Dreamland Bar-B-Que
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Genre | Restaurants |
| Founded | 1958 |
| Founder | "Big Daddy" John Bishop |
| Headquarters | , |
Number of locations | 11 |
Area served | Alabama, Georgia and Florida |
| Website | dreamlandbbq |
Dreamland Bar-B-Que is a barbecue restaurant chain based in Alabama. It was founded by "Big Daddy" John Bishop in the Jerusalem Heights neighborhood of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, in 1958, but has since franchised, opening Alabama restaurants in Birmingham, Montgomery, Huntsville, Mobile, and Northport. It has also opened two restaurants in the Atlanta, Georgia metropolitan area, in Roswell and Duluth. In May 2016, Dreamland Bar-B-Que opened up its first Florida location at the Centre of Tallahassee in Tallahassee, Florida. The company is known for its ribs and barbecue sauce.[1]
Accolades
[edit]"The legendary"[2] original Dreamland in Tuscaloosa has been quoted to be "the most famous rib joint in the east" by USA Today in 2014[3] and "arguably the best college football joint in the land"[1] and just recently the newspaper called them "a true legend in the field".[4] The Business Insider rated the one in Tuscaloosa, number 13 out of 365 contestants in 48 different states on its "America's 25 best barbecue restaurants"[5] The University of Georgia's athletic department tweeted "a tasty Crimson Tide tradition".[6] The restaurants have received much attention from other local and national media outlets as well, Southern Living listed Dreamland as number 4, in their slide show of "The South's Best BBQ Joints 2019".[7][8] Wendell Brock, a writer from AJC in his tour of food quotes "“Ain’t nothing like ‘em nowhere.”"[9] The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, in 2006, listed Dreamland at #3 of "the best eateries around the SEC."[10] In May 2008, Details Magazine listed Dreamland as the best barbecue by mail order[11] and when Dreamland opened up their first Florida location, the Tallahassee Democrat spoke fame of their "hickory-grilled ribs, tender pork, chicken and sides" not forgetting to remind their readers to bring a lot of napkins in the beginning of the Democrats' article.[12] Dreamland BBQ is also mentioned in Mojo Nixon's song UFO's, Big Rigs, and BBQ.[citation needed]
In 2019, Dreamland Bar-B-Que founder "Big Daddy" John Bishop was posthumously inducted into the Barbecue Hall of Fame.[13]
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The exterior of the original Dreamland in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, November 2008 -
Alabama Crimson Tide football fans fill Dreamland's original Tuscaloosa location after a game, November 2008
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Johnson, Bryan D. (October 2, 2008). "Rib meat and greet at Alabama an absolute Dream". USA Today. Retrieved October 2, 2008.
- ^ Moore, David Aaron (January 4, 2017). "Go & Do: Civil Rights History sites - Dreamland BBQ". AJC. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
- ^ Olmsted, Larry (February 6, 2014). "Great American Bites: BBQ heaven at Alabama's Dreamland". USA Today. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
- ^ Olmsted, Larry (June 27, 2019). "Cooking over open flame: These are some of our favorite restaurants that use fire (Dreamland BBQ, Alabama, Florida and Georgia)". USA Today. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
- ^ Fowler, Brittany (August 8, 2015). "America's 25 best barbecue restaurants, ranked". Business Insider. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
- ^ Emerson, Seth (August 8, 2017). "Barbecue, Subway and other Georgia 'controversies: What it all means". AJC. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
- ^ Moss, Robert. "The South's Best BBQ Joints 2019". Southern Living. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
- ^ Moss, Robert. "The South's Best BBQ Joints 2019 0:24-0:29". Southern Living. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
- ^ Brock, Wendell (January 3, 2019). "Food tour: Duluth's alley of good eats". AJC. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
- ^ D'Alessio, Jeff (January 24, 2006). "GIMME 5: Best eateries around the SEC". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
- ^ "Dreamland BBQ - In the news". Dreamland Bar-B-Q. Archived from the original on May 1, 2008. Retrieved September 11, 2008.
- ^ Waters, TaMaryn (May 4, 2016). "Dreamland BBQ opening at Centre of Tallahassee". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
- ^ Hughes, Mark (June 2, 2019). "Dreamland's 'Big Daddy' joining BBQ hall of fame, 'would be overjoyed,' says daughter". Tuscaloosa news. Retrieved July 10, 2019.