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i'm from north alabama and now live in nyc and the one thing i miss above all other southern things is bbq! as soon as i heard big bob gibson's was going to be in nyc i almost died and went to heaven. i've eaten their bbq since i was a child and it might be the best on the planet. waiting in line in the 90+ degreee weather and introducing my friend from Philly to her first southern bbq sandwich was totally worth it. i wish i had a bottomless pit for a stomach so i could have tried all of the vendors. the coke float i had for dessert hit the spot.