

Puckett's is a delightful introduction to the taste of Nashville, Tennessee, offering visitors good BBQ and live country music.

Nashville, TN

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Randy’s Bar-B-Q | In Georgia, Savannah BBQ Ribs at their Best

Legendary Savannah BBQ ribs make Randy's a BBQ-lover's pilgrimage destination. Come early prepared to wait, and note that there is no seating whatever.

Savannah, GA

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Ray’s Smokehouse BBQ

Ray's is a welcoming, low-key BBQ with blues music in the background and excellent meats on plates & sandwiches. Ribs are superb. Sauce is bright, tangy, sweet.

Augusta, GA

Memorable | One of the Best

Rib Truck

The Rib Truck is a mobile smoker that parks in the towns of northernmost Aroostook County in Maine and sells ribs and pulled pork, carry-away only.

Fort Kent, ME

Memorable | One of the Best

Rikard’s Roadside Barbecue | South Carolina Midlands BBQ

Expertly crafted South Carolina BBQ by the side of the road makes Rikard's a colorful Roadfood destination.

Ridge Spring, SC

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Rodney Scott’s BBQ

Starting as a country-road BBQ parlor up in Hemingway, Rodney Scott's BBQ has become a smoke-house landmark on Charleston's Upper King Street. Quality remains high.

Charleston, SC

Memorable | One of the Best

Sand Creek Cafe

Wisconsin's Sand Creek Café is a soda fountain, turkey-hunter registration station, town gathering place and good restaurant for breakfast and pork-steak lunch.

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Sgt. White’s Diner

A humble restaurant near Paris Island, Sgt. White's offers excellent BBQ along with such fine sides as mac 'n' cheese, smothered cabbage, and cornbread.

Memorable | One of the Best

Shealy’s Bar-B-Que

Shealy’s is the dominant BBQ in central South Carolina, a buffet-style feast that includes pork, pulley bones & countless southern sides.

Batesburg-Leesville, SC

Good | Worth a Return

Simple Cafe & Juice Bar

West Asheville’s Simple Cafe & Juice Bar is all about organic ingredients in breakfast burritos, egg sandwiches, and strawberry muffins with thyme.

Asheville, NC

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Slab BBQ

Classic South Side Chicago BBQ made in an aquarium smoker puts Slab in the top echelon of American barbecue parlors. Side dishes sparkle, too

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Smok-Shak

Oklahoma BBQ shines at this 30+ year old smokehouse with a broad menu that includes not just brisket, ribs & hot links but also burgers, calf fries and cobbler.

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Smokey Pig Bar-B-Que | On the Kentucky BBQ Trail

Monroe County-style barbecue means pork shoulder, sliced and dipped in hot sauce, at Bowling Green's Smokey Pig -- a memorable stop on Kentucky's BBQ trail.

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Snead’s

Snead's is a wood-paneled BBQ at the outskirts of Kansas City that makes superb meats of all kind: sliced pork, beef brisket, ribs, zesty burnt ends.

Memorable | One of the Best

South Street Smokehouse

Lafayette, Indiana: the South Street Smokehouse BBQ pulled pork sandwich is Memphis-worthy, served with slaw on top. Good ribs and side dishes, too.

Memorable | One of the Best

Speed Queen

Speed Queen is Milwaukee’s best barbecue, serving pork, beef, and turkey cooked until ridiculously tender and served in a glaze of spicy sauce.

Milwaukee, WI

Good | Worth a Return

Stacy’s Smoke Dem Bones Pit Stop BBQ

Stacy Phipps has the reputation as one of Phoenix's top BBQ pit masters; his restaurant serves big plates of smoky ribs and pulled pork.

Phoenix, AZ

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Steven’s Barbecue

Steven's is a BBQ dive in genteel downtown Greenwood, Mississippi, featuring Memphis style ribs, Delta hot tamales, and fabulous chocolate cake.

Greenwood, MS

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Stubby’s Hik-Ry Pit Bar-B-Que | An Arkansas BBQ Best

Stubby's of Hot Springs is an Arkansas BBQ best, serving pork, ham and beef. Side dishes of smoked pit potato and pot-o-beans are unequaled.

Hot Springs, AR

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Sweet Lucy’s Smokehouse

Sweet Lucy's offers pulled pork, chicken, brisket, chicken, wings, turkey and kielbasa. Sides are better than at many other area BBQs. Sauce is served warm.

Philadelphia, PA

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Sweet P’s Downtown Dive

A well-calculated BBQ restaurant where blues music sets the beat, Sweet P's serves traditional meats and side dishes in entertaining dive surroundings.

Knoxville, TN

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Sylvia’s Queen of Soul Food

Sylvia's has been a Harlem mecca for legendary Southern-style soul food home cooking since the 1960's.

New York, NY

Memorable | One of the Best

Taylor’s Bar-B-Que

BBQ plus a meat-and-three cafeteria make Taylor's a country-cooking destination (open at 4:30am) in the Bird Dog Capital of the World.

Waynesboro, GA

Good | Worth a Return

Thai Mee Up

A jewel in the Kahalui airport adjacent “Plate Lunch Plaza” food truck park, Thai Mee Up serves the flavors of Thailand with Hawaiian sensibilities.

Kahului, HI

Excellent | Worth a Detour

The Joint

A NOLA Bywater BBQ, the Joint is a carnivore’s delight for superb ribs, brisket, pulled pork & Cajun sausage. Baked beans are some of the best anywhere.

New Orleans, LA

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Tom Jenkins BBQ | Fort Lauderdale Soul & Sauce

BBQ at Tom Jenkins features spare ribs and baby backs, plus sausage, chopped pork, and brisket. A Fort Lauderdale soul food treasure.

Memorable | One of the Best

Tyler’s Barbecue

Good news to anyone living in the Texas Panhandle or anyone driving along Route 66 through Amarillo. At Tyler's BBQ, brisket is king.

Amarillo, TX

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Valois

The motto at Valois is "See Your Food." Folks behind the steam tables at this Chicago South Side cafeteria serve fine breakfast and lunch.

Chicago, IL

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Van’s Pig Stand

One of the great Southwest BBQs and the pride of Oklahoma! Van's ribs are superb, as is the pig sandwich: vividly-sauced pork bunned with zesty relish.

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Waterwheel Road Grocery

Saturday is the day to bring big appetite to this country-road grocery store. That's BBQ day, when Waterwheel's slow-smoked meats are followed by peach cobbler.

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Wilson’s Real Pit Barbeque

*** THIS RESTAURANT IS PERMANENTLY CLOSED *** Wilson's is a weekend-only BBQ restaurant offering different styles from around the nation.

Fairfield, CT

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