The Road-Trippers Guide to Southern Barbecue

ROAD CUIDED TRIPPER'S THE BEEF PORK SOUTHERN BARBBCHE * AUSTIN * CHARLOTTE* . and its various styles of barbecue at popular restaurants without breaking the bank. With this guide, you can start your road trip across seven states to taste the very best barbecue the South has to offer, while visiting landmarks and events along the way. By the end of your journey, you may just be a barbecue connoisseur and perhaps 10 pounds heavier! EXPLORE THE SOUTH TEXAS BBQ FACTOID O FRANKLIN BARBECUE PRESIDENT Austin LBJ loved barbecue so much that he had a Top Dish: FATTY BRISKET Price: $$ Reviews: * barbecue grill installed on the roof of the White House! EVENT THE STATE FAIR OF TEXAS Finktin Dallas - Fall $17 SARBECUE LANDMARK THE ALAMO San Antonio 2 LA BARBECUE 3 LOCKHART SMOKEHOUSE Free! Austin Dallas FAMOUS FOR Price: $ Reviews: * Price: $ BEEF Reviews:** 45 Austin Dallas Little Rock Miles = 196 Gas =$43 megabus.com = $13 Miles =319 Gas = $49 megabus.com = $22 CITY LIMITS CITY LIMITS CITY LIMITS ARKANSAS BBQ FACTOID I WHOLE HOG CAFÉ WORLD'S LARGEST GRILL Little Rock Home to the world's Top Dish: RIBS AND 7 SAUCES Price: $ largest charcoal grill, which is 70 feet long and shaped like a missile. Reviews: SAUCE EVENT RIVERFEST Little Rock - May $35 LANDMARK HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK SIM'S BARBECUE CAPITAL SMOKEHOUSE & GRILL Hot Springs Free! Little Rock Price: $ Little Rock FAMOUS FOR Reviews: Price: $ PORK Reviews:* Miles = 134 Gas=$21 megabus.com- $7 Little Rock Memphis CITY LIMITS CITY LIMITS TENNESSEE BBQ FACTOID I CENTRAL BBQ COOK OFF Memphis Memphis has the world's largest pork barbecue competition at the annual Memphis in May Festival. Top Dish: MEMPHIS STYLE RIBS Price: $ Reviews: EVENT BBQ CENTRAL MEMPHIS IN MAY FESTIVAL SLOW Memphis - May 3-Day Pass: $85 SMOKED MEMPHIS STI LANDMARK 2 PAYNE'S BAR *B*QUE Memphis GRACELAND Memphis $34 3 COZY CORNER Memphis Price: $$ FAMOUS FOR Price: $ Reviews: Reviews: ** PORK Miles=236 Gas=$37 megabus.com - $13 Memphis Birmingham CITY LIMITS CITY LIMITS ALABAMA BBQ FACTOID I DREAMLAND BBQ Birmingham BELIEVE IT OR NOT Top Dish: RIBS Price: $ Alabama has more barbecue joints per capita than any other state in the U.S. Reviews: EVENT MARDI GRAS Mobile - March Free! Dreamland. BAR B QU E LANDMARK SAW’S BBQ VULCAN STATUE Birmingham ® JIM'N NICKS BAR *B*Q Birmingham $6 Birmingham Price: $ FAMOUS FOR Reviews: ** Price: $$ Reviews: PORK SEARAMARER Miles =140 Gas= $22 megabus.com $11 Birmingham Atlanta CITY LIMITS CITY LIMITS GEORGIA BBQ FACTOID O FOX BRO'S BAR B*QUE 1ST SAUCE Atlanta The first commercially produced barbecue sauce was made in Atlanta by the Georgia Barbecue Sauce Company. Top Dish: RIBS Price: $$ Reviews: FOX BROS BAR-B-Q EVENT ATLANTA FILM FESTIVAL Atlanta - March 28-April 6 $10 LANDMARK WORLD OF COCA-COLA FAT MATT'S RIB SHACK 3 HEIRLOOM MARKET BBQ Atlanta $16 Atlanta Atlanta FAMOUS FOR Price: $$ Price: $$ Reviews: ***★☆ Reviews:*** PORK Miles=214 Gas = $27 megabus.com = $1 Atlanta Columbia CITY LIMITS CITY LIMITS SOUTH CAROLINA BBQ FACTOID I LITTLE PIGS BBQ BIRTHPLACE South Carolina Columbia is said to be the birthplace of barbecue. Top Dish: PULLED PORK Price: $ Reviews: EVENT SOUTH CAROLINA OYSTER FESTTVAL November OI$ LANDMARK FORT SUMTER 3 COCKPIT BARBEQUE Charleston Harbor 2 BIG T BAR-B-Q $3 Columbia Columbia FAMOUS FOR Price: $ Reviews: ***★* Price: $ PORK Reviews: **** Columbia Durham Charlotte Miles = 234 Gas =$27 megabus.com = $3 Miles = 143 Gas = $18 megabus.com $18 CITY LIMITS CITY LIMITS CITY LIMITS NORTH CAROLINA N* BBQ FACTOID BBQ RIVALRY There has been a long standing rivalry between Lexington and Eastern I MAC'S SPEED SHOP Charlotte Top Dish: BRISKET Price: $$ North Carolina over which style is truly the best. Reviews: EVENT Ma's NORTH CAROLINA JAZZ FESTIVAL February 6-8 ars Students: $15 LANDMARK NASCAR HALL OF FAME 2 MIDWOOD SMOKEHOUSE QUEEN CITY Q Charlotte Charlotte $20 Charlotte Price: $$ FAMOUS FOR Price: $$ Reviews:***t☆ Reviews: ** PORK Total Road Trip Miles = 1,616 Gas = $244 megabus.com - $91 MILEAGE, GAS & MEGABUS COST All of our star reviews are based on each restaurant s barbecue and ambiance. Our reviews were based on a combination of Yelp's Elite Members, Google Reviews, and any honorable mentions in food blogs or travel guides. Fare Source: All fares were compiled using megabus. Infographic provided by: CASH STORE -------