Cheap Eats 2008: KBQ Real Barbecue

Reviewed by Todd Kliman , Ann Limpert , Cynthia Hacinli , Dave McIntyre , Rina Rapuano

KBQ Real Barbecue

12500 Fairwood Pkwy. Suite B-1
Bowie, MD 20720
Phone: 301-352-8111

Cuisines:
Barbecue, American, Southern

Opening Hours:

Wheelchair Accessible:
Yes

Nearby Metro Stops:
None nearby

Price Range:
Inexpensive

Dress:
Informal

Noise Level:
Chatty

Reservations:
Not needed

Special Features:
Kid Friendly

Website:
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Best Dishes
Pulled pork; country-style sausage; smoked brisket; potato salad with shrimp; molasses-drenched beans; Key-lime pie.

Price Details:
Starters, $1.99 to $4.99; main courses, $5.99 to $11.99.


 

Reader's Rating:
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Photograph by Matthew Worden.

Photograph by Matthew Worden.

Why go: Short of making a pilgrimage to the open-pit joints of southern Maryland, Kerry Britt’s place serves up the closest thing to the smoky, backwoods taste that ’cue purists crave. Close your eyes and you can almost forget the Bowie strip mall that houses it.

What to get: Pulled pork in moist, ropy strands; country-style sausage full of spice; smoked brisket with the fall-apart lusciousness of braised short ribs; eggy potato salad with shrimp; molasses-drenched beans; Carla’s Key-lime pie.

Best for: A lip-smacking picnic to go.

Insider tip: Resist the urge to sample the fish of the day—it’s often lackluster. Best to stick with the pork.

Open daily for lunch and dinner.

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