Countrymen BBQ — Restaurant in Inola

This is a place and an experience that demands - and rewards - thoughtful, deliberate action. Eat very light the day of, probably even the day before. Get there an hour before opening, at the absolute latest. Bring a friend, or two, or three. And definitely keep some extra cash on hand for “line beers” while you wait (or bring your own, as long as it’s a sixer of Quttin’ Time).

The pulled pork alone would run half the establishments in Memphis out of business, but that’s just the undercard as far as we’re concerned. The great white whale of BBQ, the beef rib (or, in Countrymen parlance, the Dino Rib) - puts Texas powerhouses like Cattleack to shame. And to top it all off, make sure you save some room for the bread pudding at the end.

This is a place that spends over 40 hours preparing food that is only served for three hours every week, and I hope that never changes. Joe and his team represent an uncompromising bulwark against a world that prizes instant gratification at the expense of quality. There will come a day when you’ll have to be here at 5 AM for even a chance at the best these folks have to offer, and when it does, I’ll be there with a Quittin’ Time in hand and five more to share with whoever manages to...

We trekked out to Inola to give them a try. We arrived at 4:45 and there was a small line already. We circled the block to park and the line had almost doubled.

We waited about 30 minutes to make it in. The meats were very good. We had brisket which was very tender, pork ribs, and pulled pork. All of them were very seasoned and smoked well. We loved the baked beans and sweet green beans. The Mexican street corn was good. The mac and cheese needed some help. It seemed like it was cooked noodles with cheese on top. No seasoning and the dish was not hot so no gooey cheese. Kind of felt like mac and cheese that you were eating the day after Thanksgiving.

It is remodeled nicely and had a good atmosphere.

It was a warm day when we visited but wasn't too bad. If you're going in the heat of the summer I don't there is any A/C so keep that in mind. There is...

We got a little bit of everything, Take in mind I have eating BBQ from about 16 states, I LOVE BBQ! That being said, I had Ribs, Brisket, Burnt Ends, Rum Cake, Street Corn, Mac and Cheese. The ribs are not good in my opinion to much seasoning, and there is such thing as too much smoke flavor to the point it tasted like burned wood smells, The brisket was very good, tender fall apart good! Need to throw some lite bread in there to soak up so much grease is my only complaint, Burnt ends were great! No complaints. Rum Cake is great! You can taste the flavor or rum! The sides are very lacking not a fan at all mac and cheese is more like stuck together noodles with melted cheese that wasn't very melty. So few sides to choose from would love to see more! Lemonade was fantastic! Id probably go back for brisket, but not worth timing it cause they are only open on Saturdays for...