If a restaurant has been smoking barbecue the same way since 1930 and people are still lining up for it, that’s not a coincidence.
That’s a masterclass in getting it right and having the discipline to never stop.
Russell’s Barbecue in Elmwood Park, Illinois has been that masterclass for longer than most of us have been paying attention to food.
And the lines, when they form outside that red and white building on Thatcher Avenue, tell you everything you need to know before you even walk through the door…