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re: America’s Best & Worst Cities for BBQ

Posted on 5/13/21 at 9:45 am to
Posted by MeridianDog
Home on the range
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Posted on 5/13/21 at 9:45 am to
I guess this is what you get when know-nothings are allowed to post as experts.

Bogus crap.
Posted by Y.A. Tittle
Member since Sep 2003
101291 posts
Posted on 5/13/21 at 9:54 am to
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I long Consider BBQ a pretty big hole in NOLA’s cuisine but now we have Blue Oak, Central City, a couple Moe’s and I hear Good things about the Joint. I imagine We have less BBQ places than most cities but the ones that are there get good reviewsz




LA23 in Belle Chasse may be the best in the area.

Article is stupid beyond belief, though.
Posted by SammyTiger
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Feb 2009
66344 posts
Posted on 5/13/21 at 10:04 am to
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BBQ Shrimp is more of a seafood dish to me



I wouldn’t consider is BBQ either

Louisiana has a completely underrated culture of slow smoked meats. But they’re mostly sausages and there is couch de lait.

But now we have pretty good traditional BBQ places.
Posted by SammyTiger
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Feb 2009
66344 posts
Posted on 5/13/21 at 10:05 am to
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LA23 in Belle Chasse may be the best in the area.

Article is stupid beyond belief, though.


It’s based on average trip advisor ratings.

So I assume Lots of big BBQ places have a ton of completely overrated BBQ places that get bad reviews:
Posted by offshoreangler
713, Texas
Member since Jun 2008
22313 posts
Posted on 5/13/21 at 10:09 am to
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LA23 in Belle Chasse may be the best in the area.




Not with brisket that looks like this.
Posted by Y.A. Tittle
Member since Sep 2003
101291 posts
Posted on 5/13/21 at 10:13 am to
Pic you took?
Posted by Y.A. Tittle
Member since Sep 2003
101291 posts
Posted on 5/13/21 at 10:14 am to
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It’s based on average trip advisor ratings.

So I assume Lots of big BBQ places have a ton of completely overrated BBQ places that get bad reviews:



Doesn't make it not a stupid thing to publish.
Posted by offshoreangler
713, Texas
Member since Jun 2008
22313 posts
Posted on 5/13/21 at 10:14 am to
The almighty yelp.
Posted by Lester Earl
Member since Nov 2003
278157 posts
Posted on 5/13/21 at 10:15 am to
I don’t understand tourists coming to New Orleans to eat bbq

I think per capita the scene is fine. It’s good, not great.
Posted by TDTOM
Member since Jan 2021
14280 posts
Posted on 5/13/21 at 10:16 am to


. Pass the ketchup.
This post was edited on 5/13/21 at 10:17 am
Posted by metallica81788
NO
Member since Sep 2008
8376 posts
Posted on 5/13/21 at 10:18 am to
A city not in the high or low of rankings here, Charleston, had 5 amazing BBQ places in a few mile radius that are better than any place in New Orleans.

This rating metric is dumb. Proves you can make whatever point you want about anything if you set up the study in the right way.
Posted by drake20
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2005
13123 posts
Posted on 5/13/21 at 10:19 am to
I love blue oak bbq and New Orleans food, but that’s ridiculous.

Texas bbq destroys Louisiana.
Posted by Y.A. Tittle
Member since Sep 2003
101291 posts
Posted on 5/13/21 at 10:19 am to
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I think per capita the scene is fine. It’s good, not great.



It's certainly good for what it is and has stepped up with some decent places in recent years. New Orleans is still not close to a "Top 10 BBQ city" in the country, nor should it even really aspire to be.
Posted by PeteRose
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Posted on 5/13/21 at 10:21 am to
Seattle? Not sure about its bbq but I once tried the gumbo up there and it tasted like salsa.
Posted by SammyTiger
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Feb 2009
66344 posts
Posted on 5/13/21 at 10:37 am to
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Texas bbq destroys Louisiana.


There are probably more good BBQ shops in Texas but there are also probably a million shitty ones bring their average down.

New Orleans doesn’t really have shitty BBQ places.
Posted by LNCHBOX
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Member since Jun 2009
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Posted on 5/13/21 at 10:42 am to
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New Orleans doesn’t really have shitty BBQ places.



Eh...

quote:

There are probably more good BBQ shops in Texas but there are also probably a million shitty ones bring their average down.



This just demonstrates why this rating system is horrible. I could not possibly care less who has the best average. If I'm travelling somewhere for BBQ, NOLA is not in the top 10 of places I'd go. All I care about is who has the best.
Posted by SammyTiger
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Feb 2009
66344 posts
Posted on 5/13/21 at 10:54 am to
I wouldn't Go to NOLA for BBQ either.

It’s a weird approach. I’m not going to eat at all 300 places that sell BBQ in St Louis/Nashville

I’ll probably only eat at the 2-3 best if I’m there
Posted by Lester Earl
Member since Nov 2003
278157 posts
Posted on 5/13/21 at 11:06 am to
Per capita makes sense for BBQ because there really isn’t much variance at the top. Only so much you can do but you start getting into sides & stuff, then you can separate a little. It’s why blue oak is hard to put in that echelon. It’s like they don’t even try with the sides

That being said, trip advisor is a poor litmus, tho I understand there isn’t much to draw info like that comprehensively.
Posted by t00f
Not where you think I am
Member since Jul 2016
89749 posts
Posted on 5/13/21 at 11:13 am to
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Texas bbq destroys Louisiana.



Gonzo BBQ says hello.
Posted by ragincajun03
Member since Nov 2007
21154 posts
Posted on 5/13/21 at 11:24 am to
Next list, Best Cities for Gumbo.

Denver will be #1.
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