This year, our spring dining guide is all about barbecue and beer. Critic Brett Anderson named his 10 favorite barbecue restaurants in the area. Then, we let the readers have their say.
Here are the results of our readers poll for the best barbecue in the area. Did our readers agree with Anderson? We noted below which of the your favorites were also on Anderson's list.
10. LA23 BBQ
9661 Louisiana 23, Belle Chasse, 504.657.3693
A Brett Anderson pick: "Bobby Monsted III and Aaron Gelfand are childhood friends turned fishing guides who turned a backyard barbecue hobby into a case study on how little material is required to create an excellent place to eat."
9. SMOKE BBQ
1005 N. Collins Blvd., Covington, 985.302.5307
A Brett Anderson pick: "Jeffrey Hansell approaches barbecue much like he does Southern cooking at his sophisticated bistro Oxlot 9: as a regional culinary expression ripe for retooling. "
8. STICKS 'N BONES BBQ
1770 Louisiana 59, Mandeville, 985.951.2277
7. THE JOINT
701 Mazant St., New Orleans, 504.949.3232
A Brett Anderson pick: "The Joint's story began in 2004 on Poland Avenue in Bywater, where Pete and Jenny Breen took to barbecue like so many young New Orleans transplants before them took to clarinet or writing plays."
6. CRAZY JEFF'S BBQ BUNGALOW
840 Race St., New Orleans, 504.656.4227 (Sunday only)
1201 S. Rampart St., New Orleans, 504.558.4276
A Brett Anderson pick: "The most fully realized barbecue restaurant New Orleans has ever seen."
4. SWEET DADDY'S BBQ
420 S. Tyler St., Covington, 985.898.2166
3. BLUE OAK BBQ
900 N. Carrollton Ave., New Orleans, 504.822.2583
A Brett Anderson pick: "Ronnie Evans and Phillip Moseley opened their Mid-City restaurant around this time last year, just in time for Jazz Fest, after having polished their chops with barbecue pop-ups at Grits and Chickie Wah Wah."
2. MOE'S ORIGINAL BAR-B-QUE
3150 Calhoun St., New Orleans, 504.301.3790
4141 Bienville St., New Orleans, 504.488.7427
A Brett Anderson pick: "Located in the midst of Mid-City Market's chain outlets, Frey's doesn't recall barbecue's back-of-town roots. It's a smoked meat house that also serves lust-worthy hamburgers, four kinds of mac and cheese and shakes aimed to please your inner teenager."
Which list got it right? Anderson's barbecue picks or the readers' favorites?
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