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Celebrate National Barbecue Day at these Kanawha Valley barbecue joints

These are the best barbecue joints in Kanawha County, according to Yelp reviewers


Tuesday, May 16 is National Barbecue Day. The Kanawha Valley offers a number of barbecue joints to help you celebrate.   Photo by Alexandru-Bogdan Ghita on Unsplash

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Barbecue is a subjective food. Depending on where you’re from in the United States, “barbecue” can have different meanings – and totally different tastes.

In North Carolina, meats are drowned in a vinegar- and mustard-based sauce, while in Texas, they prefer a sweet and spicy tomato-based sauce. In Kansas City, barbecue is served tangy and thick with a ketchup-based sauce. In Memphis, the meats are glazed with a sweet and thin tomato sauce – or rubbed dry with spices and served with no sauce at all.

Each West Virginian has their own opinion about what makes a good, quality barbecue. And while we can no longer get our pulled pork at McDonald’s Bar-B-Que (the original name for the Golden Arches), we can enjoy some from our own local barbecue joints on this National Barbecue Day.

Here are four Kanawha Valley restaurants that serve the best barbecue, according to Yelp reviewers....


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Michael Ramsburg is a West Virginia-based writer and journalist. He can be reached by email at michael@ramsburgreports.com or via text at (304) 370-3067. Twitter: @ramsburgreports

Celebrate National Barbecue Day at these Kanawha Valley barbecue joints