Forty-Five minutes north of Birmingham, Alabama is the small town of Hanceville. I had passed through when I went to visit The Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament founded by Mother Mary Angelica. After spending a few hours at the shrine, I had worked up an appetite.
As I was heading back toward the highway, I noticed a sign for Luna’s BBQ and thought that would be a perfect place to stop. Considering the parking lot was full of cars, I figured this was a good choice.
The staff was extremely welcoming as soon as I walked through the door. The smell of BBQ filled the restaurant.
They had a pretty big menu, that had lots of non-BBQ dishes to choose from.
I went for the smoked turkey plate. It automatically came with baked beans and I got to choose two more sides. I went for the baked potato and the coleslaw.
I really enjoyed their turkey. Other restaurants usually serve their turkey in slices. Luna’s pulls apart their turkey (like you would see with pulled pork) and they chop it up. Not only did it make the turkey easier to eat, but it allowed the white Alabama BBQ sauce to coat the meat. It was delicious. The sauce was wonderful and toward the end I actually added some of their traditional BBQ sauce to the meat as well. It was a flavor explosion. The two sauces together were a perfect combination.
The baked beans were sweet. I liked how they added green peppers and onions to it. This added extra flavor to the beans. Their coleslaw was prepared my favorite way – finely chopped and sweet. It is the perfect accompaniment to BBQ. And you can never go wrong with a big baked potato loaded with butter.
I had worked up an appetite and Luna’s definitely helped satisfy my hunger. If you are in the area or just driving through, make sure you stop by Luna’s for some awesome BBQ and friendly service. Visit their Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/LunasBBQ/
Enjoy!
T
