On the search for the best BBQ in Connecticut brings us to Smoke BBQ Cafe in Enfield. This Polish butcher also seems to be home to a BBQ shop where they smoke meats. So we went traditional BBQ (pulled pork)…
Ribs; Hen House BBQ
I’m always willing to travel for good fried chicken. And not knowing anything about hen house BBQ in Southington, I was expecting…I don’t know, but not what I found. First, this is a former dirty Chinese food restaurant. In the…
Mac & Cheese; Thomas Smokey Pit Stop
Trying all the BBQ in Connecticut brings us to Thomas Smokey’s Pit Stop in Manchester. From the outside this place looks like an absolute crap shoot. It could be terrible, it could be a true hidden gem. In this kind…
Burnt Ends; Pig Rig BBQ
On the search for the best BBQ in Connecticut brings us to Pig Rig BBQ in Wallingford. Smoked Mac & Cheese This has a weird flavor. It’s heavy on smoke flavor and despite a good amount of cheese has no…
Hot Links; Chesters Barbecue
Chesters in Groton is controversial as a BBQ place. Some people swear by it, thinking its wonderful. Other people seem to think its trash. I’m going to go down the middle. As a BBQ place, it’s meh. As we’ll see,…
Brisket; Wire Mill Saloon & Barbecue
On the search for the best BBQ in Connecticut brings us to Wire Mill Saloon & Barbecue in Redding. I admit, I was skeptical to check this place out. I was pretty sure I understood the best BBQ in CT.…
Pork Ribs; The Portly Pig BBQ
On the search for the best BBQ in Connecticut brings us to The Portly Pig in Hartford. This place, located in the Parkville Market, fancies itself as bringing ‘New England Style’ BBQ to us. Yet, all their meats and styles…
Top 5 BBQ Meats in CT (so far)
These tail end days of summer, when school starts but fall hasn’t really hit yet are the perfect time for eating BBQ. I’d love to write about the best BBQ in Connecticut. But the problem is, our BBQ joints are…
Baked Beans; Zach and Lou’s Barbecue
Why highlight the baked beans at a BBQ place? Because of how disappointing the meat was. What really made Zach and Lou’s disappointing is the lead up. When you get to the restaurant in Torrington you are met with the…
On Connecticut’s Imported BBQ
CT is in the north. We don’t have a long bbq tradition (clam bakes aside, depending on how loose of a definition you want to use for a barbecue). Most of our bbq places are imported. Texas seems to be…