Dreamland
Bar-B-Que is not much of a restaurant, unless you like
ribs.
The Original was founded by
John "Big Daddy" Bishop across the street from a
trailer park in
Jerusalem Heights (near
Tuscaloosa, Alabama.) It is home of, quite possibly, the best
bar-b-que in the world.
There menu is very simple:
Not mentioned on the
menu is the
plain white bread they serve with every order. The ribs come on
styrofoam plates with a handful of white bread (or if it's a large group, they just
split the bag open from top to bottom and slap it on the table.)
No frills seems to be the unwritten rule.* But don't let the
simplicity fool you, like many places that specialize in just a few things, they do those things amazingly well. As the
styrofoam cups, menus, and
bibs like to point out:
Ain't nothin' like 'em nowhere!
Dreamland has locations in
Birmingham,
Mobile, and of course the original in
Tuscaloosa, and as crazy as it may seem, you can order Dreamland's
world-famous ribs on the
Internet. (More info at www.dreamlandbbq.com)
*
The written rule:
Absolutely, Positively, Under any circumstances whatsoever...
NO FARTING
Thank you,
The Management
This is posted in a neon sign near the entrance to Dreamland in Tuscaloosa (not the entire message, just "NO FARTING"). The Dreamland Bar-B-Que web site has an image of this sign on its "rules" page, framed as above.