Photos: Atlanta barbecue, sides and desserts

Atlanta Restaurants & Food

Photos: Feast your eyes on metro Atlanta barbecue (plus sides and desserts)

Bring your bib -- these barbecue dishes from metro Atlanta restaurants will have you drooling.

Pitmaster Bryan Fuhrman smokes pork ribs and pasture-raised whole hogs at B's Cracklin' BBQ.

Boerewors sausage at 10 Degrees South.

The Dr. Pepper Chocolate Cake at Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q is three layers of Dr. Pepper-infused cake and butter cream, covered in chocolate ganache.

Taqueria del Sol executive chef and co-owner Eddie Hernandez combines brisket and beef cheeks in a slow cooker for his barbacoa, Mexico's signature style of barbecue.

Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q Fox Bros. Spicy BBQ, Original BBQ and White BBQ Sauces

Best Bet Brisket Sandwich at Pit Boss BBQ in Hapeville.

Every meal at Jim 'N Nick's Bar-B-Q starts with cheese biscuits.

A spread from Das BBQ.

Dave Poe's BBQ prides itself on using real wood fires to slowly barbecue its selection of meats.

Pork baby back ribs plate, a slice of Texas toast, mac and cheese and baked beans from Grand Champion BBQ.

Smoke 'Em If Ya Got 'Em- 48 hour marinated wings, slow smoked, double dipped or naked from Bone Lick BBQ.

At Fat Matt's Rib Shack on 1811 Piedmont Ave., live blues is as much a draw as the smoked meat.

Beef ribs and mac and cheese at Community Q.

The chili cheese fries at Greater Good BBQ are topped with house-made smoked jalapeno queso.

Heirloom Market BBQ's tacos are made with smoked, gochujang-marinated pork and dressed with kimchi slaw, jalapeno, cilantro and spicy Korean barbecue sauce.

The Pozole from King BBQ.

The BBQ combo plate at Old Brick Pit BBQ.

Chef Andre Gomez prepares a whole pig in the open kitchen of his restaurant, Porch Light Latin Kitchen.

Recipe: Twin Smokers Cole Slaw

Ribs on the pit at Williamson Bros. Barbeque in Marietta.

This meat combination plate from Sam's BBQ-1 in East Cobb includes pulled pork, wet-burnt ends, baby back ribs, sweet tator tots, mac-and-cheese and a corn muffin.

Sweet Auburn BBQ's green papaya slaw uses Southeast Asian flavors to balance the richness of barbecue

Zeigler's BBQ in Acworth makes a dreamy classic banana pudding.

The white chocolate banana pudding at DAS BBQ.

The Bourbon Pecan Pie at Sweet Auburn Barbecue.

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Pitmaster Bryan Fuhrman smokes pork ribs and pasture-raised whole hogs at B's Cracklin' BBQ.

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