January 14, 2015

Philly restaurants celebrate Meat Week

The annual celebration of barbecue runs Jan. 25 through Feb. 1

By Aubrey Nagle
PhillyVoice Contributor

Michael Regan/CookNSolo Restaurants

Percy Street Barbecue is definitely ready for Meat Week.

In 2005, foodies from Tallahassee, Florida, got together for a week to celebrate all things BBQ. Over the past decade, the phenomenon has spread to cities all over the nation, including Philadelphia, which will celebrate Meat Week Sunday, Jan. 25, through Sunday, Feb. 1. In what the organization calls a happy accident, the last night of the eight-day holiday coincides with Super Bowl Sunday, too.

The celebration is simple: Barbecue lovers head to the designated restaurant listed on the city schedule at the designated time, meet up and chow down.

Philly Meat Week
Jan. 25: Kabobeesh, 2 p.m.
Jan. 26: Sweet Lucy's Smokehouse, 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 27: Percy Street Barbecue, 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 28: Famous 4th Street Delicatessen, 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 29: Baby Blues BBQ, 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 30: Fette Sau, 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 31: The Rib Stand at Reading Terminal Market, 1 p.m.
Feb. 1: BYOBBQ Captain's Potluck, 2 p.m.

Percy Street Barbecue is starting its Meat Week celebration early. Sunday, Jan. 18, through Friday, Jan. 30, the restaurant will offer a family-style meal including BBQ chicken, pulled pork, smoked beef brisket, cornbread, macaroni and cheese, plus more sides, for just $20 per person. This is in addition to Percy Street's All-You-Can-Eat Wednesday night rib special, too, so January is shaping up to be a meat-y month.

Aubrey Nagle
PhillyVoice Contributor