Barbecue on My Mind: The Thirty Best Barbecue Restaurants in Georgia

So far, of the five barbeque places I visited, using the books listings, one was excellent (The Pig, Waycross, may have the best ribs in Georgia), three were very good and one fair. In the competitive restaurant world 70% of restaurants go out of business in the first three years. However, I gather that most of these "Thirty Best Barbecue" places still exist today because, they not only are outstanding, but have proven themselves over time.

Trey Pope has a wonderful "down home" style of writing that you will enjoy. He calls `em like he sees `em. If the building is a "hole in the wall" (many of the best barbecue joints are) then he'll tell ya. He selected from hundreds of barbecue places and got down to these thirty by visiting them and ordering pork barbecue, Brunswick stew and pork ribs.

On the down side the map in this book is a joke... really bad. You have to know Georgia or have a good map to find the place outside of your area, like Zeb's Barbecue in Danielsville, where? But for excellent barbecue some of us die-hard enthusiasts will get the truck, load up the dog and put "the peddle to the metal" and make that drive. Recommended.