DADDY D'Z BARBECUE JOINT

He says:
After a subpar dinner at the wrong barbeque joint (see “Dusty’s Barbecue” review) I still had a hankerin’ for some quality ribs. Although Uptown Girl and my friend were both quite full, I made the executive decision to seek out Daddy D’z Barbecue for Dinner #2. We were on a mission for excellent barbecue that night and I’d be damned if we didn’t find some.

We drove across town, passing some of the sketchiest shopping-cart-strewn neighborhoods in Atlanta until we reached the corner of Memorial and Hill. Daddy D’z looked like a depressing roadside bar from the outside. The inside wasn’t much better. The uncomfortable booth seats, rickety tables, and mismatched chairs look like they belonged to five different diners blown apart in a tornado and inexplicably reassembled in East Atlanta. And what, exactly, is that abandoned flower garden doing in the dining area?

Even if Daddy D’z décor makes you scratch your head, it’s kitchen will blow your mind. If you love meat, this is the place to be. Their menu features ribs, pulled pork, chopped pork, pork chops, half chicken, quarter chicken, chicken tenders, hickory wings, shrimp and fries, chopped beef, and more, all in every portion size and combination imaginable. In contrast to Dusty’s, the ribs at Daddy D’z are huge, tender, and slathered in a rich, smoky barbecue sauce. I gnawed them down to the bone. And the pulled pork sandwich that followed may have been even better. The pork had been smoked to perfection, the tangy sauce wondrously complementing the awesome richness of the molten fat. My barbecue-loving friend, full as he was, took one bite and groaned from pleasure. Is there any better endorsement than that?

Daddy D’z is an ugly restaurant in an ugly part of town, but who cares? It’s barbecue nirvana.



Daddy D’z Barbecue Joint
264 Memorial Drive, Atlanta, GA 30312
http://daddydz.com/