Yearnin’ for some down-home barbecue like grandpa used to make? Settle in at any one of these hot BBQ spots with a pint of something special, and start practicing your best drawl.
KC Pit BBQ A Taste of Kansas City
234 Hilderbrand Rd. NE (@ Roswell Rd.)
Sandy Springs 404.459.6497
You want your beef brisket just like your lovemakin’—slow, tender, and with burnt ends. OK, so maybe not burnt, but hot is what we mean. KC however does have sweet burnt ends along with a mouth-watering selection of sauces. Top off this BBQ with some mac ‘n’ cheese and…more meat. Go with the pork ribs…finger lickin’ good.
Fat Matt’s Rib Shack
1811 Piedmont Ave. (@ Cheshire Bridge Rd.)
Midtown 404.607.1622
Pile your plate high with BBQ and picnic-worthy sides at one of the city’s most popular BBQ joints. The live blues entertains nightly at this saucy hotspot.
Rolling Bones
377 Edgewood Ave. SE (@ Williams Holmes Borders SR Dr. SE)
Edgewood 404.222.2324
Hate to eat and run, but sometimes you need your BBQ to go—and quick! Drive on through at Rolling Bones, where they’ve got a handy window to drop your tasty dinner into your car.
The Local
758 Ponce De Leon Ave. NE (@ Bonaventure Ave.)
Midtown 404.873.5002
This casual neighborhood watering hole offers a great rack of ribs. Wash it down with a giant can of PBR, and you’ll have a finger-lickin’ good time.
Williamson Bros. Bar-B-Q
1425 Roswell Rd. (@ Hwy. U.S. 41)
Marietta 770.971.3201
Other locations
Round up your favorite BBQ with the sampler platter of two skins, wings, a rib, fried pickles, and more at this ever-popular restaurant known for its meat and its fried red (not green) tomatoes.
~Kirsten Ott
