Don’t you LOVE that name?
I mean, really. Alliteration is always amusing. I discovered this little barbecue place as we were driving. I pointed wildly: “Look! A barbecue place!” There was a gigantic highway sign (the ones usually reserved for Motel 5 and Shoney’s) along I-64 on the way to Nashville. We hadn’t stopped for lunch yet, so we followed the signs to BBBBBBB (for short).
I think the best description of this place can be found in my Twitter stream:
At bubba’s BBQ somewhere in Kentucky. Looks like you could dump a body here. That means good BBQ!1:10 PM Apr 16th from TwitterFon
Fox news, patriotic décor, lots of closed circuit cameras. Yum! http://twitpic.com/3epih1:19 PM Apr 16th from TwitterFon
@getinmahbelly I’m pretty sure there were more guns in those pickups than at your average gun show.1:25 PM Apr 16th from TwitterFon in reply to getinmahbelly
@5chw4r7z the owner asked if we wanted a photo of the cardboard man (who fell down). We declined.1:27 PM Apr 16th from TwitterFon in reply to 5chw4r7z
Decor aside, this is barbecue, served from a shack, in the middle of Kentucky. The story on the website goes that there were five sisters, with little money, who needed to make some. They entered a fair and BBBBBBB was born. They do a nice little business, I can tell– several people in there at lunch time, and several smokers going while we were there.
Right next to the pig was that BBQ OPNE sign you saw in my Memphis BBQ Preview post. The environment was… well, distinctive. And perfect for barbecue!
The menu was limited– and listed on the website— BBQ sandwiches, catfish, both BBQ and catfish tacos, fried bologna, hot dogs, hamburgers and taco salads. Sides included tater salad, bbq beans, cole slaw, white beans, fired taters, and sweet tater fries.
Yes, taters.
They smoke their pork shoulder for 32-36 hours, so by the time we got it on our sandwich, it was meltingly good, with a nice amount of smoke flavor. The sauce wasn’t too sweet, not too hot– but as you can see, there’s also not a lot there. The sweet potato fries were dusted with cinnamon and sugar– a really nice touch .
It wasn’t the best barbecue we sampled on our trip, but it WAS pretty good. If you find yourself down I-65 and hungry, head to BBBBBBB instead of swinging into a McDonald’s. They even have a loyalty card program– if anyone wants it, they can have mine, since I doubt I’ll drive past it again any time soon. However, the next time I do, I will definitely stop in and try the ribs– they looked great!
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