Tag: Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q

The smokehouse at Lewis Barbecue, which recently opened at Ansley Mall behind The Cook’s Warehouse, is unlike any smokehouse I’ve ever seen. Six 22-foot smokers fill the space, making it look like the fanciest engine room in Georgia. John Lewis, the pitmaster and proprietor, took Texas brisket and "made it better. And now the world loves it.”

Finding kid-friendly restaurants can be an onerous task; finding ones with patios that embrace kids and well-behaved four-legged family members can seem downright impossible. Atlanta has plenty of outdoor options for dining al fresco, but some are more equipped to handle the entire family than others. Here’s a selected list of places where cups with lids and water bowls are welcome.

Consider this your guide to having the best Braves game day meal ever. Here's where to eat at the Battery before the game (whether you have a lot or very little time), what to get inside Truist Park, and where to keep the party going after the game, plus tips for parking and pregame entertainment.

Starting March 16, every Saturday and Sunday the Westside Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q location will offer brunch from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The regular menu will be available as well starting at 11 a.m. “We’ve done breakfast taco and biscuit popups at the DeKalb Avenue location—sometimes they sell out in 20 minutes—so we learned there’s a demand,” says cofounder and pitmaster Jonathan Fox, who owns the restaurants with his brother Justin Fox.

Why 12 best barbecue restaurants? Because 10 wasn't enough. Barbecue is coming into its own in Atlanta. Here are our favorites, in no particular order.

The 28-country metro area has at least 350 barbecue eateries—not just stand-alone restaurants, but food trucks and pop-ups and kiosks and lots of places doing things that don't fit the standard definition of Southern barbecue. It isn't just chopped pork anymore.

It's hard to impress a couple of guys from Texas when it comes to barbecue. Not long after they moved to Atlanta, more than 20 years ago, when they cooked just for friends, Justin and Jonathan Fox did what Texans do and started trying local barbecue places. They liked one or two, but overall, they were underwhelmed.

Chefs today are building dishes around mushrooms that let their earthiness shine and allow their textures to reach their potential. Of course, if you’re watching HBO’s The Last of Us, mushrooms might be the last thing you’re craving, but, everyone else—let’s rejoice.

Whether you're an avid cook or an amateur chef, Thanksgiving dinner can be an overwhelming task. Lighten your load by outsourcing the turkey to one of these top restaurants. Intend to cook the turkey on your own? Skip the search and order the bird fresh—we've done the research for you.

Not long ago, a meat-averse person who found themselves at a barbecue restaurant would have been relegated to a pretty short menu of side dishes: mac and cheese, potato salad, green beans that might not be flavored with bacon. But, as palates have become more plant-forward, so too have ’cue joints—where veggies are now getting almost as much respect as their low-and-slow menu mates.