Sure, barbecue is traditionally known to be more of a southern thing, but that doesn’t mean you have to travel south of the Mason-Dixon Line to get some quality “Q.” In fact, the people at lovefood.com say there’s one barbecue restaurant in Massachusetts that smokes the rest.
B.T.’s Smokehouse in Sturbridge, MA was named among the food blog’s list of the best barbecue restaurant in every state.
Here’s what lovefood.com had to say about B.T.’s:
“Growing from a trailer to a shack, B.T.’s Smokehouse is a flourishing Southern-style barbecue joint in tiny, historic Sturbridge. It serves dry rubbed, 14-hour hickory and applewood-smoked meats as plates or stuffed into burritos, reubens and sandwiches. Standouts are the pulled pork, ribs, brisket, cucumber salad, mac ‘n’ cheese and collard greens.”
B.T.’s Smokehouse was founded in 2007. They’re the official BBQ of the Red Sox AAA affiliate Worcester Red Sox, with a concession stand inside Polar Park.
Here’s how B.T. himself, Brian Treitman says he approaches barbecue, according to the restaurant’s website:
“I try to cook my BBQ the way you think BBQ should taste. When you think about a pork rib, in your mind it is tender, succulent, ready to fall off the bone with a little smoke and glazed with a flavorful, spiced, sweet sauce. You want to lick your fingers – no need for a napkin. You want to dip the bone into the drippings that are left and then suck it dry. That’s the way I try to cook.”
Thinking about making a barbecue road trip? Here is lovefood.com’s full list of list of the best barbecue restaurant in every state:
- Alabama: Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Q, Decatur
- Alaska: Turnagain Arm PiT BBQ, Indian
- Arizona: Little Miss BBQ, Phoenix
- Arkansas: Sim’s Bar-B-Que, Little Rock
- California: Copper Top BBQ, Big Pine
- Colorado: Georgia Boys BBQ, Longmont
- Connecticut: Pig Rig BBQ, Wallingford
- Delaware: Limestone BBQ and Bourbon, Wilmington
- Florida: Shiver’s Bar-B-Q, Homestead
- Georgia: Wiley’s Championship BBQ, Savannah
- Hawaii: Sunset Smokehouse, Wahiawa
- Idaho: Rib Shack Barbecue, Eagle
- Illinois: Smoque BBQ, Chicago
- Indiana: Hank’s Smoked Briskets, Indianapolis
- Iowa: Jimmy Jack’s Rib Shack, Iowa City
- Kansas: Joe’s Kansas City Bar-B-Que, Kansas City
- Kentucky: Old Hickory Bar-B-Que, Owensboro
- Louisiana: The Joint, New Orleans
- Maine: Wilson County Barbecue, Portland
- Maryland: 2Fifty Texas BBQ, Riverdale Park
- Massachusetts: B.T.'s Smokehouse, Sturbridge
- Michigan: Slows Bar-B-Q, Detroit
- Minnesota: Animales Barbecue, Minneapolis
- Mississippi: Clay’s House of Pig, Tupelo
- Missouri: City Butcher and Barbecue, Springfield
- Montana: The Notorious P.I.G., Missoula
- Nebraska: Smokin Barrel BBQ, Omaha
- Nevada: John Mull’s Meats and Road Kill Grill, Las Vegas
- New Hampshire: Smokeshow Barbeque, Concord
- New Jersey: Red White & Que Smokehouse, Kearny
- New Mexico: Mad Jack’s Mountaintop Barbecue, Cloudcroft
- New York: John Brown BBQ, Long Island City
- North Carolina: Skylight Inn BBQ, Ayden
- North Dakota: Spitfire Bar & Grill, West Fargo
- Ohio: Eli’s BBQ, Cincinnati
- Oklahoma: Smokin’ Joe’s Rib Ranch, Davis
- Oregon: Matt’s BBQ, Portland
- Pennsylvania: Harvey's Main Street BBQ, Mount Joy
- Rhode Island: Durk’s Bar-B-Q, Providence
- South Carolina: Lewis Barbecue, Charleston
- South Dakota: J.R.'s Rhodehouse BBQ PIT, Summerset
- Tennessee: Peg Leg Porker, Nashville
- Texas: Franklin Barbecue, Austin
- Utah: Charlotte-Rose's Carolina BBQ, Millcreek
- Vermont: Bluebird Barbecue, Burlington
- Virginia: HogsHead Cafe, Henrico
- Washington: Brileys BBQ & Grill, Lake Forest Park
- West Virginia: Hickory House, Jane Lew
- Wisconsin: Double B’s BBQ, West Allis
- Wyoming: HQ BBQ, Evansville
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