·JD's Barbecue -- One of the best we've visited. Located at 6557 Bells Ferry Road, Woodstock, GA 30188. Phone 678-445-7730.

·Sam & Dave's BBQ 1 (Now Sam's BBQ 1) -- "A Cut Above." Located at 4944 Lower Roswell Road, Marietta, GA 30068. Phone 770-977-3005. Absolutely one of our favorites.

·Bigun's Barbecue, 326 Carnes Mill Road and Highway 515, Talking Rock, GA.  706-253-PORK (7675). 

·Dreamland – "Ain't nothing like 'em nowhere." 10730 Alpharetta Highway, Roswell, Georgia 30076, (678) 352-7999.

·The Swallow at the Hollow -- 1072 Green Street, Roswell, Georgia 30075, 678-352-1975.

·Sprayberry's Barbecue -- 1060 Highway 34 E, Newnan, GA 30265, (770) 253-5080. A Lewis Grizzard favorite.

·Gilley's Barbecue -- NO WEB SITE FOUND -- 342 W Hwy 78, Villa Rica, GA 30180, (770) 459-5543.

·Mad Dog's Barbecue -- NO WEBSITE FOUND -- 4489 Georgia Highway 20 South, Suite 2, Conyers, GA 30013, 770-922-2272.

·Amos BBQ -- 697 Hightower Trail, Ball Ground, GA 30107. (770) 889-3866

·Two Brothers -- NO WEBSITE FOUND.  Highway 5, 1 mile north of Ballground, Georgia. Open Thursday - Sunday only. 770-735-2900

·Pig-N-Chik – “BBQ So Good You'll Oink!” 5071 Peachtree Industrial Boulevard, Chamblee, GA. 770-451-1112.

·Old Clinton Bar-B-Q House “Smoking Nothing But The Best Since 1958” 2645 N. Columbia Street, Milledgeville, GA 31081. 478-454-0080.

·Old South Bar-B-Q -- On the corner of Windy Hill Road & Burbank Circle (one block east of South Cobb Drive), Smyrna, GA. 770-435-4215.

·Shane's Rib Shack -- "It's Gonna Get Messy!" Located at 2864 E. Cherokee Drive, Canton, GA 30115; 770-720-8835; 770-720-8836 (fax).

·Williamson Brothers BBQ -- 1600 Marietta Hwy, Canton, GA 30114, (770)345-9067.

·J Miller's Smokehouse -- Located between I-575 and Main Street on Towne Lake Parkway, Woodstock. 770-592-8295.

·Corky's - (local store now out of business) -- 1605 Pleasant Hill Road, Duluth, GA 30096, 770-564-8666. 

• Rendezvous - Memphis (Charles Vergos'), (901) 523-2746, (901) 525-7688, 52 S 2nd St, Memphis, TN 38103.
• Corky's -- 5259 Poplar Ave. Memphis, TN 38119, 901-685-9744.
• Interstate -- 2265 S. Third Street, Memphis, Tennessee 38109, 901-775-2304.
• Jack's Barbecue -- 334 West Trinity Lane, (Historic Talbot's Corner), Nashville, TN 37207, (615) 228-9888.

• Carolina style, but not overloaded with vinegar. 1015 Alston Bridge Road, Siler City, N.C. 27344. 1-800-472-4787.