Monday, May 30, 2011

The Best BBQ in Louisville?

In my quest to find the best BBQ in the Louisville area, Alice, Kelly and I ate at Shane's Rib Shack this afternoon. I prefer South Carolina style BBQ, cooked in vinegar and pepper with the sauce on the side, but for pork cooked in sauce, Shane's was not just the best in the Louisville area but perhaps the best I've ever had. The meat wasn't slathered in sauce, but had just the right amount and the sauce was very tasty. Appropriate sides were Brunswick stew and fried okra. The sweet tea wasn't up to par, and the perfect topper would've been banana pudding (which they didn't have), but in my 27 years here I haven't found a better place to eat BBQ, yet. Until and unless I come across something better, Shane's is king of the 'ville...