The Search for Great BBQ: A Clip Show Special

Several weeks ago, our own CZ posted a review of Capital Q BBQ, the lastest in a series of BBQ-related reviews we've done here on DCFUD and elsewhere. We're always in search of the latest and best BBQ. Given that some of us haven't eaten decent BBQ in at least six months, we thought we'd do what all good food lovers to do, and lust for BBQ experiences through our past writings and the writings of others. So, listed below for your pleasure, is our own BBQ link edition, including our reviews of local-ish BBQ and reviews from other great local sites.

Since BBQ always inspires such great feedback, we'd like to encourage our readers to provide their own views on the "best BBQ" in the greater DC area. And provide us with the links we missed, as we desperately need to read about more local BBQ.

• Capital Q BBQ (DCFUD, September 2005) - "Portions were fairly large, overall the BBQ was good, but not the best. I think Rocklands' ribs are better, but I want to go back already. Especially for their hot links."
• Old Glory (The Kitchenette, September 2005) - "Old Glory has the friendly Fourth of July ambiance a bewildered student needs to gradually get oriented back to campus life. forget delicate tablecloths or fancy hor d'oeuvres-- eating here is messy and fun. it's only a matter of time before i find remnants of the meal underneath fingernails while daydreaming in class tomorrow."
• Riedel's Restaurant (Metrocurean, September 2005) - "Memphis, South Carolina, Kansas City and Texas-style homemade sauces are available to dress your 'cue. (Metrocurean notes the absence of her native North Carolina sauces—both vinegar-based and tomato-based—but I won't hold it against them.)"
• Rocklands BBQ (Ceno Ergo Sum, September 2005) - "At Rocklands, they slow cook the meat over hickory and then bring it up to temperature later, after you place your order. This ensures that your order is hot, but also still tender and juicy. They also go to the trouble of splitting the ribs and breaking the whole chickens into individual serving sizes before wrapping them up for you."
• Lefty's BBQ (DCFUD, November, 2004) - "The consensus is that out of all the BBQ places our crack team has tried, including Rocklands; Old Glory; Dixie Bones; Urban BBQ; Red, Hot, and Blue; and Johnny's, Lefty's Barbecue holds the current title of best BBQ in the metro D.C. area. At least, that is, until the next trip."
• All the BBQ in Town (The Washington Post, July 22, 2004) - The Washington Post reviews local BBQ, and ends up dubbing The Rib Pit as the best in D.C. "The Rib Pit is the real thing. A wood-fired smoker built of white glazed brick dominates this tiny carryout on 14th Street NW, in Petworth. The immediate neighborhood looks a bit rough, and a bulletproof partition separates employees from customers. But these are perhaps the best ribs ($16.90 a slab) to be found in the District."
• Johnny Boy's (DCSOB/DCFUD Team, November 2003) - "The pulled pork was certainly up there on the list, but not the most amazing I've ever had. RJ3's ribs were scrumptious, but did not live up to the hype that had been promised. Either way, it was worth the drive, although possibly not for a second time."

UPDATE: Reader JM points to a place we seem to have missed: Levi’s Port Café (1102 8th St. SE). The City Paper gives this relative newbie high marks; what do you think?