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Mississippi THE SHED BARBECUE & BLUES JOINT, OCEAN SPRINGS ARROW-CIRCLE-RIGHT This legendary barbecue joint and live blues music venue has been twice crowned Grand Champion of the world-renowned Memphis in May barbecue competition, America’s most prestigious barbecue cooking competition — in 2015, and again in 2018, when it also took first place in the Whole Hog and Hot Wings categories. Make sure you get the ribs, which

1954. The breakfast at its current location on Hwy. 90 Westin Tillman’s Corner is as good as the barbecue. Biscuits are made from scratch every 15 minutes. MEAT BOSS, MOBILE ARROW-CIRCLE-RIGHT The brisket, pork butt, chicken, ribs and sausage are served with your choice of six Boss Sauces. They’ve also got smoked rib meat that has been caramelized with sweet Boss sauce, brown sugar and honey, which they call Rib Candy. Don’t forget the Brunswick stew. COTTON STATE BBQ, MOBILE ARROW-CIRCLE-RIGHT They use a deli slicer to cut smoked pork, chicken and brisket into thin slices, which are piled high on a lightly toasted sesame seed bun and served with barbecue sauce on the side. MOE’S ORIGINAL BAR B QUE, MULTIPLE LOCATIONS ARROW-CIRCLE-RIGHT North Alabama white sauce, a tangy mayo-based sauce frequently spiked with horseradish, is a specialty of Tuscaloosa- based Moe’s Original Bar B Que. USA Today named this Alabama chain one of the Top 10 BBQ Joints in America. HOT WILD BEACH BBQ, GULF SHORES ARROW-CIRCLE-RIGHT Slow-smoked meat, sides and sandwiches, including the Nasty G, which takes surf and turf to a new level with chopped ribs, chicken, pork, buffalo shrimp, white BBQ sauce and coleslaw.

Rouses Markets 64 STORES ACROSS THE GULF COAST ARROW-CIRCLE-RIGHT Some of the South’s best barbecue is found right here on the Gulf Coast, including in our own stores. From pulled pork and smoked sausage to St. Louis-style ribs, we make our own delicious barbecue at Rouses Markets every day. We also have smoke- house baked beans, gourmet macaroni salad, twice-baked potatoes and three kinds of potato salad. And that’s just the beginning of what you’ll find in our deli. Alabama bread were the only things on the menu at Dreamland for more than half a century. But as Dreamland has expanded into more cities —now boasting locations in three states — so has its menu, which now includes all sorts of barbecue and sausage, and a delicious Nilla wafer banana pudding. The original Dreamland in Tuscaloosa was inducted into the inaugural class of the Alabama Barbecue Hall of Fame. DICK RUSSELL’S FAMOUS BAR-B-Q, MOBILE ARROW-CIRCLE-RIGHT This is one of the only BBQ establishments in southern Alabama to be inducted into the Alabama Barbecue Hall of Fame. The original Dick Russell’s opened in Prichard, Alabama, in DREAMLAND BAR-B-Q, MULTIPLE LOCATIONS ARROW-CIRCLE-RIGHT Hickory fire-grilled ribs and white

are fall-off-the-bone tender. The Shed has its own sauce and rub line, which are available at Rouses Markets. Later this year, owner Brad Orrison and family will open a new location of The Shed in Baton Rouge on Burbank. MURKY WATERS BBQ, MULTIPLE LOCATIONS ARROW-CIRCLE-RIGHT The burnt ends made from smoked brisket at this restaurant and blues club rival anything out of Kansas City. Wings are smoked then flash-fried — and ridiculously good. The double-decker barbecue sandwich features smoked chicken and pulled pork on a sourdough bun with a middle piece of Texas toast; it is one of a kind. Louisiana PAUL’S RIB SHACK BARBECUE, LAKE CHARLES ARROW-CIRCLE-RIGHT In 2017, after pitmaster Paul Pettefer brought his food truck to the Lake Charles music festival, Live at the Lakefront, he was quickly dubbed Bishop of BBQ. Pettefer followed with a brick-and-mortar spot on Nelson Road with a bustling patio shaded by magnificent oak trees draped in festive lights. Brisket and beef ribs are standouts, and some of his best sellers, but don’t sleep on the excellent pork ribs, pulled pork and turkey. And be sure to save room for the blackberry rum sauce bread pudding; it’s some of the best in Louisiana. House-made pastrami piled on rye bread and dressed with Russian sauce and sauerkraut is served on Fridays only.

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