Me, Her, the Boy and a Dog

I thought I had discovered good BBQ when I ate at Log Cabin in Blacksburg. Then I thought I found equally good BBQ for slightly less coin when I ate at Pee Wee’s BBQ in downtown B’burg. Recently, however, I was introduced to the best BBQ in the NRV when I ate at Due South BBQ in Christiansburg. One word … WOW!

Anyone that knows me can attest to my love of down home food, especially BBQ. During last summer’s road trip through the south, I stopped in Memphis to see Graceland (not a big Elvis fan, but I was passing through so it seemed like something I should do) and to eat some Memphis BBQ and it was really good. I’ve also had some of North Carolina’s famous BBQ, so I consider myself somewhat of a good judge of BBQ.

The first thing that got my attention about Due South was obviously their Big Pig Van that sits in front of the restaurant. It’s kind of tacky, but it serves its purpose and that is to draw attention and I’ve actually grown a bit fond of the faux swine. Once you get inside the restaurant, it was exactly what I expected.

It was a small town restaurant complete with red and white checkered table cloth on a table near the front of the restaurant, plastic bottles of various BBQ sauces on every table along with a roll of paper towels to help mitigate the inevitable messes. My friend Ginger introduced me to Due South and was my guide on this, my maiden voyage to BBQ heaven.

The menu is not limited to just pulled pork BBQ. They also have ribs and chicken and a bunch of other stuff I can’t wait to try. Naturally, I ordered “The Big Slop,” which comes with a jumbo BBQ sandwich (I chose pulled pork), three generous sides of your choice and three hush puppies. I am a big eater and can throw down with the best of them, but “The Big Slop” kicked my butt … I never thought I’d say this, but it was too much food - *GASP!* I had to downsize on my next trip and just get “The Trough” which only has two sides. Check out the Christiansburg menu.

And for those of you with kids, they have exactly what the little ones like - chicken nuggets, mac & cheese, baked beans, green beans, french fries, etc.

If you love BBQ and are looking for a meal that will leave you both full and completely satisfied then get yourself over to Due South on 460 Business in Christiansburg - you’ll thank me later. Oh, and you can’t beat the prices either - a family of three could eat for about $26 - try doing that at most sit-down restaurants.