Though barbecue sauce can be used to power tractors or grease slip ‘n' slides, it’s best for making beans sing and chickens dance. Start a party on the tongue's floor with today’s Groupon: for $7, you get $14 worth of fare at Whitner's Real Pit Barbecue in Virginia Beach. Utilizing a slew of fresh ingredients to whip up dishes made from scratch daily, Whitner's Barbecue boasts a menu full of favorites inspired by America's barbecue hotspots. Authentic pit-smoked flavor is infused into meat treats that include the North Carolina pulled-pork sandwich ($5.79), St. Louis cut ribs with two sides and cornbread ($11.99 per half slab), hot sausage ($8.99 per pint), and Kansas City burnt ends ($8.99 per pint). Savor saucy meats in a dining area decked out in classic Americana decorations, with chairs reminiscent of an old schoolhouse that evoke pleasant memories of taking nana's dusty, antique brisket to show and tell.

Reviews

Eighty-nine percent of more than 200 Urbanspooners recommend Whitner’s Barbecue:

• The open-faced beef brisket I had was absolutely delicious! – Candi Ligutan
• Can't go wrong with this place. Food was wonderful, staff was friendly… – Eric Fadden