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Lakewood Smokehouse (Dallas, TX)
Back when I called DFW my primary barbecue hunting ground, there wasn't much of anything resembling barbecue in Dallas' Lakewood neighborhood. Certainly nothing worthwhile anyway. Lakewood Smokehouse...
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Naaman's BBQ (Texarkana, TX)
I was making great time blowing through the backroads of East Texas, where it seems like the majority of barbecue joints are closed on Mondays for some odd reason, so I just kept going until I hit...
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Mick's Bar-B-Q (North Little Rock, AR)
Six weeks is far too long to go without a barbecue outing. I wanted a place where my son and I could eat outdoors and enjoy some of the last remaining fall weather that Arkansas had to offer before...
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H.B's Bar-B-Q (Little Rock, AR)
I seem to be on a bit of a barbecue shack kick lately. That's ok, these humble joints often have unexpectedly phenomenal food. Today's smoked meat adventure took me to H.B.'s Bar-B-Q down in south...
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Smoke Shack Bar-B-Q (Maumelle, AR)
I'm getting a bit low on new barbecue joints to investigate in Little Rock proper, so my one-year-old wingman and I ventured north across the river to Maumelle to check out Smoke Shack Bar-B-Q for...
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Hawgz Blues Cafe (North Little Rock, AR)
My first choice for lunchtime barbecue was unexpectedly closed today. Apparently their heat went out, and since it was all of 19 degrees overnight, they felt like this might be problematic. Good call....
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Capitol Smokehouse & Grill (Little Rock, AR)
I had tried to visit Capitol Smokehouse & Grill during my previous barbecue outing, only to find them closed due to lack of heat. Winters in Little Rock due tend to be a bit on the chilly side, so...
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Breitweiser's (Benton, AR)
This weekend I needed a little "me time," and what better way to accomplish that than with some "meat time"? I set my sights on Breitweiser's down south in Benton, Arkansas. I couldn't find much info...
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Round 2: Whole Hog Cafe #2 (Little Rock, AR)
I had swung through Whole Hog Cafe last week to pick up a gift card for someone, and, while waiting my turn at the counter, I had an epiphany. Somehow, in all of the times I've eaten Whole Hog, I'd...
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Jo-Jo's Bar-B-Q (Sherwood, AR)
I needed a little bit of a break today, so I thought I might treat myself to some smoked meat therapy. Jo-Jo's Bar-B-Q up in Sherwood, AR opens their doors early at 10:30am, which made it perfect for...
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B Street Rib Off 2018 (North Little Rock, AR)
A few weeks ago, my wife gave me the morning off from stay-at-home-dad duty, with explicit instructions to leave the house and go scratch my barbecue itch. Unfortunately, the weather wasn't quite as...
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Felix's BBQ with Soul (Oceanside, CA)
I managed to take my family on a bit of a wild goose chase out to Oceanside, California for some barbecue. We came to San Diego for a week-long vacation, and I picked Felix's BBQ with Soul as my one...
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Casey's Bar-B-Que (Little Rock, AR)
A long-standing Little Rock barbecue institution, Casey's Bar-B-Que, re-opened its doors in a brand-new location just a few weeks ago. Of course, I had to go investigate and see if all of the hype was...
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Moe's Original Bar-B-Que (Destin, FL)
As you might expect, seafood is by far the main draw in and around Destin, Florida. But there is some good barbecue to be found in that area as well, and my favorite spot has been Buck's Smokehouse....
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Fatboys Killer Bar-B-Q (Little Rock, AR)
Fatboys Killer Bar-B-Q is one of those barbecue joints that pretty much requires an intentional trip. You're not likely to just stop by there on a whim unless you live or work in the general vicinity....
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Scholl Bros. Bar-B-Que (Paris, TX)
My darling wife persuaded me to add another day to my planned barbecue roadtrip, and who am I to turn that down? I think she intended me to spread out my existing itinerary, but instead I just added...
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Sideways (Rockwall, TX)
Dallas was a great home to my wife and I for many years, and while I'm always ready for a nostalgic visit, I don't have the slightest desire to fight its horrendous traffic anymore. A barbecue joint...
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Burn Co. Barbeque (Tulsa, OK)
Apparently Burn Co. Barbeque is pretty popular amongst Tulsa locals and tourists alike. When I pulled up at 10:00am, a full half-hour before opening time, there were already a handful of hungry people...
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Pig In! Pig Out! BBQ (Wichita, KS)
My original plan for Wichita was to stop at Bite Me BBQ, which was supposed to have some of the best 'que in that part of Kansas. But then I pulled up their website and was aghast at the prominent...
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BobbyD's Merchant St. BBQ (Emporia, KS)
BobbyD's Merchant St. BBQ was a last-minute addition to the itinerary for Day Two of my fabulous barbecue roadtrip. I was already passing through Emporia, Kansas, and my next planned stop was open...
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