Birmingham BBQ?

My son attended university in BHam so spent a fair amount of time there. SAWs BBQ at the original place is top notch. Its actually located in Homewood... that is a little suburb of BHam. The place is small and a hole in the wall... which is perfect for the best BBQ.
I will agree that Maurice's is nothing to write home about... SAW's is.

The story is online, but the name SAW is short for Sorry A$$ Wilson. Mr Wilson was a ne'er do well college student in NC. He started the place and the name just stuck. He passed away a few years ago but the BBQ remains true to when he was alive. Don't expect atmosphere. Its paper lined baskets with plastic utensils. Wilson was a dead head and they sell shirts with a pig and the "steal your face" logo on the front.

Highest recommendation for the Homewood original joint.

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Re: Birmingham BBQ?

Sep 9, 2021, 3:59 PM

Saws is the best in town. Pro-tip: the original location in Homewood is the only one with ribs (I believe). Saw's Soul Kitchen's specialty is pork and greens over grits. It is fantastic. Lots of people love Saw's burgers, but they don't do it for me.

If you want an old school Alabama BBQ experience, check out Ms. Myra's. The food is excellent and they are the one of the few (maybe the only) Birmingham spot that has done white sauce for a long time. Carlisle's would be another old school experience, although their burgers are better than the BBQ.

Dreamland is fine. Ribs are good and the Bham location has a good atmosphere, but it's a Tuscaloosa place that has franchised out. Full Moon is good local chain. Golden Rule is another, though I like Full Moon better. Martin's and Rodney Scott's aren't local, but are both good. Moe's BBQ is a larger chain but their wings and BBQ nachos are both worth a stop.

Birmingham's food scene is top notch. Enjoy your time here.

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My highest recommendation is to head east

I know you're joking, but I had Maurice's

First off, I AM NOT JOKING.

The BBQ sucks, too HTH

If God wanted us to eat mustard slathered BBQ

Papi you could not be more wrong here.

I don’t get it. While Maurice’s is not a world beater,

Addendum: I wouldn’t even THINK of gettin ribs or wings thar***

Try some Bobby's hand-pulled Q... I think you're in the area***

Not a big fan of Bobby’s for whatever reason

Worked at Urquhart power plant in Beech Island one summer

Can find no verification of sauce being hot sauce based.

Anything to get out of Edgefield

I drove through Birmingham about 5 weeks ago and picked

Re: Birmingham BBQ?

Dreamland is what everybody bragged about

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There is also TrimTab Brewing and Hop City***

And also an Auto Zone

I love my bbq with auto parts!***

Agree with TrimTrab - its legit***

Re: Birmingham BBQ?

Not reading the thread - but go to Miss Myra's

Also, Mom graduated from Shades Valley High

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