This is an extended version of the list we published here.
enjoy.
Restaurant Score Percentage Approval
Fresh Air, Jackson GA and Macon GA 55.0 93.7%
Harolds, McDonough Blvd, Lakewood GA 23.0 82.9%
Sam and Daves BBQ1, Marietta, GA 16.5 88.1%
Fatt Matts, Atl 14.5 67.1%
Fincher's, Houston Ave, Macon 13.5 86.1%
Fox Brothers BBQ, DeKalb Ave 12.0 100.0%
Two Brothers BBQ, Ballground 12.0 87.5%
Swallow in the Hollow, Roswell 11.0 91.7%
Dean's, Jonesboro 10.0 100.0%
Hudson's Hickory House, US 78, Douglasville 10.0 100.0%
JJ's Rib Shack, Campbellton Road 10.0 91.7%
Sconyers, Augusta GA 10.0 100.0%
Vandy's, Statesboro 10.0 85.7%
Old Clinton's BBQ, between Macon and Gray 9.0 100.0%
Johnny's, Gainsville 8.0 100.0%
Old Hickory House, Tucker 8.0 100.0%
Slopes 8.0 83.3%
Chester's, Columbus 7.0 100.0%
Smokey Pig, Columbus 7.0 100.0%
Macon Road BBQ, 1-185, Columbus 7.0 100.0%
Williamson Brothers, Marietta 7.0 70.6%
BBQ Shack, Toccoa 6.0 100.0%
Brinsons BBQ, near Savannah 6.0 100.0%
Holcombe's BBQ, White Plains 6.0 100.0%
Sprayberry's, Newnan 6.0 63.6%
Zebs, Hwy 29, between Danielsville and Royston 6.0 87.5%
Brick Pit, Peachtree Industrial, Chamblee 5.0 100.0%
GA Pig, Brunswick 5.0 85.7%
KC Pitt BBQ, Sandy Springs 5.0 85.7%
One Star Ranch, Buckhead or Alpharetta 5.0 100.0%
Smokehouse, Oakwood GA 5.0 100.0%
Maddies, Scott Boulevard 4.5 78.6%
Old South, Windy Hill, Smyrna 4.5 72.2%
Hickory Pig, Gainsville GA 4.0 100.0%
Jim and Nicks 4.0 83.3%
Paul's BBQ, Lexington GA 4.0 100.0%
Piggy Park, Thomaston 4.0 100.0%
Pooles Real Pit BBQ, Ellijay 4.0 66.7%
Spiced Right, Roswell 4.0 83.3%
Stinson's BBQ, near Millen 4.0 100.0%
Zeiglers BBQ, Acworth 4.0 100.0%
Beachcomber, St. Simons Island 3.0 100.0%
Cafe Pig, Peachtree City 3.0 100.0%
Dusty's, near Emory -Clifton and Briarcliff 3.0 66.7%
Harry's BBQ, Claxton GA US 280 3.0 100.0%
Heavy's, Crawfordville 3.0 100.0%
Southern Soul BBQ, St. Simons 3.0 100.0%
Jot 'EM Down, Athens, GA 3.0 100.0%
Mad Dog's BBQ, Conyers 3.0 100.0%
Mike and Ed's, Columbus 3.0 100.0%
Oinkers, Clayton GA 3.0 100.0%
Pig and Chick, Peachtree Industrial Road 3.0 71.4%
Pig in a Pit, Bass Road, Macon 3.0 100.0%
Purvis, Louisville GA 3.0 100.0%
Rib Country, Blairsville 3.0 100.0%
Rib Ranch, Marietta 3.0 100.0%
Satterfield's, Macon 3.0 80.0%
Scott's BBQ, Cochran 3.0 100.0%
Scott's Walk up BBQ, Cartersville 3.0 100.0%
Spiced Right, Lilburn 3.0 80.0%
White Diamond BBQ, Bonaire 3.0 100.0%
Scoring is described in the older article. In summary, each restaurant gets a point for a single approval noted in the AJC thread. A neutral response nets a half point. A negative response nets -1 point. Percentages are calculated via scoring 1 point for positive and a half point for a neutral response divided by the total number of votes of any kind (times 100).
Some comments are worth noting. Score isn’t nearly as important as reading the thread and finding restaurants that fit your personal style. My family found Mad Dog’s BBQ in Conyers by noting the raving people did over their smoked ribs. Although 50 people liked Fresh Air, you may not. Although Louis Grizzard liked Sprayberries in Newnan, a lot of people didn’t like it. Individual tastes are too different for me to tell any one person what they personally will like. Each individual has to be their own judge.
Food Near Snellville 
April 8, 2009 at 9:33 pm
[…] location of the restaurant is good, near the intersection of I-16 and I-75, and it is the winner, by far, of a AJC blog article that asked what the best barbecue in Georgia was. We have been […]
September 21, 2009 at 1:29 pm
I just wanted to request that you rate and review Dave poes BBQ in Marietta. Dave split from Sam & Dave’s recently and opened up a restaurant near Marietta Square. The food is excellent and deserves to be listed here. Thank you!
September 21, 2009 at 5:01 pm
Mr Burrell,
Back in 1996, I used to commute from Marietta to Tucker ( a bit closer than Snellville) and in those days, with 285 wide open and 80 MPH the de facto speed limit, I could get to Tucker in 45 minutes. These days, with traffic and all, it’s a lot longer.
Marietta is completely out of scope on weekdays, and can only be accessible to me on weekends. That said, I’d be happy to put it on a list of places to go in Marietta sometime!
December 14, 2009 at 4:12 pm
I live in Snellville but drive to Louisville, GA for my BBQ. That is about 135 miles to get Purvis BBQ but it is the best in the state of Georgia. I’m making a BBQ Express run on Dec 19 for myself and several Snellville friends I have hooked on Purvis’s BBQ.
You have Purvis rated a 3 but I don’t know what your rating system means.
December 14, 2009 at 4:32 pm
If you read the original article, I explain in detail what the “rating system” means. In short, 3 people liked Purvis in the thread I parsed. Making more of it than that is pushing the data set too hard.
FnS.
July 16, 2010 at 12:29 pm
coolies bbq is the best bar-none anywhere / pearson ga. 0n 441
December 7, 2010 at 4:41 pm
i see u have all these bbq restaurants but u don’t have the best one of them all character’s famous bbq in adairsville if u never been here i feel sorry 4 u u will never tast bbq the same after u eat here!!!
December 7, 2010 at 4:43 pm
that right i said it!!!!!i’m the best!!!