Martin's Bar-B-Que Joint - Nashville

Steve’s take

If Hattie B's is Nashville's hot chicken temple, Martin's is the whole-hog BBQ cathedral. They cook the entire pig and the pulled pork is smoky and tender and comes with sides that could stand on their own as a meal. The redneck taco — pulled pork in a cornbread shell — is an engineering triumph. Downtown location, so parking is an adventure, but the food forgives everything. Your kids get mac and cheese. You get the brisket. Nobody leaves unhappy.