Heirloom Market BBQ

Like pizza, the search for great BBQ is an ever lasting quest in Atlanta... We all know about Fox Bros, Community Q, Jim & Nick's, Sam's BBQ #1, yada yada yadda... But quietly and under the radar from the Yelp herd and local rag critics, comes a new playa in town (just barely ITP but ITP nonetheless).

Heirloom Market BBQ is truly a mom & pop shop that finally opened last weekend after getting the run around by the man. A local shop that occupies a space under 800 sq ft. is pumping out some mad smoked Que. The place is centered around the 2 custom built smokers, Pitmaster, from Texas. These are the only two known to exist in Atlanta let alone Georgia, while everyone else are using Smokers Pride (not that there's anything wrong with that) to cook everything on their menu. The beauty of having two smokers is that you can use different woods at different temps for different types of meat. I know they use at least 4 different types of wood. Unlike a corporate operation, Heirloom cooks what they want and when they want. Truly a boutique Que shop.

I'm not gonna go into all the details because they're still adjusting their menu here and there (which is pretty damn good already because it seems like they can actually boil water without burning it), so take a gander at the pics before someone takes the credit for this delicious discovery like a Napoletana 'Za joint I know.

(Dude, got Que? Sign is not big enough.)

(Cozy joint that is more catering oriented than meat for the masses but they do have a communal table for eating in.)

(Ginormous hunk of fresh out of the smoker brisket with sick bark and ring. That's my giant beef short rib on the right corner.)

(Hello, Big Blue... You are hot.)
Texas BBQ Vault- Pecan, Red Oak

(Hello, Big Red... You're even hotter.)
Georgia BBQ Vault- Hickory, Fruitwood

(Brisket, beauty and da beast.)

(Taking a nap, resting... Before I inhale that beast.)

(Meat tray #1- Short, spare, baby back, cole slaw, hand cut fwies and Kitchen spicy Texas sauce)

(Ginormous short rib.)

(Meat/sides tray #2- Mac n cheez, baked beanz, pulled pork and brisket.)
In meat coma.

(Patak's wieners all up in this piece)

All the meat is from Riverview Farms. There's no bait and switch or up charge passed down to customers or in your face marketing gimmick plastered all over the menu about where it came from. When you use quality product, it shows in the taste of the end product. Other restaurants in Atlanta uses Riverview Farms as well but they cook the hell of it. Who the fuck can tell the difference except in your wallet. I have tried almost everything on the menu or what was available at the times I've been but everything is made in house... From the sides, the 3 different sauces (Table sweet Tennessee sauce, Kitchen spicy Texas sauce, Settler's Carolina sauce made with sherry vinegar), to the meat that's always smoked and never poached/boiled prior.

For all you burger trend following freaks, they have a cast iron grilled grass fed burger that is cooked to temp! Yay, no more over cooked thin patties that taste like they were ass fed. Potato buns they are using for now kicks ass, too. And later on, they will introduce some Korean (yeah, I said Corean) items as well... Holy shit, don't fucking fuck with my emotions or pouch, I can't wait for some smoked KFC!

Listen, this shit is G U U D already when they opened the doors, imagine what it will be like in a couple months. Look at the menu online and write down what you want before you get there or else you'll end up like me and ordered the entire menu. Food porn at it's best.

Pump.

Pump.

Squirt.

4.5 Stars.

More to come... Keep your eyeball on this one boys and girls.

BTW- There's a bodega next door to get your BYOB.

2243 Akers Mill Rd.
Atlanta, GA 30339
770-612-2502
www.heirloommarketbbq.com