Ridgewood Barbecue

My husband and I just traveled down I-81 from maryland to Gatlinburg for a long weekend and one of our criteria for the trip was some good bbq. I couldn't find any consistently decent reviews for bbq in Gatlinburg or the surrounding towns, but then I stumbled upon a review for Ridgewood BBQ in Bluff City, Tn - about two hours north of our destination, but perfect for a dinner time detour along...+READ My husband and I just traveled down I-81 from maryland to Gatlinburg for a long weekend and one of our criteria for the trip was some good bbq. I couldn't find any consistently decent reviews for bbq in Gatlinburg or the surrounding towns, but then I stumbled upon a review for Ridgewood BBQ in Bluff City, Tn - about two hours north of our destination, but perfect for a dinner time detour along our trip. If you look up Ridgewood on the internet, you'll find more reviews on Yelp, especially, but since its so rare that a place lives up to its hype for me - I needed to come back to this site and report that Ridgewood has awesome bbq, and has a true "local joint" feel to it. Per the reviews, we got the pork sandwiches with the slaw on it, sides of baked beans, fries, and sweet tea. Everything was awesome -but as a cook, the beans especially blew me away. So good. Definitely a fun place to go with friends! Don't go if you're in a hurry, though, because there was a wait.-COLLAPSE / REPLY (10 Replies) (by KKav, created May 11, 2010)