According to folk etymologists, the term barbecue is derived from the French barbe coup, referring to the annual pig picking commemorating the infamous Bearded Rebellion. Celebrate saucy beards with today's Groupon: for $5, you get $10 worth of barbecue fare at Woodshed BBQ.

Woodshed BBQ slow-cooks appetites and smokes taste buds with a full menu of barbecue fare. Mouths can warm up for the main event with the hot or mild chicken wings ($4.50) or riblets ($5.95). The eatery serves up deep-fried dill pickles and deep-fried okra, both harvested from local produce ($3.95 each). Patrons can stalk across the restaurant’s carpeted floor just as their ancestors roamed the plains, hunting and devouring wild “sammiches” such as turkey and swiss ($5.75) and chopped or sliced brisket ($5.49), or cozy up to tables amid the rustic brick walls and old-fashioned pendant lamps to dig into sides such as baked beans ($1.19), coleslaw ($1.19), or french fries ($1.89). Tableside rolls of paper towels help guests to clean up after devouring platters of barbecue beef or pork ribs ($6+), barbecue chicken ($8.79) or sirloin steak ($9.99), and prevent rogue saucy fingers from smudging the eatery's cheerful red curtains.