Some places are worth putting miles on your odometer, and Rib & Loin in Chattanooga, Tennessee, sits firmly at the top of that list – a barbecue destination that justifies checking your tire pressure and filling up the gas tank.
This unassuming smoke palace doesn’t rely on flashy billboards or celebrity endorsements to draw crowds – just decades of perfecting the art of transforming humble cuts of meat into transcendent barbecue experiences.
The modest exterior with its log cabin styling and cheerful cartoon pig mascots might not scream “drive three hours for this meal,” but locals know better.
In the barbecue world, there’s often an inverse relationship between architectural grandeur and food quality – the more humble the building, the more life-changing the meal inside…