Speed Queen’s sandwiches are only sandwiches in the loosest sense of the word: They may be served on white bread, but these piles of pulled meats (ribs, shoulder, turkey or “outside meat”) are drowned in so much sticky sauce (choose between a sweet, mild concoction or a fiery hot one) that eating one with your fingers is virtually impossible. Mouth-cooling side dishes like coleslaw and potato salad provide relief for those adventurous enough to try the hot sauce. Speed Queen’s barbecue is so popular that it even draws suburbanites into the city for takeout.
Speed Queen Bar-B-Q
1130 W. Walnut St.
414-265-2900
Runners-up (Soul Food): Comet Cafe, Maxie’s Southern Comfort
Runners-up (Ribs): Saz’s, Jerry’s Old Town Inn (Germantown)
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