The Pearson's Smokehouse BBQ, Augusta

To say the recipes at Pearson's Smokehouse are time-tested would be an understatement: they've been gathered across six generations and three families, and their roots are planted firmly in the South. The result is a menu brimming with Southern comfort food, especially wood-smoked barbecue favorites like racks of ribs, pulled pork, and chopped brisket. Pearson's rounds out its menu with classic fix-ins, too, from corn on the cob and mashed potatoes to baked beans and smoked fried rice.