Sometimes the best things come in small packages, and sometimes those packages are filled with smoked meat that’ll make you question every life decision that didn’t involve eating here sooner.
Old Southern BBQ in Arden Hills is tucked into a strip mall at the corner of 694 and Lexington, which is exactly where you’d least expect to find barbecue that could hold its own against anything south of the Mason-Dixon line.
You know you’re in the right place when you spot the glowing “BBQ RIBS” sign on the brick exterior, beckoning you like a smoky siren song.
The parking lot is usually packed, which in Minnesota means one of two things: either there’s a really good sale on winter boots, or the food inside is worth fighting for a spot…