bbq

As the holiday weekend rolls in, two BBQ spots are heating things up for meat lovers across the region.

Many of us have enjoyed incredible barbecue, but sadly, we've also had our share of awful BBQ. Personally, I'm always on the hunt for the best BBQ in my home state of Iowa. While browsing 'OIYS,' I came across a place that was being highlighted as the top BBQ spot in Iowa.

Scarfing down delicious BBQ on the 4th of July is about as American as it gets. Finding delicious BBQ is easy as apple pie especially if you're in Chicago.

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People love Buc-ee's. I've never been, and as someone who has not filled up at the place, I tend to think it's only a gas station.

I've heard the whispers and the shares on social media like you probably have, too. Illinois to ban outdoor grilling? The rumors are loosely based on facts, but the jumps of logic defy all known types of gravity and I'll prove it's really nonsense - or at least I hope it's nonsense.

When a social influencer claims some place is best, I honestly tend to ignore it. Everyone has an opinion, right? However, when a major travel network makes a declaration about a Missouri place having the best BBQ in America, I pay attention and that's exactly what happened.

When it comes to food in Illinois we tend to think of pizza and hot dogs.

Iowans love BBQ a little more than Illinoisans.

You could get paid to travel, post pics and eat BBQ across the country-that sounds like my kind of gig!