GA Pig, Brunswick, GA

GA Pig, Brunswick, GA

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Gary Lee's Market, Brunswick, GA

This is the kind of place the locals know about and frequent...an unassuming storefront that does little to hint at the greatness inside. We stopped in for lunch yesterday and made our way to the deli counter in the back, where we made our choices from the display case, which holds enticing cuts of smoked brisket, sausage, chicken and ribs. Even the cheeseburgers looked good. Pulled pork is also available but held in a hotel pan behind the counter. One thing Mim really likes about this place is that you order by the pound, so you can try many different things without overdoing it. We split a 1/2 rack of ribs, some smoked sausage, a couple wings each, and a side of baked beans, and took our treasure to one of the tables.

These ribs are some of the best we've had...meaty and juicy with a pronounced smokiness. They smoke over pecan and oak here, and the result is barbecue nirvana. Neither of us cared for the sauce much, which tasted like overly sweet smoked ketchup. However, this does little to detract from our opinion of this place, as the ribs are so delicious they need nothing on them. The sausage was as good as the ribs...perfectly smoked and perfectly juicy...as were the wonderfully spicy chicken wings. We had read from a reviewer that the brisket was not to be missed, so we went back for more and tried that too. He was right. We shared a brisket sandwich, it was juicy and tender with a bit of bark included to give us a bit of the smoky rub. We both liked the baked beans too, which were simple and delicious, not too sweet with plenty of pork bits in them. In an area with more than its share of great barbecue, Gary Lee's Market stands out.

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