James Spann's Top 5 Barbecue Joints | This is Alabama

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[@Crymorebro]

"𝚕𝚎𝚝 𝚖𝚎 𝚍𝚎𝚊𝚕 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜, 𝚒 𝚔𝚗𝚘𝚠 𝚑𝚘𝚠 𝚝𝚘 𝚙𝚊𝚒𝚗𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚞𝚙 𝚛𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝" -James Spann on ribs

[@williamodle5417]

The way he talked about the white sauce was too funny lol

[@elizabethmorgan2621]

James, we drive from 4 states away to eat at Golden Rule in Hoover! We like our sauce on the side, too.

[@thetsar7384]

Elizabeth Morgan golden Rule is top notch! That’s where you would eat after the iron bowl when it was at legion field!

[@hapijoli4032]

I’m so proud to be an Alabamian! ROLL TIDE!

[@Mandy-gi3nb]

We drive 2000 one way every year to eat at Tophat! We love it so much we plan to retire and by a house within a mile of Tophat!

[@codyoates]

Hwy 82 Jim's bbq is one of the best bbq joint in Montgomery tri-county area. It would also be #1 on my list

[@leapatterson2014]

Top Hat is my all time favorite! I grew up eating there because m÷ great granny and great aunt lived in Hanceville and my grandmother and other great aunt lived in Cullman. Top Hat was a food group in our house with a Virginia Dare grape soda. I will still go buy a couple sandwiches and sit in the Hopewell Cemetery and have a picnic with my dad.

[@DIRTYPENIS]

me and my mom use to go to golden rule all the time we would drive from alexandria or anniston alabama to irondale ill never forget it it was our secret spot i love and miss it so many fond memories

[@youngsandwich967]

my old co worker an older man and a pastor he took me up to top hat once and let me tell you what it was awesome

[@JB-jp1uw]

The only one on the list I have been to is Jim's. It IS good

[@abigailc9322]

i live nowhere close to Alabama, but i'm taking mental notes of all these places just in case i get the chance to go 😂

[@lolmetswhathappeneduhhh2029]

Sally's BBQ off hwy 11 in south Fort Payne is a darn good BBQ restaurant. The rib plate there is awesome

[@SouthernSkeptic]

Bush's BBQ in Luverne, AL. So good.

[@snot2late]

im so use to seeing him during a tornado outbreak that he seems like a different person here!!!

[@andrehamilton1664]

On Fridays and Saturdays you guys need to go to Sylacauga right off 280 at the bottom of Merkel mountain and try Doug's BBQ Best in Talladega county

[@JimGeigerMusic]

Their ribs are amazing

[@auntie.shannon]

I'm disappointed, James. You didn't mention The Rocket Barbeque or Cooter Brown's Rib Shack in Jacksonville, Alabama.

[@nonamemcgillicutty9585]

That's exactly what I thought!!

[@johnskurkay4796]

My favorite Bama BBQ places Smokin Hots Oxford/Betty's BBQ Anniston Big Daddy's Porkys Pride Ardenville Pig Daddy Brewton

[@CrimsonFlameRTR]

Spann, my man. From Tuscaloosa and no Archibald's? :)

[@DietBajaBlast]

Saw's!

[@braxtonturner8569]

Meat boss....

[@jamie5227]

💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙

[@RealJackMcNey]

Big Bob Gibson also has the best coleslaw IMO. Heavily dilled.

[@brian_carson_525]

How about green top BBQ

[@boogitybear2283]

White Sauce is the best on Chicken and Turkey.

[@Sanctimoniously]

This is why James's 4Runner has over 300K miles.

[@aidentaylor1833]

What about dreamland

[@thetsar7384]

Bruh I’m from Decatur and I love Big Bob’s but where is Golden Rule???

[@cameroncox_]

What about lawlers?

[@seanjuth]

His opinion

[@2xRjayy]

1:44 sus

[@chuckbryant363]

James, you need to come to Scottsboro and try KC’s BBQ soon. Your list may change the moment you try the brisket and wings.

[@marc2284]

I'm shocked no Jim n Nicks?

[@mbalwali3966]

I don’t think they allowed Chain bbq restaurants

[@rbeck3200tb40]

@@mbalwali3966 Jim and NIcks is not a chain bbq restaurant.

[@DenverTide]

@@rbeck3200tb40 we got two of them here in Denver.

[@rbeck3200tb40]

@@DenverTide I remember going to the first Jim and Nicks where i live here n Birmingham Alabama in the 1980s . Its still there its on Clairmont avenue. It was the only one. It was started by two Greek guys named Jim and NIck

[@JimGeigerMusic]

@@rbeck3200tb40 Wow... you are pretty stupid. They have 38 locations around the country, you moron.