Nevada BBQ Spot Named Best for Summer

Summer is the prime time to enjoy a juicy, flavorful barbecue delight, and that's especially true in Nevada. Well, any season is really perfect to enjoy good barbecue, but the dish is often most associated with summer. I actually recall a neighbor grilling BBQ outside in the cold over the winter, during one of our most chilly days, which was funny. But, at least it brought the tantalizing smells of barbecue to the streets in the middle of a chilly winter. Now, one Nevada barbecue spot has been named one of the best in the country, and it's a delicious one.

The experts and barbecue lovers at Food and Wine have unveiled a roster of the best BBQ places in the country, with one for each state. "Barbecue belongs to all of us, it can crop up anywhere, and the cast of characters responsible for this is more diverse than ever," Food and Wine states in the feature, adding, "We celebrate the very best brisket and whole hog wherever we find them, but this list also has a great deal of affection for the pre-existing culture in so many of the other states."

For Nevada, they love  John Mull's Meats, located at 3730 Thom Boulevard in Las Vegas. "You can still drop off your bagged game to be dressed, any time of day or night during hunting season, but in recent years at John Mull's Meats, the busiest side of things seems to be the butcher shop and barbecue business," Food and Wine notes. They add that it's great for "well-priced beef rib dinners, fine tri-tip (something you just don't find enough of anymore), homemade hot links (a house specialty), and burnt ends."

So, we all know what barbecue tastes like, but what actually is barbecue, as in, the official meaning? "Barbecue is meat cooked over live fire and smoke, low and slow," states The Low and Slow Barbecue Show, adding that one "can add sauce or not. You can chop it, pull it, slice it, or pick it."

Girls Can Grill adds that, "Barbecuing is more slow and low. It's when you're cooking at temperatures around 225 to 275 degrees." So, that's what really sets barbecue apart from other ways of enjoying cooked meat. You can actually barbecue veggies, too. I know this, because I'm a vegetarian, and barbecued veggies are simply delicious.