On the way back from Florida we stopped in Newnan, Georgia for BBQ. My wife has a college friend there and had eaten at Sprayberry’s BBQ and loved it. Native son Lewis Grizzard called it “merely the best barbecue joint on earth.” With those kind of endorsements I was game.
I ordered BBQ pork and pork ribs. The BBQ pork can be had whole or pulled. I ordered it pulled. The sauce is slightly hot and very satisfying.
The pork ribs are in a sweet sauce. The flavor is great, but what’s really amazing is the texture. The meat is a little chewy. Not tough, just pleasantly textured so you know you’re eating something. The little nubs of meat on the end of the bone get very chewy to the point that you rip them off with your teeth. Great stuff. Possibly the best ribs I’ve ever had.
The sides were a little disappointing. No corn on the cob and no green vegetables. The potato salad was okay. The sweet and sour cole slaw was different, but I wouldn’t get it again.
The Brunswick stew is slow-cooked and yummy. But get the ribs. The ribs are why you should go to Sprayberry’s.
Newnan
Sprayberry’s isn’t the only reason to visit Newnan. It’s an Atlanta bedroom community that wasn’t destroyed by Sherman. Much the antebellum architecture still remains and there are gorgeous houses old and new.
My wife and I are connoisseurs of little Southern downtowns. Even seeing downtown Newnan at night I could tell how nice it was and how big – it stretches for many blocks in both directions. We’re going back for a visit one of these days.
Previously – Mexican lamb BBQ at Los Amigos in Maryville, TN
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