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On the Hartwell side of Danielsville is Zeb’s BBQ. I had read that this was the place to go in the Athens area for proper Q. As we were coming down from SC, we pulled off I85 at R77 and then took R29S back into Athens. We saw many a Q shack on the way, so there are more places to try.

Zeb’s looked like the place to get good Q as it was in a small building along the road not really anywhere near a town. The place was a flurry of activity even though it was 4pm on a Saturday. We stood in line at the counter to place our order, but were surprised to find out that we needed to sit down and order from a menu.

I ordered the pork plate with slaw, stew and SierraMist ( I HATE sweet tea) and Punkerdoo had the same only with Lemonade. The pork was very moist and tasted just like moist pork. That is to say, there was no hint of smoke flavoring whatsoever. We were really disappointed as this was purported to be the authentic North Georgia Q place. The sauce wasn’t bad, but I think the sauce should be an option rather than a requirement. The sign outside says “Hickory Smoked”. I guess that means that Andrew Jackson was addicted to nicotine.

We will try Zeb’s again, but I doubt we will go out of our way to do so.

Ambience rating: 3 Squealers

(short ceilings, everything you need on the table, posters and faded pix on the wall. No stuffed animals AFAIKR)

Food rating: 2 Squealers

(ZERO smoke, one good sauce, meat very moist, stew & slaw were good)

Beer rating: 0 Squealers

(Nada, unless sweet tea counts )

 Today we held our annual pilgramage to Shelton’s Fireworks of Fairplay, SC. We put the dogs in doggie daycare and headed Northwest. After crossing Lake Hartwell, it rose above the horizon as an oasis of pyrotechnics. A building so vivid and immense, with its legions of billboards exclaiming its superlatives, that none could escape its call.

As we entered this mecca, we were greeted with choices to great to narrow. We were forced to spend more than any reasonable person should on one minor US Holiday. We reasoned that it was our patriotic duty to explode as many styles and themes of fireworks as possible. But do you announce your love for country best with “Mad Hornet Crossing”,”Gangster Blast”, or “IRS Shakedown” It was not for us to decide. We bought them all.

Famished from our efforts of supporting our motherland, we sought out ZEB’s BBQ in Danielsville, GA. That story will be told in the next post. Meanwhile hope you enjoy the pics.

Found this at Bubble Bangles & Beads,a vlog of an iPhone line on NYC