Barbeque
678
3880 Satellite Boulevard, Duluth, GA, 30096
678-417-6780
678, the latest Korean barbecue restaurant, fuses styles by featuring pork and beef equally, and it weaves in some fresh flourishes.
Category: Barbeque, Korean, Restaurants
BBQ Chicken
3473 Old Norcross Road, Duluth, GA, 30096
678-417-9588
The name may conjure quintessentially American backyard grills, but this neon-bright joint is the first area franchise of a Korean chain specializing in olive oil–fried chicken.
Website: http://bbqchickenatl.com/
Category: Barbeque, Korean, Restaurants
Big Shanty Smokehouse
3393 Cherokee Street, Kennesaw, GA, 30144
770-499-7444
Dry-rubbed ribs stand out among the brisket, pulled pork, and homemade sausage, with a burnished bark that gives way to fragrant, coral meat.
Website: http://bigshantybbq.com/
Category: Barbeque, Restaurants
Bone Lick BBQ
1133 Huff Road, Atlanta, GA, 30318
404-343-6574
The Big Ole Totties—Tater Tots bombarded with pulled pork, chipotle barbecue sauce, Brunswick stew, cheese sauce, and jalapeño slices—is this barbecue joint’s most satisfying dish.
Website: http://www.bonelickbarbecue.com/
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Westside / Home Park
Category: Barbeque, Restaurants
Burnt Fork Bar-B-Q
614 Church Street, Decatur, GA, 30030
404-373-7155
This well-intentioned barbecue joint, which opened in 2011, fits right into the Decatur community.
Website: http://burntforkbbq.com/
Category: Barbeque, Restaurants
Buy the Bone BBQ
567 Stephenson Road, Stone Mountain, GA, 30087
770-685-1225
In 2012, new owners took over the Stone Mountain roadside stand that previously housed Garden Produce and Country Store, a laudable barbecue joint with a misleading name.
Website: http://buythebonebbq.cybercitizen16.com/
Category: Barbeque, Restaurants
Community Q BBQ
1361 Clairmont Road, Decatur, GA, 30033
404-633-2080
A buzzing Decatur barbecue spot with a friendly staff, country-charming atmosphere, and well-executed sides.
Website: http://www.communityqbbq.com
Category: Barbeque, Restaurants
Dave Poe’s
660 Whitlock Avenue, Marietta, GA, 30064
770-792-2272
Since 2009, when they split their Sam and Dave’s BBQ empire that reset the bar for metro-area barbecue, Sam Huff and David Poe have been compared constantly by ’cue aficionados.
Website: http://davepoes.com/
Category: Barbeque, Restaurants
Ebony and Ivory
871 Concord Road, Smyrna, GA, 30080
770-438-8999
Marcus “Ebony” Phillips and Victor “Ivory” Amato (as they identify themselves on the restaurant’s website) met while working at Dantanna’s CNN Center location and pooled their resources to open a takeout shack in Smyrna, next door to a Sherwin-Williams outpost.
Website: http://www.ebonyivorysmyrna.com/
Category: Barbeque, Restaurants
Fat Matt’s Rib Shack
1811 Piedmont Road, Atlanta, GA, 30324
404-607-1622
Come here if you want nothing more than a plate of ribs, which arrive blackened, moderately caramelized, modestly smoky, and altogether satisfying.
Website: http://fatmattsribshack.com
Neighborhood: Ansley Park, Atlanta, Morningside / Lenox Park
Category: Barbeque, Restaurants
Fox Bros. BBQ
1238 DeKalb Avenue, Atlanta, GA, 30307
404-577-4030
The sliced brisket has the proper nubbly texture achieved from slow cooking, and the tender on-the-bone short rib, sold Thursdays and Saturdays, is the best iteration of that Flintstonian indulgence in the city.
Website: http://foxbrosbbq.com
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Candler Park
Category: Barbeque, Restaurants
Georgia Rib Company
4930 Davidson Road, Marietta, GA, 30068
770-973-7427
Occupying a large building and hosting frequent poker nights and live entertainment, this is really more of a community lodestone than a magnet for barbecue classicists.
Website: http://georgiaribco.com/
Category: Barbeque, Restaurants
Grand Champion BBQ
4401 Shallowford Road, Roswell, GA, 30075
770-587-4227
In barbecue circles, the student sometimes becomes the master.
Website: http://gcbbq.net/
Category: Barbeque, Restaurants
Heirloom Market BBQ
2243 Akers Mill Road, Atlanta, GA, 30339
770-612-2502
This tiny barbecue joint has a unique cross-cultural vision. Heirloom pork, juicy-tender beef brisket, and fresh sausages meet kimchi, hot sauce, pickled radishes, and tempura-style Korean sweet potatoes.
Website: http://heirloommarketbbq.com/
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Vinings
Category: Barbeque, Korean, Restaurants
Moe’s Original Bar B Que
349 Fourteenth Street, Atlanta, GA, 30318
404-249-0707
Longtime Atlantans will remember where Cuban sandwich favorite Kool Korners stood on the corner of Fourteenth and State streets. It closed in 2008 and reopened in Birmingham a year later.
Website: http://moesoriginalbbq.com/
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Georgia Tech
Category: Barbeque, Restaurants
Moonie’s Texas Barbecue
5545 Atlanta Highway, Flowery Branch, GA, 30542
678-828-8366
Jason Martin lived in Austin for more than a decade, working as a programmer and basking in the local barbecue culture.
Website: http://mooniestexasbarbecue.com/
Category: Barbeque, Restaurants
Ms. Betty’s House of Ribs
1281 Bouldercrest Drive, Atlanta, GA, 30316
404-243-8484
The barbecue choices at this East Atlanta staple are concise: ribs (including rib tips) or smoked chicken.
Neighborhood: Atlanta, East Atlanta
Category: Barbeque, Restaurants
P. Red’s BBQ
999 Chattahoochee Avenue, Atlanta, GA, 30318
404-350-0008
An intown reincarnation of popular Cumming barbecue pit stop Pappy Red’s, the place sure looks the part: light brick walls, wood paneling, bric-a-brac, Coca-Cola signs, and a mounted steer’s head on the back wall.
Website: http://prsbbq.com/
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Atlantic Station
Category: Barbeque, Restaurants