This is the best barbecue I've ever had. I'm from the Midwest and have been to Huntsville twice for work. The second time being this week, which I volunteered for because of this place. I come from a sauce-heavy region, and know little about BBQ besides the fact that I like to eat it. I did some research the night I flew in to get a feel for Southern Style BBQ, and was later recommended Thomas Pit from a local Huntsvillian.\r
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The place sounded perfect - understated food (""yep, it's real good"") and exaggerated frustrations with traffic. I got there at about 4:30 and drive-thru customers were already backing up to the street. So much for the exaggerations. I walked in, after turning around to find an ATM - they only take cash, and looked at the old-school Coca-Cola menu/sign with the pop-in letters. They had sandwiches that seemed to serve as a distraction, then I found the meat. You have a choice of pork, chicken, beef, or ribs, ranging in price from about 6.95 (pork) to 11.00 (ribs) or a combo of 2 for 12.00. You can also pay about $1 more on any of these for a large.\r
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I went with the pork and chicken. Once I tasted the pork, I was immediately concerned that I didn't have enough. I tried it with the hot sauce and with the white sauce. I later told my coworkers, who had no desire to go to Alabama for a week, that it was quite possibly the best meat I'd ever tasted. The chicken was also very good, but I have a hard time distinguishing between good and great chicken - this bird was juicy and the white sauce complemented it well. The sides - potato salad and cole slaw - were too solid to be called mere side items. Everything was so good I had to eat it in proportional bites as to not run out of anything too quickly.\r
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Tonight was as good as I remember (I was afraid I'd overplayed it in my head, and was setup for disappointment). I had the pork and beef plate. The beef was also excellent. I will probably be back later this week to try the ribs.
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