Here is a list of the 18 Southern barbecue restaurants visited by four Birmingham-Southern College students in January for an unusual interim-period writing course:
Germantown Commissary — Memphis, Tenn.
Neely's Bar-b-que — Memphis, Tenn.
Corky's BBQ — Memphis, Tenn.
Jack's Bar-b-que — Nashville, Tenn.
Sticky Fingers RibHouse — Chattanooga, Tenn.
Lexington Barbecue No. 1 — Lexington, N.C.
The Pit — Raleigh, N.C.
Stamey's — Greensboro, N.C.
B's Barbecue and Grill — Greenville, N.C.
Wilber's Barbecue — Goldsboro, N.C.
Scott BBQ — Hemingway, S.C.
Sweatman's Bar-b-que — Holly Hill, S.C.
Fresh Air Bar-B-Que — Athens, Ga.
Old Clinton Bar-b-q — Gray, Ga.
Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q — Atlanta, Ga.
Byron's Smoke House — Auburn, Ala.
Dreamland Bar-B-Q — Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Q — Decatur, Ala.
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