[Unonounaple]

What's with the minced or sliced option? That's not the same in Texas, there's no option, just sliced.

Where's the sauce, everything is on the side here, so much so, that there's a plate for each side, that by the time your food comes, you've got your main plate and three or four little satellite plates floating around it like moons circling a planet? In New York there's a place in Syracuse called "Ray's Mama's Ribs," best damned BBQ in the state if you ask me, all that comes out is one big plate followed by paper towels for napkins and newspapers for tablecloths.

Why hush puppies as opposed to biscuits or bread? Are you supposed to butter hush puppies? Mine came with a little packet of butter, I just didn't see how or why you'd use butter on a hush puppy in the first place, but stranger things have been known to happen. Really though, other than maybe going to Ocean City, Maryland, and outside of Long John Silvers, who in the hell serves hush puppies in place of biscuits or dinner rolls?

Shrimp? I'm convinced that VA has the best BBQ shrimp around. But why popcorn shrimp?

Does everything that's not slow cooked have to be deep fried?

[Impariclainna]

You've never had Texas chopped beef BBQ?

[flowersnewaho]

You've never had Texas chopped beef BBQ?

I've had Bill Miller's BBQ. Brisket, sweet tea, and pulled pork in Texas, nothing to do with chopped.

[Diandaplaipsy]

I've had Bill Miller's BBQ. Brisket, sweet tea, and pulled pork in Texas, nothing to do with chopped.

I've had bunches of chopped beef...all through Texas...one of my favorite ways to have BBQ. Chopped beef sammiches rock.

[Kayakeenemeds]

I've had bunches of chopped beef...all through Texas...one of my favorite ways to have BBQ. Chopped beef sammiches rock.

Just pulled pork BBQ, there was a Bill Miller's down the road from where my brother lives, I don't think I've ever noticed chopped beef, sounds good though.

One of my favorite BBQ places, even though it's a theme restaurant, is Tony Roma's.

I've recently moved to Virginia, where it's a little bit different, well, a lot different, I've been here before on vacation and did have BBQ but it was more traditional, probably that way for the tourists, regular family BBQ joints here do things that I'm not used too.

[f29sXS07]

When in Conroe, try Texan BBQ on FM 830...Be sure to get the baked potato casserole...Tastes so good it'll make you slap yo' momma... ...Ben

[zoppereurvito]

I love little hole-inna-wall BBQ places...you know, the ones you've never heard of if you live and work more than a mile away, but the neighborhood swears by 'em...and if you get close enough, the smell permeates a car with closed windows...

[soyclocky]

I love little hole-inna-wall BBQ places...you know, the ones you've never heard of if you live and work more than a mile away, but the neighborhood swears by 'em...and if you get close enough, the smell permeates a car with closed windows...

That's what made stop at the last place that I'd went to, it smelled like BBQ and bacon. Pretty much, the emphasis for this thread.

[ViaxobbimeVar]

That's what made stop at the last place that I'd went to, it smelled like BBQ and bacon. Pretty much, the emphasis for this thread.

I hear ya. The aroma will so get the blood to pumping...

[GenryDont]

I hear ya. The aroma will so get the blood to pumping...

Indeed.

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[vekiuytyh]

MEMPHIS BBQ RULES.

ALL OTHERS ARE SECOND RATE.

[AngelinaTheElf]

MEMPHIS BBQ RULES.

ALL OTHERS ARE SECOND RATE.

Alright, that's your opinion, nothing to do with the thread, but your opinion nonetheless.

If you don't have anything else, I imagine you've just trolled your way out of this thread.

[unapelosina]

MEMPHIS BBQ RULES.

ALL OTHERS ARE SECOND RATE.

thats right...there is no BBQ better than the Rendezvous in Memphis....the dry ribs are my favorite....!!!

[Kvkcgktl]

Why hush puppies as opposed to biscuits or bread? Are you supposed to butter hush puppies? Mine came with a little packet of butter, I just didn't see how or why you'd use butter on a hush puppy in the first place, but stranger things have been known to happen. Really though, other than maybe going to Ocean City, Maryland, and outside of Long John Silvers, who in the hell serves hush puppies in place of biscuits or dinner rolls?

Noooo, you put ketchup on hush puppies. They're usually served with seafood but I've seen them served with BBQ as well.

[Dwnijzhd]

Hush puppies are very traditional Southern VA dish. Started with the Native Americans long before Europeans arrived. Butter is boring on them but often a honey/butter mixer is served and it's great.

I tend to like the sauce on the side and prefer pulled over chopped but I can deal with it.

[Jadykeery]

Hush puppies are very traditional Southern VA dish. Started with the Native Americans long before Europeans arrived. Butter is boring on them but often a honey/butter mixer is served and it's great.

I tend to like the sauce on the side and prefer pulled over chopped but I can deal with it.

I'm not complaining at all, it's good stuff, I've experimented between minced and sliced, turns out I'm more a fan of the sliced.

I'll try honey, good suggestion, I'm sure they'll have some available.

Usually I'm able to balance my weight between lifting, cardio, and diet. Not the case in Virginia, I've gained a good five to ten pounds in a week and a half. I'm either gonna be fat or find a way to live at the gym. I've noticed that there's an inordinate amount of fat people at the gym, at first glance I figured that it was people trying to get fit, I'm beginning to believe that first impression was way off, they're probably people that were fit prior to coming to VA.

[gymnAnemoe]

I've noticed that there's an inordinate amount of fat people at the gym, at first glance I figured that it was people trying to get fit, I'm beginning to believe that first impression was way off, they're probably people that were fit prior to coming to VA.

Note to self: Have broker check stock prices on "Gold's Gym" in Virginia vs. other states... ...Ben

[first_pr]

thats right...there is no BBQ better than the Rendezvous in Memphis....the dry ribs are my favorite....!!!

I've had Memphis BBQ, it's good, but it's not the best. If I had to point my finger on a map to the best BBQ that I've had within a region, I'd say Mississippi first, Texas second, and South Carolina third. Virginia's BBQ is good in it's own right, it's just different, Missouri's BBQ isn't half bad either, more or less though it depends upon one's pallet.

Basically, Mississippi has BBQ places that are so good, it's intoxicating, much the same way good weed or fine beer is intoxicating, almost makes you dizzy it's so good. That when you're picking up the rib bone the meat just falls off, somewhere or somehow you've just entered a time space continuum it's so good.

[Scukonah]

Note to self: Have broker check stock prices on "Gold's Gym" in Virginia vs. other states... ...Ben

The gym is on Ft. Lee, which I would think to be somewhat transient as it's more or less a post for all the services of sorts, anywhere between a few months to a few years depending upon why they're there in the first place.

Hence, fit people becoming fat people then trying to compensate for it by spending more time at the gym, I'm pretty sure that after a few years, I'll be just like them.

[uchetrip]

Note to self: Have broker check stock prices on "Gold's Gym" in Virginia vs. other states... ...Ben

LOL!

Sounds like a winner.