Dreamland Bar-B-Que

Accolades

The original Dreamland in Tuscaloosa has been quoted to be "the most famous rib joint in the east" by USA Today in 2014 and "arguably the best college football joint in the land" and just recently the newspaper called them "a true legend in the field." The Business Insider rated the one in Tuscaloosa, number 13 out of 365 contestants in 48 different states on its "America's 25 best barbecue restaurants." The University of Georgia's athletic department tweeted "a tasty Crimson Tide tradition."

Southern Living listed Dreamland as number 4, in their slide show of "The South's Best BBQ Joints 2019." Wendell Brock, a writer from AJC in his tour of food quotes "Ain't nothing like 'em nowhere." The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, in 2006, listed Dreamland at #3 of "the best eateries around the SEC." In May 2008, Details Magazine listed Dreamland as the best barbecue by mail order and when Dreamland opened up their first Florida location, the Tallahassee Democrat spoke fame of their "hickory-grilled ribs, tender pork, chicken and sides" not forgetting to remind their readers to bring a lot of napkins in the beginning of the Democrats' article.

Dreamland BBQ is also mentioned in Mojo Nixon's song UFO's, Big Rigs, and BBQ. In 2019, Dreamland Bar-B-Que founder "Big Daddy" John Bishop was posthumously inducted into the Barbecue Hall of Fame.