Bill's Barbecue
Since being founded in Norfolk in 1930 and then moving to Richmond the next year, Bill's Barbecue has since continued to make the best minced pork barbecue and homemade pies in Virginia.
The recommendation is to buy multiple small minced pork sandwiches with slaw, instead of one large sandwich. For some reason, buying 3 small ones is a more enjoyable experience. The fries are thick, fresh and HOT. Limeade and chocolate pie top off and excellent meal.
Bill's Barbecue has multiple locations in and around the Richmond, Virginia area.
Pierce's Pitt Bar-B-Que
Pierce's Pitt Bar-B-Que has been sort of a family tradition in my house since the mid-1970's. My parents still do for "Sunday Drives" and end up at Pierce's in Williamsburg.
It should be a "must stop" on the way to or from the beach and Richmond, VA.
Pierce's Pitt Bar-B-Que is just off of I-64 and you will probably see it off to the side of the Interstate as you drive by it and have to get off at the next exit and backtrack. It is worth the effort! Here are the directions and hours:
From Norfolk:
• Take Camp Peary, Exit #238 - Turn left at the stop sign at the top of ramp.
Bar-BQ Barn
You may have to wait for a table during certain times of the year, when it seems like everyone in the area comes to the Bar-BQ Barn to pick up homemade pies or all the fixin's for a holiday meal. Bar-BQ Barn makes great BBQ year-round but they have quite an impressive take-out business prior to each holiday.
Shealy's Bar-B-Que
Shealy's is a legend in central South Carolina. It attracts loyal followers from many miles around. For the BBQ purist they offer great pulled pork delicious sauces (yes they offer the sweet mustard style commonplace in the SC Midlands without the unfortunate overtones of one of their nearby competitors, if you are from Columbia you know what restaurant I'm talking about). The restaurant is buffet style and the offerings go way beyond just BBQ to excellent sides and desserts.
Cotton Eyed Joe's Barbeque
It's right on the train tracks. It looks a little shifty. People turn toward the door when you walk in. And the walls and atmosphere are permeated with the smell of wood smoke.
I went to Cotton Eyed Joe's on a work trip to Claremore, Oklahoma, where Will Rogers lived and worked. It's a great little town not far from Tulsa on a surviving part of old Route 66. I was looking for local food because I'd had too much McDonald's on the road.
Cotton Eyed Joe's didn't disappoint--the place just FEELS like good barbecue, with its dimly lit wooden walls and cozy space.
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