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Re B'ham BBQ: Bob Sykes is the local choice of the two -- I like their ribs and lemon pie -- though it's a bit outside of Birmingham in the steel town of Bessemer. Dreamland is a branch of the original in Tuscaloosa. If you buy the idea that BBQ can be franchised, it's good. Ollie's is south of town in Hoover, and the style is different: thin, hot vinegar sauce over minced meat. (It's also worth a mention as the restaurant that took its case protesting integration to the Supreme Court after passage of the Civil Rights Act of 64.) I also like Leo and Susie's Green Top, thirty or so miles west of the city in the little town of Dora, in part because it feels like a roadhouse from the 1940s. Chopped pork sandwiches with a sweetish sauce that if you're not vigilant, they'll ladle on too heavy. Fresh cut fries. Cold, cold beer too. Enjoy.
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