Dreamland went the franchise route and has lost something in the transition. I'm not the only person to say this but if you want ribs then Archibald's Northport is your best bet. I am not too fond on Full Moon BBQ either. Based on the Tuscaloosa location, I have found their ribs consistently to be improperly prepped before smoking them and too chewy in the mouth. Simply put, Full Moon seems to be breaking the number one rule of smoking - "low and slow" - and that probably feeds into the poorly prepped meat because they're being inattentive to quality. Their pulled pork has too much gristle and charred ends in it for my taste. I like chewing on the charred ends but only in moderation. I bet most people do not. In my opinion, the best pulled pork I've had is in my hometown at Lisa's BBQ (Fayette, AL) because it is always 100% edible pork meat. The best ribs I've ever had were up in Edinburgh, Indiana right off the Camp Atterbury Army training site, Hickory Hills Barbecue, but they only serve the ribs and rib tips on Friday and Saturday...and they rarely lasted past lunch hour when I was around (which was during big training exercises). The meat would fall off the bone if you held it sideways.
