Curtis's Barbecue - Putney, VT

More a picnic than a restaurant, Curtis's serves ribs and chicken from the window of a bus to be eaten at outdoor tables. Curtis Tuff offers two sauces: mild and spicy, both of which are finger-licking good. On the side you want a nice baked potato, a cup of beans, and/or ears of sweet corn.

82% Approval Rating (46 votes)

Overall: Worth planning a day around

Must Eats

Baked Beans (N/A)

Chicken ($6.00)

Baked Potato ($2.00)

Ribs ($12.00)

Written Reviews

Michael Stern

"The self-proclaimed “Ninth Wonder of the World” truly is an amazing phenomenon: an excellent barbecue parlor in Vermont. No regional excuses need be made for the racks of ribs and half chickens pitmaster Curtis Tuff cooks on a big open grate over smoldering hardwood. ..." [Read More].

joeflash

February 20, 2010

"Be warned: your two plates of ribs for $50 are going to be soaked in vinegar-flavored BBQ sauce. Just awful. Even the two couples seated next to us were complaining about this practice of DRENCHING the ribs and chicken in this terrible BBQ sauce. How people rave ..." [Read More].

ribeye12

June 12, 2008

"I didn't meet Curtis, but his staff were the rudest people I have ever dealt with in a restauarant. I arrived late and they told me I had to take the ribs to go because they wanted to clean up. I assumed that meant I shouldn't use the picnic tables. So, I had a ..." [Read More].

Logbooks

6/19/2003 - Michael Stern, $10

Map & Directions

Route 5, Putney, VT
802-387-5474

http://www.curtisbbqvt.com

Hours & Policies

Seasons:	Summer, Fall, Spring
Meals Served:	Lunch
Operational Hours:	Always Call Ahead!
Credit Cards Accepted:	No
Alcohol Served:	No
Outdoor Seating:	Yes
Reservations Accepted:	No
Delivery Available:	No
Takeout Counters:	Yes

"A half-slab of ribs, painted with spicy hot sauce, ready to be pulled from the bone and savored"
Michael Stern

"Stone pigs chillin'."
Cormac

"We never asked Curtis Tuff how he determined his place to be the 9th Wonder of the World. We were unaware that there was an Eighth! "
Michael Stern

"Curtis Tuff, at far right, tends the half-chickens on his smoky pit."
Michael Stern

"Isabel the pig is in her dotage and spends most of the time snoozing behind the cookers. She used to pester guests for snacks. Mr. Tuff refers to his mascot as "the boss.""
Michael Stern

"On a sunny day, there's no place nicer to eat ribs and chicken than at a table in the meadow that adjoins the barbecue pits."
Michael Stern

"The truly great side dish at Curtis's is the baked potato, but these beans are not to be slighted. They're very Yankee -- toothsome and not too sweet -- and yet they are soulfully saturated with flavor."
Michael Stern

"The ribs on their grate are perpetually surrounded by a veil of delicious-smelling smoke."
Michael Stern

"Curtis offers spicy and mild sauce to go; and while the sauce is good, it's the ribs and chicken that we want to take with us when we leave."
Michael Stern

"The man behind it all..."
Velcro951