How's the local BBQ dining scene?

[Eazy E]

GO VEGETARIAN!

[blizz01]

Would have to say that Mojo is still tops!  They just opened another location in Fleming Island.  They seem to take the best from all regions - especially in the sauces; but there are subtle touches as well - they even have the glass bottles of Cheerwine and Sun Drop (Carolina sodas) & Shiner Bock (nice Texas brew).  It can get pricier than the Bonos, Sonnys & Woodys in the area, but there are some real gems within the menu: if on a budget (who's not these days?) - for under $7 you can order off of the app. menu & get the pulled pork sliders, split them with another & be stuffed (small buns, but overflowing with the good stuff).  Enough - I'm going right now.......

[duvalbill]

Mojo's is the best in town by far.  Woody's, Bono's, Sonny's = crap.

[adamh0903]

I wouldnt say Sonnys, Bono's and woodys is crap.

[Taurean]

Ours unexpectedly closed in Tallahassee a little over a year ago... I was under the impression that they all had. Was there ever an interruption in business?

[Taurean]

Yeah... I rather enjoy Sonny's as a 2nd or 3rd option. Do you all have Famous Daves?

[BridgeTroll]

GO VEGETARIAN!

They all have vegetable items... sweet corn, cole slaw, okra, fries, baked potato... go on in have some... You may sneak in a rib or two...

[duvalbill]

I wouldnt say Sonnys, Bono's and woodys is crap.

Maybe I'm a BBQ snob, but I know I make much better BBQ than any of those places.  Hopefully, you'll agree that in comparison to Mojo those other places are crap.

[blizz01]

Is Jacksonville at a point in which it can claim their "own" style?  Given the abundance of choices around town & the expectations within, it has certainly become a staple.  I know that when I go out of town BBQ is often in the rotation & I'm always finding myself comparing it to JAX.  Furthermore, when out of town guests visit me, JAX BBQ seems to be on their short list as well.  I'm not ready to qualify JAX in the Memphis or St. Louis echelon, however, there certainly seems to be some validity.

[David]

C'mon bono's isn't awful! It's a hair above woodys in my opinion.  I always get the pulled pork sammich from bonos with the spicy mustard and i'm never disappointed, not bad for a chain bbq place.

Bono's doesn't hold a candle to cottons or jerome browns though.

Has anyone had any good experiences or an opinion about brown boys or hickory chips in Riverside? I've eaten at both places once and I haven't had the overwhelming urge to return, but maybe I didn't order the right thing.

Also, I have a confession to make. I'm a Jacksonville native and have never had jenkins. Sad but true...

[RiversideGator]

Is Jacksonville at a point in which it can claim their "own" style?  Given the abundance of choices around town & the expectations within, it has certainly become a staple.  I know that when I go out of town BBQ is often in the rotation & I'm always finding myself comparing it to JAX.  Furthermore, when out of town guests visit me, JAX BBQ seems to be on their short list as well.  I'm not ready to qualify JAX in the Memphis or St. Louis echelon, however, there certainly seems to be some validity.

I think Jacksonville does have its own unique BarBQ style.  The Jacksonville style sauce is mustard based and can be either thick (like Woody's or Jenkin's) or runny (like Fred Cotten's).  Because of the influx of people from other regions, we have all sorts of BarBQ available but I would say that the mustard based sauce is our distinguishing local characteristic.  Jacksonville is therefore in the mustard belt which stretches all the way to South Carolina as opposed areas where tomato based sauce (TN for example) or vinegar based sauce (NC) predominate.

[second_pancake]

Having just visited TX, I can say with 100% definity that Bo, No's nothing about BBQ (that was a play on words for those that may not have gotten the funny).  True though.  I thought that BBQ was supposed to naturally be stringy and tough on the ends...and so dry you have to completely cover it in sugary bbq sauce until I ate at Risky's in downtown Fort Worth.  3 words, Oh...MAW...GAWD!!!  Like heaven wrapped in angels, covered with fairy dust.

[thelakelander]

As Riversidegator mentioned, we do have our own style of BBQ.  It can be found at local spots like Jenkins, Jerome Browns and Fred Cottens.

Has anyone had any good experiences or an opinion about brown boys or hickory chips in Riverside? I've eaten at both places once and hasn't had the overwhelming urge to return, but maybe I didn't order the right thing.

I stopped by Hickory Chips the other week for ribs, but they had a limited menu that day (chicken and hot dogs) and they don't take credit cards anymore.

[Taurean]

So... when I visit Jax next time... I'm supossed to go to Moho's? What type of prices are we talking here?

[thelakelander]

Here's a link to the Mojo's BBQ menu:

http://www.mojobbq.com/

http://mojobbq.com/mojobbq/food.html#view