Friday night my BBQ team the Moody Ques had its board of directors meeting at the Double J SmokeHouse and Saloon. I’m not on the board but was asked to come take pictures… which I was happy to do, because “championship shoulder sampling” was on the agenda.
Jeff and John smoked the shoulder for 14 hours, and served it to us as the board was wrapping up business. Nice and dark on the outside, incredibly moist and juicy once we started pulling it apart. If this is their first attempt at championship shoulder, I can’t wait to taste future attempts. A trophy in our first year is looking more and more possible. If you like what you see above, you can get it at the Double J, open 7 days a week for lunch and dinner. They’re on G.E. Patterson, in the old Beginet Cafe space, across from Max’s Sports Bar.
We tried the sausage and cheese plate and the fried pickles too, both very good. Pro tip: ask for some dry rub to sprinkle on your sausage and cheese plate, as well as on the pork.
More photos of the shoulder sampling, board meeting, and Double J are on the Moody Ques website.
Double J on the radio: RT Scott will host a live broadcast for Radio Memphis today from 5 to 7 PM. After that there will be 3 hours of live music.