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Treat Yourself to
Tailgate Classics at
These Local Sports Bars!
If you're tired of sitting on your couch to
watch the game, head over to one of these
local sports bars, order a beer and cheer
on your team! (And if you're not a die-hard
sports fan? That's all right, the food will still
taste like a victory.)

Shari Dragovich

is a freelance
writer whose work
appears in regional
magazines throughout
the Southeast. Her
favorite pursuits
include all things story,
all things community
and all things wine.
She, along with her
husband and five
teenaged kids, think it
a beautiful gift to call
Roanoke home.
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SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2018

Until you taste their barbeque. What the Marches
learned from their elderly mentor and then spent years
perfecting, has certainly made up for any opening day
sins. This is the kind of barbeque that infuses the air
around it with smoked meat deliciousness. The kind of
smell that makes your mouth instantly water as soon
as you open your car door. And we haven't even gotten
to the rubs and sauces yet.
Besides their mentor, Marie credits her husband's
"super taster" mouth for much of Due South's unique
rub and sauce flavors.
"[ Jared] can come home from a restaurant and
recreate anything he falls in love with. He can taste
every ingredient of something. Everything." Marie's
eyes widen as she says this, pride and jealousy mingled
together.
Jared is responsible for Due South's award-winning
Red Hot Sauce (earning first place in a statewide
competition). He also developed their Lexington
sauce. But it was Marie who developed Sweet Brown.
After customers continually requested a "plain ole
barbeque sauce," Marie's Tennessee heritage kicked in.
Understanding they wanted a brown, molasses-based
sauce, Marie took to her stove. Within minutes, she
had Sweet Brown created and nearly perfected, one
of Due South's best sellers (and my personal favorite).
Any barbeque aficionado considers a barbeque
joint's sides as seriously as the meat. To have great
barbeque but awful sides is akin to putting cheap wine
(and I don't mean in dollar amount alone) with fresh,
wild-caught Alaskan salmon. I'm happy to say, Due
South suffers no such foulness. From their coleslaw (an
old family recipe) to their sweet tater casserole, every
side is solidly appetizing. My personal favorites are
their hushpuppies, baked apples and banana puddin'.
But, it's in their smoked hog where my adoration
begins and ends. I love the smoked hickory-infused
flavor, the hot pink smoke ring centers, the way the
bone falls right out of the ribs and the crusted, flavorful

ALLSPORTS CAFÉ
Score big with
AllSports' selection
of tailgate classics
such as nachos, wings
and more! With two
convenient locations,
daily specials and
multiple HDTVs, it's sure
to be a prime spot for
enjoying the big game.
120 E. Main St.
Salem, VA 24153
389-4647
2326 Grandin Rd. SW
Roanoke, VA 24015
725-5155
WALL STREET TAVERN
With their bar area and
convenient outdoor
patio, this is a great
place to support your
team while enjoying
an array of unique and
creative menu items,
or to be entertained
by their live music and
weekly events.
32 Market Sq.
Roanoke, VA 24011
342-9555
BEAMER'S 25
Celebrate the legacy of
retired VT coach Frank
Beamer by pairing
team spirit with one of
their signature burgers
or pizza oven specials.
Their extensive draft
list will ensure that you
can't lose!
357 Salem Ave. SW
Roanoke, VA 24016
904-6233

202 SOCIAL HOUSE
With varied menu
items, a great beer
selection and huge
TVs, 202 Social House
is the perfect blend of
an upscale restaurant
and a fun sports bar,
making it the ideal
place to be the best
sports fan you can be!
202 Market St. SE
Roanoke, VA 24011
266-7466
BRAMBLETON DELI
Come experience the
friendly atmosphere,
order one of the
classic menu items
(such as the "Area's
Best Ribs" or one
of their gourmet
sandwiches or burgers)
and feel free to cheer
on your team, watching
them from one of the
many TVs available.
3655 Brambleton Ave.
Roanoke, VA 24018
774-4554
TOWN CENTER TAP HOUSE
Get your tailgate on
while eating your fair
share of wings, burgers
and so much more
in a relaxed Daleville
atmosphere. Find your
team of choice on one
of the 21 big-screen
TVs!
90 Town Center St.
Daleville, VA 24083
591-9991

-EMMA GROSSKOPF

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