| To a native Texan the idea of the Best Barbecue in | | | | appetite. The Ship in Wandsworth has a beautiful |
| London is sort of like looking for the best Pub in | | | | outdoor dinning area, making it one of the best places |
| Dallas-you might find one, but even the best might not | | | | in London to spend an afternoon. |
| be that great. But the world is smaller than it once was, | | | | 6. Goodman Restaurant-This is a steak house, with |
| and London welcomes all kinds of diverse people and | | | | such standbys as Irish Black Angus, UK Grass Fed, |
| foods. So why not The Best BBQ in London? | | | | USDA Beef 120 Days Grain Fed, and Australian Grass |
| Rather than do the actual research of wandering | | | | Fed-these are some top quality steaks. Goodman |
| around London and eating bbq myself, I decided to just | | | | might be the Best New York Steakhouse in London. |
| take the Top Ten according to Google. If they care | | | | Or maybe that should be the best Moscow |
| enough to get top rank in Google, they must be good | | | | Steakhouse in London. In either case, this seems to be |
| at something. | | | | the best steak to be had in London. |
| All the Barbecue Places in London look good to me, | | | | 5. Cargo-Seems to be club that serves food, not that |
| but then, I never met a plate of barbecue I didn't like. | | | | there's anything wrong with that. The menu has a few |
| As always, these London thoughts are a means of | | | | grilled items and the usual suspects of a free range |
| narrowing down the vast and impenetrable city of | | | | jerk chicken sandwich. A couple of burritos mingle |
| London to places I'd like to go-or in this case, eat. | | | | freely with the pasta dishes-nothing seems out of |
| Top Ten Barbecue Restaurants in London- | | | | place here. Seems they have a barbecue in the beer |
| 10. The Vibe Bar finds itself at number ten. When you | | | | garden. I'm sure Cargo is far too hip for the likes of me, |
| click on the Food tab, it tells you they have some tasty | | | | but then, I never was all that trendy. |
| Jerk Chicken and BBQ Grills. One of Brick Lane's finest | | | | 4. Bodean's BBQ-Back in 2002 Andre Blais had a |
| and most interesting destinations, The Vibe Bar packs | | | | dream - to bring the taste, the style, the soul of his |
| in a trendy indie crowd of musicians and fashionistas | | | | beloved Kansas City barbecue to London town. Now |
| keen to enjoy cheap drinks and pounding hip hop and | | | | this is what I had in mind-great KC BBQ in London. I |
| house music. Maybe the food is not why you go to | | | | wonder if I could get a work permit and work at |
| The Vibe Bar-but I'm sticking with my Google plan. | | | | Bodean's BBQ? I always wanted to be a Pit Boss |
| 9. The Chicago Rib Shack-Now this sounds more like | | | | when I grew up. Bodean's menu is straight out of any |
| what I had in mind. Ribs and Brisket and Whole Piglets | | | | barbecue joint in America-burgers and hot dogs, ribs |
| and Steaks and even stuff for that poor vegetarian | | | | and pulled pork, and even burnt ends. Things like cole |
| you dragged along. These are people that set out to | | | | slaw, fries, corn bread, and BBQ beans round out that |
| create London's Best Barbecue place and judging | | | | whole real barbecue feeling. The Best Ribs This Side |
| from the website-they may have done it. Seems | | | | of The Atlantic-so says Time Out. |
| some people think it's not as good as the original, but | | | | 3. City Inn-Barbecue seems means grilling to a lot of |
| then, what in life ever is? | | | | people in London, so I am guessing that the City Inn |
| 8. Big Easy-The best Cajun restaurant in London? | | | | has a grill somewhere where they heat up some veg |
| Could be. Over 15 years ago, Paul Corrett, our founder, | | | | and cook the odd burger. But my idea of BBQ is |
| opened Big Easy's doors in London. And right from the | | | | Bodean's. |
| beginning, it's been the food, family, friends and music | | | | 2. The Rising Sun, Epsom-Also has a grill where they |
| that have exhilarated guests and kept them coming | | | | do a nice barbecue, though I didn't much info on it. |
| year after year. BBQ Ribs and Chicken seems to be | | | | Maybe Google isn't always right after all. |
| the barbecue of choice at Big Easy-with an all you can | | | | 1. Best Mangal - I have to admit that I like a bit of |
| eat Barbecue Pig Gig every Monday. Looks like my | | | | Turkish BBQ now and then as well. Mangal is the |
| kind of place. | | | | Turkish term for an open charcoal fire for cooking |
| 7. The Ship-The Ship has been supplying fine ales, | | | | food on (a kind of brazier), and little brother to the |
| wines and food to its surrounding residents since 1786 | | | | ocakbasi, which is a long trough full of glowing coals |
| when it was founded as a Thameside Waterman's Inn. | | | | with an extraction canopy overhead. The menu is long |
| The BBQ Menu has burgers, pork belly, and steaks. | | | | and filled with the usual suspects of a Turkish |
| There's also the intriguing sounding Smoked Bacon and | | | | restaurant. Kabobs and hummus and salads and |
| Red Onion Marmalade Sandwich. Crispy pig tails and | | | | meats of all kinds on sticks. |
| ears with Aioli sounds just odd enough to whet my | | | | |