I’ll never forget the first time I bit into a pit beef sandwich at Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Q in Decatur, Alabama.
The smoky, tender beef practically melted in my mouth, and I knew immediately why this place has been legendary since 1925.
Today, I’m taking you inside this iconic smokehouse where tradition, fire, and family have created something truly special—a sandwich so good, it’s worth planning your entire road trip around.
The Smokehouse That Started It All
Big Bob Gibson opened his first pit in a backyard shack nearly a century ago, and honestly, I can’t imagine Alabama without it. Walking up to the restaurant today feels like stepping into living history—the kind where smoke still billows from the same style of pits that Bob himself built…