Jim 'N Nick's Bar-B-Q Restaurant Review:
Although Birmingham-based Jim 'N Nick's is a chain, don’t let that hold you back from enjoying barbecue served up in many forms and house-made Southern sides. Grits are piled with pulled pork and spicy sauce, available only on Wednesdays. Taco Tuesdays have become tacos any day. Trimmings keep the crowds coming back with more than the usual sides of good baked beans, fries and crunchy coleslaw....
The pile of wood outside the kitchen door isn't just for decoration. It's used to smoke shoulders, ribs and beef brisket. Classic Southern fare beyond barbecue is consistently good in this far-flung chain that's based in Birmingham, Alabama. Use it for a quick snack stop, and savor the smoked pork hot links, four spicy, nicely-textured and quite large sausages, with a spicy pimento cheese and...