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Where to Eat Barbecue in Chattanooga
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Smoked meats and stuffed potatoes · Brainerd, Hamilton County
Rib and Loin
A Brainerd standby since 1989, known for stuffed barbecue potatoes.
- Today
Why go
Rib and Loin has served barbecue in Brainerd since 1989 and smokes all its own meats.1 It has won Times Free Press Best of the Best awards for barbecue, ribs and catering.1 Rib and Loin has served Chattanooga barbecue since 1989.1
Its Hixson location closed in November 2023 after 34 years, and this Brainerd Road spot carried on.23
What to order
Stuffed barbecue potato
The site calls its shredded-meat stuffed potatoes famous.
Source: Rib and Loin1
Good to know
Stuffed potatoes
A house signature.1
What people are saying
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In the press
- Nov 19, 2023NewsChannel 9 · Rib and Loin's Hixson location says farewell, welcomes patrons at Brainerd Road location
- Nov 19, 2023Chattanoogan.com · Rib And Loin In Hixson Closing After 34 Years "Serving Chattanooga's Barbecue"
What we don’t know yet
We only publish what we can source. Here’s what’s missing.
- Prices
- Photos
- Wood and pits
- Cash or card
- The pitmaster
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Nearest trail: Franklin and Williamson County Trail, about 105 miles away.
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Researched by Erik Peterson, sources linked below.
Sources (3) · every fact on this page links to one
- Home · Rib and Loin · Checked Oct 27, 2026
- Rib and Loin's Hixson location says farewell, welcomes patrons at Brainerd Road location · NewsChannel 9 · published Nov 19, 2023 · checked Oct 27, 2026
- Rib And Loin In Hixson Closing After 34 Years "Serving Chattanooga's Barbecue" · Chattanoogan.com · published Nov 19, 2023 · checked Oct 27, 2026